Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of WCI Communities, Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Alfred
Hoffman, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

(1)      The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
         [13(a)][15(d)] of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)      The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.


/S/ALFRED HOFFMAN, JR.
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Alfred Hoffman, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 7, 2002
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