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BABRM Members and Staff Win 34 NCHBA 2024 STARS Awards

The Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains accounted for 34 North Carolina Home Builders Association 2024 STARS Awards, with members taking honors in such areas as marketing, interior design, merchandising and overall home quality.

The awards, announced on November 13 at the state association’s annual STARS Awards gala, honor the achievements of home building industry professionals from across North Carolina. BABRM had a tremendous showing, reflecting the quality of work done by the industry in Western North Carolina.

Celebrating Excellence in Western North Carolina Home Building

BABRM members and staff earned widespread recognition at the NCHBA 2024 STARS Awards, showcasing the incredible talent and dedication in our region.

In addition to awards won by members, the BABRM staff won awards for best website, best educational program, and best membership recruitment or retention initiative. (A full list of winners is below.)

“We are elated to take home 42.5% of total awards, because our members build stunning homes in WNC,” said Megan Carroll, BABRM’s Executive Officer.

Next up is the 2024 WNC Stars Awards, which have over 65 categories designed to showcase projects, team members, marketing efforts and overall businesses between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024.The deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, December 6.

Categories include marketing campaigns, videos, logos, website, social media, interior merchandising and design, remodel categories, green building, spec home, and custom home. Each submission is $125.

It’s important to note that if you win a local award, you are automatically entered for next year’s state STARS Awards. To learn more about how to enter the WNC STARS Awards, click here.

Here are the NCHBA 2024 STARS Awards winners from the Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains:

  • Best Brochure or Newsletter for a Builder:
    Living Stone Design + Build
  • Best Marketing Campaign for a Builder:
    Morgan-Keefe Builders Inc.
  • Best Interior Merchandising for a Home 2,501 to 4,000 Square Feet:
    Cobb Residence, FS Design Group
  • Best Interior Merchandising for a Home Over 4,001 Square Feet:
    French Broad Crossing Sanctuary, Atelier Maison & Co.
  • Best Interior Design for a Home Between 2,501 to 4,000 Square Feet:
    Cobb Residence, FS Design Group
  • Best Interior Design for a Home Over 4,001 Square Feet:
    Clovertop Retreat, ID.ology Interiors & Design
  • Best Home Landscape Design:
    The Ramble Modern, Buchanan Construction
  • Best Outdoor Living Space:
    Tyner Construction Company
  • Best Swimming Pool:
    The Ramble Modern, Buchanan Construction
  • Best Home Exterior Transformation:
    The Flicker Plan, Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
  • Best Green Single-Family Home:
    Hickory Top Overlook, Red Tree Builders
  • Best Green Home Remodel:
    Modern Mountain Builders
  • Best Sustainable Project:
    Red Tree Builders
  • Best Green Home Feature:
    Rippling Waters, Red Tree Builders
  • Best Single-Family Production Home Under 2,250 Square Feet:
    Oakley Modern, Buchanan Construction
  • Best Single-Family Custom Home Between 2,501 and 3,500 Square Feet:
    Mountain Modern Vista, Living Stone Design + Build
  • Best Single-Family Custom Home Between 4,501 and 5,500 Square Feet:
    The Weisenborn Residence, Buchanan Construction
  • Best Single-Family Custom Home Over 5,500 Square Feet:
    Dillard-Jones, The Cliffs at Walnut Cove
  • Best One-Of-A-Kind Home:
    Summit Modern, Milestone Contracting
  • Best Design Detail:
    The Schnaufer Residence, Anderson McNair General Contracting
  • Best Kitchen Remodel Under $100,000:
    Unique Charm Cottage Kitchen, Semper Fi Custom Remodeling
  • Best Kitchen Remodel Over $100,000:
    Living Stone Design + Build, The Homestead Revival
  • Best Bathroom Remodel Under $75,000:
    Buchanan Construction
  • Best Bathroom Remodel Over $75,000:
    Sineath Construction
  • Best Room Remodel:
    Brown Bourbon Room, Scroggs Construction Services
  • Best Addition:
    Roberts Residence, Sineath Construction
  • Best Whole Home Remodel Under $250,000:
    Hansen Residence, Sineath Construction
  • Best Whole Home Remodel Between $250,000 and $500,000:
    Soaring Pines Renovation, Buchanan Construction
  • Best Whole Home Remodel Over $750,000:
    New World Classic, Tyner Construction Company
  • Best Aging or Accessibility Residential Remodel:
    Wildcat Mountain, TwinBrother Builders
  • Best Historic Preservation / Restoration:
    Adams and Adams Construction Group, Max Izen House
  • Best HBA Website:
    Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Best HBA Educational Program:
    Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains, The Shedquarters Project
  • Best Membership Recruitment or Retention Initiative:
    Builders Association of the Blue Ridge Mountains, “Maximize Your Membership”