Cole Harris Homes wins HOBI awards for two Darien homes
Paul Harris of Cole Harris Homes, together with Halstead Real Estate and William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, recently 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, 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, remod- eling, sales and 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. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the HOBI Awards, which will be presented this year at a gala on Nov. 13 in Southington.
“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 home buyer is looking for contemporary 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,” Harris said.