At the monthly Triangle Sales and Marketing Council breakfast held on July 15, Standard Pacific of the Carolinas was recognized with two awards for exceptional sales performance.

Scott Brownell and Allison Stacey, the sales team at Renaissance Park, won the award “Highest Number of Homes Sold by a Team of 2 Agents or More” for the month of May, having sold 10 homes that month.

Pam McIntosh and Tom Spicci, the Brightleaf at the Park sales team, was awarded “Highest Dollar Volume and Number of Homes Sold by a Sales Team of 2 Agents or More” for June, with 2.5 million dollars in sales and 5 homes sold.

We’ve got a great team and some beautiful homes! Take a look at our Renaissance Park and Brightleaf at the Park communities to see what the buzz is about.

The Triangle Sales and Marketing Council honored Allison Stacey and Scott Brownell on May 20, 2009. Our Renaissance Park team won the awards for “Highest dollar volume and number of homes sold (8) for a sales team of 2 agents.” Way to go guys!

Our Renaissance Park community is a master-planned swim club community just minutes from downtown Raleigh. Its amenities include tennis courts, a clubhouse with a fitness center, a greenway trail and sand volleyball courts. Standard Pacific of the Carolinas is selling townhomes from 1,248 to 1,775 square feet beginning in the upper $130’s and single family homes between 2,615 and 3,433 from the low $240’s.

Friday night, April 17, 2009, the Homebuilder’s Association of Raleigh held their annual M.A.M.E. (Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence) Awards Banquet at the Embassy Suites in Cary, to recognize outstanding achievements for 2008. It was a great evening for Standard Pacific Homes who won three prestigious awards.

Maggie Dnistran, the Sales Counselor at the Shiloh Grove subdivision in Morrisville, took the award for the “Sales Person of the Year.” In six months, Maggie sold and closed 27 entry-level townhomes, at a volume of $5,391,805. Maggie’s positive attitude, irrepressible enthusiasm and passion for seeing people achieve the “American Dream,” are all resources she used to accomplish selling at such a high velocity while the economic downturn was taking its toll on sales in other communities. To find out more regarding the Shiloh Grove neighborhood visit http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes/morrisville-raleigh-durham-shiloh-grove.html.

Standard Pacific won the Gold Award for “Best Product Design for an Attached Home $300,001 – $400,000,” for their Live-Work Barrister Model. The Barrister has an abundance of stylish details including a separate covered entrance for a low-foot traffic business operation including nearly 700 sf. of office space, storage and a bathroom facility. The main living area occupies the second and third floors with an elevator feature that allows easy access to living areas upstairs. On the main level there is a divine kitchen with black granite counters overlooking the family room with its stone fireplace and built-in bookshelves. The owner’s retreat, also on the main level has a large walk-in closet and magnificent bathroom with a vaulted ceiling, black granite counters, and a separate water closet. More information about the Barrister and Live-Work collection can be found at http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes/raleigh-raleigh-durham-lennox-at-brier-creek-live-work-collection.html.

Standard Pacific also won a Gold Award for the “Best Product Design for a Detached Home $175,001 – $250,000,” for their Emery model located at Brightleaf Crossing in the Brightleaf Master Planned Community. The open floor plan of the main level allows for a beautiful flow of the kitchen and breakfast area with its tranquil bay window to the large family room. The entry leaves a lasting impression with a dramatic archway to the dining room and a view of the winding oak rail staircase to the second floor. On the second level, the owner’s retreat is generous with space and class including a tray ceiling and a striking master bath with detailed tile and a large walk-in closet. To find out more about the Emery and the other homes in Brightleaf Crossing please visit http://www.standardpacifichomes.com/new-homes/durham-raleigh-durham-brightleaf-crossing.html.

Triangle Sales and Marketing Council held their monthly breakfast on March 18, 2009, where they awarded the best sales teams in the Triangle. Among those awarded were Standard Pacific of the Carolinas’ teams at Lennox at Brier Creek and Brightleaf at the Park.

Kim Barnhart, Lowry Cline and Ann Gowarty won for the most number of homes sold for February for a sales team of 3 agents. This Sales Team is at Standard Pacific’s Lennox at Brier Creek neighborhood. Lennox at Brier Creek has four distinct townhome collections including the Live-Work, Designer, Signature and Country Club. Square footages range between 1,581 and 2,929 with one and two car garages and first floor master plans available. Lennox is priced from $189,900 to the mid $300’s and is located in Brier Creek, one of Raleigh’s hottest locations.

Pam McIntosh and Tom Spicci won for the most homes sold in two separate communities for February 2009. They are Sales Representatives in Brightleaf at the Park and Weaver’s Pond. Within Brightleaf at the Park, Standard Pacific offers ranch and master-down homes as well as traditional 2-story single family homes ranging in square footage from 1,664 to 3,329, with pricing beginning from the $190’s. Finished and unfinished basement home sites are also available in Brightleaf at the Park which is located minutes from the Research Triangle Park.

A kitchen from Lennox at Brier Creek

Times are tough in the homebuilding sector so any accolades are welcome at this point. We were recently named to Fortune’s list of the most admired companies for the homebuilder category. See the full list here:

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Congrats to the whole team for the great customer service and quality craftsmanship that helped make this a reality!

Ann Gowarty, recipient of a National Gold Award for being a member of the “Best Sales Team” in the United States for 2008, recently rejoined the Standard Pacific Homes Carolinas Division. Ann originally joined Standard Pacific’s Team in May 2005 and was named the MAME Rookie Salesperson of the Year for 2006. Gowarty is now a Sales Representative at Lennox at Brier Creek, where Standard Pacific has four distinct townhome collections including the Live-Work, Designer, Signature and Country Club ranging from $189,900 to the mid $300’s.

Winning is becoming habitual for the Sales Team at Standard Pacific Homes. They have started 2009 with awards for Highest Dollar Volume and Most Homes Sold in Wake County’s Attached Products for the month of January going to Maggie Dnistran and Highest Dollar Volume and Most Homes Sold for Two Agents or More for the month of January going to Allison Stacey and Scott Brownell.

Maggie began selling at Shiloh Grove Townhomes, located in Morrisville, in May of 2008 and has won the award for Most Sales for the months of August, September, October and November 2008. Shiloh Grove Townhomes feature five floor plans with two to three bedrooms and square footage ranging from 1,293 to 1,460, priced from $146,900.

Allison and Scott have been selling as a team at Renaissance Park since December 2008. Renaissance Park, located in Raleigh has both Single Family homes with square footage ranging from 2,615 up to 3,329 priced from $246,900, and Townhomes ranging from 1,248 to 1,775 with basements available, priced from $134,900.

Elliot Mann, Standard Pacific Homes of the Carolina’s Division President, was named The 2008 Distinguished Builder of the Year by the Homebuilders Association of Charlotte on Januuary 29, 2009. This mark of distinction is awarded based on volunteer work devoted to the association. 

Mann is a long time member of the Home Builders Association of Charlotte. He has served on the Board of Directors for many of those years, including as the President of the Association in 2007. He also chairs the HomeAid Charlotte Board of Directors. HomeAid Charlotte is a charity started in 2007, which provides shelter for temporarily homeless people in Charlotte.

Recently, Mann was named President of the newly formed Carolinas Division of Standard Pacific taking on leadership of both the Charlotte and Raleigh markets. He has been with Standard Pacific Homes as the Division President of Charlotte for nearly six years, and has been in homebuilding for twenty-one.