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STARS Awards honor best of the home building industry
The North Carolina Home Builders Association presented 55 prestigious STARS awards at the annual STARS Awards Gala on September 26 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.
[Editor’s Note: With the exception of the “Super Star Awards”, the awards are grouped according to the home builders association that the winner is a member of so that you can quickly find the winners from your area.]
The coveted Super Star Awards went to the following recipients:
Rich Achor of Arena Builders Associates LLC was named the Distinguished Builder Member of the Year. Achor is a member of the Winston-Salem Home Builders Association. Achor was nominated for his leadership, service and dedication to the home builders association, the building industry and the community.
The Community of the Year Awardwas given to Preston Development Company for Cameron Pond in Cary, NC. Cameron Pond offers elegance, a great location and a successful sales record.
Other STARS Awards winners include:
Alamance Caswell HBA
Best HBA Communication (small/mid-size HBA)—Alamance Caswell HBA for the “Builders Bulletin” radio spots
Ashe Co. HBA
Best HBA Government Affairs Initiative (small/mid-size HBA)—Ashe Co. HBA for their work to reform the Appalachian Regional Health Department
Best Sales/ Information Center—Log Homes of America (also a member of the High Country HBA)
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $250,000–$500,000—Log Homes of America (also a member of the High Country HBA)
Asheboro-Randolph Co. HBA
Best HBA Special Project (small/mid-size HBA)— Asheboro-Randolph Co. HBA for the Playhouse Showcase Competition
Asheville HBA
Best Color Ad- full page or under for a builder/developer—Living Stone Construction
Best Radio Project— Living Stone Construction for the “Plain English Radio Show”
Best Landscape Design under $200,000—Living Stone Construction for the Bertsch Furimsky project
Best Interior Merchandising for a home with a sales price of $500,000–$1 million—Allard and Roberts Interior Design Inc. for the Bertsch Furimsky residence
Best Room Remodel/Renovation under $50,000—Living Stone Construction for the Bruder kitchen project
Best Whole House Remodel/Renovation over $500,000— Living Stone Construction for the Bertsch Furimsky residence
Brunswick Co. HBA
Best Television Commercial or Project—American Builders Marketing Group for the “Today’s Builder” television show, Dilworth Development edition
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price over $1 million—Blue Sky Building Co. for the 40thStreet residence
Charlotte HBA
Best Brochure/Marketing Piece for a builder, developer, associate or realty company—Evans Coghill Homes
Best HBA Website (large HBA)—Charlotte HBA for ParadeCharlotte.com
HBA of Durham, Orange & Chatham Cos.
Best New Homes Publication – New Homes & Ideas Magazine (also members of the HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.)
Best Internet Website for a Builder or Developer—Collins Design-Build Inc. DBA Planning Tomorrow
Best Interior Merchandising for a homes with a sales price under $250,000—KB Home for the 1881 Brandemere residence (also members of the HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.)
Best HBA Government Affairs Initiative (Large HBA)—HBA of Durham, Orange & Chatham Cos. for their work to delay the collection of impact fees in Chatham County
Harnett Co. HBA
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price under $250,000—Brad D. Cummings Construction Co. Inc. for the Petty residence
Hickory–Catawba Valley HBA
Best Black and White Ad- any size—RT Marketing inc. for the McBride Construction Playbill ad
Best Color Ad- full page or under for an associate—RT Marketing inc. for the J. Allen Smith quarterly ad
Special Project—RT Marketing inc. for the Glaze Design/Build branding campaign
High Country HBA
Best Sales/ Information Center—Log Homes of America (also a member of the Ashe Co. HBA)
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $250,000–$500,000—Log Homes of America (also a member of the Ashe Co. HBA)
Lake Norman HBA
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $500,000–$750,000—D.V. Wise Inc. for the Sterling Oak Lane residence
Best HBA Event (small/mid-size HBA)—Lake Norman HBA for the “Where’s the Money?” construction and real estate financing symposium
Special Project—Schreiner Design for the Allen Orthodontics office
Johnston Co. HBA
Best Addition under $100,000—ShadeTree Service Inc. for the Kaynoody Court sunroom
Moore Co. HBA
Best Landscape Design over $200,000—Pinehurst Homes Inc./Reaves Landscaping for the Raymond project
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $750,000–$1 million—Daniel Adams Construction for the Hershberger residence (also a member of the Yadkin Valley HBA)
Best Room Remodel/Renovation over $50,000—Integrity Builders for the Clark remodel
Best Addition over $100,000—Pinehurst Homes Inc. for the Bell residence
Special Project—Masters Properties for the Gregorich man cave garage
Outer Banks HBA
Best HBA Parade of Homes Publication (small/mid-size HBA)—Outer Banks HBA
Raleigh-Wake Co. HBA
Best Brochure/Marketing Piece for a Community with a Sales Price of $250,000 - $500,000—Ammons Development Group for Heritage
Best Logo Design – JordanBuilt Homes
Best Color Ad- over a full page—Preston Development Company for Cameron Pond
Best Radio Commercial—M/I Homes of Raleigh for the “Get More” commercial
Best New Homes Publication – New Homes & Ideas Magazine (also members of the Durham, Orange & Chatham HBA)
Best Internet Marketing/Advertising Project—Mungo Homes of NC for the hauSmart video (also a member of the Greater Columbia South Carolina HBA)
Best Website for a Community—Preston Development Company for Cameron Pond
Best Interior Merchandising for a home with a sales price under $250,000—KB Home for the 1881 Brandemere residence (also members of the HBA of Durham, Orange & Chatham Cos.)
Best Interior Merchandising for a home with a sales price of $250,000-$500,000—M/I Homes of Raleigh for Villa Wisteria
Best Attached Home Plan with a sales price under $250,000—M/I Homes of Raleigh for the Jordan
Best Attached Home Plan with a sales price $250,000–$500,000—M/I Homes of Raleigh for the Summit
Best Whole House Remodel/Renovation under $500,000—Southern Reconstruction Inc. for the Rader residence
Best HBA Membership Directory—HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.
Best HBA Parade of Homes Publication (large HBA)— HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co.
Best HBA Community Project—Remodelers Council of the HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co. for the New Bern House Project
Best HBA Event (large HBA)—HBA of Raleigh-Wake Co. for the Battle of the Builders “Olympics”
Special Project—M/I Homes of Raleigh for the Silver Lake Amenity that includes a park, lake and pool
Wilmington-Cape Fear HBA
Best HBA Special Project (large HBA)— Wilmington-Cape Fear HBA for the “I am HBA” Commercials
Winston-Salem HBA
Best Newsletter for a builder, developer, associate, community or realty company—Topsider Homes
Best Website for an Associate—Pine Hall Brick Co. (Pine Hall Brick is also a member of the HBAs of Charlotte, Greensboro, Hickory-Catawba Valley and Davidson Co.)
Best HBA Communication (large HBA)—Winston-Salem HBA “Member News”
Yadkin Valley HBA
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $750,000–$1 million—Daniel Adams Construction for the Hershberger residence (also a member of the Moore Co. HBA)
Best HBA Website (small/mid-size HBA)—Yadkin Valley HBA
