This year, the Gold Nugget Awards is celebrating six decades of recognizing those who improve communities through exceptional concepts in design, planning, and development. The program announced its 2023 grand honorees at an awards ceremony May 24 during PCBC, the Pacific Coast’s regional conference and trade show for real estate development.

From single-family production and custom homes to multifamily and affordable developments, the annual awards program garnered 640 entries in 2023 and a slew of merit and grand awards in more than 50 categories.

“The Gold Nugget Award winners reflect our industry’s best, brightest, and most innovative architects, designers, and builder/developers,” notes Lisa Parrish, judging chairman and ceremonies administrator for the program. “The 2023 winners prove the beauty of design.”

The judging panel featured some of the most talented designers, planners, and builders in the industry, including Paul Brady, principal at Godden | Sudik Architects; Mollie Carmichael, principal at Zonda Advisory; Steven Dewan, senior principal at Bassenian Lagoni; Anne Postle, principal/senior partner at Osmosis Architecture; Kaylee Smith, real estate executive; and Eric Zuziak, partner and president at JZMK Partners.

Below are the homes and communities of the year as well as a selection of grand winners in residential design:

Home of the Year: Bronco at Cavallo, Scottsdale, Arizona
Builder: Camelot Homes; Architect: Bob White

Residential Detached Collection of the Year: Vue Palm Springs, Palm Springs, California
Builder: GHA Cos. | Mario Gonzales; Architect: Woodley Architectural Group

Master-Planned Community of the Year: Westhaven, Franklin, Tennessee
Builder/Developer/Architect: Southern Land Co.

Best Single-Family Detached Home, Under 2,000 Square Feet: Vue Palm Springs Plan 1, Palm Springs, California
Builder: GHA Cos. | Mario Gonzales; Architect: Woodley Architectural Group

Best Single-Family Detached Home, 2,001 to 2,499 Square Feet: Meyer at Toll Brothers at Adero Canyon, Fountain Hills, Arizona
Builder: Toll Brothers; Architect: RFT Design

Best Single-Family Detached Home, 2,500 to 3,000 Square Feet: Stratus at Solis Park Plan 2, Irvine, California
Builder: Taylor Morrison; Architect: SDK Atelier

Best Single-Family Detached Home, 3,000 to 3,499 Square Feet: The Paradigm Plus Model, Phoenix
Builder: Camelot Homes and Circle Road

Best Single-Family Detached Home, 3,500 to 3,999 Square Feet: Sweet Apple Grove 1, Milton, Georgia
Builder/Architect: Brightwater Homes

Unique Residential Detached Housing Solution: Laguna Row, Carlsbad, California
Builder/Architect: Brett Farrow Architect

Unique Residential Detached Housing Solution (On the Boards): Make My Day, Los Angeles
Architect/Planner: Danielian Associates Architects + Planners

Best Community Land Plan: Westhaven, Franklin, Tennessee
Builder/Developer/Architect: Southern Land Co.

Best Single-Family For-Rent Community Product Design: Seneca at Southern Highlands, Las Vegas
Builder: Christopher Homes | Seneca Living; Architect: KTGY

Best Custom Home, Under 5,000 Square Feet: Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina
Builder/Architect: Brightwater Homes

Best Custom Home, 5,000 to 7,500 Square Feet: Reflection House, Beverly Hills, California
Builder: Hill Construction Co.; Architect: Shubin Donaldson

Best Custom Home, Over 9,000 Square Feet: Casa Cresta, Aspen, Colorado
Builder: Rudd Construction; Architect: Charles Cunniffe Architects

Best One-of-a-Kind Home: Mockingbird, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Builder: Arcadia Custom Homes; Architect: Candelaria Design Associates

To see the full list of grand and merit winners, please visit the PCBC website.