The deadline for entries has been extended to 12pm on Friday, June 2!
All last minute entries must be in by noon. Remember, the GALA Awards is your one opportunity to be recognized among the most prestigious industry professionals in residential design, sales, and marketing in the metropolitan Washington market
Just a reminder that today at 5pm is the early bird deadline, for all entries and materials to be submitted online and delivered to NVBIA.
There is still plenty of time to prepare your entries for the final entry deadline on May 26th at 12pm, though! Don’t procrastinate and create stress by waiting until the last minute. Plan ahead and get started early. Use your resources and get help from your team members who can collaborate on your entries. If you have questions, Dora and Laurie are happy to help in any way.
Mark your calendars–the early bird deadline for the 2017 GALA Awards is fast approaching on May 5th at 5pm. This is your chance to be recognized among the most prestigious industry professionals in residential design, sales, and marketing in the metropolitan Washington market.
To get started, simply visit the My Forms page and enter your login credentials or register as a new user for the 2016 GALA Awards. Your username is your email address (assuming you previously created an account during the 2016 award entries). You can utilize the “Forgot Password” feature to retrieve your password if necessary.
To set up a new account registration form you will need to provide a valid email address and password along with your basic contact information, and choose your company from the list of members. Once you have submitted this information, you will receive an email that confirms your registration. Then, you’re ready to start submitting entries!
You can view and create entry forms once you log into the system. Just follow the simple steps and fill out the easy form for each entry. Remember, for each entry, you must create a unique name for your form to distinguish it from your other entries in the same category. For more specific instructions on entry forms, visit the Entry Forms page. Once all information is completed on your entry forms, you can submit your entries and proceed to payment.
Remember to get your entries in before the May 5th early bird deadline. After that, prices go up for entries submitted through the final entry deadline of May 26th!
If you attended GALA this year and are interested in viewing or purchasing photos from the event, please visit our photo gallery, the TapSnap website or our SnapCast Slideshow! Photos can be directly downloaded from TapSnap and Snap Cast. We hope you enjoy the photos and we look forward to seeing you at GALA 2017!
Last week DC-area homebuilding industry professionals came together to celebrate a successful year in home building. The Great American Living Awards (GALA) proudly recognized the building industry’s top achievers in design and architecture, interior design, sales, and marketing categories. Presented by the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, and the Maryland Building Industry Association, GALA honors excellence among builders, developers, architects, sales, marketing, merchandising, and advertising professionals in the metropolitan Washington market.
“This year’s program truly represented the best in the homebuilding industry,” said 2016 GALA chair, Laurie Matthews owner of LM Marketing Group in Washington, D.C. “The 2016 winners are so deserving of this recognition for their outstanding accomplishments across a broad array of disciplines in support of the continuously improving Washington, D.C. housing market.”
At the awards ceremony held at the Hilton McLean in Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, GALA honored the following winners. To learn more about GALA or access photos of the winning entries, please visit www.greatamericanlivingawards.com.
