The Housing & Building Association (HBA) of Colorado Springs announced the names of the People Choice Awards and the Industry Awards of Excellence from the 2010 Parade of Homes. This year’s featured homes ranged from $150K to just over $1 million.
These award-winning homes were judged by industry professionals from around the country on a number of features including: landscape design, floor plan, architectural exterior, and interior decorating. Each year the buying public also has its say when those attending the Parade vote for the coveted People’s Choice Awards. Both The People’s Choice and Industry Awards of Excellence are given to homes based on price range– Industry Awards of Excellence are further broken down and given to winning homes in the following eight categories: Best Kitchen, Best Master Suite, Best Interior Design, Best Exterior, Best Landscape Design, Best Architectural Exterior, Best Innovative Feature, and Best Overall Home.
On Wednesday, September 1st winners of both the People’s Choice and Industry Awards of Excellence were honored by the the HBA at the Parade of Homes Awards Banquet held at the Olympic Training Complex. HBA is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 Industry Awards of Excellence and Peoples Choice Awards as follows:
Industry Awards
JM Weston Homes
Challenger Homes – Rosemont
Best Master Suite, Best Architectural Exterior, Best Landscaping
Ari Homes / Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust – American Dream
Best Innovative, Best Floor Plan
$250,001 – $350,000
Oakwood Homes – The Turner
Best Landscaping
Richmond American Homes – Geneva
Best Master Suite
Classic Homes – The Providence
Best Floor Plan, Best Architectural Exterior
SilverWood Homes – Sausalito
Best Kitchen, Best Interior Design, Best Innovative, Best Overall Home
$350,001 – $400,000
Hammer Homes – Serenity
Best Master Suite, Best Architectural Exterior
SilverWood Homes
Oakwood Homes – The Kendall
Best Kitchen
$400,001 – $475,000
CreekStone Homes – Chapman
Best Landscaping
Goetzmann Custom Homes – Berkeley
Best Interior Design, Best Architectural Exterior
Vantage Homes – Palomino
Best Floor Plan
Vanguard Homes – Hillingdon
Best Kitchen, Best Master Suite, Best Innovative, Best Overall Home
$600,000 – $725,000
Copperleaf Homes – Bristol
Best Landscaping
Saddletree Homes – Monte Vista
Best Kitchen, Best Master Suite, Best Architectural Exterior, Best Innovative Best Interior Design, Best Floor Plan, Best Overall Home
Hi Point Homes
$1.0 million & above
Hi-Point Home Builders dba G.J. Gardner Homes – Haven at Red Rock
Best Kitchen, Best Master Suite, Best Interior Design, Best Landscaping, Best Floor Plan, Best Architectural Exterior, Best Innovative, Best Overall Home
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ple’s Choice Award
This highly coveted Award is determined by the attendees of the Parade.
$150,000 – $250,000
JM Weston Homes – Legacy
Goetzmann Custom Homes
$250,001 – $350,000
SilverWood Homes – Sausalito
$350,001 – $400,000
Hammer Homes – Serenity
$400,001 – $450,000
CreekStone Homes – Chapman
$450,001 – $575,000
Goetzmann Custom Homes – Berkeley
$650,000 – $725,000
Saddletree Homes – Monte Vista
$1.0 Million & Above
Hi-Point Home Builders dba G.J. Gardner Homes – Haven at Red Rock
La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries provided a grand prize of a $5,000 shopping spree. Parade goers who visited all 23 homes in the Parade and either registered at one of the homes or on-line were entered into the grand prize drawing. This year’s winner was Cris Finn a resident from Monument, CO. a Parade attendee for over 15 years, enjoys seeing the interior decorating and innovative features at the Parade of Homes.
This year the Parade of Homes partnered with Care and Share’s End Summer Hunger campaign, with each home in the Parade serving as a designated drop off location. More than a quarter of a ton of food was brought in through the generous donations of Parade attendees, Through these donations HBA and Care and Share were able to provide much needed food to help families in our community.
HBA would also like to thank the following Parade of Homes Sponsors for their generous support
Presenting sponsor
The Gazette
Title sponsors
La – Z – Boy Furniture Galleries
Mike Shaw – Buick – GMC
Wells Fargo
Corporate Sponsors
Colorado Springs Utilities
Champion Windows
Supporting Sponsor
ERA Shields Real Estate
HBA Cares
Care and Share
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