2013 GREAT AMERICAN LIVING AWARDS HONORS BEST IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
October 4, 2013, Tyson’s Corner, VA – At its annual program last night the Great American Living Awards (GALA) proudly recognized the building industry’s top achievers in 43 residential design, sales, and marketing categories. Presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, Washington Metropolitan Sales & Marketing Council, and the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association, GALA honors excellence among builders, developers, architects, sales, marketing, merchandising, and advertising professionals in the metropolitan Washington market.
“By bringing together the industry’s best and brightest, GALA never fails to inspire,” said Shay Onorio, Vice President of Delucchi Plus and 2013 PR/Communications Committee Chairperson. “This year’s ceremony was no exception, with this group of winners highlighting how far our colleagues and our industry have come.”
At the awards ceremony held in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, GALA gave top honors as follows:
CATEGORY 1A
Grand Award – Home of the Year (Detached Home)
Winner: Bristol Model at Maple Lawn – Michael Harris Homes and Lessard Design
CATEGORY 1B
Grand Award – Home of the Year (Attached Home)
Winner: The Sussex at Oakton East – Stanley Martin Companies and P Four
CATEGORY 1D
Grand Award – Home of the Year (Custom Home)
Winner: Creighton Farms, Lot 42 – Creighton Enterprises Custom Homes
CATEGORY 2
Grand Award – Community of the Year
Winner: Brambleton – Soave Real Estate
CATEGORY 13A
Best Sales Office/Rental Office/Information Center (Rental Office)
Winner: Bozzuto Homes – Uplands Sales Center – Bozzuto Homes and Lyons & Sucher.
CATEGORY 13B
Best Sales Office/Rental Office/Information Center (Sales Office)
Winner: Brunswick Crossing Welcome Center – Illumine8 Marketing & PR and Pleasants Development
CATEGORY 13C
Best Sales Office/Rental Office/Information Center (Information Center)
Winner: Willowsford Touchscreen Display – Willowsford and Ecendant Interactive
CATEGORY 14A
Best Website (Individual Community)
Winner: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: Kennedy Row – Merrick Towle Communications, The JBG Companies and Tritec Development
CATEGORY 14B
Best Website (Master Planned Community)
Winner: Willowsford – Willowsford and Ecendant Interactive
Award of Merit: Brambleton – Delucchi Plus, Brambleton and Soave Real Estate
CATEGORY 14C
Best Website (Mixed-Use Community)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith, One Loudoun and Borcz + Dixon
CATEGORY 14D
Best Website (Local Builder)
Winner: Miller & Smith – Miller & Smith and Lyons & Sucher
Award of Merit: The Dolben Company, Inc. – Delucchi Plus and The Dolben Company, Inc.
CATEGORY 14F
Best Website (Associate)
Winner: Hartman Design Group – Ecendant Interactive
Award of Merit: Lyons & Sucher Video Promotion Campaign – Lyons & Sucher
CATEGORY 15B
Best Online Advertising, Ad Campaign
Winner: Kennedy Row – Merrick Towle Communications, The JBG Companies and Tritec Development
Award of Merit: K. Hovnanian Homes – K. Hovnanian Homes and GKA Advertising
CATEGORY 16A
Social Media (Blog)
Winner: Willowsford Ramblings – Willowsford and Ecendant Interactive
CATEGORY 16B
Social Media (Facebook)
Winner: Creekside Village – Blue Bug Digital and Ryan Homes
CATEGORY 16D
Social Media (Overall Social Media)
Winner: The Yards – Blue Bug Digital and Forrest City Washington
CATEGORY 17A
Best Printed Brochure (Individual Community)
Winner: Foxmont Brochure – Basheer & Edgemoore and The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 17B
Best Printed Brochure (Master Planned Community/Mixed-Use Community)
Winner: Inspired Magazine – Willowsford and Fraser Wallace Advertising
CATEGORY 17C
Best Printed Brochure (Condominium or Apartment Community)
Winner: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: 360◦ H Street Apartments – Steuart Investment Company and Fraser Wallace Advertising
CATEGORY 17D
Best Printed Brochure (Corporate, Builder or Developer)
Winner: Integrity Homes Corporate Brochure – Integrity Homes and Fraser Wallace Advertising
CATEGORY 18A
Best Print Advertising (Individual Ad)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith, One Loudoun and Borcz + Dixon
Award of Merit: K. Hovnanian Homes Virginia, River Pointe – K. Hovnanian Homes Virginia and GKA Advertising
CATEGORY 18B
Best Print Advertising (Ad Campaign)
Winner: Parkside – Delucchi Plus – Ryan Homes and NV Homes
Award of Merit: Brambleton – Delucchi Plus, Brambleton & Soave Real Estate
CATEGORY 19A
Best Direct Mail (Individual Direct Mail Piece)
Winner: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
CATEGORY 19B
Best Direct Mail (Direct Mail Campaign)
Winner: Miller & Smith Direct Mail Campaign – Miller & Smith and Lyons & Sucher
Award of Merit: Perfectly Suited Direct Mail Campaign – Mid-Atlantic Builders and NDG Communications
CATEGORY 20
Best Audio, Podcast or Radio
Winner: YOLO (You Only Live Once) Radio Spot – DR Horton & The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 21
Best Video or TV Ad
Winner: 77H – The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: Homeowners Inspire Pulte Life Tested Home Designs – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 22A
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Individual Community, Multi-Family Community)
Winner: Kennedy Row – Merrick Towle Communications, The JBG Companies and Tritec Development
Award of Merit: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
CATEGORY 22B
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Master Planned Community, Mixed-Use Community)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith, One Loudoun and Borcz + Dixon
Award of Merit: A Taste of Willowsford – Willowsford, Fraser Wallace Advertising and Ecedant Interactive
CATEGORY 22C
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Builder)
Winner: Miller & Smith Integrated Marketing Campaign For Big Reveals and Community Pushes – Miller & Smith and Lyons & Sucher
Award of Merit: YOLO (You Only Live Once) Integrated Marketing – DR Horton & The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 23A
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home (Under $400,000)
Winner: The Sawgrass at Virginia Heritage at Lee’s Parke – P Four and DR Horton
Award of Merit: The Dirickson – Beazer Homes, Maryland/Delaware Division, and Furniture Brands Builder Services
CATEGORY 23B
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: The Gramercy Park at Grapevine Ridge – P Four and Miller & Smith.
