Cornerstone Communities

Next month, Cornerstone Communities will unveil Veranza at The Summit Eastlake, a new neighborhood of 111 two-story triplex homes in Chula Vista.  Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 11th and come view three decorated models showcasing exciting interiors by Blackbird Interiors and outdoor living by Terra Firma Landscape.  Veranza offers an ideal combination of style, value, energy efficiency, and a preferred address.

Summit Recreation Center at Veranza

Distinguished by Spanish, Santa Barbara and Craftsman architecture, the Veranza residences will range from approximately 1,259 to 1,656 square feet, including three bedrooms and two and one-half baths plus a side-by-side, two-car attached garage. The largest home will also encompass a versatile loft, and kitchens in two plans will feature a gourmet island for meal preparation and serving. Prices are expected to start in the mid $200,000s. (more…)

Wermers Multi-Family Corp.

Wermers Multi-Family Corp. has recently completed the City Heights Square Mixed-Use Project in City Heights, San Diego.  This project offers 21,000 square feet of retail space, rental living units, and three levels of parking.  Walgreens is already open and occupying 10,000 square feet of the retail space with the remaining space left for needed community services.

City Heights Square by Wermers Multi-Family Corp.

Vice President Richard Wood lead the Wermers team on this project with Ken Maskevich as Project Manager, Mr. Marco Leyva and Rodney Short as Superintendents, Jaime Falcon as Site Coordinator and Lorrie Kline as Project Accountant. (more…)

Davidson Communities

Bill Davidson Inducted Into Hall of Fame for Design Excellence

Bill Davidson of Davidson Communities

San Diego homebuilder Bill Davidson, more than a dozen times recognized locally for outstanding new home design, was inducted into the national Builder Magazine’s Hall of Fame for Design Excellence.

Davidson’s induction in the Wm. S. Marvin Hall of Fame for Design Excellence took place during the 31^st annual Builder’s Choice Awards Gala in Washington DC. The honor recognizes Builder’s Choice-winning architects and builders who have a legacy of award-winning designs.

“Since he began building new homes in California more than 30 years ago, Bill Davidson has displayed a deep reverence for design, exceptional attention to detail, and a knack for understanding home buyers that time and again has elevated his neighborhoods to award-winning status,” said Denise Dersin, editor in chief of Builder magazine. “We are very pleased to be able to recognize Bill’s longstanding commitment to design.”

Called a “maverick” in a March 2005 San Diego Union-Tribune feature story, Davidson’s design and marketing innovations include: the first and now famous pink houses at Pointe Del Mar in the Del Mar Highlands and the early adoption of outdoor living and dining rooms at multiple projects in San Diego. (more…)

Benchmark Landscape

For the tenth consecutive year, Benchmark Landscape has been recognized for excellence by the California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA).  This year they earned top honors in two commercial categories for their project at Soledad Business Park in San Diego: California-Friendly Landscape Maintenance, and California-Friendly Construction. These accomplishments were recently recognized at the CLCA’s Annual Beautification Awards Program, held at the Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College.

Soledad Business Park, Landscaping by Benchmark Lanscape

The goal of the Soledad project was to completely renovate the landscape to lower water usage and overall maintenance costs.  Turf areas were eliminated and replaced with native rock, drought tolerant plants and drip irrigation in order to reduce the impact on the environment. (more…)

Brehm Residential

Well-respected real estate veteran Phil L. Rush has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of Brehm Residential, an award-winning San Diego-based homebuilding and community development company.

Phil Rush, Brehm Residential

“Phil Rush brings to us superb experience in project finance as well as a strong track record of successful residential ventures and portfolio management,” said Brehm’s Chief Executive Officer Forrest “Woody” Brehm, who founded the Brehm group of companies nearly 50 years ago.  “We are very pleased to welcome Phil to the Brehm team where his financial and land investment expertise will be the perfect complement to our award-winning homebuilding history.”

A 30-year veteran of the homebuilding industry, Rush most recently served as President of Carlsbad-based RPR Realty Advisors, Inc. where he provided consulting services to both private and institutional investment fund clients.  His activities focused on real estate underwriting and asset management for portfolios ranging in size from $100 to $500 million. Over the course of his career as a senior executive, Rush has represented institutional investors including CalPERS, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in the acquisition, development, and management of residential projects totaling over 30,000 homes and lots in major metropolitan markets throughout the United States. These projects, which were undertaken in partnership with major homebuilding and land development firms, included master-planned communities, traditional for-sale subdivisions, custom lot developments, and senior retirement facilities. (more…)

Brookfield Homes

Off the beaten path yet minutes from excellent schools in the Poway Unified School District, Serenity at Stonebridge Estates is now selling six homes, one of which is located on a ridgeline with 180-degree views to the north, east and west. Three of the homes are move-in ready. Set amid the rolling terrain just east of Scripps Ranch, this new Brookfield community offers large home sites elevated above 1,600 acres of protected open space.