Sales Achievement
CATEGORY 4
Sales Person of the Year
Winner: Matthew Parlatore, Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 5
Million Dollar Club:
Adam Cetron, EYA
Alex Lerner, Prime Building Advantage/KB Home
Alexander Champin, Beazer Homes
Allison Llerena, Cal Atlantic Homes
Amber Steigelman, Cal Atlantic Homes
Angie Lacey, Dan Ryan Builders
Ann Carroll, Van Metre Homes
Annette Thomasson, Dan Ryan Builders
Bonita Hartbarger, Van Metre Homes
Boykin Wagner, Dan Ryan Builders
Brooke Sears, Van Metre Homes
Carl Gould, CalAtlantic Homes
Catharine Taylor, Miller & Smith
David Ortiz, EYA
Dawn Jankowski, Pulte Group
Deb Fiore, CalAtlantic Homes
Debora Flora, Miller & Smith
Deborah Paschal, Beazer Homes
Devon Lackey, Pulte Group
Doug Richards, Pulte Group
Emma Pluto, Pulte Group
Eric Hansen, Miller & Smith
Eric Yakuchev, Pulte Group
Ernie Kyger, Van metre Homes
Gary Gochenour, Pulte Group
Gina DiMaio, Miller & Smith
Grace Strother, Miller & Smith
Greg Spencer, Van Metre Homes
Heather McCulloch, Dan Ryan Builders
Holly Winfield, Prime Building Advantage
Janiece Janson, Miller & Smith
Jeffrey Sullivan, Pulte Group
Jim Graves, Pulte Group
Joe Petrone, Prime Building Advantage/OPaL
Joe Russell, CalAtlantic Homes
John Holmes, Beazer Homes
Jonathan Horne, Pulte Group
Juli Humbles, Beazer Homes
Kara Gooden, CalAtlantic Homes
Kelly Chaney, Pulte Group/Del Webb
Kim Simonson, Dan Ryan Builders
Lien, Nguyen, Pulte Group
Luke Rowland, Pulte Group
Mary Cochran, Pulte Group
Matt Cherry, Beazer Homes
Matt Parlatore, Van Metre Homes
Michael Hales, Pulte Group
Mike Holland, Van Metre Homes
Mike Sibilia, EYA
Nick Yannitello, EYA
Pam Swartz, Prime Building Advantage/MI Homes
Patrice Hutchinson, Pulte Group
Phil Pollard, Van Metre Homes
Phil Salin, EYA
Renee Davis, Dan Ryan Builders
Robert Thomas, Beazer Homes
Shane Leier, Beazer Homes
Shayne Robinson, Van Metre Homes
Stephanie Egan, Miller & Smith
Tammy Petrillo, EYA
Tina Beitelman, CalAtlantic Homes
Tracy Thompson, CalAtlantic Homes
Yumin Chung, EYA
CATEGORY 6
Exceptional Sales Effort
Winner: Catherine Taylor, Miller & Smith
CATEGORY 7
Outstanding Sales Rookie
Winner: Annette Thomasson, Dan Ryan Builders
CATEGORY 8A
Outstanding Sales Person, Detached Homes Under $400,000
Winner: Kim Simonson, Dan Ryan Builders
CATEGORY 8C
Outstanding Sales Person, Detached Homes Over $550,000
Winner: Matthew Parlatore, Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 8E
Outstanding Sales Person, Attached Homes $300,000-$400,000
Winner: Eric Hansen, Miller & Smith
CATEGORY 8F
Outstanding Sales Person, Attached Homes $401,000-$550,000
Winner: Brooks Sears, Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 8G
Outstanding Sales Person, Attached Homes Over $550,000
Winner: Nick Yannitello, EYA
CATEGORY 8I
Outstanding Sales Person, Condominiums $300,000-$500,000
Winner: Holly Winfield, Prime Building Advantage
CATEGORY 8K
Outstanding Sales Person, Multi Priced/Multi Product
Winner: Dawn Jankowski, Pulte
CATEGORY 9B
Outstanding Sales Team, $300,000-$500,000
Winner: Phillip Pollard & Chris Fauver–Brixton Collection, Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 9C
Outstanding Sales Team, Over $500,000
Winner: Mike Sibilia & Adam Cetron, Westside, EYA
CATEGORY 10
Outstanding Sales Manager, Director of Sales or VP of Sales
Winner: Lily Mavrellis, Pulte
CATEGORY 11
Outstanding General Marketing Manager, Director of Marketing or VP of Marketing
Winner: Chelsea Payson, Prime Building Advantage
Sales Environment
CATEGORY 13A
Best Sales Office/Rental Office Information Center, Model Home Sales Center
Winner: Poplar Run, Winchester Homes/NDG Communications
CATEGORY 13B
Best Sales Office/Rental Office Information Center, Community Sales Center
Winner: Westmoore, NVR, Inc./LM Marketing Group/Design Works
Marketing Materials
CATEGORY 15A
