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 Close to 400 building industry professionals from around the state gathered at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 13, 2007, for the 5th Annual STARS Awards Gala. Winners received recognition in 42 categories that represented builders, developers, sales and marketing professionals, realtors, interior merchandisers, web designers, home builders associations, and others in the home building industry.
A featured event at the 21st Century Building Expo & Conference, sponsored by the North Carolina Home Builders Association, the STARS Awards Gala pays tribute to those who make major contributions to the residential home building industry.
The statewide STARS Awards competition recognizes superior achievements in a broad range of categories. Judges for the 2007 STARS Awards reviewed the 161 entries before selecting the best in North Carolina new home construction and design. A total of 50 STARS awards were distributed and 17 Outstanding Achievements were recognized. These awards symbolize tremendous achievement, honor, and distinction among building industry professionals.
Sponsors of the STARS Awards Gala include:
RUM PUNCH RECEPTION SPONSOR: Move.com
MEDIA PRESENTATION SPONSOR: C. Bruce Business Consultants
THEME SPONSOR: New Homes & Ideas Magazine
MEGA STAR: 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty; BB&T; Builders Mutual Insurance Company; Coldwell Banker Howard Perry & Walston Builder Services; The Contractor Yard, Countrywide Home Loans; Pine Hall Brick
SUPER STAR: Impact Properties Group
SHINING STAR: Aegis Administrative Services; Collins & Fisler, LLC; OneWorld Sustainable Inc.
SHOOTING STAR: Cranfill, Sumner, & Hartzog, LLP; Drees Homes; Lewis & Roberts PLLC; North Carolina Housing Finance Agency; Progress Energy; PSNC Energy
And the winners are…
MARKETING AWARDS
Best Brochure for a Community – with an average sales price under $250,000
Renaissance Park
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Brochure for a Community – with an average sales price $250,000-$500,000
Heritage – Ammons Development Group
Members of Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Brochure for a Community – with an average sales price over $500,000
Impact Properties for Weycroft
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Brochure/Direct Mail Piece for a project by a builder – less than 50 homes per year
Anderson-Moore Builders, Inc.
Members of the Home Builders Association of Winston-Salem
Best Brochure/Direct Mail Piece for a project by a builder – more than 50 homes per year
HandCrafted Homes for the William Poole DreamHome Brochure
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Newsletter for a builder, associate, developer, or realty company
PSNC Energy
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Logo Design for a company
Reward Builders
Members the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Logo Design for a community
Heritage-Ammons Development Group
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best New Homes Publications for consumers
New Homes & Ideas Magazine
Members of the Franklin County HBA, Johnston County HBA, Durham, Orange, & Chatham HBA, and the Raleigh-Wake County HBA
ADVERTISING AWARDS
Best Billboard for a Builder
Reward Builders
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Billboard for an Associate
PSNC Energy
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Black & White Ad
Heritage Wake Forest – Ammons Development Group
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Color Ad – Full page or under for an Associate
PSNC Energy
Member of Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Color Ad – Full page or under for a Builder
Olde South Homes
Members of the Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties Home Builders Association and the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Color Ad – Full page or under for a community
Heritage-Ammons Development Group
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Color Ad – Full page or greater for any priced community
GS Carolina for Millbridge
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Radio Commercial
Pine Hall Brick Co., Inc.
Members of the Charlotte Home Builders Association, the Home Builders Association of Winston-Salem, and the Greater Greensboro Home Builders Association
Best Television Commercial
Wakefield Development Company for Mackintosh on the Lake
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Internet Website for a Builder or Developer
Mark Johnson Custom Homes, Inc.
