Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  CARLSON CAPITAL L P
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
06/30/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRI Pointe Homes, Inc. [TPH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2100 MCKINNEY AVE, STE 1800
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75201
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") 3,164,530
I
See footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CARLSON CAPITAL L P
2100 MCKINNEY AVE
STE 1800
DALLAS, TX 75201
    X    
Black Diamond Offshore Ltd.
UBS HOUSE, 227 ELGIN AVE
P.O. BOX 852
GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1103
    X    
Double Black Diamond Offshore Ltd
2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE
SUITE 1800
DALLAS, TX 75201
    X    
Black Diamond Relative Value Offshore Ltd.
UBS HOUSE, 227 ELGIN AVENUE
P.O. BOX 852
GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-1103
    X    
Asgard Investment Corp.
2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE
SUITE 1800
DALLAS, TX 75201
    X    
Carlson Clint Duane
2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE
SUITE 1800
DALLAS, TX 75201
    X    
Asgard Investment Corp. II
2100 MCKINNEY AVENUE
SUITE 1800
DALLAS, TX 75201
    X    

Signatures

Carlson Capital, L.P., By: /s/ Clint D. Carlson, President 07/10/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The shares of Common Stock to which this relates are held directly by Black Diamond Offshore Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Offshore"), Double Black Diamond Offshore Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Double Offshore"), Black Diamond Relative Value Offshore Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Relative Value Offshore"), Black Diamond Arbitrage Offshore Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Arbitrage"), Black Diamond Thematic Offshore Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("Thematic" and together with Offshore, Double Offshore, Relative Value Offshore and Arbitrage, the "Funds") and three managed accounts (collectively, the "Accounts").
(2) Carlson Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Carlson Capital") serves as the investment manager to, and has the power to direct the affairs of, the Funds and the Accounts. Asgard Investment Corp. II, a Delaware corporation ("Asgard II") serves as the general partner of, and has the power to direct the affairs of, Carlson Capital. Asgard Investment Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Asgard"), is the sole stockholder of Asgard II. Mr. Clint D. Carlson, a U.S. citizen, serves as the president of, and has the power to direct the affairs of, Asgard II, Asgard and Carlson Capital. Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities to which this Form 3 relates for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as to such extent of the reporting person's pecuniary interest in the securities.

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