Award of Merit: The Easton – P Four and DR Horton
CATEGORY 23C
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: Evergreen Homes – Preston Lakes – Beverley – Interior Concepts, Inc. and The Evergreene Companies
Award of Merit: The Westmoreland at Brookside – P Four and M/I Homes
CATEGORY 23D
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: The Sherwood at Willowsford – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 23E
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Addison II at Ashburn Place – M/I Homes of D.C. and Dreamhouse Studios.
Award of Merit: Maple Lawn – Design Works Interiors and Michael Harris Homes.
CATEGORY 23F
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($850,001 – $1,000,000)
Winner: Chatsworth at Batchellors Forest – Pulte Group
Award of Merit: The Hamlet at Wulf Crest Farms – Builders Design and Steuart Kret Homes
CATEGORY 23G
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home (Over $1,000,000)
Winners: OPaL Model Home – OPaL and P Four
Willowsford – Milburn – Model Home Interiors and Camberley Homes
Award of Merit: Potomac Shores – Portsmouth – Interior Concepts, Inc. and NV Homes
CATEGORY 24A
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home (Under $300,000)
Winner: The Lafayette at Market Square – P Four and Dan Ryan Homes
Award of Merit: R Street Condo – Blue Homes Ventures and Clark Realty Capital, LLC
CATEGORY 24B
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($300,001 – $350,000)
Winner: Bromley – Basheer & Edgemoore and Builders Design
Award of Merit: The Langley at Stillhaven – P Four and M/I Homes
CATEGORY 24C
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($350,001 – $400,000)
Winner: Villa B – Comstock Homes and Builders Design and Leasing
CATEGORY 24D
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: Dominion Crossing – Wellington II – Builders Design and K. Hovnanian Homes
CATEGORY 24E
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: The Gorman Model – Brookfield Residential and Builders Design and Leasing
Award of Merit: The Eaton – Comstock and Builders Design and Leasing
CATEGORY 24F
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: The Radcliffe at Cameron Glen – P Four and Stanley Martin Companies
Award of Merit: The Foxhall – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and The Wormald Companies
CATEGORY 24G
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Executive Townhome at Potomac Yard – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 24H
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($850,001 – $1,000,000)
Winner: The Sussex at Oakton East – P Four and Stanley Martin Companies
CATEGORY 25C
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family New Construction – Mid-Rise 4-Stories and Below (Rental)
Winner : Madison at Ballston Station – Hartman Design Group, Paradigm Companies & Lessard Architectural Group
Award of Merit: The Galaxy Apartments – Hartman Design Group & RST Development AR + Associates
CATEGORY 25D
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family New Construction – High-Rise 5-Stories and Above (Rental)
Winner: AVA H Street – Avalon Bay Communities, Inc., Degen & Degen Architecture and Interior Design, KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning, and Studio39
Award of Merit: Sedona – Hartman Design Group, The JBG Companies, and Collins & Kronstadt Architecture Collaborative, Inc.
CATEGORY 26A
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion – Mid-Rise 4-Stories and Below (For Sale)
Winner: Stone Ridge Apartments – Design Works Interiors and Greystar
Award of Merit: The Reserve at Fairfax Corner Apartments – Carlyn & Company Interiors + Design and Equity Residential
CATEGORY 26B
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion – High-Rise 5-Stories and Above (For Sale)
Winner: River House – Hartman Design Group and Vornado/Charles E. Smith
CATEGORY 27A
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Model (For Sale)
Winner: The Carlyle at The Avery – P Four, Silverwood Companies and The Mayhood Company
Award of Merit: Condominiums at Old Town Commons – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and EYA
CATEGORY 27B
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Model (Rental)
Winner: Kennedy Row – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: The Elms at Clarksburg Village – Hartman Design Group, Elm Street Development, and LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects
CATEGORY 28B
Best Interior Merchandising, Club House Over 6,000 Square Feet
Winner: Brompton House – Design Works Interiors
Award of Merit: Citron Apartments – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and Foulger Pratt
CATEGORY 29A
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet (Under $400,000)
Winner: The Sawgrass at Virginia Heritage at Lee’s Parke – DR Horton and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
Award of Merit: The Milton – Beazer Homes – Maryland/Delaware Division and Beazer Homes Corporate Planning and Design
CATEGORY 29B
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: Gramercy Park – Miller & Smith and Creaser O’Brien Architects
CATEGORY 29C
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: The Addison Model – Integrity Homes and W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 29D
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: Tribeca – Miller & Smith and Creaser O’Brien Architects
Award of Merit: Greenwich – Miller & Smithand Creaser O’Brien Architects
CATEGORY 29E
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Bristol Model at Maple Lawn – MichaelHarris Homes and Lessard Design
CATEGORY 30A
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over (Under $300,000)
Winner: The Lewis – KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning and The Arcadia Communities
CATEGORY 30A
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over (Under $400,000)
Winner: Tuscany at North Pointe – DR Horton and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 30C
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: The Beverley at Preston Lake – Evergreene Homes, W.C. Ralston Architects and Interior Concepts, Inc.
