2016 HOBI AWARD WINNERS

CUSTOM HOMES

BEST CUSTOM HOME OVER 10,000 SF
Davenport Contracting for 11 Round Hill Club Road, Greenwich

BEST CUSTOM HOME 9,000-10,000 SF
Fletcher Development for 61 Bluff Avenue, Rowayton

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY CUSTOM HOME
Fore Group for 1 Jefferson Crossing, Farmington

BEST CUSTOM HOME 7,000-8,000 sf
Greenwich Construction for 15 Sylvan Lane, Old Greenwich

OUTSTANDING CUSTOM HOME 7,000-8,000 sf
ERI Building & Design for Darien home

BEST CUSTOM HOME 6,000-7,000 sf
Argus Development for 70 Meadow Road, Riverside

OUTSTANDING CUSTOM HOME 6,000-7,000
Gilson Fine Homes for 203 Shore Road, Old Greenwich

BEST CUSTOM HOME 5,000-6,000 sf
Karp Associates for 37 Tower Road, Riverside

OUTSTANDING FAIRFIELD COUNTY CUSTOM HOME 4,000-5,000 SF
DeRosa Builders for 48 Winthrop Drive, Greenwich

OUTSTANDING HARTFORD COUNTY CUSTOM HOME 4,000-5,000 SF
Coccomo Brothers for 1 Country Club Drive, Farmington

BEST CUSTOM HOME 3,000-4,000 SF
By Carrier/ Carrier Home Builders for 93 Alpine Drive, Burlington

BEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY CUSTOM HOME UNDER 3,000 SF
LoParco Builders for 2 Nimitz Place, Old Greenwich

BEST NORTHERN CONNECTICUT CUSTOM HOME UNDER 3,000 SF
Nordic Builders for 19 Mountain Side, Tolland

BEST NEW LONDON COUNTY CUSTOM HOME UNDER 3,000 SF
Brom Builders for 66 Palmer Neck Road, Pawcatuck

BEST GREEN ENERGY-EFFICIENT CUSTOM HOME
Ricci Construction for 40 Colton Lane, Cheshire

BEST IN TOWN CUSTOM HOME
Greenwich Realty Development for 50 Connecticut Avenue, Greenwich

BEST NEW OLD CUSTOM HOME
Early New England Homes by Country Carpenters for 154 Hoxie Road, Lebanon

BEST MODERN STYLE CUSTOM HOME
Prutting & Company for 14 Stony Point Road, Westport

OUTSTANDING MODERN CUSTOM HOME
Davenport Contracting for New Canaan guest house

BEST VACATION HOME
VAS Construction for 1 Maplewood Avenue, Westerly, Rhode Island

BEST OUT OF STATE CUSTOM HOME
Sound Beach Partners for 63 South Hill Street, Southampton, N.Y.

SPEC HOMES

BEST SPEC HOME OVER $10 Million
Best Library
Duffy Craftsmen for 11 Cove Road, Old Greenwich

BEST SPEC HOME $8–10 MILLION
BSF Properties for 1 Doverton Drive, Greenwich

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME $8–10 MILLION
Peerless Construction for 142 Cedar Cliff Road, Riverside

BEST SPEC HOME $6-7 Million
Backcountry RAM for for 29 Calhoun Drive, Greenwich

BEST SPEC HOME $5-6 Million
BEST KITCHEN, OUTSTANDING BATH & BEST LOWER LEVEL
Twelve Development for 6 Plow Lane, Greenwich

BEST SPEC HOME $4-5 Million
Fletcher Development for 114 Skyview Lane, New Canaan

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME $4-5 Million
SIR Development for 10 Round Pond Road, Westport

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME $3-4 Million
BEST WALK-IN CLOSET/ DRESSING ROOM
SIR Development for 4 Sprucewood Lane, Westport

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME $3-4 Million
BEST ENTRY, BEST BATH & BEST OUTDOOR ROOM
Bluewater Home Builders for 32 Mayflower Parkway, Westport

BEST SPEC HOME $2-3 Million
Bluewater Home Builders for 37 High Point Road, Westport

OUTSTANDING SPEC HOME $2-3 Million
SIR Development for 14 Windy Hill Road, Westport

BEST SPEC HOME $1-2 Million
Archetype for 65 Camp Avenue, Darien

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY SPEC HOME $750,000-1 MILLION
By Carrier Home Builders for 94 Alpine Drive, Farmington

BEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY SPEC HOME $750,000-1 MILLION
Michaud Group for 235 Northwood Road, Fairfield

BEST SPEC HOME $500,000-750,000
By Carrier/Carrier Home Builders for 1 Saw Mill Court, Farmington

BEST SPEC HOME $400,000-500,000
Whitehall Construction for 102 Hemlock Hill, Litchfield

