For Its Excellence Within Three Minto Communities, Affiniti Architects Receives 3 Gold PRISM Awards

Sept. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- COCONUT CREEK, Fla. -- Exceptional homes are built through exceptional partnerships who share a common vision. Minto Communities is proud to announce that its architectural partner – Affiniti Architects – was awarded Gold PRISM Awards by the Gold Coast Builders Association (GCBA) for their work within Minto’s Cascada, Artesia's Club Villas and Villas By The Sea communities.

The most prestigious prize awarded by the GCBA, the Gold PRISM is awarded to builders, developers, architects, planners, interior designers, landscape architects, sales and others who have demonstrated sales, marketing, building and design excellence.

“Our ‘Be Inspired’ mission is more than what we expect from our internal Minto team, it’s what we expect from all of our partners,” states Jim Traxinger, executive vice president, Minto Communities. “Through the course of these three communities, it’s exciting to see how Affiniti turned our common vision into unique designs that perfectly meshed with what the buyers wanted. We congratulate them on their impressive work.”

Affiniti Architects won Gold PRISM Awards for:
•   Pre-Construction Architecture (Attached for Sale) - Cascada in Cooper City, Fla.
•   Architecture (Low-rise Condominium for Sale) - Villas By The Sea in Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla.
•   Architecture (Attached for Sale) - Artesia Club Villas in Sunrise, Fla.

“The architecture consists of Palm Beach and Santa Barbara styles that incorporate sustainable features without compromising design,” states Mitchell F. Kunik, AIA, LEED, NCARB, founding partner, Affiniti Architects.

For complete information on Minto Communities, please visit http://www.minto.com/buy-a-home-in-florida/projects.html.

About Minto Communities
Launched in 1955, Minto is a family-owned business that has built more than 65,000 homes and holds more than two million square feet of commercial space as part of its integrated real estate development, construction and management operations in Ottawa, Toronto and Florida.

Minto creates a wide array of award-winning new homes and resort-style master-planned communities, in addition to low, mid and high-rise condominiums to meet every lifestyle. The company has earned national awards and recognition by J.D. Power and Associates and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

About Affiniti Architects

Affiniti has earned more than 350 national and regional design awards for residential architecture, including numerous “Best of Show” awards from the Builders Association of South Florida and two LEED Gold homes in Florida. For more information, call (561) 750-0445 or visit http://www.affinitiarchitects.com.