Award of Merit: Easton at Liberty Manor – DR Horton and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 30D
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: Sherwood at Willowsford – Pulte Group
Award of Merit: Northridge – Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 30E
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: The Graye Model – Integrity Homes and W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 30F
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($850,001 – $1,000,000)
Winner: Chatsworth at Batchellors Forest – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 30G
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over (Over $1,000,000)
Winner: Regency at Chesterwood Estates – The Building Group & James McDonald Associate Architects
CATEGORY 31A
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Under $300,000)
Winner: The Asbury at Potomac Crest – Basheer & Edgemoore and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
Award of Merit: Danbury – Uplands – Bozzuto Homes
CATEGORY 31B
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($300,001 – $350,000)
Winner: The Danforth at Potomac Crest – Basheer & Edgemoore and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 31C
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($350,001 – $400,000)
Winner: Villa B – Comstock
CATEGORY 31D
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: Grand Townes at Belmont Ridge – The Ryland Group
CATEGORY 31E
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winners: The Gorman Model – Brookfield Residential and Lessard Design.
The Eaton – Comstock and W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 31G
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Executive Townhomes at Potomac Yard – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 32
Best Design and Architecture, Multi-Family New Construction
Winner: Meridian at Mount Vernon Triangle – Hartman Design Group, Paradigm Companies & Collins & Kronstadt Architecture Collaborative, Inc.
Award of Merit: Flats 130 at Constitution Square – SK+I Architecture & Stonebridge Carras
CATEGORY 33
Best Design and Architecture, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion
Winner: River House – Hartman Design Group & Vornado/Charles E. Smith
CATEGORY 34
Best Design and Architecture, Best Adaptive Re-use for Residential
Winner: Foundry Lofts – SK+I Architecture and Forest City Washington
CATEGORY 35B
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, One-of-a-Kind (3,000 – 5,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Creighton Farms, Lot 42 – Creighton Enterprises Custom Home
Award of Merit: Julia Avenue – James McDonald Associate Architects and Joy Custom Design/Build
CATEGORY 35C
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, One-of-a-Kind (5,001 – 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Turkey Run Custom – James McDonald Associate Architects and Artisan Builders, LLC
CATEGORY 35D
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, One-of-a-Kind (Over 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Grenata, Lot 54 – Creighton Enterprises Custom Homes
Award of Merit: OPaL Model Home & Office – OPaL & P Four
CATEGORY 36B
Best Design & Architecture, Customized Home Plan Representing a Home Previously Built by a Builder (3,000 – 5,000 Square Feet)
Winner: The Building Group and James McDonald Associate Architects
Award of Merit: Chester Model – CreekstoneBuilders and John F. Heltzel, AIA
CATEGORY 36C
Best Design & Architecture, Customized Home Plan Representing a Home Previously Built by a Builder (5,001 – 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Maymont – Basheer & Edgemoore and The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 37A
Best Design and Architecture, Residential Remodeling/Restoration, Alterations and Additions to an Existing Residence for an Individual (3,000 – 5,000 Square Feet)
Winner: 1123 S Street, NW – Redwood Ventures and P Four and workshop t10
Award of Merit: Great Falls KitchenRenovation – BOWA
CATEGORY 37B
Best Design and Architecture, Residential Remodeling/Restoration, Alterations and Additions to an Existing Residence for an Individual (5,001 – 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Park road Remodel – James McDonald Associate Architects & Relux Homes
CATEGORY 39A
Best Innovative Land Planning (Residential)
Winner: Clarksburg Village – Elm Street Development, Charles P. Johnson & Associates, and Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.
Award of Merit: Uptown at Murray Hill – Bozzuto Homes
CATEGORY 39B
Best Innovative Land Planning (Suburban)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith and One Loudoun
CATEGORY 39B
Best Innovative Land Planning (Urban)
Winner: Sherdian Station Phase 1 – SK&I Architecture and W.C. Smith
CATEGORY 40
Best Design and Architecture, Club House
Winner: The Clubhouse at Poplar Run – Winchester Homes, KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning, and Interior Concepts, Inc.
CATEGORY 41
Outstanding Living Space or Architectural Feature:
Winner: OPaL Model Home – Sunroom – OPaL and P Four
CATEGORY 42
Outstanding Implementation of Innovative Design Concepts for a Product Line
Winner: Vista Collection – Van Metre Homes
Award of Merit: Potomac Crest – Basheer & Edgemoore and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 43
Best Green Building (Single Family)
Winner: Arlington Designer Homes Energy House – Arlington Designer Homes, Inc.
