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2006 HOBI Awards

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Top 5 Award Winners

Spec Home of the Year
Avonridge Inc. 114 Weatogue Road in Salisbury

Custom Home of the Year
Brindisi & Yaroscak Custom Builders Inc. 49 Willowmere Circle in Old Greenwich

Remodeled Home of the Year
Hobbs Inc. 97 Clapboard Ridge Road in Greenwich

Community of the Year
GDC The Greens at Gillette Ridge in Bloomfield

Project of the Year
Brindisi & Yaroscak Custom Builders Inc. 9 Pratt Island in Darien

Awards

Best Custom Home Over 10,000 S.F.
84 Lakeshore Drive, Eastchester

Best Custom Home 3,000- 4,000 S.F.
49 Willowmere Circle, Old Greenwich

Best Residential Remodeling $2-4 Million
9 Pratt Island, Darien (Jon Brindisi, Brindisi & Yaroschak)

Best Custom Home 9000-10,000 S.F
230 Nod Hill Road, Wilton (Carolyn Wheeler & Walter Cromwell, Country Club Homes)

Best Custom Home 8000- 9000 S.F.
21 Ann Street, Old Greenwich

Best Infill Community
Laurel Ridge in Greenwich

Best Commercial Rehab
Miller Motor Cars in Greenwich (Paul Hirsch, P&H Construction Associates Inc.)

Best Custom Home 7000 S.F.
100 Galloping Hill Road, Fairfield (Tom Hoey, Hoey Properties)

Best Custom Home 6000-7000 S.F.
17 Robkins Road, Avon (Jeome Bertuglia, Prime Homes Inc.)

Best Custom Home 5,000- 6,000 S.F.
111 Gallows Hill Road, Redding

Best Residential Remodeling $1-2 Million
19 Indian Head Road, Greenwich

Best Residential Remodeling $500,000-750,000
18 Waterview Drive in Danbury (Jim Blansfield, Blansfield Builders)

Best Custom Home 4,000- 5,000 S.F.
37 Garrett Road, Canton (Frank J. Mairano, Frank J. Mairano Associates)

Best Custom Home Under 3,000 S.F.
101 Carol Street, Danbury (Steve Rogers, Charter Group)

Best New Old Custom Home
26 West Street, Bolton (Roger Barrett Jr., Early New England Homes)

Special Recognition Custom Home 3,000- 4,000 S.F.
319 Soundbeach Avenue, Old Greenwich (Robert Davis, R.E. Davis Construction)

Best Spec Home $5-6 Million
9 Mackenzie Glen, Greenwich (Nick Barile, York & Company)

Best Spec Home $6-7 Million
36 Bennington Place, New Canaan (Richard Rosano, R.R. Builders)

Best Spec Home Over $7 Million 26 Father Peters Lane, New Canaan (Richard Girouard, Girouard Associates Inc.)

Best Spec Home $4- 5 Million
302 Canoe Hill Road, New Canaan (Arnold Karp, Karp Associates)

Best Spec Home $3- 4 Million
150 Rippowam Road, Ridgefield (Paul Valeri and Thomas Falciglia, Falciglia & Valeri)

Outstanding Spec Home $3- 4 Million
147 Long Close Road, Stamford (Frank Tarzia, Tarzia Construction)

Best Spec Home $2-3 Million
242 Riverside Avenue in Riverside (Doran Sabag, Sound Beach Partners)

Best Spec Home $750,000 2 Million
56 Cotswold Close, Glastonbury (Dominick Calciano, CalMira Builders & Developers)

Best Fairfield County Spec Home $750,000
2 Million 26 Overlook Drive, Ridgefield (Steven Lecher, Lecher Development)

Best Spec Home $500,000-750,000
74 Warren Glen in Burlington (Rob & Marc Michaud, Michaud Group)

Best Spec Home Under $500,000
2 Wilderness Acres, Preston (Jim Chambers, Pequot Development)

Special Recognition Outstanding Showcase Home
155 Whitehall Avenue, Mystic (Tony Silvestri, Silvestri Development Group)

Best Small Lot/ Unit Community and Best Single Family Home 2000-3000 S.F.
Schoolhouse Landing in East Granby (Steve Temkin & Greg Ugalde, T&M Building Company)

Best Detached Home Under 2,000 S.F.
Whitney Crossing in Vernon (Liz Verna, Verna Properties)

Best Small Attached Community
Arbor Rose in Greeenwich

Best Attached Home Over 3000 S.F.
219 Millbank Avenue, Greenwich (Albert Orlando, Orlando Development)

Best Cluster Community and Best ClubHouse
The Greens at Gillette Ridge in Bloomfield

Best Attached Home 2000-3000 S.F.
The Gleneagle at Gilette Ridge

Best Single Family Home Over 3000 S.F.
The Eagle Trace at Gilette Ridge (Janet Dunne, GDC)

Best Attached Home Under 2,000 S.F.
Crescent Village in Shelton (Ronit Glantz, Robik Glantz Builders)

Best Energy Efficient
Healthy Home 140 Parker Hill Rd. in Norfolk (Chris Trolle, Building Performance Construction)

Best New Old Spec Home
114 Weatogue Road, Salisbury

Best Traditional Community
Old Stone Crossing in West Hartford (Tom Francoline, Avonridge Inc.)

