50+ Housing e-Source - 11/21/2008 (Plain Text Version)

Joanne Theunissen
50+ Housing Council Chair

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In this issue:
Be Part of the 50+ Housing Market Index — Get Valuable Housing Data Every Quarter
Call for 50+ Industry Icons — Nominate This Year's Industry Leaders
Codes and Standards: NAHB Contests ICC Vote Mandating Fire Sprinklers
50+ Events at IBS — More Hotel Savings Through NAHB
Regulatory: HUD Releases Final Rule on Fair Housing Accessibility Safe Harbors
Winners of the 2008 Livable Communities Awards: Affordable, User-Friendly Homes
Finance: NAHB Helps Builders Meet FHA Financing Guidelines
AARP Surveys Boomers on the Likelihood of Staying in Their Homes
Check Out the New Resources on the 50+ Channel!
50+ Local Events: Best of 50+ New England Housing Award Winners
NCHI Product: SHARP Insight Pro® Cooktop+Microwave Drawer®
Resource: New Reports Show Positive Economic Impacts of Building 55+ Housing
Calendar: Conferences and Events

50+ Local Events: Best of 50+ New England Housing Award Winners

Best of 50+ New England Housing Council Awards recognize excellence in design and marketing in the New England region’s 50+ housing industry, the Awards Gala was attended by nearly 100 premier designers, developers and agencies.

Here are some of the top winners:

Wyndham Homes of Brewster NY
Gold – Best Overall Large Community for Chatfield Farms of Beacon Falls, CT
Gold - Best Home Design 1,400 to 2,200 sf., for Chatfield Farms of Beacon Falls CT
Gold - Best Large Clubhouse "On The Boards,” for Chatfield Farms of Beacon Falls CT

Highland Real Estate Development of Needham MA
Gold – Best Overall Website, for Highland Meadows of Weston MA
Gold – Best Small Clubhouse “On the Boards,” for Highland Meadows of Weston MA
Gold – Best Design Center, for Highland Meadows of Weston MA
Gold – Best Home Design Over 2.200 sf., for Highland Meadows of Weston MA

O’Sullivan Architects of Wakefield MA
Gold - Best "On the Boards" Community Design, for Northfield Commons of Andover MA
Silver - Best Attached Home Design Up to 1,400 sf., for Heron Crest of Mansfield MA
Gold - Best Attached Home Design 1,401 to 2,200 sf., for Heritage Woods of Lynnfield MA
Gold – Best Mixed Use, for The Shops at Pairpoint of Exeter NH
Gold – Best Urban Infill Design, for 30 Longwood Ave of Brookline MA

Windover Development of Manchester-by-the-Sea MA
Gold – Best Overall Small Community, for The Boulders of Wenham MA
Gold – Best Attached Home Design Over 2,000 sf., for The Boulders of Wenham MA

View the complete list of winners here.

For more information, please contact the 50+ New England Housing Council, 50plusne.com
or by phone 617-773-1300.

Project details and photographs will be posted on the 50+ New England council website in coming weeks — stay tuned!