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MBIA Announces Maryland Award of Excellence Winners Maryland's Most Prestigious New Home Award Program Fulton, MD – May 20, 2021 The Sales and Marketing Council of the Maryland Building Industry Association announced the Maryland Award of Excellence winners via an online awards ceremony on May 20, 2021. The MAX program recognizes local home builders, sales people, architects and new home merchandisers who provide buyers with excellence in design, livability and value. "These awards are the most prestigious new home awards in Maryland." said Lori Graf, MBIA CEO. "The design and marketing of these homes makes our industry proud and we are thrilled to recognize them with a MAX, she added. "We are proud to showcase the excellent work of our members and award them for their work in building for and marketing to today’s highly educated and discerning home buyers during this challenging time." said MAX chairperson, Leslie Rosenthal. Awards were presented in the outstanding home categories in multiple price ranges including: custom, multi-family/condominium, single family and town home. In the sales person categories, several awards were presented including, sales person of the year, town home sales person of the year, exceptional sales effort and rookie of the year among others. In addition, builders and associates were presented awards for their marketing efforts including, best brochure, logo, website, use of internet, advertisement and design/selection center. A team of judges from the area evaluated this year's entries. The judges considered new home entries in such areas as floor plan layout, quality and convenience features, overall design and value. Editor's Note: High Resolution photos are available for all product and merchandising winners by contacting khogle@marylandbuilders.org. Please visit marylandbuilders.org/max to view the winner photos. ### PRODUCT WINNERS Large Volume Builder Townhome $300,000 -$399,999 BUILDER: Gemcraft Homes MODEL: Phoenix Duplex COMMUNITY: Bridgeview Large Volume Builder Clubhouse BUILDER: Carl M. Freeman Companies MODEL: Signatures Clubhouse COMMUNITY: Bayside Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $500,000 -$599,999 BUILDER: Williamsburg Homes MODEL: Mount Vernon - 6404 Greenleigh Avenue COMMUNITY: Greenleigh Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $600,000 -$649,999 BUILDER: Williamsburg Homes MODEL: Mount Vernon - 6407 Falconwood Street COMMUNITY: Greenleigh Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $650,000 -$699,999 BUILDER: Caruso Homes, Inc. MODEL: Monterey II COMMUNITY: Signature Club Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $700,000 -$799,999 BUILDER: Williamsburg Homes MODEL: Mt. Vernon IV - 607 Somerstown Street COMMUNITY: Greenleigh Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached Over 1 Million BUILDER: Williamsburg Homes MODEL: Rutledge COMMUNITY: The Woodlands Large Volume Builder 55+ Detached $400,000 -$499,999 BUILDER: Caruso Homes, Inc. MODEL: Ives COMMUNITY: Amblebrook Small Volume Builder Townhome $600,000 -$699,999 BUILDER: Mallard Homes MODEL: Augusta COMMUNITY: The Enclave at Prospect Bay Country Club Small Volume Builder Single Family Detached $600,000 -$699,999 BUILDER: Bob Ward MODEL: The Hadley Model COMMUNITY: Bulle Rock Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1 Million to 1.999 Million BUILDER: Triangle Homes LLC MODEL: The Scarlett COMMUNITY: Kings Isle Estates Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1.6 Million - $1.699 Million BUILDER: Cairn Custom Homes MODEL: Custom 12229 Hayland Farm Way COMMUNITY: Walnut Creek Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1.7 Million to $1.799 Million BUILDER: Cairn Custom Homes MODEL: Custom 12233 Hayland Farm Way COMMUNITY: Walnut Creek Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1.9 