Best Website, Individual Community
Winner: Atlantic Plumbing, JBG COmpanies/Delucchi Plus
CATEGORY 15B
Best Website, Master Planned Residential Community
Winner: One Loudoun, Miller & Smith/Borcz+Dixon
CATEGORY 15C
Best Website, Local Builder
Winner: Craftmark Homes, Craftmark Homes/GKA Advertising
CATEGORY 15D
Best Website, National Builder
Winner: Dolben Company, Dolben Company/Delucchi Plus
Award of Merit: CBG Building Company, Clark Builders Group
CATEGORY 15E
Best Website, Associate
Winner: LM Marketing Group, LM Marketing Group
Award of Merit: MRP Realty, MRP Realty/Ecendant Interactive
CATEGORY 16A
Best Online Advertising, Individual Ad
Winner: St. Charles Home Buying Seminar, St. Charles Communities/Williams Whittle
CATEGORY 16B
Best Online Advertising, Ad Campaign
Winner: One Loudoun, Miller & Smith/Borcz+Dixon
CATEGORY 17
Social Media
Winner: Bayside (Facebook), Carl M. Freeman Companies/Borcz+Dixon
Award of Merit: Embrey Mill (Facebook), Newland Communities/Borcz+Dixon
CATEGORY 18A
Best Printed Brochure, Individual Community
Winner: 525 Water, PN Hoffman/Delucchi Plus
CATEGORY 18B
Best Printed Brochure, Master Planned/Mixed Use Community
Winner: Westmoore “Metro Living Simplified”, NVR, Inc./LM Marketing Group
CATEGORY 18C
Best Printed Brochure, Condominium or Apartment Community
Winner: ICON Residences “Live The Revival”, Hekemian & Co./Wallace and Company
Award of Merit: Stonehall Bethesda “Your Urban Oasis”, Duball, LLC/NDG Communications
CATEGORY 18D
Best Printed Brochure, Corporate (Associate, Builder or Developer)
Winner: OPaL “Homes AS Unique As You Are”, OPaL/Lyons & Sucher
CATEGORY 19A
Best Print Advertising, Individual Ad
Winner: Timeless Architecture. Uncompromised Luxury., Michael Harris Homes/Wallace and Company
CATEGORY 19B
Best Print Advertising, Ad Campaign
Winner: Cabin Branch “Live Every Moment”, Winchester Homes/NDG Communications
CATEGORY 20A
Best Direct Mail, Individual Direct Mail Piece
Winner: The Villages of Piedmont at Leopold’s Preserve “Naturally Better Living”, Winchester Homes/NDG Communications
Award of Merit: Willowsford “Street Eats”, Willowsford/Wallace and Company
CATEGORY 20B
Best Direct Mail, Direct Mail Campaign
Winner: Admiral’s Landing “Every Door”, K. Hovnanian Homes/GKA Advertising
CATEGORY 22
Best Video or TV Ad
Winner: Metro Row “Close In and Connected”, NVR, Inc./LM Marketing Group
Award of Merit: Signal Hill Station “The Perfect Place”, Miller & Smith/Lyons & Sucher
CATEGORY 23A
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign, Individual Community or Multi-Family Community
Winner: The Shay “She Has Arrived”, Gates Hudson/Red Thinking
CATEGORY 23B
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign, Master Planned/Mixed Use Community
Winner: One Loudoun “Loudoun’s New Downtown”, Miller & Smith/Borcz+Dixon
Award of Merit: Willowsford “Street Eats”, Willowsford/Wallace and Company
CATEGORY 23C
Best Integrated Marketing Campaign, Builder
Winner: Knutson “Down Town Bram”, Knutson Companies/Lyons & Sucher
Award of Merit: CBG Latitude Walkway, CBG Building Company
Interior Design/Merchandising
CATEGORY 24B
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home $300,000-$400,000
Winner: Passport at Celebrate, Pulte
Award of Merit: Hartwood at Embrey Mill, Miller & Smith/P Four
CATEGORY 24C
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home $400,001-$500,000
Winner: St. Lucie at GlenRiddle, Pulte
CATEGORY 24D
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home $500,001-$600,000
Winner: Pinehurst at Surratts Crossing, Marrick Homes/Interior Concepts
CATEGORY 24E
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home $600,001-$700,000
Winner: Lewes II at Ocean View Beach Club, K. Hovnanian Homes/Model Home Interiors
Award of Merit: Rome at Poplar Run, Ryan Homes/Interior Concepts, Inc.
