
The Windward Building group is all smiles with the trophies they won for their design property The Makai, through the CCCIA Builders Showcase of Homes on Thursday at Palmetto Pines State Club.
CHUCK BALLARO

Every single 12 months, the Cape Coral Development Field Affiliation showcases some of the most classy design homes and best designs in the town.
On Thursday, the CCCIA held its 17th yearly Builders Showcase of Homes at the Palmetto Pines Region Club, in which houses of all types and cost factors had been feted for every little thing from total style to landscaping.
Lynn Boldissar, new govt director of the CCCIA, reported the event is to praise the builders and contractors for all the function they put in in the course of the calendar year.
“It’s an financial development resource for the space because not only do they clearly show our styles, we also advertise domestically and nationally with our companions,” Boldissar mentioned. “It’s a tool to travel income to the metropolis.”
Entries were being judged at certain price tag details and in inside and exterior design and style, landscape, pool, bath, kitchen and outdoor residing. There have been also awards for prime all round pool, landscaping, inside design and style, technology, and ideal in clearly show.
The general winners have been:
• $350K to $400K: Coral Isle Builders, The Ibis.
• $400K to $450K: D.R. Horton, The Del Ray.
• $450K to $500K: Tracy Residences, Harbours Edge.
• $500K to $600K: SPO Building, Costa.
• $600K to $700K: Arnold Roberts Signature Houses: The Savannah Grand.
• $800K to $900K: DMI Homes Builders, the Punta Gorda Isles.
• $900K to $1M: SW Florida Dream Properties: Casa Dei Sogni Grande.
• $2M to $2.5M: Windward Development, The Makai.
Windward also received very best general pool style and design, most effective general interior structure and Greatest in Clearly show
Several of the winners swept by way of all the types, but there was a person in specific that caught the eyes of the judges.
Windward Design and The Makai took residence all the awards in their group and 4 of the five total awards, most effective pool design and style, interior design, landscaping and Greatest in Present.
SW Florida Desire Homes won the award for over-all house technological know-how.
Brian Haag, with Windward Building, gained nearly anything up to and which includes the raffle at the end of the exhibit, claimed the awards weren’t about him, but about the crew he has assembled to put in every little thing within and property and out.
“We are just a staff of focused specialists who are individually liable for unique phases of development,” Haag explained. “We consider in a group hard work that deliver these fantastic residences to life. I’m blessed to be surrounded by these unbelievable folks.”
Don Vidussi, a spouse at Coral Isle Builder who swept the under $400K group with The Ibis, said he has people today on board who have great creativeness and a thing new.
“It has all the points men and women want and we do it on a price range. I have a good income and development team. We do our possess concrete and framing and make our have swimming pools,” Vidussi reported. “We’ve been performing this for a prolonged time and we like what we do. We have a whole lot of enjoyment and this is the cherry on top rated.”
The CCCIA Builders’ Showcase of Residences commenced this previous weekend and will operate the upcoming two weekends on Friday by means of Sunday, Jan. 27 to 29, and from Feb. 3 to 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
The celebration will showcase 15 properties all through the metropolis and differ in styles and price tag points and set the builder’s special design and style on exhibit.