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Awards Recognize Achievement in Workforce Housing

Recognizing ingenuity in the development, construction and marketing of affordable workforce housing, NAHB honored six communities with the first Innovation in Workforce Housing Awards on Jan. 14 during the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla.

“It is my pleasure to bring attention to projects that are designed to meet the needs of America’s working families,” said Bobby Rayburn, 2004 president of NAHB. “These awards emphasize creativity in community design, financing and in partnering with other community groups. I can’t think of a better way to single out builders and developers who are ahead of the curve on addressing this critical need.”

Six communities were recognized with the national Innovation in Workforce Housing Award:

• Hilton Heights
  The Franciscus Company, Inc.
  Newport News, Va.
• Mesquite Manor Subdivision
  CHISPA
  Salinas, Calif.
• North Willow Green
  Leewood Real Estate Group/NJ LLC
  Trenton, N.J.
• Rheingold Gardens Partnership Homes
  The Bluestone Organization
  Brooklyn, N.Y.
• The Stellina
  HomeSight
  Seattle
• Mitchell Chase Project
  Cobb Housing, Inc.
  Mableton, Ga.

The award recognizes outstanding communities across the nation that provide decent and affordable homes for nurses, police officers, schoolteachers and other essential service personnel, near areas in which they work.

Entrants were reviewed by a panel of builders and multifamily and land development experts and evaluated based on exterior design, interior architecture, sales success, construction quality/cost efficiency, successful management of any impediments and level of stakeholder cooperation. Winning projects included communities where the majority of homes were sold at or below the average-priced home in that area or county.

In addition to the national winners, NAHB honored six projects with Awards of Distinction, drawing attention to communities with unique challenges or innovative design:

• Nonprofit Project
  Paseo del Oro
  Southern California Development Corporation
  San Marcos, Calif.
• Nonprofit Project
  Old Mill Village
  Nebraska Housing Resource
  Lincoln, Neb.
• Home Builder Association Project
  CityScape
  Rochester Home Builders Association
  Rochester, N.Y.
• Modular Home Project
  Topsham Crossing
  The Modular Advantage
  Topsham, Maine
• Innovative Site Planning
  Tesoro Grove Apartments
  Affirmed Housing Group
  San Diego
• Rehabilitation Project
  Eagles Creste and The BreakOut™ Communities
  The NuRock Companies
  Alpharetta, Ga.

For more information about workforce housing and these awards, including eligibility requirements, click here.

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