Million - $1.999 Million BUILDER: Cairn Custom Homes MODEL: Custom 12225 Hayland Farm Way COMMUNITY: Walnut Creek Small Volume Builder Customized Home $900,000 -$999,999 BUILDER: Triangle Homes LLC MODEL: 909 Parma Court COMMUNITY: Carriage Estates MERCHANDISING WINNERS Multifamily Amenities Space COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and NVUrban MODEL: The Bexley Single Family Detached $600,000 - $699,999 COMPANY: Bob ward Trademark Homes MODEL: The Hadley model COMMUNITY: Bulle Rock Single Family Detached $850,000 - $899,999 COMPANY: Timberlake Homes and 90 Decibels MODEL: Silver Maple COMMUNITY: Marlboro Ridge Single Family Detached $800,000 - $849,999 COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Brookfield Residential MODEL: Beckner COMMUNITY: Two Rivers Single Family Detached $900,000 - $999,999 COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Lennar MODEL: Lorton COMMUNITY: The Chase at Quince Orchard Single Family Detached Over 1 Million COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Drees Homes MODEL: Great Falls COMMUNITY: Sudley Farm Townhome $500,000 -$599,999 COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and D.R. Horton MODEL: The Royal COMMUNITY: Woodmore Overlook Townhome $900,000 - $999,999 COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Integrity Homes MODEL: The Hancock COMMUNITY: Potomac Overlook Townhome Over 1 Million COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Craftmark Homes MODEL: Bellevue COMMUNITY: Crown Farm MARKETING WINNERS CATEGORY: Outstanding Builder Brochure PROJECT NAME: Tri Pointe Homes - (formerly Winchester Homes) Downtown Brambleton Brochure COMPANY: AdsIntelligence Marketing CATEGORY: Outstanding Direct Mail - Builder PROJECT NAME: Quarry Springs Direct Mail COMPANY: The Wormald Companies & NDG Communications CATEGORY: Outstanding Community Logo PROJECT NAME: Tri Pointe Homes - Bren Pointe Logo COMPANY: AdsIntelligence Marketing CATEGORY: Outstanding Corporate Logo - Builder PROJECT NAME: Caruso Homes New Logo COMPANY: ONeil Interactive for Caruso Homes CATEGORY: Outstanding Builder Multi-Media Campaign PROJECT NAME: One Vision. One Visit Campaign COMPANY: Miller & Smith CATEGORY: Outstanding Builder Website Silver Merit PROJECT NAME: CraftmarkHomes.com COMPANY: Craftmark Homes & GKA a creative agency CATEGORY: Outstanding Builder Website PROJECT NAME: The New CarusoHomes.com COMPANY: ONeil Interactive for Caruso Homes CATEGORY: Outstanding Use of New Technology - Builder PROJECT NAME: K. Hovnanian Homes Self Guided Home Tours COMPANY: K. Hovnanian Homes & UTour CATEGORY: Outstanding Print Ad-Color - Builder PROJECT NAME: Lennar at the Beach COMPANY: AdsIntelligence Marketing CATEGORY: Outstanding Sales Center PROJECT NAME: myCommand Technology Environment COMPANY: Brookfield Residential Properties & NDG Communications CATEGORY: Outstanding Social Media Campaign - Builder PROJECT NAME: Craftmark Homes' 2020 Social Media Campaign COMPANY: Craftmark Homes & GKA a creative agency CATEGORY: OutstandingUse of the Internet - Builder PROJECT NAME: Craftmark Homes' Homeshoppers Blog COMPANY: Craftmark Homes & GKA a creative agency CATEGORY: Outstanding Use of the Internet - Associate PROJECT NAME: UTour: Refining Self-Guided Home Shopping in a Post-Pandemic World COMPANY: UTour CATEGORY: Outstanding Social Media Campaign - Associate PROJECT NAME: Homefiniti & Beyond - The ONeil Edit COMPANY: ONeil Interactive CATEGORY: Outstanding Website - Associate PROJECT NAME: UTour Website COMPANY: UTour CATEGORY: Outstanding Use of New Technology - Associate PROJECT NAME: Homefiniti Socially App COMPANY: ONeil Interactive CATEGORY: Outstanding Use of New Technology - Associate Silver Merit PROJECT NAME: Tri Pointe Homes - Bren Pointe VIP Grand Opening Event COMPANY: AdsIntelligence Marketing ARCHITECTURE WINNERS CATEGORY: