2025 Montgomery County Custom Builder Awards

Custom home builders and architects are awarded top honors for their fine design and quality workmanship in the MBIA Montgomery County Custom Builder Awards. A diverse team of judges viewed both the interior and exterior of the homes in addition to reviewing detailed written information, photographs and plans. 
In this competitive custom housing market, these winners are shining examples of the talent and expertise that our area has to offer.

Classic Homes of Maryland Custom Contemporary Home 3,000 - 4,000 square feet  Silver Spring, MD
Architect/Designer: Carib Daniel Martin Architecture and Design
Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys, Structural Engineering Unlimited
Builder: Classic Homes of Maryland

Sandy Spring Builders Custom Contemporary Home 4,000 - 5,000 square feet
Architect/Designer:GTM Architects/JWS Interiors
Engineer:CPJ & Associates
Builder:Sandy Spring Builders

Elie Ben Architecture, LLC Custom Contemporary Home 9,000 - 10,000 square feet
Architect/Designer: Elie Ben Architecture, LLC
Engineer: GLW Civil Engineers
Builder: Cairn Custom Homes

Colonial Design & Build Custom Traditional Home 3,000 - 4,000 square feet Rockville, MD

Douglas Construction Group Custom Traditional Home 4,000 - 5,000 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Claude C. Lapp, AIA
Engineer: CAS Engineering
Builder: Douglas Construction Group

Studio Z Design Concepts Custom Traditional Home 6,000 - 7,000 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Studio Z
Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys

Mid-Atlantic Builders Custom Traditional Home 7,000 - 7,500 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Wesley Li/Wendy Shapiro
Engineer: CPJ Engineering
Builder: Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders

​Laurence Cafritz Builders Custom Traditional Home 7,500 - 8,000 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: GTM Architects
Engineer: CAS Engineering
Builder: Laurence Cafritz Builders

Sandy Spring Builders Custom Traditional Home 8,000 - 9,000 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: GTM Architects; Purple Cherry Interiors
Engineer: CPJ & Associates
Builder: Sandy Spring Builders

Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLC Custom Traditional Home 9,000 -9,500 square feet Clarksburg, MD
Architect/Designer: Claude C. Lapp Architects, LLC
Engineer: CAS Engineering
Builder: M&M Builders & Contractors

Studio Z Design Concepts Custom Traditional Home 9,500 -10,000 square feet Bethesda, MD.
Architect/Designer:Studio Z Design Concepts
Engineer:Charles P. Johansson & Associates, Inc.
Builder:Sandy Spring Builders

Picture Sandy Spring Builders, LLC Renovation 6,000 - 7,000 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer:GPS Designs (arch)/ WD Studio Interiors
Engineer:CPJ & Associates
Builder:Sandy Spring Builders, LLC

Elie Ben Architecture, LLC Renovation 7,000 - 8,000 square feet Bethesda, MD.
Architect/Designer: Elie Ben Architecture, LLC
Engineer: Potomac Valley Surveys
Builder: Chesepeak Custom Homes

Douglas Construction Group Speculative Home 4,000-4,500 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Claude C. Lapp, AIA
Engineer: CAS Engineering
Builder: Douglas Construction Group

Mid-Atlantic Builders Speculative Home 6,000-6,500 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Wesley Li/Wendy Shapiro
Engineer: CPJ Engineering
Builder: Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders

Picture Classic Homes of Maryland Speculative Home 4,500-5,000 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Ashtin Brown
Engineer: SSI - Site Solutions Inc
Builder: Classic Homes of Maryland

Tilden Signatures Quintana, LLC/A Haverford Homes Company Speculative Home 6,500-7,000 square feet Bethesda MD,
Architect/Designer: Tiritandi/Sarah Goldfarb
Engineer: CAS
Builder: Tilden Signatures Quintana, LLC / A Haverford Homes Company

Avatar Design Build Speculative Home 7,000 - 7,500 square feet - Floorplan and layout Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Claude Lapp Architects
Engineer: CPJ
Builder: Avatar Design Build

Foxhall Homes Speculative Home 7,000 - 7,500 square feet Chevy Chase, MD
Architect/Designer: GTM
Engineer: Charles P. Johnson & Associates
Builder :Foxhall Homes

Studio Z Design Concepts Speculative Home 7,500 - 8,000 square feet 64Chevy Chase, MD
Architect/Designer: Studio Z Design Concepts
Engineer: CAS Engineering
Builder: Chase Builders

​Francis Development Speculative Home 8,000 - 8,500 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Claude C. Lapp
Engineer: CAS
Builder: Francis Development

​Mid-Atlantic Builders Speculative Home 8,500 - 9,000 square feet Bethesda, MD
Architect/Designer: Wesley Li/Wendy Shapiro
Engineer :CPJ Engineering
Builder: Mid-Atlantic Custom Builders