50+ Housing Awards

New Orleans Hosts National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 50+ Housing Symposium

The 2008 Building for Boomers & Beyond: 50+ Housing Symposium was held recently in New Orleans where the winners of the 50+ Housing Awards for 2008 were announced. A panel of judges comprised of architects, builders, designers, marketing professionals and universal design specialists were given the task of reviewing the entered communities and selecting gold and silver winners from more than 50 possible categories. Here are the 2008 results:

2008 Best of 50+ Housing Awards

Gold Award Winners

Silver Award Winners

  • Chester River Landing in Chestertown, Maryland - Active Adult Housing: Overall Community - Small (Up to 200 Homes)
  • The Palace Management Group in Weston, Florida - Active Adult Housing: Overall Community - Midsize (201 to 750 Homes)
  • Sun City Festival in Buckeye, Arizona - Active Adult Housing: Overall Community - Large (Over 750 Homes)
  • MacKenzie Place in Fort Collins, Colorado and SunRiver St. George in St. George, Utah - Active Adult Housing: Clubhouse - Small (Up to 6000 Sq. Feet)
  • The Palms in Poinciana, Florida, and Aspen Lodge at Anthem Colorado in Broomfield, Colorado, and The Conservatory at Plano in Plano, Texas - Active Adult Housing: Clubhouse - Large (Over 6000 Square Feet)
  • Four Seasons at Rush Creek in Maple Grove, Minnesota and Sun City Anthem at Merrill Ranch Community Center in Florence, Arizona - Active Adult Housing: Clubhouse Interior Design - Large (Over 6000 Square Feet)
  • The Woods at Newtown in Newtown, Connecticut - Active Adult Housing: Clubhouse Interior Design - "On the Boards" Large (Over 6000 Square Feet)
  • Chatfield Farms, Andover in Beacon Falls, Connecticut - Active Adult Housing: Home Design - Home Size up to 1700 Sq. Feet
  • Blair Communities in Leesburg, Florida - Active Adult Housing: Home Design - Home Size 1701 to 2400 Square Feet
  • Chester River Landing, Charleston in Chestertown, Maryland, and Heather Glen at Scotch Plains, Essex in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, and K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons Charlottesville, Batesville in Ruckersville, Virginia, and Princeton Manor, Hanover in Kendall Park, New Jersey - Active Adult Housing: Home Design - Home Size over 2400 Sq. Feet
  • The Cottages at MacKenzie Place Ridgegate, The 2200 in Lone Tree, Colorado - Active Adult Housing: Home Design - "On the Boards" Any Size
  • Silver Sage Village in Boulder, Colorado and Meadowbrook Pointe in Westbury, New York - Active Adult Housing: Attached Home Community - Overall Community
  • Brookhaven of East Cobb, Westminster II in Kennesaw, Georgia and Lake Front at Broadlands, Unit A in Broomfield, Colorado - Active Adult Housing: Attached Home Design - For Sale Attached Up to 1700 Square Feet
  • Adams Farm, The Washington in Shrewsbury, Mass. - Active Adult Housing: Attached Home Design - For Sale Attached Over 2400 Sq. Feet
  • Traditions of America at Liberty Hills, Jackson in Freedom, Pennsylvania - Active Adult Housing: Attached Home Design - "On the Boards" Any Size
  • Champions’ Club, Broadmoor in Magnolia, Delaware, and K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons Charlottesville, Commonwealth in Ruckersville, Virginia, and Mueller, The Armstrong in Austin, Texas - Active Adult Housing: Model Home Merchandising - Home Size 1701 to 2400 Sq. Feet
  • K. Hovnanian’s Four Seasons Charlottesville, Creston II in Ruckersville, Virginia and Backcountry Water Dance Collection Mountain in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, and Terravista, The Arcadia in Round Rock, Texas - Active Adult Housing: Model Home Merchandising - Home Size over 2400 Square Feet
  • Plush Mills in Wallingford, Pennsylvania - Continuing Care Retirement Community: Overall Community - Small & Midsize (Up to 200 Units)
  • Wind Crest, an Erickson Retirement Community in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and Sun City Park Yokohama in Yokohama City, Japan - Continuing Care Retirement Community: Overall Community - Large (Over 200 Units)
  • Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads in Falls Church, Virginia and Norwood Crossing in Chicago, Illinois - Continuing Care Retirement Community: "On the Boards" - Small (Up to 200 Units)
  • Fairwinds-Redmond in Redmond, Washington - Congregate/Independent Living Community: Community - Congregate Living Residence Any Size
  • Parker at Stonegate in Highland Park, New Jersey and Parkview Regent Assisted Living in Pleasanton, California - Assisted Living Residences: Overall Facility - Any Size
  • The Conservatory at Plano in Plano, Texas - Multifamily Housing: Overall Community - Market Rate Rental Apartments
  • Cabrini First Hill Apartments in Seattle, Washington and Columbia Senior Residences at MLK Village in Atlanta, Georgia - Multifamily Housing: Overall Community - Income Qualified Affordable Rental Apartments
  • Retreat at Dorsey Manor in Marietta, Georgia - Multifamily Housing: "On the Boards" - Affordable Rental Apartments
  • Victor Hernandez Building in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico - Renovated Housing: Overall Project - Multifamily
  • Olde Town Grayson in Grayson, Georgia, and The Stafford in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Quail Ridge Assisted Living in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Logo: Best Overall
  • Casa del Rio in Peoria, Arizona, and Luma, Living Luma in Nayarit, Mexico, and The Scandia in Seattle, Washington, and The Lodge at BridgeMill in Canton, Georgia - Community Brochure: Best Overall
  • Querencia at Barton Creek in Austin, Texas, and Edgemere in Dallas, Texas, and Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, Virginia, and Heritage Shore in Bridgeville, Delaware - Direct Mail Piece/Campaign: Best Overall
  • Chester River Landing, Charleston in Chestertown, Maryland and Luma in Nayarit, Mexico, and The Clare at Water Tower in Chicago, Illinois, and Sun City Mesquite in Mesquite, Nevada - Web Site: Best Overall
  • Meadowbrook Pointe in Westbury, New York - Black and White Print Advertisement: Best Overall
  • Luma in Nayarit, Mexico - Color Print Advertisement: Best Overall
  • Park Place of Elmhurst in Elmhurst, Illinois - Television Commercial: Best Overall
  • Riverwood by Del Webb, Riverwood Welcome Center in Jacksonville, Florida and Meadowbrook Pointe in Westbury, New York - Sales Center: Best Overall
  • Splendido at Rancho Vistoso in Tucson, Arizona - Special Promotion: Best Overall
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