Clubhouse - Metro PROJECT: Smith Home Farm Clubhouse COMPANY: The Martin Architectural Group CATEGORY: Clubhouse - Shore PROJECT: Signatures at Bayside COMPANY: Carl M. Freeman Companies CATEGORY: Detached Homes - Lots over 10,000 sf $800,000 -$899,999 PROJECT: The Silver Maple at Marlboro Ridge COMPANY: Timberlake Homes and Architectural Collaborative, Inc CATEGORY: Detached Homes - Lots under 10,000 sf $600,000-$699,999 PROJECT: The Hadley Model COMPANY: Bob Ward Trademark Homes CATEGORY: Detached Homes - Lots under 10,000 sf $700,000 -$799,999 PROJECT: The Fair Model COMPANY: Bob Ward Trademark Homes CATEGORY: Detached Homes $500,000 - $599,999 PROJECT: Atwood at Tapestry COMPANY: Miller & Smith CATEGORY: Townhomes $400,000-$499,999 PROJECT: Norwood at Watson’s Glen COMPANY: Tri Pointe Homes CATEGORY: Townhomes $600,000-$699,999 Silver Merit PROJECT: Clarksburg Town Center COMPANY: Craftmark Homes CATEGORY: Townhomes $600,000-$699,999 PROJECT: Manhattan at Downtown Brambleton COMPANY: Tri Pointe Homes CATEGORY: Townhomes Over $1 Million PROJECT: Crown East COMPANY: Craftmark Homes SALES PEOPLE WINNERS Sales Manager of the Year Justin McCurdy Sage Custom Homes Sales Person of the Year Single Family Detached >$400K David Paris Lennar Exceptional Effort Diana Gaines Timberlake Homes Most Dedicated Salesperson Kathy Pritchard Timberlake Homes Rookie Salesperson of the Year Katie Gaudreau Lennar Sales Person of the Year Townhome David Coxen Lennar Sales Team of the Year Michael Kotishion & Roseann Griffin Lennar About the Maryland Building Industry Association The Maryland Building Industry Association is a not-for-profit trade organization representing the interests of over 1,000 member firms and more than 100,000 employees, including home builders, remodelers, developers and affiliate professional and service providers in the Maryland Counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's as well as Baltimore City, the Eastern Shore and Washington, DC. www.marylandbuilders.org.
MBIA Announces Maryland Award of Excellence Winners
Maryland's Most Prestigious New Home Award Program
Fulton, MD – May 20, 2021 The Sales and Marketing Council of the Maryland Building Industry Association announced the Maryland Award of Excellence winners via an online awards ceremony on May 20, 2021. The MAX program recognizes local home builders, sales people, architects and new home merchandisers who provide buyers with excellence in design, livability and value.
"These awards are the most prestigious new home awards in Maryland." said Lori Graf, MBIA CEO. "The design and marketing of these homes makes our industry proud and we are thrilled to recognize them with a MAX, she added. "We are proud to showcase the excellent work of our members and award them for their work in building for and marketing to today’s highly educated and discerning home buyers during this challenging time." said MAX chairperson, Leslie Rosenthal.
Awards were presented in the outstanding home categories in multiple price ranges including: custom, multi-family/condominium, single family and town home.
In the sales person categories, several awards were presented including, sales person of the year, town home sales person of the year, exceptional sales effort and rookie of the year among others. In addition, builders and associates were presented awards for their marketing efforts including, best brochure, logo, website, use of internet, advertisement and design/selection center.
A team of judges from the area evaluated this year's entries. The judges considered new home entries in such areas as floor plan layout, quality and convenience features, overall design and value.
Editor's Note: High Resolution photos are available for all product and merchandising winners by contacting khogle@marylandbuilders.org.
Please visit marylandbuilders.org/max to view the winner photos.
