The Southern Nevada Home Builders Association and the Las Vegas Review-Journal held its fifth annual Silver Nugget Awards June 23 at the JW Marriott. Retired Pardee Homes executive Rocky Cochran received the Lifetime Achievement Award. For the first time in the history of the awards, an attached housing product — Vu Residence 3 — won Best Home of the Year. The Best Custom Home of the Year went to Serenity by Sun West custom Homes. Both are in MacDonald Highlands in Henderson. The Best Community went to Pulte Homes’ Reverence in Summerlin.
There were more than 150 nominations for this year’s competition. More than 400 people, representing various sections of the Las Vegas homebuilding industry, attended the event. The judges were David Baird, UNLV School of Architecture; Lita Dirks, Denver-based Lita Dirks & Co.; and Louise Try, publisher of new home guides in Charleston, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina.
Other 2018 Silver Nugget award winners:
Model Home Kitchen
• Homes priced from $300,001-$500,000 — Pulte Homes, La Vista
• Homes priced over $500,000 — Pulte Homes, Reverence
Master Bathroom
• Homes priced $300,001-$500,000 — Richmond American Homes, Avalon at Bridlewood
• Homes priced over $500,000 — Pulte Homes, Kingsgate
Interior Merchandising
• Homes priced under $300,000 — Richmond American Homes, Lillian, Glenmore at Highland Hills
• Homes priced from $300,001 to $499,999 — Pulte Homes, La Vista
• Homes priced over $500,000 — Christopher Homes, Vu-Resident 1
Multigenerational Plan
• Pinnacle Homes — Contour-Plan 4260
Green Home
• Element Building Co. — 2017 St. Jude Dream Home
Design & Architecture
• Custom Home — Sun West Custom Homes, Serenity
• Model Complex Presentation — Pardee Homes, Axis
• Unique Living Space or Architecture Feature — Pinnacle Homes, Elk Ridge Guest House
Design & Architecture – Production Home
• Under 2,000 square feet, over $300,000 —Richmond American Homes, Anika at Bridlewood
• Homes from 3,001 to 4,000 square feet, under $500,000 — KB Home, 3095 at Caledonia
• 2,001-3,000 square feet, $300,001-$500,000 — Pardee Homes, Strada at Inspirada – Plan 1
• 2,001-3,000 square feet, more than $500,000 — Toll Brothers, The Jade at Ironwood
• 3,001-4,000 square feet, more than $500,000 — Pardee Homes, Nova Ridge in Summerlin – Plan 2
• More than 4,000 square feet — Pardee Homes, Axis, Wall
Single Family – Detached Home
• Under $299,999 — Woodside Homes, Titus Plan at Peregrine Point
• $300,000-$375,999 — Richmond American Homes, Coronado – Coleburn at Highland Hills
• $376,000-$475,999 — Pulte Homes, La Vista
• $476,000-$550,999 — Woodside Homes, Vernazza Plan at Skystone
• $551,000 and More — Pardee Homes, Nova Ridge in Summerlin – Plan 2
Active Lifestyle Community
• Olympia Cos. — Skye Canyon
Attached Home
• Under $400,000 — William Lyon Homes, Savu at Affinity – Plan 1
• Over $400,000 — Christopher Homes — Vu – Residence 3
Single Family – Luxury Detached Home
• $750,000-$1,299,000 — Pardee Homes, Axis – Wall
• Over $1,300,000 — Sun West Custom Homes, Serenity
Master Planned Community
• Parks and Amenities — Skye Canyon, Olympia Cos.
• Marketing Campaign — Inspirada
Sales Person of the Year
• Home Sales under $300,000 — Matthew Schults, Beazer Homes
• Home Sales $300,001 to $500,000 — Marcy Martinez, KB Home
• Homes Over $500,000 — Karen Wellman, Pulte Homes
Construction Superintendent of the Year
• Jeffrey Cooper, Pardee Homes
Marketing Professional of the Year
• Production Builder — JJ Kingery, Richmond American Homes
• Master Planned — Jenni Pevoto, Howard Hughes Corp., Summerlin
Customer Service Rep of the Year
• Jeff Ehrensaft, Pardee Homes
Sales Leader of the Year
• Luke O’Loughlin, Richmond American Homes