CATEGORY 24F
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home $700,001-$850,000
Winner: Ashville at Willowsford, MI Homes/P Four
CATEGORY 24G
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home $850,001-$1,000,000
Winner: Fillmore II at Waterford Manor, Brookfield Residential/Fox Point Designs
Award of Merit: Oakton at Reservoir Estates, Craftmark Homes/Interior Concepts, Inc.
CATEGORY 24H
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home $1,000,001-$1,400,000
Winner: Eagles Nest at Highland Reserve, Mitchell & Best Homes/Interior Concepts, Inc.
Award of Merit: Sage at Maple Lawn, Bozzuto Homes/P Four
CATEGORY 24I
Best Interior Merchandising, Detached Home Over $1,40,000
Winner: Le Chateau The Lumiere, The Building Group
CATEGORY 25A
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home Under $300,000
Winner: Willowcroft at Celebrate, Pulte
CATEGORY 25B
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home $300,000-$350,000
Winner: Bradford at Mayfair, Brookfield Residential/Interior Concepts, Inc.
CATEGORY 25C
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home $350,001-$400,000
Winner: Logan II at Parkside, K. Hovnanian Homes/Model Home Interiors
CATEGORY 25D
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home $400,001-$500,000
Winner: Magnolia at Tall Cedars, MI Homes/P Four
Award of Merit: Grand Ashcroft at Eastchurch, Wormald Homes/Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design
CATEGORY 25E
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home $500,001-$600,000
Winner: Surrey at Wincopia Farms, Pulte
Award of Merit: Fleetweed at Crescent Place, Knutson Companies/Model Home Interiors
CATEGORY 25F
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home $600,001-$700,000
Winner: Morton Street Mews – Lower Unit, OPaL/P Four
Award of Merit: Copeland at Westside at Shady Grove Metro, EYA/Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design
CATEGORY 25G
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home $700,001-$850,000
Winner: Falls Church at MetroRow, NVHomes,/Interior Concepts, Inc
CATEGORY 25H
Best Interior Merchandising, Attached Home Over $850,000
Winner: Adams at Quarry Springs, 1788 Holdings Development/Builders Design
Award of Merit: Harrison at Grosvenor Heights, EYA/Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design
CATEGORY 26A
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family New Construction, Amenity Space or Common Areas in a Mid-Rise
Winner: The Perry, Foulger-Pratt/Hartman Design Group
Award of Merit: Modera Mosaic, Mill Creek Residential Trust/Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design
CATEGORY 26B
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family New Construction, Amenity Space or Common Areas in a High-Rise
Winner: West Broad, Rushmark Properties/Hartman Design Group
CATEGORY 27A
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion, Amenity Space or Common Areas in a Mid-Rise
Winner: Vantage at Merrifield, Kettler/Ortega D.A.S.