BEST SPEC HOME UNDER $400,000
Connecticut Residential for 1 Dorman Road, Oxford

BEST IN TOWN SPEC HOME
Quibus LLC for 187 Milbank Avenue, Greenwich

OUTSTANDING IN TOWN SPEC HOME
Stellar Homes for 137 Harrison Avenue, New Canaan

BEST NOT SO BIG SPEC HOME
SIR Development for 1 Hyatt Lane, Westport

OUTSTANDING NOT SO BIG SPEC HOME
Fletcher Development for 14 Crystal Street, New Canaan

REMODELING

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL OVER $5 Million
RR Builders for Port Chester home

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $2-3 MILLION
Sound Beach Partners for 63 John Street, Greenwich

BEST CONVERSION/POOLHOUSE
Sound Beach Partners for barn/poolhouse at 63 John Street, Greenwich

BEST Green Energy Efficient Home Remodel
Greentek for 228 Fairfield Beach Road

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $1-2 Million
BEST MULTI-GEN UNIT
Domus Constructors for 129 Quarter Horse Lane, Fairfield

OUTSTANDING RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $1-2 Million
MLR Properties for 159 River Road, Essex

OUTSTANDING FAIRFIELD COUNTY RESIDENTIAL REMODEL
BEST REMODELED KITCHEN
BEST REMODELED LOWER LEVEL
Bluewater Home Builders for 21 Burnham Hill, Westport

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY RESIDENTIAL REMODEL
Sweeney Associates for Deercliff Road home in Avon

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $750,000-1 MILLION
BEST OUTDOOR LIVING ENVIRONMENT
Hemingway Construction for Old Greenwich residence

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $500,000-750,000
Bonnie Paige Interiors for 998 Pequot Avenue, Southport

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $250,000-500,000
Blansfield Builders for 51 West Branch Road, Weston

OUTSTANDING RESIDENTIAL REMODEL $250,000-500,000
Koushouris Construction for 259 Springwater Lane, New Canaan

BEST RESIDENTIAL REMODEL UNDER $100,000
Lin Daniels Design for 245 Unquowa Road Unit 44 in Fairfield

BEST REMODELED BATH
Bluewater Home Builders for 8 Sprucewood Lane, Westport

BEST RESIDENTIAL Historic Rehab
Breton & Son Builders for 3377 Phelps Road, West Suffield

BEST Commercial Historic Rehab
Sanford & Hawley for 1790 Farmington Avenue, Unionville

Best Commercial Rehab
Steiner Inc. for 1-21 Prindle Lane, Danbury

Best Adaptive Reuse
Murphy Brothers Contracting for 47 Arch Street, Greenwich

Best Green Commercial
Murphy Brothers Contracting for 426 Waverly Avenue, Mamaroneck

BEST NEW COMMERCIAL BUILDING
Ricci Construction for 891 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury

2016 SPECIAL FOCUS

OUTSTANDING LIBRARY
Murphy Bros. Contracting for Conyers Farm Residence, Greenwich

OUTSTANDING ENTRY FEATURE
Emilia Ferri Architecture & Design for 3176 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield

BEST EXTERIOR FEATURE
Murphy Brothers Storage Pergola 201 Otter Rock Drive, Greenwich

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL PURPOSE ROOM
Hemingway Construction for pool room at Hycliff Road, Greenwich

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL PURPOSE ROOM
Davenport Contracting for home theater at 24 Partridge Lane, Weston

OUTSTANDING SPECIAL PURPOSE ROOM
LoParco Associates for basketball court at 50 Cowles Lane Rye, N.Y.

BEST NEW PRODUCT/CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Leigh Overland Architect for Optimum Medical building ICF construction

BEST HOME ELEVATOR
Elevator Service Company for 3 stop Symmetry hydraulic elevator at 40 Locust Rd., Greenwich

OUTSTANDING OUTDOOR SHOWROOM
CAFD for 50 Graham Place, Southington

BEST NEW SHOWROOM
Tile America/ Torrco for 515 Commerce Drive, Fairfield

Best SMALL SHOWROOM
Clarke for South Norwalk Showroom Test Kitchen

BEST SHOWROOM 5,000-10,000 SF
County TV & Appliance for 2770 Summer St, Stamford

BEST SHOWROOM OVER 10,000 SF
O&G Industries for Bridgeport Earth Products Showcase

BEST SHOWROOM OVERALL
Bender for 235 Westport Avenue, Norwalk

BEST BUILDER WEBSITE
Bluewater Home Builders for www.bluewaterhomebuilders.com

BEST SUPPLIER WEBSITE
Bender for www.bendershowrooms.com

COMMUNITIES

BEST CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY
Horton Group for The Residences at 66 High Street Guilford

