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 *
  Singh Rajinder P
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/27/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BankUnited, Inc. [BKU]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BANKUNITED, INC., 14817 OAK LANE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

MIAMI LAKES, FL 33016		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 1,358,255 (1)
D
 

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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
Common Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 05/21/2019 Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 989,448 $ 27 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Singh Rajinder P
C/O BANKUNITED, INC.
14817 OAK LANE
MIAMI LAKES, FL 33016		       Chief Operating Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Douglas J. Pauls, as Attorney in Fact 01/27/2011
**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) Includes 421,472 shares of restricted common stock. In connection with the reorganization transactions described in the BankUnited, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-170203) (the "Registration Statement"), one-sixth of this common stock vested on May 21, 2010, one-half will vest on February 1, 2011 in connection with the reorganization transactions described in the Registration Statement and one-sixth will become vested on each of May 21, 2011 and May 21, 2012.
(2) In connection with the reorganization transactions described in the Registration Statement, one-sixth of these options vested on May 21, 2010, one-half will vest on February 1, 2011 in connection with the reorganization transactions described in the Registration Statement and one-sixth will become vested on each of May 21, 2011 and May 21, 2012.

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