Houston Custom Home Builders 2010: GHBA Houston' Best Awards

Community/subdivision: Johnson Development/Riverstone

Number of beds/bath: 6 bedrooms; 6 full and 2 half baths

Square footage of plan: 9,274

Total price per square foot (excluding lot): $222.59

Exceptional features: Two-story water wall at entry; Sunken wine grotto with barrel vault ceilings; Two-story master suite with sitting room; Master bedroom includes spiraling iron staircase leading into private library; Two-story living and dining room overlooks a wide covered veranda with summer kitchen and outdoor fireplace.

Community/subdivision: Bunker Hill Village

Number of beds/bath: 6 bedrooms; 6 + 3 powder baths

Square footage of plan: 8,750

Total price per square foot (excluding lot): $200

Exceptional features: Floor to ceiling stone fireplace in the great room; A round library/office with granite table top sunk in the floor; Combination of floor mosaic, wrought iron pedestal, granite
countertop with marvelous bowl and wall mounted faucet in main powder room; Staggered seating
arrangement in the theater room with a wet bar serving both theater and game rooms; Beautifully designed pool with whirlpool located in the center of the house approachable from four different porches.

The Greater Houston Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing Council is responsible for the Houston’s Best Awards each year, which help promote Homebuilders, Developers and Remodelers to the public as well as reward them for their stellar performance in the industry.

Winners were selected from entries submitted by GHBA members and judged anonymously by a panel of industry professionals from around the nation. Categories included products, people and promotions.

Judges traveled to Houston and spent two days touring sites entered in all of the categories. The highest-scoring entries in each category were designated finalists, with the winning entries awarded the title of “Houston’s Best.”

See the 2009 Houston’s Best Custom Home Winners starting on page 36 and throughout this publication.