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SILVER NUGGET AWARDS

More than 400 professionals in the Las Vegas homebuilding industry attended the third Silver Nugget Awards ceremony March 19 at the Red Rock Resort. The event was coordinated by the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association and the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The judges were Vincent Barbato, principal of Family Development Homes; Donald Ruthroff, senior associate and senior architect at Dahlin Group Architecture Planning; and W. Rick Sellers, principal-in-charge and president of Carpenter Sellers Del Gatto Architects. Here are the winners:

■ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT — Robert Lewis, Lewis Homes

■ MARKETING LEADER OF THE YEAR — Danielle Bisterfeldt, Summerlin

■ SALES LEADER OF THE YEAR — John McLaury, KB Home

■ GREEN BUILDER OF THE YEAR — Pulte Group

■ COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR — William Lyon Homes, Lago Vista

■ HOME OF THE YEAR — Sun West Custom Homes, Waters Edge

BEST MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY

■ Summerlin, Vistas Park and Community Center — Parks and Amenities

■ Inspirada — Marketing Campaign

■ Summerlin, online branding campaign — Online Presence

BEST SINGLE-FAMILY LUXURY DETACHED HOME

■ Sun West Custom Home, Waters Edge — over $1.3 million

■ William Lyon Homes, Lago Vista, Plan One — $750,000-$1.29 million

■ William Lyon Homes, Brookshire Estates, Plan Three — $500,000-$750,000

BEST SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES DETACHED

■ Toll Brothers, The Santa Rosa at Franklin Park — $376,000-$501,000

■ Toll Brothers, The Brisbane at Franklin Park — $316,000-$376,000

■ KB Home, 2619-Reserves at San Severo — $226,000-$316,000

■ KB Home, Greencourt at Inspirada — under $226,000

BEST DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE

■ KB Homes, Meridian — Model Complex Presentation

■ KB Home, Stonelake — Green Community

■ Element Design/Build, MacDonald Highlands, The New American Home 2016 — Custom Home

■ KB Home, 2826-Terraces at Inspirada — Multigenerational space under 400 square feet

■ William Lyon Homes, Plan Four-Brookshire Estates — Multigenerational Space 401-650 square feet

■ Sun West Custom Homes, Waters Edge — Unique Living Space or Architectural Feature

■ Shea Homes, Refresh — Under 2,000 square feet

■ KB Home, 2476-Crossings at Pearl Creek — 2,001-3,000 square feet, under $300,000

■ Woodside Homes, Teton Cliffs at Skye Canyon-Payson — 2,001-3,000 square feet, $300,001-$500,000

■ Toll Brothers, The Trapani — 2,001-3,000 square feet, 0ver $500,000

■ Woodside Homes, Teton Cliffs at Skye Canyon, Sandstone — 3,001-4,000 square feet, under $500,000

■ William Lyon Homes, Brookshire Estates, Plan Three — 3,001-4,000 square feet, over $500,000

■ William Lyon Homes, Lago Vista, Plan Two — over 4,000 square feet

BEST MODEL KITCHEN HOME

■ DR Horton’s Emerald Home, Sandstone — over $500,000

■ American West Homes, The Heather, Woodbridge at Coronado Ranch — $300,001 to $500,000

■ Pulte Group, Mateo — under $300,000

■ Sun West Custom Homes, View Pointe — over $500,000

■ American West Homes, Plan 3990, Brentwood at Highlands Ranch — $300,001 to $500,000

■ American West Homes, Plan 2709, SouthBrook at Coronado Ranch — under $300,000

BEST INTERIOR MERCHANDISING

■ Toll Brothers, The Allesandria at Vista Dulce — under $300,000

■ Toll Brothers, The Danville at Franklin Park — $300,001-$500,000

■ Lennar, Ambrosia Interior Design, Olympia Ridge Residence Six — over $500,000

SALES PERSON OF THE YEAR

■ Gena Reyes, KB Homes — under $300,000

■ Jocelyn Newton, Pulte Group — $300,001-$500,000

■ Brenda Skaggs, Woodside Homes — over $500,000

CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR

■ Shaun Thompson, KB Home

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR

■ Kathleen Brant, Pardee Homes

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