2007 Durango Parade of Homes Winners Announced

The award winners for the 2007 Durango Parade of Homes were announced during the Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado’s (HBASC)
recent dinner meeting.

The home receiving the highest combined scores from the Judges’ Selections and the People’s Choice votes was an owner/builder custom home in the
Dream catcher Ranch subdivision by Leon Martin of Mesa Builders.

Other award winners were the following:

Judges’ Selections Awards:

Business Category

First Place- Sachs Construction, Cosmopolitan Restaurant (#9)
Family Category (under 600k)
First Place- Tierra Custom Homes (#7)

Best Kitchen- Tierra Custom Homes at Artisan Court(#7)

Best Master Suite- Tierra Custom Homes at Artisan Court (#7)

Luxury Category (600k-1M)

First Place- Larry Mongelli Construction (#16)

Best Kitchen- Larry Mongelli Construction (#16)

Best Master Suite - Custom Touch Builders (#17)

Estate Category (1M-2M)

First Place- Mesa Builders (#2)

Best Kitchen- Paragon Development (#23)

Best Master Suite- Mesa Builders (#2)

Premiere Category (over 2M)

First Place- Kogan Builders (#34)

Best Kitchen- Mantell-Hecathorn Builders Inc. (#6)

Best Master Suite- Kogan Builders (#34)

People’s Choice Awards:

Based on the Percentage of
1.) People who visited at least 15 properties, (including the homes for which they voted)

2.) Turned in their ballots

3.) Then the number of votes the house received

Family Category (under $600,000) – Tierra Vista Village (#12)

Luxury Category ($600,000 – 1 million) – Custom Touch Builders (#17)

Estate Category ($1million – 2 million) – Mesa Builders (#2)

Premiere Category (over 2 million) – Mantell-Hecathorn (#6)

Overall Winners:

Determined by the Sum of the Percentage of total of possible judges’ points, plus percentage of people’s choice votes.

The winners are the 3 highest overall percentages, not category specific:

***Grand Prize Overall Winner (Best in Show) – 1 st Place – Mesa Builders (# 2)

2 nd Place Overall for the Parade – Custom Touch Builders (# 17)

3 rd Place Overall for the Parade – Mantell-Hecathorn (# 6)

For more information or photos, please contact Elizabeth Salkind, Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado, 382-0082, or salkind @hbasc.com