CATEGORY 43
Best Green Building (Multi-Family)
Winner: 1150 Ripley Street – Solaire Apartments – Washington Property Company and Lessard Design, Inc.
Sales Achievement
CATEGORY 6
Exceptional Sales Effort
Winner: Latasha Sear – Bozzuto Homes, Uplands
CATEGORY 7
Best Sales Rookie of the Year
Winner: Viktorija Piano – Ryland Homes, The Estates at Forest Glen
CATEGORY 8
Overall Top Sales Person of the Year
Winner: Kevin McGovern – Pulte Group – Arts District Hyattsville
CATEGORY 8A
Best Sales Person of the Year (Detached Home Under $500,000)
Winner: Marc Friedlander – Pulte Homes, Wicksfield Smerna, DE
CATEGORY 8B
Best Sales Person of the Year (Detached Home $500,000 and Over)
Winner: Randy Anthony – Miller & Smith, Brambleton, Noble Pointe
CATEGORY 8C
Sales Person of the Year (Attached Home Under $500,000)
Winner: Kevin McGovern – Pulte Group, Arts District Hyattsville
CATEGORY 8D
Sales Person of the Year (Attached Home $500,000 and Over)
Winner: Matt Cheney – Stanley Martin Homes, Foxhall Ridge
CATEGORY 8E
Outstanding Sales Person of the Year (Condominium Under $500,000)
Winner: Alex Champin – Miller & Smith, Gallery Park
CATEGORY 8F
Outstanding Sales Person of the Year (Condominium $500,000 and Over)
Winner: Eric Yakuchev – Pulte Group, Metrowest
CATEGORY 8G
Best Sales Person of the Year (Multi-Priced/Multi-Product)
Winner: Ernie Kyger – Van Metre Homes, Abbey Mews Towns, Brambleton Belmont Glen Village, Towne Square Towns
CATEGORY 9A
Outstanding Sales Team of the Year (Under $500,000)
Winners: David Ortiz and Yumin Chung – EYA, Old Town Commons
CATEGORY 9B
Outstanding Sales Team of the Year ($500,000 and Over)
Winners: Kelly Chaney and Mike Hales – Pulte Group, Trent Grove
CATEGORY 10
Top General Sales Manager, Director of Sales or VP of Sales
Winner: Danny Faulkner – Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 11
Top General Marketing Manager, Director of Marketing or VP of Marketing
Winner: Cathy Leaning – Bozzuto Homes
CATEGORY 12
Top Construction Superintendent And Sales Team
Winners: Trent Grove Sales & Construction Team: Kelly Chaney, Terry Forness, Mike Hales and Grant Sacquety – Pulte Group – Trent Grove
OVER 20 MILLION
Renee Davis, Dan Ryan Builders
Rob Fredericks, Pulte Homes
Omayra Dehring, Van Metre Homes
OVER 21 MILLION
Yumin Chung, EYA
David Ortiz, Old Town Commons
Debbie Paschal, Miller & Smith
Laura Schulien, Miller & Smith
OVER 22 MILLION
Tracy Lamb, Miller & Smith
Eric Hansen, Miller & Smith
Jerry Catron, Van Metre Homes
OVER 23 MILLION
Kathryn Piper, The Ryland Group
Carl Gould, The Ryland Group
OVER 24 MILLION
Nick Yannitello, EYA
OVER 25 MILLION
Bruce Fogel, Bozzuto Homes
Adam Grams, DR Horton
OVER 26 MILLION
Kathleen Buckley, DR Horton
OVER 27 MILLION
Kelly Lee- Hayes, Pulte Homes
Luke Rowand, Pulte Homes
Janiece Janson, Van Metre Homes
OVER 29 MILLION
Randy Anthony, Miller & Smith
OVER 31 MILLION
Lien Nguyen, Pulte Homes
OVER 33 MILLION
Doug Richards, Pulte Homes
OVER 34 MILLION
Ernie Kyger, Van Metre Homes
OVER 35 MILLION
Michael Sibilia, EYA
Lori Windsor, Pulte Homes
OVER 37 MILLION
Matt Cheney, Stanley Martin Homes
OVER 38 MILLION
Eric Yakuchev, Pulte Homes
OVER 41 MILLION
Bonita Hartbarger, Van Metre Homes
OVER 44 MILLION
Philip A. Salin, EYA
Sylvia Mader, EYA
OVER 48 MILLION
Adam Cetron, EYA
Repeat Life Members of The Million Dollar Club for 2012:
2013 Winners Announcement
2013 GREAT AMERICAN LIVING AWARDS HONORS BEST IN BUILDING INDUSTRY
October 4, 2013, Tyson’s Corner, VA – At its annual program last night the Great American Living Awards (GALA) proudly recognized the building industry’s top achievers in 43 residential design, sales, and marketing categories. Presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, Washington Metropolitan Sales & Marketing Council, and the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association, GALA honors excellence among builders, developers, architects, sales, marketing, merchandising, and advertising professionals in the metropolitan Washington market.
