PEOPLE, PROPS & PROPERTIES
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Hallmark Communities Awarded BIA’s Top Honor
Hallmark Communities was the recipient of the top honor at the 2019 ICON Awards, where President Chris Hall proudly accepted the 2019 Builder of the Year award. Hallmark Communities has built thousands of homes throughout San Diego since 1984 with the belief that, by building better homes, we are building better lives for our neighbors
Hill Construction Wins International Award!
Hill Construction walked away with another prestigious award at the 2019 International Design and Architecture Awards ceremony for their “De La Costa” custom home, which won the grand award for the category Best Custom Home £2-20 Million. The award was presented at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
Aaron Smith Collaborating with Over the Moon Sales & Marketing Advertising Team
Over the Moon Advertising is thrilled to welcome Aaron Smith and announce that he will be collaborating with our team on business development and strategic planning. Aaron brings his 20+ years of marketing and branding experience along with over 10 years of expertise in homebuilder and developer marketing throughout North America.
New Luxury Rental Opens at Millenia
Trammell Crow Residential will launch its newest rental community, Alexan Rivue , in November. Alexan Rivue is a "coastal meets Palm Springs" inspired, sophisticated 253- unit apartment community offering one-, two- and three-bedroom residences with distinctive amenities and chic, curated living spaces. Residents will enjoy a stylish community and an unmatched lifestyle.
Miles Leandro and Julian Blevins Appointed Project Managers at Fuscoe Engineering in San Diego
Fuscoe Engineering, Inc . is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Project Managers: Miles Leandro, PE and Julian Blevins, in its San Diego office. “Our new Project Managers, Miles and Julian, are both gifted with exceptional leadership skills and technical expertise,”  stated Eric Armstrong, PE, Fuscoe Principal and head of the firm’s San Diego office.  “They are passionately dedicated to providing their clients with top quality service and innovative civil engineering solutions.” 
MILES LEANDRO, PE  has over eight years of progressive civil engineering experience in the design of both public and private projects. Miles’ primary role at Fuscoe is Design Team Leader and coordinator for renewable energy clients. Miles’ projects have included solar power plants, project substations, energy storage systems and food waste-to-energy plants.
JULIAN BLEVINS  is a recent and welcome newcomer to Fuscoe San Diego’s management team. Julian has 17 years of project and design management, construction support and inspection experience related to commercial and retail land development, schools and subdivisions. Julian has many current projects including the Heritage Road Retail Center in Chula Vista for Baldwin & Sons.
ColRich Announces Grand Opening of The Harlow
The Harlow is a collection of sophisticated three-story townhomes, located in heart of Mission Valley, moments from I-8, I-15, the trolley and many shops & restaurants. At The Harlow, you will experience the exceptional home design for which ColRich is known throughout San Diego County, offering 4 floor plans from 1,268 to 1,869 square feet with 3-4 bedrooms and up to 3.5 baths. The homes feature attached 2-car garages, 10’ ceilings,beautiful finishes and decks/yards. Priced from the low-$700,000’s. 
Pardee Homes Wins Local & Regional Awards
Voted Best New Homebuilder by San Diego Union-Tribune readers in 2015, 2017, 2018 and now 2019, Pardee Homes continues its commitment to quality, innovation and enriching the lives of San Diegans by providing some of the region’s most outstanding and award-winning master planned communities.

Recently, Pardee’s Vista Del Mar neighborhood received the Building Industry Association (BIA) of San Diego County’s Icon Award for Best Model Complex Landscape Design for Single Family and the coveted Community of the Year – Detached Home award. Pardee’s Vista Santa Fe’s Plan 3 was honored with the award for Best Architecture Design of a Detached Home Priced $1 Million & Over. Additionally, Pardee’s team was honored to be named a finalist in six categories during the Greater Sales and Marketing Council’s SoCal Awards. Pardee’s Kevin Pfefferkorn took home the prestigious SoCal Award for Community Superintendent of the Year for his work representing several of Pardee’s newest residential communities.
BIA's SMC Vies For Gold in New Category at The Nationals
The San Diego BIA Sales and Marketing Council is going for the gold, having entered The Nationals as best SMC of the Year in its membership category. Having reached an all time high in SMC membership as recognized by NAHB , the Council will face new competition as it enters its third year competing for national recognition. The Nationals   pays tribute to superior sales and marketing achievements by individual sales and marketing professionals, home builders and associates and sales & marketing councils. It’s the nation's largest competition for new home sales and marketing professionals and communities. Awards are presented at The Nationals Awards Gala  and will be held on Jan. 21 st , 2020 at Caesar's Palace as part of NAHB’s International Builder Show held in Las Vegas on Jan 21 – 23 rd 2020. The SD BIA Council was awarded a gold "SAM" award for the first time in SD BIA history last year. Check out the winners book to view all of last years recipients. 
New Community In South County Celebrates Grand Opening
Pardee Homes announced the opening of Solmar  a community of townhomes at Playa del Sol in south San Diego. The multi-level homes feature a modern style, with the convenience of nearby shopping, entertainment, schools and great amenities. “We’re proud of this exciting new neighborhood,” said Pardee Homes San Diego Division President Jimmy Ayala. “Part of our goal at Solmar was to build the high-quality homes synonymous with Pardee at price points attainable for the average San Diego working family.” The residential neighborhood’s first phase will feature 12 townhomes starting in the high $300,000's.
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