Mid-atlantic Builders Sweeps 2008 Monument Awards

PR Log (Press Release) – Sep 19, 2008 – WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc., an award-winning homebuilding and land development company, received 7 prestigious Monument Awards on September 4, 2008, more than any other builder in the Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. area.  

The awards were presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association and the Maryland-National Capital Building Association, each award distinguishing a superior home design in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. area.  With a panel of judges made up of nearly 50 industry experts, each Monument Award is chosen after careful inspection of the most exciting communities and new homes in the area using the following criteria: floor plan innovation, exterior elevations, overall aesthetics, dollars per square foot value, value of options, style and uniqueness.  

Mid-Atlantic Builders’ won the following 7 Monument Awards:
•   WINNER of Single Family Homes $600-$700,000 on lots over 7,000 square feet
The Amherst Model at Beechtree

•   WINNER of Single Family Homes $800-$900,000 on lots over 7,000 square feet
The Venezia Model at Beechtree

•   WINNER of Attached Housing Including Townhouses, Back-to-Back Townhouses & Duplexes $700-$800,000
The Verona Villa Model at Beechtree

•   WINNER of Outstanding Feature in a New or Remodeled Home: Master Suite
The Verona Villa Model at Beechtree

•   AWARD OF MERIT for Attached Housing Including Townhouses, Back-to-Back Townhouses & Duplexes $600-$700,000
The Siena Villa at Beechtree

•   HONORABLE MENTION for Lifestyle Kitchen
The Amherst Model at Beechtree

•   HONORABLE MENTION for Outstanding Feature: Master Suite
The Siena Villa at Beechtree

This year’s achievement of winning 7 Monument Awards follows a record year for Mid-Atlantic Builders in 2007, when the Company also took home 7 awards.  At the 2007 50th Anniversary Monument Design Awards, Mid-Atlantic Builders took home two first-place trophies, four Merit Awards and one Honorable Mention for other homes in its portfolio.

“We are honored to win one Monument Award, so winning seven is truly exhilarating,” says Stephen Paul, Executive Vice President of Mid-Atlantic Builders.  “Even in a slower market, Mid-Atlantic is constantly creating new designs and products to generate excitement for our customers. As a result, it feels great to be recognized for our quality and architectural design excellence.”

Each of the seven awards won by Mid-Atlantic Builders at the Monument Awards Gala highlights the Company’s “Passion for Design” of Single Family homes in addition to its newer products, such as the Villas at Beechtree.  Mid-Atlantic Builders has also recently released its first luxury townhome product, now being sold at The Villages of Steeplechase in La Plata, Maryland.  To see more information about Mid-Atlantic Builders’ single family homes, villas, or townhomes, or to learn about the upcoming Grand Opening Event at Steeplechase on October 18th 2008, go to www.midatlanticbuilders.com.


About Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc.
Since its founding in 1979, Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc. has constructed more than 1,000 homes in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in communities such as Ashleigh Station, Beechtree, Fairwood, Meadow Creek, The Villages of Steeplechase, Timber Ridge and Woodmore North.  Named America’s Best Builder by Builder Magazine and the National Association of Home Builders in 2006, Mid-Atlantic Builders, Inc. is nationally recognized as a leader in its industry for design, service and high quality construction.  For more information, please contact Andrea Rubinfeld, Marketing Manager, by phone at 301-231-0009 ext. 236 or by email at ARubinfeld@MidAtlanticBuilders.com.  You can also visit Mid-Atlantic's website at www.MidAtlanticBuilders.com.