“By bringing together the industry’s best and brightest, GALA never fails to inspire,” said Shay Onorio, Vice President of Delucchi Plus and 2013 PR/Communications Committee Chairperson. “This year’s ceremony was no exception, with this group of winners highlighting how far our colleagues and our industry have come.”
At the awards ceremony held in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, GALA gave top honors as follows:
CATEGORY 1A
Grand Award – Home of the Year (Detached Home)
Winner: Bristol Model at Maple Lawn – Michael Harris Homes and Lessard Design
CATEGORY 1B
Grand Award – Home of the Year (Attached Home)
Winner: The Sussex at Oakton East – Stanley Martin Companies and P Four
CATEGORY 1D
Grand Award – Home of the Year (Custom Home)
Winner: Creighton Farms, Lot 42 – Creighton Enterprises Custom Homes
CATEGORY 2
Grand Award – Community of the Year
Winner: Brambleton – Soave Real Estate
CATEGORY 13A
Best Sales Office/Rental Office/Information Center (Rental Office)
Winner: Bozzuto Homes – Uplands Sales Center – Bozzuto Homes and Lyons & Sucher.
CATEGORY 13B
Best Sales Office/Rental Office/Information Center (Sales Office)
Winner: Brunswick Crossing Welcome Center – Illumine8 Marketing & PR and Pleasants Development
CATEGORY 13C
Best Sales Office/Rental Office/Information Center (Information Center)
Winner: Willowsford Touchscreen Display – Willowsford and Ecendant Interactive
CATEGORY 14A
Best Website (Individual Community)
Winner: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: Kennedy Row – Merrick Towle Communications, The JBG Companies and Tritec Development
CATEGORY 14B
Best Website (Master Planned Community)
Winner: Willowsford – Willowsford and Ecendant Interactive
Award of Merit: Brambleton – Delucchi Plus, Brambleton and Soave Real Estate
CATEGORY 14C
Best Website (Mixed-Use Community)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith, One Loudoun and Borcz + Dixon
CATEGORY 14D
Best Website (Local Builder)
Winner: Miller & Smith – Miller & Smith and Lyons & Sucher
Award of Merit: The Dolben Company, Inc. – Delucchi Plus and The Dolben Company, Inc.
CATEGORY 14F
Best Website (Associate)
Winner: Hartman Design Group – Ecendant Interactive
Award of Merit: Lyons & Sucher Video Promotion Campaign – Lyons & Sucher
CATEGORY 15B
Best Online Advertising, Ad Campaign
Winner: Kennedy Row – Merrick Towle Communications, The JBG Companies and Tritec Development
Award of Merit: K. Hovnanian Homes – K. Hovnanian Homes and GKA Advertising
CATEGORY 16A
Social Media (Blog)
Winner: Willowsford Ramblings – Willowsford and Ecendant Interactive
CATEGORY 16B
Social Media (Facebook)
Winner: Creekside Village – Blue Bug Digital and Ryan Homes
CATEGORY 16D
Social Media (Overall Social Media)
Winner: The Yards – Blue Bug Digital and Forrest City Washington
CATEGORY 17A
Best Printed Brochure (Individual Community)
Winner: Foxmont Brochure – Basheer & Edgemoore and The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 17B
Best Printed Brochure (Master Planned Community/Mixed-Use Community)
Winner: Inspired Magazine – Willowsford and Fraser Wallace Advertising
CATEGORY 17C
Best Printed Brochure (Condominium or Apartment Community)
Winner: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: 360◦ H Street Apartments – Steuart Investment Company and Fraser Wallace Advertising
CATEGORY 17D
Best Printed Brochure (Corporate, Builder or Developer)
Winner: Integrity Homes Corporate Brochure – Integrity Homes and Fraser Wallace Advertising
CATEGORY 18A
Best Print Advertising (Individual Ad)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith, One Loudoun and Borcz + Dixon
Award of Merit: K. Hovnanian Homes Virginia, River Pointe – K. Hovnanian Homes Virginia and GKA Advertising
CATEGORY 18B
Best Print Advertising (Ad Campaign)
Winner: Parkside – Delucchi Plus – Ryan Homes and NV Homes
Award of Merit: Brambleton – Delucchi Plus, Brambleton & Soave Real Estate
CATEGORY 19A
Best Direct Mail (Individual Direct Mail Piece)
Winner: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
CATEGORY 19B
Best Direct Mail (Direct Mail Campaign)
Winner: Miller & Smith Direct Mail Campaign – Miller & Smith and Lyons & Sucher
Award of Merit: Perfectly Suited Direct Mail Campaign – Mid-Atlantic Builders and NDG Communications
CATEGORY 20
Best Audio, Podcast or Radio
Winner: YOLO (You Only Live Once) Radio Spot – DR Horton & The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 21
Best Video or TV Ad
Winner: 77H – The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: Homeowners Inspire Pulte Life Tested Home Designs – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 22A
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Individual Community, Multi-Family Community)
Winner: Kennedy Row – Merrick Towle Communications, The JBG Companies and Tritec Development
Award of Merit: Sedona I Slate – The JBG Companies
CATEGORY 22B
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Master Planned Community, Mixed-Use Community)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith, One Loudoun and Borcz + Dixon
Award of Merit: A Taste of Willowsford – Willowsford, Fraser Wallace Advertising and Ecedant Interactive
CATEGORY 22C
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign (Builder)
Winner: Miller & Smith Integrated Marketing Campaign For Big Reveals and Community Pushes – Miller & Smith and Lyons & Sucher
Award of Merit: YOLO (You Only Live Once) Integrated Marketing – DR Horton & The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 23A
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home (Under $400,000)
Winner: The Sawgrass at Virginia Heritage at Lee’s Parke – P Four and DR Horton
Award of Merit: The Dirickson – Beazer Homes, Maryland/Delaware Division, and Furniture Brands Builder Services
CATEGORY 23B
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: The Gramercy Park at Grapevine Ridge – P Four and Miller & Smith.
