Magazine Cover: Connecticut Builder Spring 2010 Text: The magazine of the Home Builders Association of Connecticut


2008 HOBI Award Winners

CUSTOM HOMES

BEST CUSTOM HOME OVER 14,000 sf
HOBBS INC.

BEST CUSTOM HOME 12,000-14,000 sf
LECHER DEVELOPMENT

BEST CUSTOM HOME 7,000-8,000 sf
KARP ASSOCIATES

OUTSTANDING CUSTOM HOME
HOBBS INC.

BEST CUSTOM HOME 6,000-7,000 sf
COUNTRY CLUB HOMES

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY CUSTOM HOME 5,000-6,000 f
MARIC ASSOCIATES

BEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY CUSTOM HOME 5,000-6,000 f
HOEY PROPERTIES

BEST CUSTOM HOME 4,000-5,000 sf
JOE SPERANZA CONSTRUCTION

BEST CUSTOM HOME 3,000-4,000 sf
MIRO BUILDERS

OUTSTANDING HARTFORD COUNTY CUSTOM HOME
MARIC ASSOCIATES

BEST NEW OLD HOME CUSTOM HOME
BLANSFIELD BUILDERS

BEST IN TOWN CUSTOM HOME
COUNTRY CLUB HOMES

BEST ENERGY EFFICIENT CUSTOM HOME
HAMMER & SQUARE REMODELING

SPEC HOMES

BEST SPEC HOME $7-8 MILLION
DUFFY CRAFTSMEN INC

BEST SPEC HOME $6-7 MILLION
FALCIGLIA & VALERI

BEST SPEC HOME $5-6 MILLION
GULICK ASSOCIATES

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY SPEC HOME $4-5 MILLION
POIRIER HOMES

BEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY SPEC HOME $4-5 MILLION
HEMINGWAY CONSTRUCTION

BEST SPEC HOME $3-4 MILLION
SOUND BEACH PARTNERS

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME $3-4 MILLION
YORK CONSTRUCTION

BEST SPEC HOME $2-3 MILLION
PENBROOKE CALEDON

BEST SPEC HOME $1-2 MILLION
VAS CONSTRUCTION

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME $750,000-1 MILLION
CELEBRATION DEVELOPMENT GROUP

BEST SPEC HOME UNDER $500,000
MASS DEVELOPMENT

BEST NEW OLD HOME SPEC HOME
PIPERS THREE

BEST GREEN SPEC HOME
T&M BUILDING COMPANY

BEST �NOT SO BIG HOUSE�
E.M.ROSE INC.

BEST NEW VACATION HOME
J&J CUSTOM HOMES

BEST POOL HOUSE
Bear Paw Builders

BEST ACCESSORY BUILDING
ERI

COMMUNITIES

BEST TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY
CORBO ASSOCIATES FOR THE VILLAGE AT OLD MEADOW

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Country Wood Estates Pinner Partners and Alan Temkin Associates Custom Homes

BEST CLUSTER COMMUNITY
GREYROCK HOMES FOR VALLEY RIDGE IN GREENWICH

BEST HARTORD COUNTY SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY AND BEST SPECIAL PURPOSE ROOM
GDC For Quaker Green

BEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY SMART GROWTH COMMUNITY AND BEST ATTACHED COMMUNITY
BEL-RAY CAPITAL FOR BEACON HILL OF GREENWICH

BEST ENERGY-EFFICIENT COMMUNITY, BEST ENERGY-EFFICIENT SPEC HOME
C. NELSON CONSTRUCTION FOR HAMILTON WAY IN FARMINGTON

BEST GREEN COMMUNITY, BEST GREEN FAIRFIELD COUNTY SINGLE FAMILY HOME, BEST ENERGY- EFFICIENT FEATURE, BEST EXTERIOR OPTION, BEST SALES BROCHURE OVERALL, OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY WEB SITE.
NRDC FOR Windermere on the Lake

BEST MULTI-FAMILY COMMUNITY
RAVENSWOOD HOMES FOR TRAILSIDE VILLAGE, HAMDEN

BEST ACCESSORY BUILDING IN A COMMUNITY
BY CARRIER FOR ANTIQUE MAILBOX, AUTUMN ESTATES IN UNIONVILLE

BEST GREEN HARTFORD COUNTY SINGLE FAMILY HOME
BEAUDRY HOMES TUNXIS HEIGHTS IN BLOOMFIELD

BEST SINGLE FAMILY HOME 2,000-3,000 sf
YVON CARRIER

BEST SINGLE FAMILY HOME UNDER 2,000 sf
T&M BUILDING COMPANY JEFFERSON MODEL AT SCHOOLHOUSE LANDING IN EAST GRANBY

BEST ATTACHED HOME 3,000-4,000 sf
SUSQUEHANNA ENTERPRISES, AND BUILDER, MARIO LOPEZ, ML BUILDERS, FOR FIELDSTONE TERRACE

55 + AGE-RESTRICTED HOUSING

OUTSTANDING NEW HAVEN COUNTY DETACHED 55+ COMMUNITY & BEST NEW HAVEN COUNTY DETACHED 55+ HOME 2,000-3,000 sf
BY CARRIER INC. FOR CASTLE HEIGHTS IN CHESHIRE

