Allenwood Design Wins Two Awards of Excellence from the HBA

<div><a href="http://www.mygrhome.com/">The Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids</a> (HBAGGR) and Cosmopolitan Home Magazine announced the Awards of Excellence winners for the <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2013/05/spring-parade-of-homes.html">2013 Spring Parade of Homes</a>.  The Awards of Excellence program recognizes Parade home builders in a variety of categories; Best Kitchen, Best Floor Plan, Best Curb Appeal and Best Interior Elements in the various price ranges.  Judged by a panel of a dozen industry experts, the Awards of Excellence are highly sought after by the Parade of Homes participants.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our virtual tour parade home, the Allenwood, was awarded for Best Curb Appeal and Best Interior Elements ($1M+ category) for this spring's parade.  In case you missed it, check out the virtual tour of this beautiful lakeside home here -----> <a href="http://www.terrienphoto.com/tours/sp13/ashby_builders/_auto/flash/tour_VT.html">VIRTUAL TOUR</a>  </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpCWXb0TTtDmSye7xUHv4N8u5KeBRl4qjsjl4XrDXieDTb6EHRBjmVqaOcazLZ5jGmLDLq3xlcwyAphNa7V3SWhSX7rE8nuFEe4YIK1uvusk-4gn2zuabXo52rI1nQ4ZI7MUa9Zx_mXkw/s1600/Allenwood-Front-Color-LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSpCWXb0TTtDmSye7xUHv4N8u5KeBRl4qjsjl4XrDXieDTb6EHRBjmVqaOcazLZ5jGmLDLq3xlcwyAphNa7V3SWhSX7rE8nuFEe4YIK1uvusk-4gn2zuabXo52rI1nQ4ZI7MUa9Zx_mXkw/s320/Allenwood-Front-Color-LR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMsyKpiNALiZE9wNzdzuHI5XBPqlJ8snn7UEtbwMqYakwXF80TOg1D6cQPyh6mw_n_GsD0GsECTi0yaA19j5-h5vxe1i-iTx3jv-xYrpMtTdZNDc3YgLeg0r2dgMOpCQ5IZsb0vlb5Bd5/s1600/Allenwood-Rear-Color-LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMsyKpiNALiZE9wNzdzuHI5XBPqlJ8snn7UEtbwMqYakwXF80TOg1D6cQPyh6mw_n_GsD0GsECTi0yaA19j5-h5vxe1i-iTx3jv-xYrpMtTdZNDc3YgLeg0r2dgMOpCQ5IZsb0vlb5Bd5/s320/Allenwood-Rear-Color-LR.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Congratulations to <a href="http://www.ashbycustomhomes.com/">Ashby Builders</a>, <a href="http://francescaowings.com/">Francesca Owings Design</a> and any others involved in making this home an award winner!  A job well done!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Allenwood Design Wins Two Awards of Excellence from the HBA

The Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids (HBAGGR) and Cosmopolitan Home Magazine announced the Awards of Excellence winners fo...

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Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids: Awards of Excellence

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bqp005QYEPJ2EtYxcUD3jRuifzKrlPUIG5OSDtl62clmJuauUm3LA8kpi3O6AtTPLFTH7HtdI2QpjTmnjm7j_x84y9-ia51iOc7jKfKcyDGO6jCDJ5WlPdMuB8gQO8oWbl7iUE-ssLcW/s1600/Picture+1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bqp005QYEPJ2EtYxcUD3jRuifzKrlPUIG5OSDtl62clmJuauUm3LA8kpi3O6AtTPLFTH7HtdI2QpjTmnjm7j_x84y9-ia51iOc7jKfKcyDGO6jCDJ5WlPdMuB8gQO8oWbl7iUE-ssLcW/s320/Picture+1.png" width="246" /></a></div>The early winter 2012 digital edition of Cosmopolitan Homes Grand Rapids just came out and has a nice feature on our fall parade home on Silver Lake that swept it's price category for HBA's Awards of Excellence and even won People's Choice! <br /><br />Thanks again to all who voted and visited it during the Parade!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jXoGrTcmG-bnvJjojVCNzUjBTmG-EUVQmX20fm8aYxcbCan6VN5Ha4dWEXBrn17R32WjaEsfHREcFJoDZqi6vloHwQOPLD2TaNN90V31kWcPlhGAz67tYZZdwcSlC0saaoSVrCS9VkbY/s1600/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jXoGrTcmG-bnvJjojVCNzUjBTmG-EUVQmX20fm8aYxcbCan6VN5Ha4dWEXBrn17R32WjaEsfHREcFJoDZqi6vloHwQOPLD2TaNN90V31kWcPlhGAz67tYZZdwcSlC0saaoSVrCS9VkbY/s320/Picture+2.png" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbOGtsJ5xClqVlAMkUxvxskJ4mcZwEoTY7LkX9mFZ-rhrE7kIaBeZ4GC25hE5NlUMC6Bhg4ouYIf0K1oV3ck2uNft3AE4cXAVOH68g_pzHe19zcV07KH9QJ7CD0A7Gyz5q-kjQjEVA0ac/s1600/Picture+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbOGtsJ5xClqVlAMkUxvxskJ4mcZwEoTY7LkX9mFZ-rhrE7kIaBeZ4GC25hE5NlUMC6Bhg4ouYIf0K1oV3ck2uNft3AE4cXAVOH68g_pzHe19zcV07KH9QJ7CD0A7Gyz5q-kjQjEVA0ac/s320/Picture+4.png" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6Xcgp6iDhIuSmZsP9ul0Kwm3-rqxiVg5EpfZfciHI02k4w2L82cQZKnAFFKB-RsjOdoXsrykaJLcA2EdzkEZcCF4GcI1BYnAld8XR8w5eu5npy37KlOcTQ6RFnD9koQIuCgLPZM7CV7b/s1600/Picture+5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6Xcgp6iDhIuSmZsP9ul0Kwm3-rqxiVg5EpfZfciHI02k4w2L82cQZKnAFFKB-RsjOdoXsrykaJLcA2EdzkEZcCF4GcI1BYnAld8XR8w5eu5npy37KlOcTQ6RFnD9koQIuCgLPZM7CV7b/s320/Picture+5.png" width="247" /></a></div>For ease of reading, <i><a href="http://issuu.com/cosmopolitanhome/docs/late_winter_cosmo?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222">click here</a></i> to see the full digital edition of Cosmopolitan Grand Rapids.<br /><br /><br />

