SARASOTA, Fla. – The Lake Club at Lakewood Ranch and three of its builders won an impressive eight total Aurora Awards at the 2007 Southeast Building Conference in Orlando. This is considered a prestigious award, and competition is always considerable. The Lake Club itself won an Aurora Award in the Green Construction—over 500 acres, category.
Bob Sisum, director of Builder Programs for LWR Communities, the developer of The Lake Club, accepted on the company’s behalf. “It was a spectacular event,” Sisum said. “I was proud to represent the company and this incredible new village that we have created.”
Other Lake Club winners include:
· Anchor Builders, “The Savoy” Aurora Award in the Single-Family Detached category
· Landmark Development Group, “The Grand Cayman” Aurora for Interior Merchandising, an Aurora for Detached single-family home and The Grand Aurora for Detached Single-Family Home over $3 Million (3 total)
· Marc Rutenberg, “The Tradewinds” Aurora for Custom Home, Aurora for kitchen and Aurora for bathroom (3 total)
“The Lake Club has proven, once again, that a green community can also be luxurious, elegant and sophisticated,” noted Tom Danahy, president of LWR Communities. “We are committed to green building and responsible environmental stewardship. It is nice to be recognized by our peers for our success.”
The Lake Club is the newest residential Village at Lakewood Ranch, the award-winning 8,500-acre master-planned community located in Sarasota and Manatee Counties on the West Coast of Florida. All Lake Club homes will meet Florida Green Building Coalition standards for “green” homes and landscapes. For more information on The Lake Club at Lakewood Ranch, visit www.theLakeClubLWR.com or call 866.498.LAKE (5253). For more information on The Auroras, visit: http://www.thewuroras.com/pressreleases.cfm.