Paul Harris of Cole Harris Homes LLC, together with Halstead Real Estate and William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, announced that the spectacular waterfront properties located at 17 and 21 Brush Island Road in Darien won multiple Home Building Industry “HOBI” Awards given by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut. Listed by Nancy Dauk with Halstead, 21 Brush Island Road won the 2018 HOBI Award for Outstanding Spec Home over $7 Million. Listed by Stephan von Jena of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, 17 Brush Island won for Best Spec Home over $7 million, Best Spec Home Kitchen and Best Staging which was completed by Leia Ward of LTW Design. In addition, both properties received the HOBI Award for 2018 Best Amenity, for the houses’ stunning perennial gardens, legacy trees and boat docks. Cole Harris Homes LLC, the firm that designed and built the two Brush Island homes, won a total of five HOBI Awards for these two residences.
The HOBI Awards are the most prestigious home building honors in Connecticut, recognizing the best in new construction, remodeling, sales & marketing, and land development. It is a highly competitive selection process with judges that are experts in home building and entries considered from across the state. 2018 marks the 25th anniversary of the HOBI Awards, which will be presented this year at a gala on November 13th in Southington, CT.
“Our judges were especially influenced by the stunning contemporary interior spaces with windows framing spectacular views of nature and water, some in three directions,” said Joanne Carroll, Chairman of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Connecticut’s Sales and Marketing Council and a HOBI Awards producer. “Today’s luxury homebuyer is looking for cotemporary interiors with simplified detailing and a strong indoor-outdoor connection and our judges felt that Cole Harris delivered on all counts.”
Paul Harris, Principal of Cole Harris Homes and Cole Harris Associates, said he found a lot to work with in the property’s spectacular waterfront setting. “The development of any home is driven by its relationship to the land it will be built on. Every property, regardless of its value or size, will have at least one compelling feature that embodies a unique sense of place and these features offer opportunities. Brush Island has presented us with many,” says Harris, who is featured in a video about the planning and building of 21 Brush Island Road, which can be found on the property’s listing at Halstead.com. “Interior and exterior ‘view sheds’ connect rooms with the outdoor environment. Interior materials and finishes connect at human scale and reinforce the ties to the land. Natural daylighting and furnishings bring greater value, but it is the right furnishings that can complete the experience and bring greater meaning to the project as a whole.”
Diane Ramirez, Chairman and CEO of Halstead, said it was an honor for the firm to represent such an amazing, award-winning home. “The design and construction of 21 Brush Island Road is just exceptional and Cole Harris Homes deserves to be acknowledged for such amazing craftmanship.”
“It is a great honor for our team to represent this masterful HOBI award winning property,” said Paul Breunich, President and CEO of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty. “Cole Harris Associates and Cole Harris Homes defines the architectural quality embodied in these awards through the meticulous construction of this magnificent, upscale home. The architect on this project has done a stellar job of creating an artistic vision in the form of a house, and I congratulate him and his firm on these well-deserved awards. These recognitions are absolutely in line with our commitment to delivering the exceptional to our customers.”
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