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The incredible achievements of Durham Region Home Builders were celebrated at the annual Awards of Excellence, held at Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility. Outstanding achievement awards were presented to Minto Communities Canada and Jeffery Homes who were honoured as Builder of the Year large volume and small volume respectively.
Minto Communities Canada has released new designs at its upscale Mahogany community in Manotick to appeal to buyers looking for a more affordable family home. Featuring large great rooms open to gourmet kitchens, generous mud rooms and walk-in closets, the contemporary-looking homes are available on 47 and 60-foot lots starting at $461,900.
Technology constantly pushes the boundaries of what’s possible and consumers expect the best. In response, developers like Minto Communities Canada are pulling out all the stops to win prospective homebuyers. Houses and condos are innovatively incorporating new technologies, amenities and upgrades for easier, greener and more connected lifestyles.
Members of the building and development industry are constantly improving and raising the bar when it goes to building green, sustainable communities. Minto Communities Canada, as an example, won Ontario Green Builder of the Year for the second time in two years and is now offering net-zero energy ready homes in one of its new Ottawa communities.
In a stroke of good timing, Minto Communities USA opened an office in Tampa Bay in 2008 and made some shrewd acquisitions at the bottom of the market. It snapped up discounted land in Sun City Center in south Hillsborough County and Perico Island in Bradenton, now called Harbour Isle on Anna Maria Sound.
Minto Communities USA has received seven 2016 Eliant Homebuyers’ Choice Awards. Minto earned four Premier Awards and was the second highest ranking builder in North America in the high volume builder category for customer construction experience, purchase experience, design selection experience, and first year quality.
Three new homes and two renovations are among six local projects vying for national honours as the Canadian Home Builders’ Association announced finalists for its annual awards program. Minto Communities Canada grabbed two entries — one for its Hyde model at Arcadia in Kanata and one for a digital marketing campaign.
For the fourth time in five years, Minto Communities Canada was named Ontario Green Builder of the Year for leading the homebuilding industry in energy efficiency and green building at the EnerQuality Awards. Its nomination submission pointed to such achievements as building net zero energy ready homes in its west-end Arcadia community.
Minto Communities USA announced that two new homes are available in TwinEagles. Move in ready homes include the Prestwick and Turnberry single-family homes in the Lockford neighborhood. The Prestwick features 3,743 total square feet with 2,642 square feet under air, and the Turnberry has 4,077 total square feet with 3,064 square feet under air.
Minto Communities USA announced that four new move-in ready homes are available at The Isles of Collier Preserve in Naples, which include the Plumeria and Wisteria single family model homes, the Honeysuckle villa, and the Poinciana coach home. The ecofriendly community has more than half of its land dedicated to preserves and natural habitats.