Award of Merit: The Easton – P Four and DR Horton
CATEGORY 23C
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: Evergreen Homes – Preston Lakes – Beverley – Interior Concepts, Inc. and The Evergreene Companies
Award of Merit: The Westmoreland at Brookside – P Four and M/I Homes
CATEGORY 23D
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: The Sherwood at Willowsford – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 23E
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Addison II at Ashburn Place – M/I Homes of D.C. and Dreamhouse Studios.
Award of Merit: Maple Lawn – Design Works Interiors and Michael Harris Homes.
CATEGORY 23F
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home ($850,001 – $1,000,000)
Winner: Chatsworth at Batchellors Forest – Pulte Group
Award of Merit: The Hamlet at Wulf Crest Farms – Builders Design and Steuart Kret Homes
CATEGORY 23G
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home (Over $1,000,000)
Winners: OPaL Model Home – OPaL and P Four
Willowsford – Milburn – Model Home Interiors and Camberley Homes
Award of Merit: Potomac Shores – Portsmouth – Interior Concepts, Inc. and NV Homes
CATEGORY 24A
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home (Under $300,000)
Winner: The Lafayette at Market Square – P Four and Dan Ryan Homes
Award of Merit: R Street Condo – Blue Homes Ventures and Clark Realty Capital, LLC
CATEGORY 24B
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($300,001 – $350,000)
Winner: Bromley – Basheer & Edgemoore and Builders Design
Award of Merit: The Langley at Stillhaven – P Four and M/I Homes
CATEGORY 24C
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($350,001 – $400,000)
Winner: Villa B – Comstock Homes and Builders Design and Leasing
CATEGORY 24D
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: Dominion Crossing – Wellington II – Builders Design and K. Hovnanian Homes
CATEGORY 24E
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: The Gorman Model – Brookfield Residential and Builders Design and Leasing
Award of Merit: The Eaton – Comstock and Builders Design and Leasing
CATEGORY 24F
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: The Radcliffe at Cameron Glen – P Four and Stanley Martin Companies
Award of Merit: The Foxhall – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and The Wormald Companies
CATEGORY 24G
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Executive Townhome at Potomac Yard – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 24H
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home ($850,001 – $1,000,000)
Winner: The Sussex at Oakton East – P Four and Stanley Martin Companies
CATEGORY 25C
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family New Construction – Mid-Rise 4-Stories and Below (Rental)
Winner : Madison at Ballston Station – Hartman Design Group, Paradigm Companies & Lessard Architectural Group
Award of Merit: The Galaxy Apartments – Hartman Design Group & RST Development AR + Associates
CATEGORY 25D
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family New Construction – High-Rise 5-Stories and Above (Rental)
Winner: AVA H Street – Avalon Bay Communities, Inc., Degen & Degen Architecture and Interior Design, KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning, and Studio39
Award of Merit: Sedona – Hartman Design Group, The JBG Companies, and Collins & Kronstadt Architecture Collaborative, Inc.
CATEGORY 26A
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion – Mid-Rise 4-Stories and Below (For Sale)
Winner: Stone Ridge Apartments – Design Works Interiors and Greystar
Award of Merit: The Reserve at Fairfax Corner Apartments – Carlyn & Company Interiors + Design and Equity Residential
CATEGORY 26B
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion – High-Rise 5-Stories and Above (For Sale)
Winner: River House – Hartman Design Group and Vornado/Charles E. Smith
CATEGORY 27A
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Model (For Sale)
Winner: The Carlyle at The Avery – P Four, Silverwood Companies and The Mayhood Company
Award of Merit: Condominiums at Old Town Commons – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and EYA
CATEGORY 27B
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Model (Rental)
Winner: Kennedy Row – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and The JBG Companies
Award of Merit: The Elms at Clarksburg Village – Hartman Design Group, Elm Street Development, and LeMay Erickson Willcox Architects
CATEGORY 28B
Best Interior Merchandising, Club House Over 6,000 Square Feet
Winner: Brompton House – Design Works Interiors
Award of Merit: Citron Apartments – Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design and Foulger Pratt
CATEGORY 29A
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet (Under $400,000)
Winner: The Sawgrass at Virginia Heritage at Lee’s Parke – DR Horton and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
Award of Merit: The Milton – Beazer Homes – Maryland/Delaware Division and Beazer Homes Corporate Planning and Design
CATEGORY 29B
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: Gramercy Park – Miller & Smith and Creaser O’Brien Architects
CATEGORY 29C
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: The Addison Model – Integrity Homes and W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 29D
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: Tribeca – Miller & Smith and Creaser O’Brien Architects
Award of Merit: Greenwich – Miller & Smithand Creaser O’Brien Architects
CATEGORY 29E
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Square Feet ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Bristol Model at Maple Lawn – Michael Harris Homes and Lessard Design
CATEGORY 30A
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over (Under $300,000)
Winner: The Lewis – KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning and The Arcadia Communities
CATEGORY 30A
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over (Under $400,000)
Winner: Tuscany at North Pointe – DR Horton and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 30C
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winner: The Beverley at Preston Lake – Evergreene Homes, W.C. Ralston Architects and Interior Concepts, Inc.
