2023 HOBI WINNERS
HOME FINANCING
Best Construction Permanent Custom Home Loan
Elm Tree Funding
Best End Loan Package for a Community
Liberty Bank
SALES & MARKETING
New Home Sales Manager of the Year
Robin Lawson, Director Sales & Marketing, EG Home
New Home Sales Team of the Year
Linda Graham, Edite Calabrese, Nicole Kolinchak, Lauren LoGiacco, Kate MacMillan
& Susan Worth of EG Home
Best Builder Showroom
EG Home Design Center
Best Marketed Community
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services for The Homes at Meadowbrook in Burlington
Best Special Promotion
Calcagni Real Estate for Reveal Party at 16 Cove Street, Old Saybrook
Best Social Media Campaign
Design by the Jonathans
Best Ad
Beth Krupa Interiors
Best Video
Beth Krupa Interiors
Best Community Website
Berkshire Hathaway for www.CentralHallMystic.com
Outstanding Community Website
Michaud Development for www.GraniteWoodsLiving.com
Best Supplier Website
Bender Plumbing for www.benderplumbing.com
Outstanding Supplier Website
Gunner Roofing for www.gunnerroofing.com
Best Showroom 2,500- 5,000 SF
KLAR Studio for Norwalk showroom
Outstanding Fairfield County Showroom 2,500-5,000 SF
Closet & Storage Concepts for Norwalk showroom
Outstanding Hartford County Showroom 2,500-5,000 SF
Viking Kitchens for New Britain showroom
Outstanding Hartford County Showroom 2,500-5,000 SF
Avon Plumbing & Heating for Avon showroom
Best Small Showroom
Greenwich Play for Greenwich showroom
Best Showroom 5,000-10,000 SF
Visual Comfort for Norwalk showroom
Outstanding Fairfield County Showroom 5,000-10,000 SF
Tile America/Torrco for Stamford showroom
Outstanding Hartford County Showroom 5,000-10,000 SF
Universal Tile for Hartford showroom
Best Fairfield County Showroom Over 10,000 SF
Interstate Westport Design Center
Best Hartford County Showroom Over 10,000 SF
Connecticut Lighting for Hartford showroom
Outstanding Interior Design for Over $5 Million Home
Laura Michaels Design
Outstanding Interior Design for Under $5 Million Home
Inspired Design
Best Home Staging for $1-3 Million Home
BA Staging & Interiors for condominium at 66 High Street in Guilford
Best Home Staging for $3 Million - $5 Million Home
BA Staging & Interiors the Bankside House condominium in Westport
Best Home Staging for a Rental Unit
BA Staging & Interiors for The Smyth penthouse in Stamford
2023 SPECIAL FOCUS AWARDS
Best Entry
DeRosa Builders for Greenwich home
Best Powder Room
DeRosa Builders for 15 Flagler Drive, Greenwich
Best Butler’s Pantry
De Rosa Builders for 15 Flagler Drive, Greenwich
Best Mudroom
Closet & Storage Concepts
Best Walk-in Closet
Closet & Storage Concepts for Wilton Home
Best Kitchen by a Supplier
Design by the Jonathans for Wilton kitchen
Outstanding Kitchen by a Builder
Gatehouse Partners for Alden Terrace, Greenwich
Outstanding Kitchen by a Supplier
Karen Berkemeyer Home for New Canaan kitchen
Best Kitchen in a Production Home
Viking Kitchens for 40 Carson Way at Carson Woods, South Glastonbury
Best Primary Bath by a Supplier
Design by the Jonathans for Woodbridge bath
Best Home Elevator
Elevator Service Company
Best Lower Level with Gym/Playroom
VAS Construction for Darien home
Outstanding Special Purpose Room
Segerson Builders for wine cellar in Fairfield home
Outstanding Special Purpose Room
Susan Vanech Properties for Westport race room
Outstanding Special Purpose Room
Studio KC for multipurpose entertainment retreat
Best Interior Home Feature
Gatehouse Partners for hanging crystal chandelier
Best Outdoor Room/Living Environment
Criscuolo Design Build for Easton home
Best Home Technology by a Builder
Susan Vanech Properties for 12 Hockanum Road, Westport
Best Home Technology by a Supplier
Innerspace Electronics for Nyack N.Y. home
Best Landscape Design by a Supplier
Torrison Stone & Garden for East Lyme home
CUSTOM HOMES & SPECIAL CATEGORIES
Best Pool House
Ruddy Builders for Darien pool house
Best Special Purpose Building
Southport Construction for 3 car garage, entertainment & sports complex
Best Not So Big Custom Home
Ground Breakers for Oxford home
Best Vacation Home
Lovley Development for Litchfield home
Best Green/Energy Efficient Custom Home
Leigh Overland for 159 Lalley Blvd, Fairfield
Best Designed Custom Home
Best Out of State Custom Home
Christopher Pagliaro Architects for Mantoloking, NJ. home
Best Custom Home Under 3,000 SF
Ground Breakers for Kent home
Outstanding Fairfield County Custom Home Under 3,000 SF
Beachwalk Homes for Fairfield home
Best Custom Home 3,000-4,000 SF
Redwood Construction for Brookfield home
Best Custom Home 4,000-5,000 SF
Atlantis Building Company for 254 Old Kelsey Point Road, Westbrook
Outstanding Custom Home 4,000-5,000 SF
Legacy Construction Northeast for 96 West Cross Road, New Canaan
Best Custom Home 5,000-6,000 SF
Vita Design Group for 13 Covlee Drive, Westport
Best Custom Home 6,000-7,000 SF
DeRosa Builders for 7 Dempsey Lane, Greenwich
Best Custom Home 7,000-8,000 SF
Ruddy Builders for Darien home
