Suncrest Homes wins another Housing Excellence Award!

For the second year in a row, Suncrest Homes has won a Housing Excellence Award from the Builders Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh (BAMP). In 2008, Suncrest Homes' skill as a remodeler was recognized when it won a 2008 Housing Excellence Award from BAMP for the Best Room Addition under $150,000. Click here to learn more about the challenging renovation and see how a dated, poorly designed Craftsman-style home was transformed.

And in 2009, Suncrest Homes won a Housing Excellence Award for the Best Single-Family Custom Home in the $451,000 to $650,000 price range. The winning entry was a Craftsman-style home on a nine-acre, heavily wooded site in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. The goal was to design a home that blended seamlessly with its natural surroundings; have a modern, open floor plan; and incorporate the warmth and details of the Craftsman-style homes built in the early twentieth century.

The home successfully achieved its owner's objectives. The exterior (on left) has natural Ledgestone trim, large hand-crafted tapered-square columns on custom stone bases, plank-lapped siding, wide overhanging eaves and shakes and decorative braces on the gables. The front entry door (above) is mahogany with leaded glass. The ceiling on the front porch is varnished beaded oak.

Inside, the foyer has natural-slate flooring. A custom oak staircase features Craftsman-style balusters and oversized newel posts. The Craftsman influence continues in the kitchen (on left) with oak flooring and cabinetry; granite countertops; a farm-style sink; authentically detailed oak windows; and custom two-paneled interior doors. The living areas in the great room (below) are defined by custom, built-in cabinetry. The focal point is the fireplace with a custom oak mantel and natural slate facing.

Attention to detail and sensitive use of authentic Craftsman-style details are evidenced throughout the home in the trim, window transoms, cabinetry and columns in the dining room, oak beams in the study and in the bathrooms.

House Trends selects Suncrest Homes' award winning home

Greater Pittsburgh House Trends magazine featured Suncrest Homes 2009 Housing Excellence award-winning home in its July/August 2010 issue. It chose Suncrest Homes winning project because it demonstrated "exciting and relevant trends" and called the home "a stunner." If you'd like a reprint of the article, send us an email.

Suncrest Homes featured in Pittsburgh Business Times

Suncrest Homes was interviewed for the December 11, 2009 "Business Tools" section of Pittsburgh Business Times. The article explored how Suncrest Homes was succeeding because it changed its products to meet its customers needs. To read the entire article, click here.

Spec Build highlights Suncrest Homes

Suncrest Homes was highlighted in 2003 in Spec Build, a national publication for home builders, for its creativity and know-how. The issue focused on builders who were innovative and attuned to their customers.

Michael and Colleen have worked hard to both build a respected company and to contribute to improvements in the building industry. For a listing of their professional associations and awards they won, visit the next Awards and Associations page.

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