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PRODUCT WINNERS
Large Volume Builder Townhome $300,000 -$399,999
BUILDER: Gemcraft Homes
MODEL: Phoenix Duplex
COMMUNITY: Bridgeview
Large Volume Builder Clubhouse
BUILDER: Carl M. Freeman Companies
MODEL: Signatures Clubhouse
COMMUNITY: Bayside
Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $500,000 -$599,999
BUILDER: Williamsburg Homes
MODEL: Mount Vernon - 6404 Greenleigh Avenue
COMMUNITY: Greenleigh
Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $600,000 -$649,999
MODEL: Mount Vernon - 6407 Falconwood Street
Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $650,000 -$699,999
BUILDER: Caruso Homes, Inc.
MODEL: Monterey II
COMMUNITY: Signature Club
Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $700,000 -$799,999
MODEL: Mt. Vernon IV - 607 Somerstown Street
Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached Over 1 Million
MODEL: Rutledge
COMMUNITY: The Woodlands
Large Volume Builder 55+ Detached $400,000 -$499,999
MODEL: Ives
COMMUNITY: Amblebrook
Small Volume Builder Townhome $600,000 -$699,999
BUILDER: Mallard Homes
MODEL: Augusta
COMMUNITY: The Enclave at Prospect Bay Country Club
Small Volume Builder Single Family Detached $600,000 -$699,999
BUILDER: Bob Ward
MODEL: The Hadley Model
COMMUNITY: Bulle Rock
Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1 Million to 1.999 Million
BUILDER: Triangle Homes LLC
MODEL: The Scarlett
COMMUNITY: Kings Isle Estates
Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1.6 Million - $1.699 Million
BUILDER: Cairn Custom Homes
MODEL: Custom 12229 Hayland Farm Way
COMMUNITY: Walnut Creek
Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1.7 Million to $1.799 Million
MODEL: Custom 12233 Hayland Farm Way
Small Volume Builder Customized Home $1.9 Million - $1.999 Million
MODEL: Custom 12225 Hayland Farm Way
Small Volume Builder Customized Home $900,000 -$999,999
MODEL: 909 Parma Court
COMMUNITY: Carriage Estates
MERCHANDISING WINNERS
Multifamily Amenities Space
COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and NVUrban
MODEL: The Bexley
Single Family Detached $600,000 - $699,999
COMPANY: Bob ward Trademark Homes
MODEL: The Hadley model
Single Family Detached $850,000 - $899,999
COMPANY: Timberlake Homes and 90 Decibels
MODEL: Silver Maple
COMMUNITY: Marlboro Ridge
Single Family Detached $800,000 - $849,999
COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Brookfield Residential
MODEL: Beckner
COMMUNITY: Two Rivers
Single Family Detached $900,000 - $999,999
COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Lennar
MODEL: Lorton
COMMUNITY: The Chase at Quince Orchard
Single Family Detached Over 1 Million
COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Drees Homes
MODEL: Great Falls
COMMUNITY: Sudley Farm
Townhome $500,000 -$599,999
COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and D.R. Horton
MODEL: The Royal
COMMUNITY: Woodmore Overlook
Townhome $900,000 - $999,999
COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Integrity Homes
MODEL: The Hancock
COMMUNITY: Potomac Overlook
Townhome Over 1 Million
COMPANY: Interior Concepts, Inc. and Craftmark Homes
MODEL: Bellevue
COMMUNITY: Crown Farm
MARKETING WINNERS
CATEGORY: Outstanding Builder Brochure
PROJECT NAME: Tri Pointe Homes - (formerly Winchester Homes) Downtown Brambleton Brochure
COMPANY: AdsIntelligence Marketing
CATEGORY: Outstanding Direct Mail - Builder
PROJECT NAME: Quarry Springs Direct Mail