CATEGORY 27B
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Renovation or Conversion, Amenity Space or Common Areas in a High-Rise
Winner: BLVD Reston Station, Comstock Partners/Builders Design
CATEGORY 28A
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Model/Unit For Sale
Winner: Ritz Carlton Residences – Unit 450, RXR Realty/P Four/Prime Building Advantage
CATEGORY 28B
Best Interior Merchandising, Multi-Family Model/Unit Rental
Winner: Galvan at Twinbrook – Model 264, The JBG Companies/Hartman Design Group
CATEGORY 29B
Best Interior Merchandising, Free-Standing Clubhouse Over 6,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: Enclave at Box Hill, Murn Development, Design Works Interiors
Design & Architecture
CATEGORY 30B
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Sq. Ft. for $300,001-$400,000
Winner: Passport at Celebrate, Pulte
Award of Merit: Hartwood at Embrey Mill, Miller & Smith/KTGY Group
CATEGORY 30E
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Sq. Ft. for $600,001-$700,000
Winner: Hadley at EastView, Van Metre Homes
CATEGORY 30F
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Sq. Ft. for $700,001-$850,000
Winner: Keswick at Vinehaven, Evergreene Homes/W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 30G
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots Under 7,000 Sq. Ft. for Over $850,000
Winner: Regency Park at Crown, Wormald Homes
Award of Merit: Radcliffe at Bethesda Mews, Lessard Design/Michael Harris Homes
CATEGORY 31B
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Sq. Ft. and Over for $400,001-$500,000
Winner: Calahan at Aspen North at Lake Linganore, Miller & Smith/Creaser O’Brien Architects
Award of Merit: Taylor at Avendale, Brookfield Residential/Pinnacle Design & Consulting
CATEGORY 31C
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Sq. Ft. and Over for $500,001-$600,000
Winner: Silverton at Aspen North at Lake Linganore, Miller & Smith/Creaser O’Brien Architects
Award of Merit: Beckner at Mayfair, Brookfield Residential, Pinnacle Design & Consulting
CATEGORY 31D
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Sq. Ft. and Over for $600,001-$700,000
Winner: Sierra at Falconaire, Mid-Atlantic Builders
Award of Merit: Concord at Landsdale, CalAtlantic Homes
CATEGORY 31E
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Sq. Ft. and Over for $700,001-$850,000
Winner: St. Andrews at Rosedale, CalAtlantic Homes
Award of Merit: St. Lucie at GlenRiddle, Pulte/W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 31F
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Sq. Ft. and Over for $850,001-$1,000,000
Winner: Oxfordshire I at Willowsford Greens, K. Hovnanian Homes
Award of Merit: Fillmore II at Waterford Manor, Brookfield Residential/Creaser O’Brien Architects
CATEGORY 31G
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Sq. Ft. and Over for $1,000,001-$1,400,000
Winner: Oakton at Willowsford, Drees Homes
Award of Merit: Jonathon at Willowsford, Richmond American Homes/W.C. Ralston Architects
CATEGORY 31H
Best Design and Architecture, Detached Home On Lots 7,000 Sq. Ft. and Over for Over $1,400,000
Winner: Pembrook at Bethesda Mews, Michael Harris Homes/Lessard Design
Award of Merit: Grayson at Autumn Wood, Gulick Group/Sutton Yantis Associates Architects
CATEGORY 32A
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for Under $300,000
Winner: Wakefield at Oakview Village, Brookfield Residential/Lessard Design
CATEGORY 32B
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for $300,000-$350,000
Winner: Bluemont at Celebrate, Pulte
CATEGORY 32C
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for $350,001-$400,000
Winner: Grand Central at Signal Hill Station, Miller & Smith/KTGY Architecture and Planning
Award of Merit: Haddington at Brick Yard Station, CalAtlantic Homes/Lessard Design
CATEGORY 32D
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for $400,001-$500,000
Winner: Grand Ashcroft at EastChurch, Wormald Homes
Award of Merit: Fleetwood at Crescent Place, Knutson Companies/Lessard Design
CATEGORY 32E
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for $500,001-$600,000
Winner: Rockland at Crescent Place, Knutson Companies/Lessard Design
CATEGORY 32F
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for $600,001-$700,000
Winner: Copeland at Westside at Shady Grove Metro, EYA/Lessard Design
CATEGORY 32G
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for $700,001-$850,000
Winner: Davis at Westside at Shady Grove Metro, EYA/Lessard Design
CATEGORY 32H
Best Design and Architecture, Attached Home (Townhomes, Two-Over-Two’s or Duplexes) for Over $850,000
Winner: Marshall at Grosvenor Heights, EYA/Lessard Design
