EXHIBIT 16
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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In accordance with Rule 13d-1(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with
all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13D
referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D
(including amendments thereto) with respect to the common stock of beneficial
interest, par value $.01 per share, of The Fortress Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and that this Agreement may be included as an Exhibit to such joint
filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of
which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this Agreement as of
the ____ day of February 1998.
PROMETHEUS HOMEBUILDERS LLC
By: LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P.,
as sole member
By: Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,
as general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
__________________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Principal
LF STRATEGIC REALTY INVESTORS II L.P.
By: Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,
as general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
__________________________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Principal