Members of the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association
Best Website for a Community
Parker Falls: Teague-Hankins Development
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Website for an Associate
PSNC Energy for the Comforts of Home
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Sales Office/Information Center
GS Carolina for Amberly in Cary
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Sales Office for a Community
Renaissance Park in Raleigh
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Best Landscape Design
The Cunnane Group for Ardrey Commons in Charlotte
Members of the Charlotte Home Builders Association
INTERIOR MERCHANDISING
Best Interior Merchandising for a sales price $250,000-$500,000
Drees Homes for the Bellemeade in Wake Forest
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Interior Merchandising for a sales price $500,000 - $1 Million
Dress Homes for the Hartwicke in Wake Forest
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
ARCHITECTURE/FLOORPLAN
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price under $100,000
Concept Builders, Inc. for the Williamsburg in Burlington
Members of the Burlington-Alamance Home Builders Association
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $250,000-$500,000
Tingen Construction Company for the McIntire in Renaissance Park in Raleigh
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price $500,000 - $1Million
Darrell Hamilton Builders
Members of the Ashe County Home Builders Association
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price over $1 Million
Whitney Blair, Inc. for the Mathes in Parkside at Mayfair in Wilmington
Members of the Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association
Best Attached Home with a sales price under $350,000
Dress Homes for the Courtney in the Townes of Madison in Cary
Members of the Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties Home Builders Association and the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Attached Home with a sales price over $350,000
Poythress Construction Company for the Avondale in the Village Square at Amberly in Cary
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
HBA AWARDS
Small Group Best HBA Website
Ashe County Home Builders Association
Large Group Best HBA Website
Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best HBA Member Communication
Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best HBA Membership Directory
Moore County Home Builders Association
Best Parade of Homes Publication
Home Builders Association of Fayetteville
Best Small Group HBA Community Project
Iredell County Home Builders Association for “2007 A Year of Happiness” for the Children’s Homes of Iredell County
Best Large Group HBA Community Project
Home Builders Association of Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties for “Re-building the Gulf Coast”
Best Small Group HBA Governmental Affairs Initiative
Lincoln County Home Builders Association for the Lincoln County HBA vs. Lincoln County – Battle for Growth Management Control. Round Two.
Best Large Group HBA Governmental Affairs Initiative
Wilmington-Cape Fear Home Builders Association for their “Where Do the Jobs Go to Sleep at Night?” ad campaign
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Special Community Project
1st American Builders for the V Foundation Home and their contribution of $100,000 to the V Foundation for Cancer Research
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Special Remodeling Project Award
Pinehurst Homes, Inc. for the White House Restoration
Members of the Moore County Home Builders Association
Special Marketing Project Award
Waterford Development NC for the marketing of the Grand Opening of Corbin Crossing in Hillsborough
Members of the Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties Home Builders Association
Special Project Award for a Local Home Builders Association
Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties Home Builders Association for their Green Home Tour
SUPER STAR AWARDS
Best Attached Community of the Year
Cunnane Group for Ardrey Commons in Charlotte
Members of the Charlotte Home Builders Association
Best Detached Community of the Year
Heritage Wake Forest – Ammons Development Group for Heritage Links in Wake Forest
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Master Planned Community of the Year
Heritage Wake Forest – Ammons Development Group for Heritage Wake Forest in Wake Forest
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Distinguished Associate Member of the Year
Jerry Cowan
Member of the Greater Greensboro Builders Association, the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association, and the Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties Home Builders Association
Distinguished Builder Member of the Year
Buddy Smith
Member of the Jackson County Home Builders Association
OUTSTANDING ACHEIVEMENT AWARDS
Best Brochure/Direct Mail Piece for a project by a builder – less than 50 homes per year
Koenig Homebuilders
Members of the Jackson County Home Builders Association
Best Brochure/Direct Mail Piece for a project by a builder – more than 50 homes per year
Preservation Homes
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Logo Design for a company
Winstar Homes
Members of the Durham, Orange, & Chatham Home Builders Association and the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Logo Design for a community
GS Carolina for Millbridge
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Billboard for a builder
Impact Properties Group
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Color Ad for a builder
HandCrafted Homes
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Internet Website for a builder or developer
Key Builders
Members of the Lincoln County Home Builders
L and L of Raleigh, Inc.
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Sales Office/Information Center
The King Partnership for Heritage Midlands in Wake Forest
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price of $250,000-$500,000
Biltmore Home for the Williamston in Heritage Meadows in Wake Forest
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price of $500,000-$1 Million
Impact Design-Built for the Stanton in Highcroft in Cary
Members of the Raleigh-Wake County Home Builders Association
Best Single Family Detached Home with a sales price over $1 Million
Rufty Homes for the Haddock in the Hills of Rosemont in Durham
Members of the Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties Home Builders Association
Best HBA Member Communication
Durham, Orange, & Chatham Counties Home Builders Association
Best HBA Government Affairs Initiative
Lake Norman Home Builders Association
Special Projects Technology Award
Whiterock Construction for their use of the Builders CoPilot
Members of the Hickory-Catawba Valley Home Builders Association
Special Remodeling Project Award
Evergreen Group for the Williamsburg on Commonwealth
Members of the Charlotte Home Builders Association
Distinguished Builder of the Year
Erik Anderson
Member of the Home Builders Association of Winston-Salem
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