Last week, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced their 2021 Pillars of the Industry Awards, highlighting the best builds, builders and property management firms in the country.
The list of winners and notable nominations is included below, broken down between Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards and Building Systems Councils awards.
Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award Winners
Best Garden Apartment Community (Four stories or less)
- Winner: Residences at Escaya (Chula Vista, CA)
- Developer: HomeFed Corporation
- General Contractor: ReyLenn Construction Company
- Architect: AO
- Interior Designer: Designer Tec Commercial
Best Low-Rise Apartment Community (Non-garden, 5 stories or less)
- Winner: Amli Marina Del Rey (Marina Del Rey, CA)
- Developer: AMLI Residential
- Architect: TCA Architects
- General Contractor: Western National Builders
- Interior Designer: H. Hendy Associates
Best Mid-Rise Apartment Community (6-9 stories)
- Winner: THEO (Pasadena, CA)
- Developer: SummerHill Apartment Communities
- Architect: KTGY
- General Contractor: Crane Development
- Interior Designer: Ryan Young Interiors
Best High-Rise Apartment Community (10+ stories)
- Winner: The Maren (Washington D.C.)
- Developer: MRP Realty
- Architect: SK+I Architecture
- General Contractor: Paradigm Contractors
- Interior Designer: Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design
Best Condominium Community
- Winner: One Park Grove (Miami, FL)
- Developer: Related Group
- Architect: OMA
- General Contractor: John Moriarty & Associates of Florida
- Interior Designer: Meyer Davis
Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community
- Winner: Maplewood (Ithaca, NY)
- Developer: Greystar/Edr
- Owner: Cornell University
- Architect: Torti Gallas and Partners
- General Contractor: LeChase
- Interior Designer: Whitham Planning and Design
Best 55+ Multifamily Development
- Winner: Revel Issaquah (Issaquah, WA)
- Developer: The Wolff Company
- Architect: VIA Architecture
- General Contractor: Exxel Pacific
- Interior Designer: Private Label International
Best Mixed-Use Community
- Winner: Plaza Saltillo (Austin, TX)
- Developer: Endeavor Real Estate Group and Columbus Realty
- Architect: JHP Architecture / Urban Design
- General Contractor: Rogers-O Brien Construction
- Interior Designer: Keaton Interiors
Best Repositioning/Redevelopment of a Multifamily Community
- Winner: Reveal Playa Vista (Los Angeles, CA)
- Developer: YBR
- Architect: TCA Architects
- General Contractor: Streamline Builders
- Interior Designer: H. Hendy Associates
Best Community Amenities
- Winner: Novel West Nashville
- Developer: Crescent Communities
- Architect: Dwell Design Studio
- General Contractor: Summit Contracting
- Interior Designer: CID Design Group
Best Affordable Development (Up to 100 units)
- Winner: Heroes Landing (Santa Ana, CA)
- Developer: Jamboree
- Architect: Architecture Design Collaborative
- General Contractor: Jamboree’s Quality Development and Construction
- Interior Designer: Ryan Young Interiors
Best Affordable Development (100+ units)
- Winner: The Retreat at Harbor Pointe (Norfolk, VA)
- Developer: Lawson
- Architect: TS3 Architects
- General Contractor: The R.A. Lawson Corp.