Award of Merit: Easton at Liberty Manor – DR Horton and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 30D
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($600,001 – $700,000)
Winner: Sherwood at Willowsford – Pulte Group
Award of Merit: Northridge – Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 30E
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: The Graye Model – Integrity Homes and W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 30F
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over ($850,001 – $1,000,000)
Winner: Chatsworth at Batchellors Forest – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 30G
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Square Feet and Over (Over $1,000,000)
Winner: Regency at Chesterwood Estates – The Building Group & James McDonald Associate Architects
CATEGORY 31A
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Under $300,000)
Winner: The Asbury at Potomac Crest – Basheer & Edgemoore and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
Award of Merit: Danbury – Uplands – Bozzuto Homes
CATEGORY 31B
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($300,001 – $350,000)
Winner: The Danforth at Potomac Crest – Basheer & Edgemoore and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 31C
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($350,001 – $400,000)
Winner: Villa B – Comstock
CATEGORY 31D
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($400,001 – $500,000)
Winner: Grand Townes at Belmont Ridge – The Ryland Group
CATEGORY 31E
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($500,001 – $600,000)
Winners: The Gorman Model – Brookfield Residential and Lessard Design.
The Eaton – Comstock and W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 31G
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home ($700,001 – $850,000)
Winner: Executive Townhomes at Potomac Yard – Pulte Group
CATEGORY 32
Best Design and Architecture, Multi-Family New Construction
Winner: Meridian at Mount Vernon Triangle – Hartman Design Group, Paradigm Companies & Collins & Kronstadt Architecture Collaborative, Inc.
Award of Merit: Flats 130 at Constitution Square – SK+I Architecture & Stonebridge Carras
CATEGORY 33
Best Design and Architecture, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion
Winner: River House – Hartman Design Group & Vornado/Charles E. Smith
CATEGORY 34
Best Design and Architecture, Best Adaptive Re-use for Residential
Winner: Foundry Lofts – SK+I Architecture and Forest City Washington
CATEGORY 35B
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, One-of-a-Kind (3,000 – 5,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Creighton Farms, Lot 42 – Creighton Enterprises Custom Home
Award of Merit: Julia Avenue – James McDonald Associate Architects and Joy Custom Design/Build
CATEGORY 35C
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, One-of-a-Kind (5,001 – 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Turkey Run Custom – James McDonald Associate Architects and Artisan Builders, LLC
CATEGORY 35D
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, One-of-a-Kind (Over 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Grenata, Lot 54 – Creighton Enterprises Custom Homes
Award of Merit: OPaL Model Home & Office – OPaL & P Four
CATEGORY 36B
Best Design & Architecture, Customized Home Plan Representing a Home Previously Built by a Builder (3,000 – 5,000 Square Feet)
Winner: The Building Group and James McDonald Associate Architects
Award of Merit: Chester Model – Creekstone Builders and John F. Heltzel, AIA
CATEGORY 36C
Best Design & Architecture, Customized Home Plan Representing a Home Previously Built by a Builder (5,001 – 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Maymont – Basheer & Edgemoore and The Leigh Agency
CATEGORY 37A
Best Design and Architecture, Residential Remodeling/Restoration, Alterations and Additions to an Existing Residence for an Individual (3,000 – 5,000 Square Feet)
Winner: 1123 S Street, NW – Redwood Ventures and P Four and workshop t10
Award of Merit: Great Falls Kitchen Renovation – BOWA
CATEGORY 37B
Best Design and Architecture, Residential Remodeling/Restoration, Alterations and Additions to an Existing Residence for an Individual (5,001 – 7,000 Square Feet)
Winner: Park road Remodel – James McDonald Associate Architects & Relux Homes
CATEGORY 39A
Best Innovative Land Planning (Residential)
Winner: Clarksburg Village – Elm Street Development, Charles P. Johnson & Associates, and Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Inc.
Award of Merit: Uptown at Murray Hill – Bozzuto Homes
CATEGORY 39B
Best Innovative Land Planning (Suburban)
Winner: One Loudoun – Miller & Smith and One Loudoun
CATEGORY 39B
Best Innovative Land Planning (Urban)
Winner: Sherdian Station Phase 1 – SK&I Architecture and W.C. Smith
CATEGORY 40
Best Design and Architecture, Club House
Winner: The Clubhouse at Poplar Run – Winchester Homes, KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning, and Interior Concepts, Inc.
CATEGORY 41
Outstanding Living Space or Architectural Feature:
Winner: OPaL Model Home – Sunroom – OPaL and P Four
CATEGORY 42
Outstanding Implementation of Innovative Design Concepts for a Product Line
Winner: Vista Collection – Van Metre Homes
Award of Merit: Potomac Crest – Basheer & Edgemoore and KTGY Group, Inc. Architecture + Planning
CATEGORY 43
Best Green Building (Single Family)
Winner: Arlington Designer Homes Energy House – Arlington Designer Homes, Inc.