Award of Merit: Upper Level at Morton Street Mews, OPaL/GPS Designs
CATEGORY 33A
Best Design and Architecture, Multi-Family New Construction
Winner: The Frasier, KTGY Architecture + Planning/Bozzuto
CATEGORY 33B
Best Design and Architecture, Multi-Family Boutique Construction
Winner: The Crossing at Ballston, HJL Properties/W.C. Ralston Architects
Award of Merit: Morton Street Mews, OPaL/GPS Designs
CATEGORY 33C
Best Design and Architecture, Multi-Family Mixed-Use
Winner: VITA Tysons Corner Center, Kettler/Macerich, Donohoe, Shalom Baranes Associates
Award of Merit: Waverly at Crescent Place, Lessard Design/Knutson Companies
CATEGORY 35
Best Design and Architecture, Best Adaptive Reuse
Winner: Historic Church at Morton Street Mews, OPaL/GPS Designs
CATEGORY 36A
Best Design and Architecture, Innovative Land Planning Residential
Winner: Grosvenor Heights, EYA/Lessard Design
CATEGORY 36B
Best Design and Architecture, Innovative Land Planning Mixed-Use
Winner: Bayside, Carl M. Freeman Companies/Cooper Carry/ParkerRodriguez
Award of Merit: Crescent Place, Lansdowne Development Group/Lessard Design/Bowman Consulting Group/LM Marketing Group
CATEGORY 37
Best Design and Architecture, Free-Standing Club House
Winner: The Villages at Two Rivers, Classic Community Corporation/Devereaux & Associates
CATEGORY 38
Best Design and Architecture, Outstanding Living Space or Architectural Feature in a Product or Product Line
Winner: Oakton Collapsible 5-Door at Willowsford, Drees Homes
CATEGORY 39A
Best Design and Architecture, Outstanding Implementation of Innovative Design Concepts for a Product Line for Detached/Attached Homes
Winner: Georgetown at Crown, Wormald Homes
CATEGORY 39B
Best Design and Architecture, Outstanding Implementation of Innovative Design Concepts for a Product Line for Multi-Family
Winner: Terrace Level at Morton Street Mews, OPaL/GPS Designs
CATEGORY 40
Best Design and Architecture, Green Building
Winner: Fenwick, SK+I Architecture/Insight Property Group, LLC/Hord Coplan Macht
Custom Homes
CATEGORY 41A
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, Single Lot Under 3,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: The Hide Away, Opal/GPS Designs
CATEGORY 41B
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, Single Lot 3,001-5,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: Walhonding Pond, Castlewood Custom Builders/James McDonald Associate Architects
CATEGORY 41C
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, Single Lot 5,001-7,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: Kentbury Drive Residence, Sandy Spring Builders/Studio Z Design Concepts/Marlene Dennis Interior Design
CATEGORY 41D
Best Design and Architecture, Custom Home, Single Lot Over 7,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: Dogwood Drive Residence, Joy Custom Design / Build/James McDonald Associate Architects
Award of Merit: Le Chateau The Lumiere, The Building Group/James McDonald Associate Architects
CATEGORY 42A
Best Design and Architecture, Custom or Customized Infill Home (One-of-a-kind homes, including plans modified from a previously built home, that are built for sale on single lots or in new subdivisions containing less than ten lots and completed within 12 months of the entry deadline) Under 3,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: 1st Road South Residence, StaBuilt/James McDonald Assoctiate Architects
CATEGORY 42B
Best Design and Architecture, Custom or Customized Infill Home (One-of-a-kind homes, including plans modified from a previously built home, that are built for sale on single lots or in new subdivisions containing less than ten lots and completed within 12 months of the entry deadline) 3,000-5,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: Arbor Lane Residence, Artisan Builders/James McDonald Associate Architects
Award of Merit: Poe Road Residence, Tuscan Homes/James McDonald Associate Architects
CATEGORY 42C
Best Design and Architecture, Custom or Customized Infill Home (One-of-a-kind homes, including plans modified from a previously built home, that are built for sale on single lots or in new subdivisions containing less than ten lots and completed within 12 months of the entry deadline) 5,001-7,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: The Newport, Artisan Builders/James McDonald Associate Architects
CATEGORY 42D
Best Design and Architecture, Custom or Customized Infill Home (One-of-a-kind homes, including plans modified from a previously built home, that are built for sale on single lots or in new subdivisions containing less than ten lots and completed within 12 months of the entry deadline) Over 7,000 Sq. Ft.
