William J. Pulte died on March 5, 2018 at age 85, according to his family. Pulte built his first home at age 18 in 1950, and started the company William J. Pulte Inc. in 1956.
Home builders spoke this week, expressing their feelings for Pulte upon his death. "Clearly a sad day in the industry. Bill was not only a legend in homebuilding but a gentleman as well," said Howard Fingeroot, area president for M/I Homes of Michigan, the company created after Bloomfield Hills-based Pinnacle Homes of Michigan LLC was sold to Columbus-based M/I Homes Inc, Crain's Detroit Business reports.
Pulte was inducted into the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan Hall of Fame in December. "It is an honor to be recognized by the HBA and inducted into their Hall of Fame," he said at the time. "I consider myself incredibly lucky to have never worked a day in my life, because I truly loved what I did and the tremendous people I got to work with."
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