NCHBA Announces Best of the Building Industry

Sept. 24, 2013 - PRLog -- The NC Home Builders Association presented 47 prestigious STARS awards at the annual STARS Awards Gala on September 17 at the Omni Charlotte Hotel. The STARS Awards program honors the achievements of home building industry professionals from North Carolina and surrounding states.

Winners received recognition in areas such as marketing and advertising, web design, sales/information center, landscape design, interior merchandising, architecture/floor plan, remodeling/renovation and special projects. Awards were also given to local home builders associations.  

The coveted Super Star Awards went to the following recipients:

Warren Smith of L and L of Raleigh, Inc. was named the Distinguished Builder Member of the Year. Smith is a member of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County. Smith was nominated for outstanding leadership, service and dedication to his home builders association, as well as the building industry and community.

The Distinguished Associate Member of the Year went to Paulette Frantz, nominated by the Northeastern North Carolina HBA. Frantz is a tireless industry advocate with Dominion NC Power, and she has shown outstanding dedication to her local, state and national HBAs.

The Community of the Year Award was given to Flowers Plantation in Clayton, NC. They are members of the Johnston County Building Industry Association and the HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co. Flowers Plantation was nominated for the outstanding way it honors the rich history of the land, showcases the area’s natural beauty and offers exceptional amenities to its residents.

Other STARS Awards winners include:

Asheville HBA

Best Television Commercial—Living Stone Construction for “The Living Stone Difference” commercial

Best Brochure/Marketing Piece for a builder—Living Stone Construction

Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $250,000–$500,000—Living Stone Construction for the Rockcliff Residence

Best Addition—Living Stone Construction for the Thiemkey addition

Best Interior Merchandising/Design for a home with a sales price of over $500,000—Allard and Roberts Interior Design Inc. for the Ramble residence

Best HBA Community Project (large HBA)—Asheville HBA for its Play House Showdown

Brunswick Co. HBA

Best Whole House Remodel/Renovation— Braddock Built Renovations for the 85 West 1st Street residence

Best Television Project—American Builders Marketing Group for the “Today’s Builder” television show

Best HBA Parade of Homes Marketing Effort (small/mid-size HBA)-Brunswick County HBA

Caldwell Co. HBA

Best Logo Design for a Builder/Developer—Vision Design Build Remodel

Central Susquehanna BA in Pennsylvania

Best Internet Marketing/Advertising or Branding Project (Campaign)—Ritz-Craft Corporation for their interactive and multi-faceted social media campaign

Charlotte HBA

Best Internet Marketing/Advertising or Branding Project (Single Piece)—Evans Coghill Homes for their “Our Homes Cost Less to Own” video

Best HBA Government Affairs Initiative – Charlotte HBA for the Incentive Based Inclusionary Housing Efforts

Best HBA Parade of Homes Marketing Effort (large HBA)—HBA of Charlotte

HBA of Durham, Orange & Chatham Cos.

Best New Homes Publication – New Homes & Ideas Magazine (also members of the HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.)

Best Room Remodel/Renovation—DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of Raleigh for the Lakecliff Court master bathroom renovation (also members of the HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.)

Best Aging/Accessibility Remodel/Renovation— DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen of Raleigh for the Lakecliff Court master bathroom renovation (also members of the HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.)

Fayetteville HBA

Best Internet Website for a Builder or Developer—H & H Homes

Best HBA Special Project—HBA of Fayetteville for the Idea House project

Greensboro BA

Best HBA Website—Greensboro BA

Haywood Co. HBA

Best Energy Efficient Single Family Project—Rare Earth Builders Inc. for the Creative Cove residence

Hendersonville HBA

Best HBA Community Project (small to mid-size HBA)—Hendersonville HBA for TEAM Day

Johnston Co. BIA

Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $500,000–$750,000—Flowers Plantation for the Dr. Watson Inn residence

Best Landscape Design—Flowers Plantation

Moore Co. HBA

Best Outdoor Living Area—Pinehurst Homes Inc. for the Prestipino Residence

Raleigh-Wake Co. HBA

Best New Homes Publication – New Homes & Ideas Magazine (also members of the Durham, Orange & Chatham HBA)

Best Color Ad—JPM South Development – Traditions at Heritage Wake Forest

Best Sales/ Information Center—Homes by Dickerson (also a member of the HBA of Durham, Orange & Chatham Cos.)

Best Website for a Community—JPM South Development – Traditions at Heritage Wake Forest

Best Website for an Associate—Creating WOW Communications

Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $500,000–$750,000—Flowers Plantation for the Dr. Watson Inn residence (also members of the Johnston Co. BIA)

Best Landscape Design—Flowers Plantation (also members of the Johnston Co. BIA)

Best Interior Merchandising/Design for a home with a sales price under $250,000—           Meritage Homes of the Carolinas for The Hatteras (also members of the HBA of Durham, Orange and Chatham Counties and HBA of Charlotte)

Best Interior Merchandising/Design for a home with a sales price of $250,000-$500,000—JordanBuilt Homes for the Forsythe (also members of the Wilmington-Cape Fear HBA)

Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $750,000–$1 million—M/I Homes for the Birmingham

Best HBA Membership Directory—HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.

Best HBA Event—HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co. for the Hall of Fame and Spike Awards Event held at the Governor’s mansion.

Best Special Project—Wakefield Development Company-Renaissance Park for the “Toys for Lil Troops” Project

Wilkes County HBA

Best Billboard—Sedgewick Homes LLC

Wilmington-Cape Fear HBA

Best Logo Design for a Community—Stevens Fine Homes for the Reserve at Holly Ridge

Best Radio Commercial/Project— Stevens Fine Homes for “Why buy new, Why buy now, Why buy with Stevens Fine Homes” radio commercials

Best Brochure/Marketing Piece for a Community—Stevens Fine Homes for Saylor’s Watch

Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price over $1 million—RMB Building and Design LLC for the Spencer residence

Best HBA Government Affairs Initiative – Wilmington-Cape Fear HBA for HB 785 Cost sharing/Transportation Improvements

Winston-Salem HBA

Best Newsletter for a builder, developer, associate, community or realty company—Topsider Homes

Best HBA Communication/PR Effort—Winston-Salem HBA for its mobile website launch

Vance-Granville HBA

Best Systems Built Home—Builder Tony Hirst LLC