Outstanding Custom Home 7,000-8,000 SF
Outstanding Special Purpose Room
Zel Inc. for 40 East Weatogue Street, Simsbury
Best Custom Home 8,000-9,000 SF
Best Design Build Custom Home for 675 Steamboat Road, Greenwich
Best In Town Custom Home
Outstanding Interior Feature
Cole Harris Homes for art installations in Greenwich home
Best Landscape Design
Cole Harris Homes, Environmental Land Solutions, LLC & Les Arbres, LLC
Best Custom Home 9,000-10,000 SF
Cornerstone Contracting for New Fairfield home
Best Modern Custom Home
Segerson Builders for 18 Shennamere Road, Contentment Island, Darien
Best Custom Home Over 15,000 SF
LoParco Associates for 543 Stanwich Road, Greenwich
SPEC HOMES
Best Spec Home $750,000 - $1 Million
Corbo Associates for Lakeside Estates Lake Zoar, Oxford
Best Spec Home $1 - 2 Million
DeLaurentis Developments for 855 Stillson Road Fairfield
Best Spec Home $2 - 3 Million
Westport Family Homes for 19 Old Orchard Road, Westport
Best In Town Spec Home
Westport Family Homes 11 Pine Street, Westport
Best Green/Energy Efficient
Best Healthy Spec Home
EG Home for the Zoar Signature Home in Southbury Hills
Best Spec Home $6-7 Million
RR Homes for 20 Mackenzie Glen, Greenwich
Best Spec Home $5 - 6 Million
Bluewater Home Builders for Beachside home in Westport
PRODUCTION HOUSING (In a Community/ Subdivision)
Best Affordable Townhome
Sunwood Development for 88 Woodhouse Avenue, Wallingford
Best Single-Family Home $400,000 - $600,000
T&M Building Company for Torrington Chase home
Best Single-Family Home $600,000-800,000
T&M for Suffield Chase home
Best Single-Family Home $800,000 - $1 Million
T&M for Gledhill Estates home
Best Single-Family Home $1-2 Million
Best Outdoor Feature
Corbo Associates for Lakeside Estates home
Best Single-Family Home $2-4 Million
RB Benson for 6 Author’s Way, Westport
COMMUNITIES
Best Green Energy-Efficient Community
EG Home for the Reserve at Stonebridge Crossing in Cheshire
Best Luxury Condominium
EG Home for carriage home at Reserve at Stonebridge Crossing
Best Mixed Use Community
Newport Realty Group & Lovley Development for Steele Center in Berlin
Best Detached 55+ Community
Newport Realty Group & Lovley Development for Willow Brook Estates, Farmington
Best Attached 55+ COMMUNITY
Sound II Builders & Brookside Development for Cutler’s Farm Crossing in Monroe
Best Rental Community
Haynes Development for Residences at Quarry Walk in Oxford
Best Affordable Community
Heritage Housing for Canaan Parish in New Canaan
Best Public Private Partnership Development
Heritage Housing
Housing Authority of New Canaan & New Canaan Neighborhoods
Amenta Emma Architects for Canaan Parish in New Canaan
REMODELING (Whole House or Addition)
Best New/Old Remodeled Home
Redwood Construction for Riverside Mediterranean home
Best Out of State Remodeled Home
Legacy Construction Northeast for Purchase, N.Y. home
Outstanding Out of State Remodeled Home
Murphy Brothers Contracting for Prospect Hill in Duchess County N.Y.
Outstanding Design Build Remodel
Criscuolo Design Build for Purchase, N.Y. home
Best Spec Home Remodel
Rebuilt Homes for 16 Cove Street, Old Saybrook
Best Unique Remodeled Home
Best Unique Exterior Home Feature for cupola
Best Designed Unique Remodeled Home
Tarzia Group & John Clements for 50 Merry Lane Weston
Best Historic Rehab
Outstanding Pool House/ Entertainment Center
Best Remodeled Kitchen
Hogue Interior Design for 321 Main Street, Ridgefield
Best Remodeled Bath
Hogue Interior Design for 15 Sandpiper Trail, Westport
Outstanding Historic Rehab
Sapia Builders Corp for Old Lyme home
Best Conversion
LoParco Associates for 8 Mountain Wood Drive, Greenwich
Best Residential Remodel Under $100,000
Sunwood Development for 90 Woodhouse Avenue, Wallingford
Best Residential Remodel $100,000 - $250,000
Polcer Home for Fairfield home
Best Residential Remodel $250,000 - $500,000
Hemingway Construction for lower level of Darien home
Outstanding Residential Remodel $250,000 - $500,000
Breakwater Renovation & Design for 12 Doris Street, Trumbull
Best Residential Remodel $500,000 - $750,000
Karp Associates for 187 Steep Hill Road, Weston
Best Residential Remodel $750,000 - $1 Million
Outstanding Home Elevator
Braydan Construction for 15 Shoal Point Lane, Riverside
Best Residential Remodel $1 Million - $2 Million
Domus Constructors for 64 Knollwood Drive, Darien
Best Residential Remodel $3 Million - $5 Million
HSL Building Company for Westport home
Best Residential Remodel $5 Million - $7 Million
Best Kitchen
Best Primary Bath
DeRosa Builders for 1 Indian Chase Drive, Greenwich
Best Residential Remodel $2 Million - $3 Million
Segerson Builders for 151 Cherry Lane, Fairfield
COMMERCIAL
Best New Commercial
Petra Construction for Yale New Haven Hospital addition
Best Small Commercial Rehab
LoParco Associates for 10 Lexington Avenue, Greenwich
Best Large Commercial Rehab
R.B. Benson Company for Historic Greens Farms Congregational Church, Westport
Best Adaptive Reuse
Guiltec for Old Mill Farm party barn in Greenwich