From left, builders Chip Iuliano and Sam Cohen get Best in Show Award from Chair Herb Watson and TBA President Pete A. Kotarides
Morningside Manor by Next Level Group LLC
After competing with each other for Homearama awards for over a decade, builders Sam Cohen of Joey Corp and Chip Iuliano of Area Builders of Tidewater joined forces by creating Next Level Group LLC and took home the Gold Award for Best in Show at Friday evening’s awards ceremony for Morningside Manor.
The home is one of 6 out of the 12 showcase homes that were sold before the kick-off event. Between them, the two builders have over 30 years of Homearama experience and at least that many showcase homes. Their second entry, The Crow’s Nest, took home the Bronze Award for Best in Show.
Rookie Homearama Builder Scott Brooker of SGB Homes garnered The Silver Award for Best in Show, one of 10 that he racked up for his modular home entry, The Whitaker. His wife/real estate agent, Tonya, reports that they agreed they would be “thrilled” to take home one award, and were over the top when they ended up with 10.
Read about all the winners here.
The rain that threatened to ruin the evening’s festivities waited until 9 p.m., when the event was ending to make its presence known. Homearama continues through Oct. 18 at Culpepper Landing in Chesapeake.