BEST LUXURY CONDOMINIUM UNIT
BEST HISTORIC REHAB OVERALL
Horton Group for The Mill Building at 66 High Street Guilford

BEST Townhouse COMMUNITY
Toll Brothers Inc. for Ridgewood at Middlebury

BEST ENERGY- EFFICIENT TOWNHOUSE COMMUNITY
Centerplan Communities for Pierpont Hill in North Haven

BEST New Haven COUNTY TOWNHOUSE
Centerplan Communities for the Bradley at Pierpont Hill

BEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY TOWNHOUSE
Toll Brothers Inc. for the Ansford Village Collection at Rivington in Danbury

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY TOWNHOUSE
T&M Building Co. for The Janice duplex at South Windsor Woods

BEST SALES OFFICE
T&M Building Co. for Sales Center at South Windsor Woods

BEST INTERIOR FEATURE
T&M Building Co. for built-in doghouse at South Windsor Woods sales center model

BEST ACCESSORY BUILDING
T&M Building Co. for the Mail Center at South Windsor Woods

BEST FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY 15 HOMES OR LESS
A&M Building & Land for Water’s Edge in Shelton

BEST HARTFORD COUNTY POCKET COMMUNITY
By Carrier Home Builders for Sanford Cove Farmington

BEST GREEN ENERGY- EFFICIENT SINGLE FAMILY COMMUNITY
Brookside Development for Singer Village in Derby

BEST GREEN ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOME
Brookside Development for 5 Singer Village Drive, Derby

BEST SMALL LOT COMMUNITY
Toll Brothers Inc. for Bethel Crossing

BEST TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY
Toll Brothers Inc. for Glastonbury Estates

BEST SINGLE FAMILY HOME $300,000-400,000
Village Builders for the Richmond model at Villages at Poquonock in Windsor

BEST SINGLE FAMILY HOME $400,000-500,000
T&M Building for 5 Dylan Drive Suffield Chase

BEST SINGLE FAMILY HOME $500,000-600,000
Toll Brothers Inc. for the Ellsworth model at Bethel Crossing

BEST RENTAL COMMUNITY
Landworks Development/Nelson Construction for Highcroft Apartment Homes in Simsbury

BEST Community CLUBHOUSE
Landworks Development/Nelson Construction for Highcroft Lodge at Highcroft in Simsbury

BEST BROCHURE & BEST MARKETED COMMUNITY
Landworks Development/Nelson Construction for Highcroft Apartment Homes in Simsbury

OUTSTANDING DESIGN OF A RENTAL COMMUNITY
Kemper Associates for 24 Main, West Hartford Center

BEST 55+ COMMUNITY & OUTSTANDING MARKETING
ASW LLC for North Woods at Colchester

OUTSTANDING NEW LONDON COUNTY 55+ HOME
ASW LLC for the Maple model at North Woods at Colchester

OUTSTANDING NEW HAVEN COUNTY 55+ HOME
EG Home for the Madison model at Chatfield Farms in Beacon Falls

BEST 55+ Home 2000-3,000 SF
Toll Brothers Inc. for the Brandeis model at Summit at Bethel

2016 SALES & MARKETING AWARDS

NEW HOME BROKER OF THE YEAR
Julie Haroun Westport Residential/ SIR Development

NEW HOME SALES MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Nicole DeFrancesco, Toll Brothers Inc. for Glastonbury Estates

OUTSTANDING SALES MANAGER
Gary Emerito, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England Properties

BEST PROMOTIONAL EVENT FOR A COMMUNITY
HBRA of Central CT for their semi-annual Parade of Homes

BEST DIGITAL NEWSLETTER / MAGAZINE
HBRA of Fairfield County for Building Connections by Executive Officer Gina Calabro

BEST AD
William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty for 66 High Street in Guilford

BEST COMMUNITY WEBSITE – HARTFORD COUNTY
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services New England Properties for www.johnnycakemountain.com

BEST COMMUNITY WEBSITE – NEW HAVEN COUNTY
Calcagni Real Estate for www.pierponthill.com

BEST COMMUNITY WEBSITE – FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Karp Associates for www.merrittvillagenewcanaan.com

BEST HOME STAGING
Birgit Anich Staging & Interiors for 11 Cove Road, Greenwich

OUTSTANDING HOME STAGING
Stage to Show for 114 Skyview Lane, New Canaan

BEST INTERIOR DESIGN
Connie Cooper Designs for Darien residence

COMMUNITY SERVICE

CCO Habitats – David Vynerib for heading up and expanding the Connecticut Basket Brigade annual Thanksgiving event
MJD Builders – Mark DeFilippo for donating his labor to rebuild 38 Highview Terrace in Berlin

HOME FINANCING

BEST CUSTOM HOME LOAN
BEST END LOAN PACKAGE FOR A COMMUNITY
Liberty Bank