- Interior Designer: Define Design
Best Overall Leasing or Sales Campaign
- Winner: Novel Loso Station (Charlotte, NC)
- Developer: Crescent Communities
- Architect: Dwell Architecture
- General Contractor: Crescent Communities Construction
- Interior Designer: CID Design Group
Best Interior Merchandising of a Common Area
- Winner: Astella (San Francisco, CA)
- Developer: Trammell Crow Residential
- Architect: KTGY Architecture + Planning
- General Contractor: Trammell Crow Residential
- Interior Designer: CDC Designs
Best Property Website
- Winner: Vista Brooklyn (Franklin, TN)
- Developer: Bristol Development Group
- Architect: J. Davis
- General Contractor: Brasfield & Gorrie
- Interior Designer: Moore Design Group
Best Interior Merchandising of a Model Unit
- Winner: The Hamilton at the Epic (Dallas, TX)
- Developer: StreetLights Residential
- Architect: LRK
- General Contractor: SLR Construction
- Interior Designer: Ink + Oro Creatives
Best Interior Merchandising of a Leasing or Sales Center
- Winner: Crimson (Atlanta, GA)
- Developer: Gables Residential Trust
- Architect: Ziegler Cooper Architects
- General Contractor: JE Dunn Construction
- Interior Designer: Ziegler Cooper Architects
Multifamily Builder of the Year
- Winner: Harkins Builders (Columbia, MD)
- CEO/Principle: Gary Garofalo
Property Management Firm of the Year
- Winner: Mill Creek Residential Trust (Boca Raton, FL)
- CEO/Principle: William McDonald
Multifamily Development Firm of the Year
- Winner: Rangewater Real Estate (Atlanta, GA)
- CEO/Principle: Steven Shores
Multifamily Community of the Year
- Winner: AMLI Marina Del Rey (Marina Del Rey, CA)
- Developer: AMLI Residential
- Architect: TCA Architects
- General Contractor: Western National Builders
- Interior Designer: H. Hendy Associates
NAHB Building Systems Councils (BSC) Awards
Judges: Mikel Ochs (Whisper Creek Homes), Damian Farrell (Damian Farrell Design Group), Brian Sielaff (Tamarack Grove Engineering), Matt Belcher (Enhanced Building Systems, Michael Weber (Euclid Chemical Company), John Harding (Satin-Gobain CertainTeed), Tom Coronato (Citizens Bank), Donna Peak (Active Interest Media), William Kilpatrick (Entekra), Roger Nelson (Andersen Windows), Dave Cooper (Dave Cooper Live), Drew Pierce (Seacoast Modular), Tifanee McCall (Residential Warranty Company)
Digital Marketing
- Winner: Bowens Bites (Blue Ridge Log Cabins LLC)
- Entry of Distinction: Vesta Steel Siding Digital Campaign (Quality Edge)
Print Advertising
- Winner: Rochester Homes Model Takeaway (Rochester Homes, Inc.)
- Entry of Distinction: Inhabit Magazine by Quality Edge (Quality Edge)
Home Design: Panelized (less than 2,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Cuyana Residence (Puzak Properties)
Home Design: Panelized (2,001-3,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Kalb Retreat (The Murus Company)
Home Design: Panelized (3,001-4,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Bunker House (Energy Panel Structures [EPS])
Home Design: Modular (less than 2,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Slice of Paradise in Eastern Connecticut (Connecticut Valley Homes)
Home Design: Modular (2,001-3,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Charming Westchester County Modular Home (Signature Building Systems)
Home Design: Modular (3,001-4,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Luxurious Hamptons Retreat (Signature Building Systems)
Home Design: Modular (4,000+ sq. ft.)
- Winner: Custom Hamptons Vacation Home (Signature Building Systems)
Timber Frame Construction
- Winner: Wasniewski Home Design (Modified Saratoga) [Timberhaven Log & Timber Homes LLC]
Log Home (Less than 2,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Riverview (True North Log Homes Inc.)
Log Home (2,001-3,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Gull Rock Residence (True North Log Homes Inc.)
- Entry of Distinction: Custom Fairfield (Southland Log Homes)
Log Home (3,001-4,000 sq. ft.)
- Winner: Diamond Haven on the Hill (Honest Abe Log Homes)
Log Home (4,000+ sq. ft.)
- Winner: Custom Jackson (Southland Log Homes)
- Entry of Distinction: Sutter’s Cloud 9 Cabin (Honest Abe Log Homes)
Commercial
- Winner: Rochester Homes Wisconsin Project (Rochester Homes, Inc.)
Multifamily
- Winner: Jefferey Commons Mini Village (Premier Building Systems)
- Entry of Distinction: 1150 North American (Volumetric Building Companies)
S.A. Walters Lifetime Achievement Award
- Winner: Doug Parsons (Appalachian Log Structures)
Offsite Construction Associate of the Year
- Winner: Donna Peak (Active Interest Media)
Offsite Construction Manufacturer of the Year
- Winner: Mikel Ochs (Whisper Creek Homes)
Builder of the Year
- Winner: Joanna Schwartz (Quartz Properties)