Top sales, marketing efforts applauded
Top residential building industry sales and marketing professionals were recognized May 17 when the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan's Sales & Marketing Council hosted an awards banquet.

Receiving awards at St. John's Golf & Conference Center in the individual category were Vanessa Castaneda for Rookie Salesperson of the Year-Gold Award. The Silver Award was given to Jason Tucker, Ivanhoe-Huntley Homes.

Salesperson of the Year-Gold was given to Jennifer Hubenschmidt of Toll Brothers. Sales Manager of the Year was Sahar Fakhouri of Mondrian Properties.

In the Marketing categories, winners were:

• Best Brochure Under $250 -- 50 Homes or More: Fox Ridge in Hartland, Crosswinds Communities, Gold Award; Village Estates, Detroit, Digital Image Studios, Silver Award.
• Best Brochure Under $250,000 -- Under 50 Homes: Ashby Park in Harrison Township, Boerema Chaben & Company, Gold Award; Auburn Ridge in Auburn Hills, Bluerock Management, Silver Award.
• Best Brochure $250,000-$500,000 -- Under 50 Homes: Chesapeake Grove in Troy, Mondrian Properties, Gold Award; Weston Downs in Troy, Mondrian Properties, Silver Award.
• Best Brochure Over $500,000 -- Under 50 Homes: Stone Haven, Mondrian Properties, Gold Award.
• Best Brochure Over $500,000 -- 50 Homes or More: Birmingham Lofts, Eton Street Station, Crosswinds Communities, Gold Award; Steeplechase of Northville, Toll Brothers, Silver Award.
• Print Advertisement of the Year, Black and White -- 50 Homes or More: Addison at Hartford, Moceri Companies, Gold Award.
• Print Advertisement of the Year, Black and White -- Under 50 Homes: Ashby Preserve, Boerema Chaben & Company, Gold Award.
• Print Advertisement of the Year, Color -- Under 50 Homes: Island Lake of Novi, Toll Brothers, Gold Award; Garden Lofts at Woodward Place, Crosswinds Communities, Silver Award.
• Print Advertisement of the Year, Color -- Under 50 Homes: Bradbury on the Park, Boerema Chaben & Company, Gold Award; Auburn Ridge, Bluerock Management, Silver Award.
• Best Direct Mail Piece -- 50 Homes or More: The Choice Is Yours, Toll Brothers, Gold Award; Final Opportunity, Toll Brothers, Silver Award.
• Best Direct Mail Piece -- Under 50 Homes: Bradbury on the Park, Boerema Chaben & Company, Gold Award; Weston Downs, Mondrian Properties, Silver Award.
• Best Special Promotion -- Under 50 Homes: Golf Ridge Villa Homes, Boerema Chaben & Company, Gold Award.
• Best Web site for Builder or Community -- 50 Homes or More: Mill River, Moceri Companies, Gold Award; Wexford Homes, Digital Image Studios, Silver Award.
• Best Corporate Brochure for a Building Community -- 50 Homes or More: Moceri Companies, Gold Award; Abbey Homes, Silver Award.
• Best Interior Merchandising -- Under $250,000 -- 50 Homes or More: Waterford Towne Centre Park, Ivanhoe-Huntley Homes, Gold Award; The Stratford, Rivers Edge at Cherry Hill Village, Designer Interiors, Silver Award.
• Best Interior Merchandising -- Under $250,000 -- Under 50 Homes: North Park Place, Bluerock Management, Gold Award.
• Best Interior Merchandising Between $250,000-$500,000 -- 50 Homes or More: The Bostonian, Ivanhoe-Huntley Homes, Gold Award; Hemingway A, Terra Land Group/Studio Associates, Silver Award.
• Best Interior Merchandising Between $250,000-$500,000 -- Under 50 Homes: Weston Downs, Mondrian Properties, Gold Award.
• Best Interior Merchandising Between $500,000-$1 million -- 50 Homes or More: Island Lake of Novi, Toll Brothers, Gold Award; Birmingham Lofts, Eton Street Station, Crosswinds Communities, Silver Award.
• Best Interior Merchandising Between $500,000-$1 million -- Under 50 Homes: Stone Haven, Mondrian Properties, Gold Award.
• Best Interior Merchandising -- Over $1 million -- 50 Homes or More: The Bayshore, Mystic Cove at Stonewater, Designer Interiors, Gold Award.
• Conversion of the Year -- Under 50 Homes: North Park Place, Bluerock Management, Gold Award; Auburn Ridge, Bluerock Management, Silver Award.
• Community of the Year -- 50 or More Homes: Island Lake of Novi, Toll Brothers, Gold Award; Fox Ridge, Crosswinds Communities, Silver Award.