COMPANY: The Wormald Companies & NDG Communications
CATEGORY: Outstanding Community Logo
PROJECT NAME: Tri Pointe Homes - Bren Pointe Logo
CATEGORY: Outstanding Corporate Logo - Builder
PROJECT NAME: Caruso Homes New Logo
COMPANY: ONeil Interactive for Caruso Homes
CATEGORY: Outstanding Builder Multi-Media Campaign
PROJECT NAME: One Vision. One Visit Campaign
COMPANY: Miller & Smith
CATEGORY: Outstanding Builder Website
Silver Merit
PROJECT NAME: CraftmarkHomes.com
COMPANY: Craftmark Homes & GKA a creative agency
PROJECT NAME: The New CarusoHomes.com
CATEGORY: Outstanding Use of New Technology - Builder
PROJECT NAME: K. Hovnanian Homes Self Guided Home Tours
COMPANY: K. Hovnanian Homes & UTour
CATEGORY: Outstanding Print Ad-Color - Builder
PROJECT NAME: Lennar at the Beach
CATEGORY: Outstanding Sales Center
PROJECT NAME: myCommand Technology Environment
COMPANY: Brookfield Residential Properties & NDG Communications
CATEGORY: Outstanding Social Media Campaign - Builder
PROJECT NAME: Craftmark Homes' 2020 Social Media Campaign
CATEGORY: OutstandingUse of the Internet - Builder
PROJECT NAME: Craftmark Homes' Homeshoppers Blog
CATEGORY: Outstanding Use of the Internet - Associate
PROJECT NAME: UTour: Refining Self-Guided Home Shopping in a Post-Pandemic World
COMPANY: UTour
CATEGORY: Outstanding Social Media Campaign - Associate
PROJECT NAME: Homefiniti & Beyond - The ONeil Edit
COMPANY: ONeil Interactive
CATEGORY: Outstanding Website - Associate
PROJECT NAME: UTour Website
CATEGORY: Outstanding Use of New Technology - Associate
PROJECT NAME: Homefiniti Socially App
PROJECT NAME: Tri Pointe Homes - Bren Pointe VIP Grand Opening Event
ARCHITECTURE WINNERS
CATEGORY: Clubhouse - Metro
PROJECT: Smith Home Farm Clubhouse
COMPANY: The Martin Architectural Group
CATEGORY: Clubhouse - Shore
PROJECT: Signatures at Bayside
COMPANY: Carl M. Freeman Companies
CATEGORY: Detached Homes - Lots over 10,000 sf $800,000 -$899,999
PROJECT: The Silver Maple at Marlboro Ridge
COMPANY: Timberlake Homes and Architectural Collaborative, Inc
CATEGORY: Detached Homes - Lots under 10,000 sf $600,000-$699,999
PROJECT: The Hadley Model
COMPANY: Bob Ward Trademark Homes
CATEGORY: Detached Homes - Lots under 10,000 sf $700,000 -$799,999
PROJECT: The Fair Model
CATEGORY: Detached Homes $500,000 - $599,999
PROJECT: Atwood at Tapestry
CATEGORY: Townhomes $400,000-$499,999
PROJECT: Norwood at Watson’s Glen
COMPANY: Tri Pointe Homes
CATEGORY: Townhomes $600,000-$699,999
PROJECT: Clarksburg Town Center
COMPANY: Craftmark Homes
PROJECT: Manhattan at Downtown Brambleton
CATEGORY: Townhomes Over $1 Million
PROJECT: Crown East
SALES PEOPLE WINNERS
Sales Manager of the Year
Justin McCurdy
Sage Custom Homes
Sales Person of the Year
Single Family Detached >$400K
David Paris
Lennar
Exceptional Effort
Diana Gaines
Timberlake Homes
Most Dedicated Salesperson
Kathy Pritchard
Rookie Salesperson of the Year
Katie Gaudreau
Sales Person of the Year Townhome
David Coxen
Sales Team of the Year
Michael Kotishion & Roseann Griffin
About the Maryland Building Industry Association
The Maryland Building Industry Association is a not-for-profit trade organization representing the interests of over 1,000 member firms and more than 100,000 employees, including home builders, remodelers, developers and affiliate professional and service providers in the Maryland Counties of Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's as well as Baltimore City, the Eastern Shore and Washington, DC. www.marylandbuilders.org.