Rookie Sales Person of the Year
Rick Libsack, The Ryness Co., Bellevue, Wash.
Sales Person of the Year
J. Kevin Burke, Peninsula Realty, Millsboro, Del.
Sales Team of the Year
Franchesca Meram, Daniel Short, and Lucy Meyers, The Ryness Co., San Diego
Sales Manager of the Year
Angela Ferrara, The Marketing Directors, New York
Marketing Director of the Year
Claudine Leger-Wetzel, Stock Development, Naples, Fla.
Sales and Marketing Council of the Year—Under 250 Members
Desert Sales and Marketing Council of BIA of Southern California, Palm Desert, Calif.
Sales and Marketing Council of the Year—250 to 500 Members
SMC of Southern California, Mission Viejo, Calif.
Sales and Marketing Council of the Year—Over 500 Members
SMC of the Northeast Florida Builders Association, Jacksonville, Fla.
Best Brochure for a Builder
Project: Company brochure
Builder: 1st American Builders, Apex, N.C.
Ad agency: Renaissance Creative Media, Raleigh, N.C.
Best Brochure for a Community Priced Under $250,000
Project: Summer House at Old Ponte Vedra, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Builder: Julian LeCraw & Co., Ponte Vedra Beach
Ad agency: Full Circle Productions, Atlanta
Best Brochure for a Community Priced From $500,000 to $1 Million
Project: Touchstone on Lake Muskoka, Lake Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Builder: Generx, Toronto
Ad agency: G. Ryan Design, Toronto
Best Brochure for a Community Priced Over $1 Million
Project: Kukui'ula, Kauai, Hawaii
Developer: Kukui'ula Development Co., Kauai
Ad agency: InterCommunications, Newport Beach, Calif.
Best Direct Mail—Print
Project: Roco Ki, Dominican Republic
Developer: RKI, Chicago
Ad agency: The Communiqué Group, Centennial, Colo.
Best Direct Mail—Electronic
Project: North Beach, Asbury Park, N.J.
Builder: Paramount Homes, Jackson, N.J.
Ad agency: Posner Advertising, New York
Best Color Ad for a Single Project
Project: Waterside at Coquina Key, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Builder: Prospect Marathon Coquina, St. Petersburg
Ad agency: The Branding Group, Miami
Best Color Ad—Corporate
Project: “Birthday” ad for CP Morgan Destinations line of communities
Builder: C.P. Morgan, Indianapolis
Ad agency: Milesbrand, Denver
Best Radio Commercial
Project: “Sara” commercial for Green Valley Ranch, Denver
Builder: Oakwood Homes, Denver
Producer: Milesbrand, Denver
Best Television Commercial
Project: Mountain's Edge, Las Vegas
Builder: Focus Property Group, Las Vegas
Producer: Thomas Puckett Creative/Purdue Marion/CKN Advertising, Las Vegas
Best Marketing Program by an Associate
Associate: Naples Lumber, Naples, Fla.
Ad agency: B-Squared Advertising, Naples
Best Web Site for a Community
Project:www.seahaus.com, Seahaus, La Jolla, Calif.
Builder: Barratt American, Carlsbad, Calif.
Web site designer: Greenhaus, San Diego
Best Web Site for a Builder
Project:www.johnlainghomes.com, John Laing Homes, Newport Beach, Calif.
Web site designer: Interactivate, San Diego
Best Web Site for an Associate/Supplier
Project:www.nuvis.net, Nuvis, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Web site designer: p11creative, Santa Ana Heights, Calif.
Best Sales Office—Urban
Project: Solstice, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Developer: Davies Smith Developments, Toronto
Sales office designer: G. Ryan Design, Toronto
Best Signage
Project: Branches, Ladera Ranch, Calif.
Builder: Standard Pacific Homes, Irvine, Calif.
Sign designer: p11creative, Santa Ana Heights, Calif.
Best Landscape Design for a Detached Product
Project: Arezzo, Orange County, Calif.
Builder: Pardee Homes, Los Angeles
Landscape designer: SJA Associates, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
Best Interiors Priced Under $250,000
Project: Pac Lofts, Chicago
Builder: The Bond Co., Chicago
Interior designer: Riha Design Group, Chicago
Best Interiors Priced Over $1Million
Project: The Millennium Collection, The Reserve, Residence 2, Calabasas, Calif.
