2007 People's Choice Awards

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The People’s Choice Award was created by the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC) in response to requests by member builders to create a way to judge consumers’ reactions to their Parade HomesSM. While the Reggie AwardsSM honor the homes that builders find to be the best, that does not always translate into what the general public likes most. Builders have also told BATC that they have found visitors are sometimes uncomfortable telling a builder or agent what they like or dislike about a particular model.

The People’s Choice Awards consist of a short questionnaire that visitors to the home can use to rate it compared to their “ideal” home for the price. The questionnaire asked visitors to rate eight aspects of the home—exterior and curb appeal; interior; floor plan/layout; kitchen; bathrooms; bedrooms; other indoor spaces; site orientation; decks and porches; and construction quality —on a five point scale. Visitors were also asked to complete two open-ended questions: What did you like best? And, what should be improved?

Each of the 48 participating Parade Homes received 500 postage-paid postcards, which were made available to visitors. To participate as a judge, consumers simply completed the postcard and dropped it in the mail. The post cards were tallied, and the eight top scoring homes received a People’s Choice Award.

The winners are listed below. The number preceding each builder name refers to the home’s Parade of Homes Fall ShowcaseSM entry number.

2007 People’s Choice Winners

#511 Louisa Builders, LLC

$182,000-$270,000

#825 Main Street Builders, LLC

$329,000-$386,000

#469 Scott Breuer Construction, Inc.

$423,000-$499,000

#810 Delaney Company, LLC

$514,000-$598,000

#701 D.T. Carlson Co.

$649,000-$735,000

#720 American Classic Homes, LLC

$799,000-$998,000

#185 Smuckler Custom Builders, Inc.

$1,150,000-$2,000,000

#297 Vogue ICF Homes, Inc.

$2,200,000-$3,000,000

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