Best Residential Remodeling Over $4 Million
97 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich

Best Accessory Building
50 Fox Run Lane, Greenwich (Scott Hobbs, Hobbs Inc.)

Best Pool House
180 Peartree Point Rd., Darien

Best Outdoor Room
Porch Room at 107 Dunning Rd., New Canaan (Mike Palumbo/ Kent Eppley, ERI Building & Design)

Best 55+ Community & Best Attached Home Under 2,000 S.F. Holly Farm in East Haven (William Collins, Distinctive Homes of CT)

Best Detached Home Over 2,000 S.F.
The Cornwall model at Phillips Farm (William Ferrigno, Sunlight Construction)

Best Detached Home Under 2,000 S.F.
The Nantucket model at Wyndemere (Ray Daddario III, Rayco Development)

Best Attached Home Over 2,000 S.F. & Best Interior Merchandising
The Ashwood at Newbury Village in Brookfield (Dennis Stone, Charter Group)

Best Home Technology Package
Park Glen in New Milford (John O'Bine/ John Delay, Park Glen LLC)

Special Recognition Infill Community
Hayes Landing in Rowayton (Nick Yanicelli, Susquehanna Enterprises)

Best Green Community River Oaks in Stamford (James Fieber, The Fieber Group)

Best Mid-Size Attached Community
The Villages at Maple Point in Stamford

Best Marketing Program For a Builder, Best Ad & Best Brochure
The Village at River's Edge in Stamford (Randy Salvatore, RMS Construction)

Best Large Attached Community
Deer Valley in Ellington (Eric Santini Jr., Santini Homes Inc.)

Residential Remodeling

Best Spec Home Remodel
11 Diamond Hill Road in Redding (Stewart Lade, Timberdale Homes LLC)

Best Residential Remodel $750,000-1 Million
25 winding Brook Lane, Wallingford (Greg Kamens and Robert Wiedenmann Jr., Sunwood Development)

Best Fairfield County Residential Remodel $250,000-500,000
Sal, Sal Jr. and Peter Sciarretta, Hemingway Construction

Best Hartford County Residential Remodel $250,000-500,000
Mark Stidsen, Landsen Construction

Best Remodeled Basement/Lower Level
5 Powder Horn Hill Road, Wilton (John Klein & Lin Daniels, Pembroke Caledon)

Best New Commercial
The Recreation Showroom in Orange (Russ Smith, Amity Construction)

Best Residential Remodeling Under $250,000
Jeff Hallquist, Jeff Hallquist Builder LLC

Best Antique Home Restoration
43 Water Street in Stonington (John DeCiantis, DeCiantis Construction)

Special Focus Awards

Best Product Showroom Over 5,000 S.F.
Southington Showroom (Doug Dupont, CAFD)

Best Product Showroom Under 5,000 S.F.
360 Sackett Point Road, North Haven (Michael Fried, Viking Kitchen Cabinets)

Best Home Theater 246
West Road, New Canaan (James Sweeney, Hometronic Lifestyles)

Special Recognition Home Technology
Glastonbury Home

Special Recognition Home Technology Showroom
681 Main Street, Plantsville (Jay Dobensky, Advanced Home Audio & Video)

Best Special Purpose Room
Wine Cellar at 41 Owl Ridge, Woodbury (Eric Strachan, Eric Strachan Custom Homes)

Best Builder/Remodeler Web Site
http://www.remodelct.com

Best Remodeled Kitchen
95 Cannon Road, Wilton (Laura and & Andrew Payne, Benchmark Builders)

Best Exterior Home Feature
Mahogany Columns at 27 Harbor Road, Darien (Joe Filanowski & John Costantini, J&J Custom Builders LLC)

Sales & Marketing

Best Marketed Large Community & Best Sales Center
The Orchards in East Lyme

Best Marketed Mid-Size Community
Banner Country Club Estates in East Haddam (Barry Rosa, Prudential Connecticut Realty)

Best Marketed Small Community
The Hammocks in Clinton (John Tarducci & Gary Weiner, William Raveis Real Estate)

Production Home Broker Of The Year
Diane Cahill

New Home Salesperson(s) Of The Year
Ed Pinto & Tina Veronesi

Best Marketed Attached Community
The Village Black Rock (Doreen Filgate, Century 21 Home Services Scalzo Group)

New Home Broker Of The Year
Ruth Le Blanc Jones, Coldwell Banker

Home Financing

Best Construction/Permanent
Custom Home Loan

Best Rehab Home Loan
Chip Poehnert, Vice-President, First Horizon Home Loans

Best Subdivision Loan Package
Paul Lamonica, First Horizon Home Loans/ Construction

Special Recognition Construction/Permanent
Custom Home Loan (Laurie Nichols, Liberty Bank)

Best End Loan Package
Jane Scarpetti, Mortgage Marketing Associate, Peoples Bank