Builder: New Millennium Homes, Calabasas
Interior designer: Creative Design Consultants, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Best Product Design, Detached, Priced Under $250,000
Project: Paseo at Sierra Verde, Montecito, Surprise, Ariz.
Builder: Taylor Woodrow Homes, Phoenix
Architect: D. Foster Architects, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Best Product Design, Detached, Priced From $250,000 to $400,000
Project: Sienna, Plan 312, Chandler, Ariz.
Builder: Trend Homes of Arizona, Gilbert, Ariz.
Architect: KTGY Group, Irvine, Calif.
Best Product Design, Detached, Priced From $400,000 to $650,000
Project: La Bellezza at Peregrine, Villa Sorrento, Plan 1, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Builder: Keller Homes, Colorado Springs
Architect: Scheurer Architects, Newport Beach, Calif.
Best Product Design, Detached, Priced From $650,000 to $1 Million
Project: MiraBay, Tradewinds, Residence 4, Apollo Beach, Fla.
Builder: Sabal Homes of Florida, Brandon, Fla.
Architect: Bassenian/Lagoni Architects, Newport Beach, Calif.
Best Product Design, Detached, Priced Over $1 Million
Project: Baywood Collection at Santa Luz, Plan 1, San Diego
Builder: Baywood Development, Newport Beach, Calif.
Architect: Scheurer Architects, Newport Beach
Best Product Design, Attached, Priced Under $400,000
Project: Artisan Lofts on Central, Phoenix
Builder: Artisan Homes, Phoenix
Architect: William Hezmalhalch Architects, Santa Ana, Calif.
Best Custom or Spec Home
Project: Old Cherry Hills Villa, Denver
Builder: Malibu Homes, Centennial, Colo.
Architect: Woodley Architectural Group, Littleton, Colo.
Urban Attached Community of the Year
Project: 2200, Seattle
Builder: Vulcan, Seattle
Ad agency: RMB Vivid, Seattle
Architect: Collins Woerman, Seattle
Interior designer: Weber + Thompson, Seattle
Sales office designer: MICE Market Craft/MICE Interiors, Tempe, Ariz.
Landscape designer: Brumbaugh & Associates, Seattle
Sign designer: Island Dog Signs, Seattle
Detached Community of the Year Priced Over $500,000
Project: La Bellezza at Peregrine, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Builder: Keller Homes, Colorado Springs
Ad agency: Launch Advertising, Denver
Architect: Scheurer Architects, Newport Beach, Calif.
Interior designer: ColorDesignArt, Culver City, Calif.
Sales office designer: The Design Studio@Keller Homes, Colorado Springs; designed by MASCO, Carmel, Ind.
Landscape designer: DTJ Design, Boulder, Colo.
Sign designer: ADKO Signs, Colorado Springs
Master Planned Community of the Year
Project: Woodbury, Irvine, Calif.
Developer: Irvine Community Development Co., Irvine
Ad agency: The Roxburgh Agency, Costa Mesa, Calif.
Landscape designer: SWA, Irvine
Sign designer: Outdoor Dimensions, Anaheim, Calif.
The JudgesThe 2006 Nationals were judged by a 10-member panel of builders, marketing executives, merchandising professionals, and housing experts. The judges were:
Rochelle Barcellona, president, Barcellona Communications, Folsom, Calif.
Denise Dersin, editor, BUILDER magazine, Washington
Jack Gallagher, area manager, builder division, American Home Mortgage, Raleigh, N.C.
Tim Galvin, vice president of sales and marketing, The Boulders of Truckee, Truckee, Calif.
Mark Johnson, director of design, Whirlpool Corp., Benton Harbor, Mich.
Marge Karahuta, vice president of sales and marketing, Matzel Development, Ocean, N.J.
Toni Leance, vice president of sales and marketing, The Mark Co., San Francisco
Steve Mackey, president, Coastal Breeze Homes, Naples, Fla.
Hillary Reed, principal, Hillary Reed Interiors, Littleton, Colo.
Deanna Sihon, senior research analyst, New Home Trends, Mill Creek, Wash.