OUTSTANDING HARTFORD COUNTY DETACHED 55+ COMMUNITY & BEST HARTFORD COUNTY DETACHED 55+ HOME UNDER 2,000 S.F.
SUNLIGHT CONSTRUCTION FOR PHILLIPS FARM IN EAST HARTFORD

OUTSTANDING MIDDLESEX COUNTY DETACHED 55+ COMMUNITY
DREAM DEVELOPERS FOR LAUREL RIDGE IN EAST HAMPTON

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY DETACHED 55+ HOME 2,000-3,000 sf
BY CARRIER INC. CHIMNEY HILL ESTATES IN FARMINGTON

BEST ATTACHED 55+ COMMUNITY, BEST ATTACHED HOME OVER AND BEST ATTACHED HOME UNDER 2,000 sf
TOLL BROTHERS FOR REGENCY AT PROSPECT

REMODELING

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $2-3 MILLION
BILTMORE CONSTRUCTION

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $1-2 MILLION
ERI BUILDING & DESIGN

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $750,000-$1 MILLION
FRANK J. MAIRANO ASSOCIATES

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $500,000-750,000
WORMSER DEVELOPMENT

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $250,000-500,000
VAS CONSTRUCTION

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL UNDER $250,000
LANDSEN CONSTRUCTION

BEST REMODELED SPEC HOME
CYGNET DEVELOPMENT

BEST NEW OLD REMODLED HOME
NASSAU INTERESTS

BEST ANTIQUE HOME RESTORATION
SWS BUILDERS

BEST ENERGY-EFFICIENT/GREEN REMODEL
KARP ASSOCIATES

BEST LOWER LEVEL REMODEL
KARP ASSOCIATES

BEST REMODELED ACCESSORY BUILDING
DOMUS CONSTRUCTION

BEST COMMERCIAL REHAB
STEINER INC.

BEST NEW COMMERCIAL OVER $5 MILLION
AMITY CONSTRUCTION

BEST NEW COMMERCIAL UNDER $5 MILLION
P&H CONSTRUCTION

BUILDERS CARE AWARD
MYSTIC RIVER BUILDING COMPANY AND REAL ESTATE SERVICE OF CT

HOME FINANCING

BEST CONSTRUCTION /PERMANENT CUSTOM LOAN
PEOPLES UNITED BANK

SPECIAL RECOGNITION CONSTRUCTION//PERMANENT CUSTOM LOAN
Liberty Bank

SALES & MARKETING

2008 BROKER OF THE YEAR and BEST AD
RUTH LEBLANC JONES of RUTH JONES HOMES

SALESPERSON OF THE YEAR
CONNIE LAUTERBACH

BEST MARKETING PROGRAM FOR A BUILDER
RYAN SALVATORE OF NASSAU INTERESTS

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME BROCHURE
RYAN SALVATORE OF NASSAU INTERESTS

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SALES BROCHURE & BEST COMMUNITY WEB SITE
VW HOMES - a partnership of Verna Builders & Sunwood Development for The Willows

BEST WEBSITE OVERALL
Carrierhomebuilders.com
designed by Karol Steczkowski of Synaptic Design for Rajean Carrier

BEST MARKETING PACKAGE BY A REALTOR
PRUDENTIAL CT REALTY

BEST MARKETED MID-SIZE COMMUNITY
GAYLE DENNEHY OF BY CARRIER REALTY

BEST MARKETING EVENT
GDC

BEST HOME STAGING
STAGE TO SHOW

INTERIOR OPTION
CYCLONE HOME SYSTEMS - Hide-A-Hose and Vroom vacuum

BEST GREEN FEATURE
T & M BUILDING COMPANY for bamboo flooring

BEST BATH FEATURE
CONNECTICUT STONE for multi-colored onyx and mosaic onyx tile

BEST KITCHEN FEATURE
CONNECTICUT STONE custom glass backsplash and Artistic Ice Green Brushetta tile

BEST OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT
CONNECTICUT STONE for an Adirondak style vacation paradise

BEST INTERIOR OPTION
HOMETRONICS LIFESTYLES
For home theater with HVAC system

SPECIAL PURPOSE ROOM
ADVANCED HOME AUDIO & VIDEO
For cinema for USO facility, Camp Virigina, Kuwait

SPECIAL RECOGNITION - WEBSITE
ADVANCED HOME AUDIO & VIDEO
www.ahav.net

BEST PRODUCT SHOWROOM
BENDER PLUMBING SUPPLIES