Winner: The Harrison, Capital City Builders
CATEGORY 43A
Best Design and Architecture, Design and Architecture, Renovations or Additions (Alterations and Additions to an existing residence for an individual; price reflects final construction cost) Under $500,000
Winner: Cammick Drive Renovation, BOWA
CATEGORY 43B
Best Design and Architecture, Design and Architecture, Renovations or Additions (Alterations and Additions to an existing residence for an individual; price reflects final construction cost) $500,000-$1,000,000
Winner: Falls Run Remodel, James McDonald Associate Architects/Joy Custom Design / Build
CATEGORY 4C
Best Design and Architecture, Design and Architecture, Renovations or Additions (Alterations and Additions to an existing residence for an individual; price reflects final construction cost) Over $1,000,000
Winner: Old Waterford Road Renovation, BOWA
GALA is quickly approaching tomorrow night, and there is a lot to be excited about for this year’s event. Below are a few key points as a guide to this year’s event, which will be better than ever!
A tremendous thank you goes out to all of our sponsors. The generosity of those who support GALA (recognized above and below) is what allows the event to be better than ever in 2016.
The Great American Living Awards (GALA) will be held Thursday, October 6th, at the McLean Hilton Tysons Corner to honor our industry’s best and brightest. The black-tie optional event begins with cocktails at 5:30 pm, followed by the formal dinner and awards ceremony at 7:00 pm.
The deadline for entries has been extended to 12pm on Tuesday, May 31!
All last minute entries must be in by noon. Remember, the GALA Awards is your one opportunity to be recognized among the most prestigious industry professionals in residential design, sales, and marketing in the metropolitan Washington market
Urban, hip and electric are all words that can be used to describe the 2015 GALA Community of the Year Winner, One Loudoun.
It is an extraordinary mixed-use community with endless entertainment options. One Loudoun boasts a wide variety of shops including a Fresh Market, and Barnes & Noble and Northern Outfitters are coming soon. Plenty of trendy restaurants to choose from such as, Matchbox, Uncle Julio’s Rio Grande, Bar Louie and many more. Catch a movie at the one of a kind Alamo Drafthouse Cinema or catch one of the many community events on the Downtown Plaza. One Loudoun features nearly three million square feet of office space, a clubhouse with pool and an amphitheater. Beautifully designed streetscapes and walking trails can be found throughout, providing residents easy access to everything the community has to offer. From the Summer Concert Series to the Tree Lighting during the holiday season, One Loudoun has something for everyone. With a packed calendar and an ever-growing list of merchants, One Loudoun has quickly become one of the hottest destinations in Loudoun County and the new downtown.
See more at: http://www.oneloudoun.com/
Announcing GALA 2018
It’s that time of year again! Are you ready to show off your new model homes, interior and architectural designs, and marketing campaigns? Who on your sales and construction team goes above and beyond? And, don’t forget about the exceptional Custom Home designs!
We’ve also added some new categories this year, including the Jim Vance Public Relations Campaign Award and new Signage award opportunities for individual signs and signage programs.
There are so many opportunities to shine in 2018 and show the industry why you are a WINNER in the 2018 Great American Living Awards! Starting today you may begin filling out your entry forms. Don’t delay, as the Early Bird Entry deadline is May 4th and prices will go up!
So, what award will you win this year? It’s all up to you!