Serenity at Stonebridge Estates by Brookfield Homes

New homes at Serenity at Stonebridge Estates range from 4,040 to 4,759 square feet and offer five bedrooms, 4.5 baths and three- or four-car garages in three distinct floor plans. For homeowners wanting to accommodate elderly parents or children moving home, one plan features an optional downstairs living suite that adds 248-plus square feet to the home. (more…)

Design Line Interiors

Dawn Davidson, President & Owner of Design Line Interiors

Design Line Interiors President and Owner Dawn Davidson is one of  five homebuilding leaders from around California who was inducted into the California Homebuilding Foundation Hall of Fame on Tuesday, June 21, at the InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco. The elegant black-tie event kicked off PCBC 2011.

Dawn is one of seven women to join the Hall of Fame since 1984, and she is the first San Diego woman to receive this honor.

“The 2011 class of inductees represents the epitome of vision, skill and determination in bringing homeownership to reality. Their position in the homebuilding industry has left an indelible mark that will resonate for years to come,” said Dick Willhoit, Estrella Associates, Inc., Chairman of the California Homebuilding Foundation and a supporter of the CHF Hall of Fame. (more…)

Artisan Design Group

San Diego’s Artisan Design Group (ADG) was honored with two gold awards and three silver awards by the National Association of Home Builders at the International Builders Show.

Artisan Design's Showroom

 The design firm’s new showroom, located Downtown on the corner of Ash Street and Pacific Highway, received the gold award as the “Best Design Center/Urban Studio.”  The 3,500-square-foot showroom features three full kitchens, bathroom displays, home office interiors, home automation systems, customized lighting and storage systems, cabinetry, flooring, window coverings, and furnishings. (more…)

The Sentinels at Del Sur, Davidson Communities

Davidson Communities

Davidson Communities released four new homes for sale in Late March at The Sentinels by Davidson, at Del Sur.  Current prices start in the $700,000s for the distinctive collection of hilltop homes overlooking the La Jolla Valley.

Featuring one-, two- and three-level residences, The Sentinels by Davidson range from three to four bedrooms, 3.5 to 4.5 bathrooms and 2,772 to 3,329 square feet.  Ground floor master bedroom suites in three of four plans available provide the conveniences of single-level living.  Some locations offer the option of a home office, guest residence or retreat.   Home sites at The Sentinels range from 6,972 to 16,823 square feet.

Jessica Hanson Wins Prestigious National Competition

Jessica Hanson, Rapid Fire Demolition

BIA Member Jessica Hanson has won the American Express OPEN Make Mine a Million $ Business Contest, a national competition designed to help post start-up women entrepreneurs grow million-dollar firms.

Hanson’s company Rapid Fire Demolition (RFD), a home renovation company that opened in 2010, will now receive an unparalleled assortment of business growth tools — national PR, professional coaching, expert financial analysis, access to financing, and a curriculum of live and online educational resources.

Rockrose, Design Line Interiors

Design Line Interiors Wins National Design

Awards

Design Line Interiors has won two prestigious Best in American Living Awards (BALA) for its work on Brookfield Homes’ Rockrose at The Foothills community in Carlsbad.

In praising Design Line’s work, the judges for the 27th annual BALA made special note of the “living wall” incorporated into the Residence 2 plan (Silver award winner) at Rockrose.  That design reflects Brookfield’s commitment to eco-savvy, “green” features at Rockrose, where each home extends 35 percent beyond the state of California’s energy-efficiency standards.

According to Design Line President Dawn Davidson, the living wall showcases a focus on sustainable elements at Rockrose as well as adding texture and visual interest to the interior space.  “The flexibility in terms of size, coupled with various plant combinations make ‘living walls’ a viable project for any home; they help save money on energy bills by limiting thermal fluctuation; improve room acoustics, and enhance one’s well being via improved indoor air quality,” Davidson said.

Design Line won both awards in the BALA category for single-family homes between 3,001 and 4,000 square feet. Rockrose was designed by Dahlin Group Architecture Planning, with land planning by Planning Systems of Carlsbad.

Honoring the best in custom and spec residential design, for attached, detached and multifamily homes, the BALA recognized 59 winners nationally in 28 different design categories.

BALA winners are honored annually for the creativity, innovation and imagination shown in redefining the residential building industry. (more…)