Cosmopolitan Home Grand Rapids: Awards of Excellence

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Awards of Excellence Winners!

The Awards of Excellence program, put on by the <a href="http://www.hbaggr.com/">Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids</a> (HBAGGR) and sponsored by Cosmopolitan Home Magazine, offered each home in the Fall Parade the opportunity to win awards for Best Kitchen, Best Floor Plan, Best Curb Appeal and Best Interior Elements for their price range.  Judged by a panel of industry experts, the Awards of Excellence are sought after by the Parade of Homes participants and are a great way to receive recognition for their expertise in design and craftsmanship. We are proud to announce that our two entries nearly swept their price categories!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzYE5Glj25wmvnu8UcGRIuSz_7yyi8WgjzACY0MtsAwVlK0PPIxu5AfE4MucC9895uUw4e9_bDb30gGGAdIqEHaj1bRMpLtSdX1jetmjVoATPcqe2NLZHkovlJaxQMnpgLqMxOrPCpuED/s1600/Maskill-Color-LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzYE5Glj25wmvnu8UcGRIuSz_7yyi8WgjzACY0MtsAwVlK0PPIxu5AfE4MucC9895uUw4e9_bDb30gGGAdIqEHaj1bRMpLtSdX1jetmjVoATPcqe2NLZHkovlJaxQMnpgLqMxOrPCpuED/s200/Maskill-Color-LR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b>The Hasserton</b><br /><i>($750,001+ category)</i><br />• People's Choice<br />• Best Interior Elements<br />• Best Kitchen<br />• Best Floor Plan<br />• Best Curb Appeal<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOA65UKmwH8tBAUUuDUkdR67Xl9ZdqFvbR-bXiG5kqZXNyl2GW6NMhu2ItLhGbhJfZuDh1zQa1HQuiBBRb5k385RJDtzSJ8BJ1fJpBuD-cyoKWuz_xWIqKPiL72AsdYY9eHQcTqbpotj7_/s1600/Postlewaite+kitchen+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOA65UKmwH8tBAUUuDUkdR67Xl9ZdqFvbR-bXiG5kqZXNyl2GW6NMhu2ItLhGbhJfZuDh1zQa1HQuiBBRb5k385RJDtzSJ8BJ1fJpBuD-cyoKWuz_xWIqKPiL72AsdYY9eHQcTqbpotj7_/s1600/Postlewaite+kitchen+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOA65UKmwH8tBAUUuDUkdR67Xl9ZdqFvbR-bXiG5kqZXNyl2GW6NMhu2ItLhGbhJfZuDh1zQa1HQuiBBRb5k385RJDtzSJ8BJ1fJpBuD-cyoKWuz_xWIqKPiL72AsdYY9eHQcTqbpotj7_/s1600/Postlewaite+kitchen+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOA65UKmwH8tBAUUuDUkdR67Xl9ZdqFvbR-bXiG5kqZXNyl2GW6NMhu2ItLhGbhJfZuDh1zQa1HQuiBBRb5k385RJDtzSJ8BJ1fJpBuD-cyoKWuz_xWIqKPiL72AsdYY9eHQcTqbpotj7_/s200/Postlewaite+kitchen+LR.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Built by <a href="http://www.scottchristopherhomes.com/">Scott Christopher Homes</a>, Architecture & Interior Architecture by <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Architects</a>, Interior Design by <a href="http://www.jefferyroberts.com/">Jeffery Roberts Design</a></i></span><br /><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><b>The Lenox</b><br /><i>($500,001-$750,000 category)</i><br />• Best Interior Elements<br />• Best Kitchen<br />• Best Floor Plan<br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Built by <a href="http://www.homesbyfalcon.com/">Falcon Custom Homes</a>, Architecture & Interior Architecture by <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Architects</a>, Interior Design by <a href="http://www.galleryinteriors.com/">Gallery Interiors</a></span></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Congratulations to both of the teams that helped turn these designs on paper into real-life, award-winning masterpieces!<br /><br /><br />

Awards of Excellence Winners!

The Awards of Excellence program, put on by the Home Builders Association of Greater Grand Rapids (HBAGGR) and sponsored by Cosmopolitan Ho...

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