CATEGORY 43
Best Green Building (Multi-Family)
Winner: 1150 Ripley Street – Solaire Apartments – Washington Property Company and Lessard Design, Inc.
Sales Achievement
CATEGORY 6
Exceptional Sales Effort
Winner: Latasha Sear – Bozzuto Homes, Uplands
CATEGORY 7
Best Sales Rookie of the Year
Winner: Viktorija Piano – Ryland Homes, The Estates at Forest Glen
CATEGORY 8
Overall Top Sales Person of the Year
Winner: Kevin McGovern – Pulte Group – Arts District Hyattsville
CATEGORY 8A
Best Sales Person of the Year (Detached Home Under $500,000)
Winner: Marc Friedlander – Pulte Homes, Wicksfield Smerna, DE
CATEGORY 8B
Best Sales Person of the Year (Detached Home $500,000 and Over)
Winner: Randy Anthony – Miller & Smith, Brambleton, Noble Pointe
CATEGORY 8C
Sales Person of the Year (Attached Home Under $500,000)
Winner: Kevin McGovern – Pulte Group, Arts District Hyattsville
CATEGORY 8D
Sales Person of the Year (Attached Home $500,000 and Over)
Winner: Matt Cheney – Stanley Martin Homes, Foxhall Ridge
CATEGORY 8E
Outstanding Sales Person of the Year (Condominium Under $500,000)
Winner: Alex Champin – Miller & Smith, Gallery Park
CATEGORY 8F
Outstanding Sales Person of the Year (Condominium $500,000 and Over)
Winner: Eric Yakuchev – Pulte Group, Metrowest
CATEGORY 8G
Best Sales Person of the Year (Multi-Priced/Multi-Product)
Winner: Ernie Kyger – Van Metre Homes, Abbey Mews Towns, Brambleton Belmont Glen Village, Towne Square Towns
CATEGORY 9A
Outstanding Sales Team of the Year (Under $500,000)
Winners: David Ortiz and Yumin Chung – EYA, Old Town Commons
CATEGORY 9B
Outstanding Sales Team of the Year ($500,000 and Over)
Winners: Kelly Chaney and Mike Hales – Pulte Group, Trent Grove
CATEGORY 10
Top General Sales Manager, Director of Sales or VP of Sales
Winner: Danny Faulkner – Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 11
Top General Marketing Manager, Director of Marketing or VP of Marketing
Winner: Cathy Leaning – Bozzuto Homes
CATEGORY 12
Top Construction Superintendent And Sales Team
Winners: Trent Grove Sales & Construction Team: Kelly Chaney, Terry Forness, Mike Hales and Grant Sacquety – Pulte Group – Trent Grove
OVER 20 MILLION
Renee Davis, Dan Ryan Builders
Rob Fredericks, Pulte Homes
Omayra Dehring, Van Metre Homes
OVER 21 MILLION
Yumin Chung, EYA
David Ortiz, Old Town Commons
Debbie Paschal, Miller & Smith
Laura Schulien, Miller & Smith
OVER 22 MILLION
Tracy Lamb, Miller & Smith
Eric Hansen, Miller & Smith
Jerry Catron, Van Metre Homes
OVER 23 MILLION
Kathryn Piper, The Ryland Group
Carl Gould, The Ryland Group
OVER 24 MILLION
Nick Yannitello, EYA
OVER 25 MILLION
Bruce Fogel, Bozzuto Homes
Adam Grams, DR Horton
OVER 26 MILLION
Kathleen Buckley, DR Horton
OVER 27 MILLION
Kelly Lee- Hayes, Pulte Homes
Luke Rowand, Pulte Homes
Janiece Janson, Van Metre Homes
OVER 29 MILLION
Randy Anthony, Miller & Smith
OVER 31 MILLION
Lien Nguyen, Pulte Homes
OVER 33 MILLION
Doug Richards, Pulte Homes
OVER 34 MILLION
Ernie Kyger, Van Metre Homes
OVER 35 MILLION
Michael Sibilia, EYA
Lori Windsor, Pulte Homes
OVER 37 MILLION
Matt Cheney, Stanley Martin Homes
OVER 38 MILLION
Eric Yakuchev, Pulte Homes
OVER 41 MILLION
Bonita Hartbarger, Van Metre Homes
OVER 44 MILLION
Philip A. Salin, EYA
Sylvia Mader, EYA
OVER 48 MILLION
Adam Cetron, EYA
Repeat Life Members of The Million Dollar Club for 2012:
Adam Cetron, EYA
Philip A. Salin, EYA
Randy Anthony, Miller & Smith
Lori Windsor, Pulte Homes
Kelly Lee- Hayes, Pulte Homes
Eric Yakuchev, Pulte Homes
Luke Rowand, Pulte Homes
Jim Graves, Pulte Homes
Bonita Hartbarger, Van Metre Homes
Janiece Janson, Van Metre Homes
Ernie Kyger, Van Metre Homes
Jerry Catron, Van Metre Homes
Ernie Kyger, Van Metre Homes
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