MAX 2024 held in 2025
Sponsored by MBIA’s Sales & Marketing Council and Remodelers and Custom Builders Council, the prestigious Maryland Awards of Excellence program celebrates the best and brightest in the home building industry. The MAX program recognizes local home builders and remodelers who provide buyers with excellence in design, livability and value. MAX+ presents awards for design, remodeling, custom building, sales and marketing, merchandising and architecture.

WINNERS
2025 PRODUCT WINNERS

Large Volume Builder 55+ Attached $700,000 -$799,999
Williamsburg Homes
Donleigh
Enclave at Hines Farm
Laurel, MD

Large Volume Builder 55+ Detached $700,000 - $799,999
Caruso Homes, Inc.
Vista
Amblebrook
Gettysburg, PA

Large Volume Builder 55+ Detached $800,000 - $899,999
Caruso Homes
Panorama
Amblebrook
Gettysburg, PA

Large Volume Builder 55+ Detached $900,000 - $999,999
Williamsburg Homes
Ellicott II
Enclave at Hines Farm
Laurel, MD

Large Volume Builder Customized Home Over $1.5 Million
Williamsburg Homes
Wellington
Polo Club Estates
North Potomac, MD

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $1.5 Million - $2 Million
Keystone Custom Homes
Devonshire Manor
Kellerton Estates
Frederick, MD

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $1.2 Million - $1.3 Million
Wormald Companies
Chapman
The Estates of Rosehaven
Frederick, MD

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached Over $2 Million
Craftmark Homes
The Kenmore
The Woods at Occoquan Overlook
Lorton, VA

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $1.3 Million - $1.4Million
The Wormald Companies
Beckham
The Estates at Rosehaven
Frederick, MD

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $500,000 -$599,999
Gemcraft Homes
Topaz
Montgomery Oaks
North East, MD

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $700,000 -$799,999
Caruso Homes, Inc.
Baywood
Ingrams Point
Millsboro, DE

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $800,000 -$899,999
Caruso Homes, Inc.
Lexington II
Ingrams Point
Millsboro, DE

Large Volume Builder Single Family Detached $900,000 -$999,999
Williamsburg Homes
Mt. Vernon IV
Greenleigh
Baltimore, MD

Large Volume Builder Townhome $200,000 - $299,999
Gemcraft Homes
Mariner
Southside Crossing
Cambridge, MD

Large Volume Builder Townhome $700,000 - $799,999
Lennar
Marlin
High Tide at Lighthouse Bay
Ocean City, MD

Large Volume Builder Townhome Over $1.7 Million - $1.8 Million
Wormald Companies
Amari
The Grove
Rockville, MD

Large Volume Builder Townhome Over $1.4 Million - $1.5 Million
Craftmark Homes
The Seneca
The Grove
Rockville, MD

Small Volume Builder Custom Home $1.1 Million to $1.2 Million
SHORE-LINE CONSTRUCTION
SWINDER CUSTOM HOME
Bowleys Quarter waterfront
Bowleys Quarters, MD

Small Volume Builder Custom Home $1.9 Million - to $2 Million
Crosen Homes LLC
Corina House
Columbia, MD

Small Volume Builder Custom Home $600,000 - $650,000
SHORE-LINE CONSTRUCTION
GRABOWSKI CUSTOM HOME
Essex, MD

Small Volume Builder Custom Home Over $3 Million
Catonsville Homes
Clarksburg Road Custom Home
Damascus, MD
Damascus, MD

Small Volume Builder Customized Home Over $1.5 Million
Mid-Atlantic Builders
Sorrento 2.0
Glenn Dale Estates
Bowie, MD

Small Volume Builder Single Family Detached $1Million to $1.5 Million
Greenspring Homes
The Georgia
Maryland
Jarrettsville, MD

Small Volume Builder Single Family Detached $500,000 - $599,999
Triangle Homes, LLC
Polling House Custom Home
Harwood, MD

Small Volume Builder Townhome Over $1 Million
Keelty Homes
The Forge
The Villas at Woodbrook
Baltimore, MD
2025 MERCHANDISING WINNERS

55+ Detached Over $1 Million
Karen Renee Interior Design
Provenance Ranch at The Courtyards of Franklin Goldmine
Cumming, GA

55+ Detached $700,000 - $799,999
Karen Renee Interior Design
Portico A Bonus at The Courtyards at Bailey Farms
Dacula, GA

55+ Detached $800,000- $899,999
Karen Renee Interior Design
Promenade Ranch at The Courtyards of Russell Oaks
Zionsville, IN

Single Family Detached $800,000- $899,999
Interior Concepts, Inc
DRB Homes, Metro
The Colton at Tuscarora Creek East
Frederick, MD

Single Family Detached $900,000- $999,999
Interior Concepts, Inc
Koch Homes
The Magothy at Ford's Grant
Arnold, MD

Single Family Detached $500,000 - $599,999
Gemcraft Homes
Topaz at Montgomery Oaks
North East, MD

Townhome $300,000 - $399,999
Gemcraft Homes
Mariner at Southside Crossing
Cambridge, MD

Single Family Detached Over $2 Million
Interior Concepts Inc.
Craftmark Homes
The Kenmore at The Woods at Occoquan Overlook
Lorton, VA

Condo $800,000- $899,999
Interior Concepts, Inc
Tri Pointe Homes
The Bellamy at Northpark Lofts
North Bethesda, Maryland

Single Family Detached $1.5 Million - $2 Million
Keystone Custom Homes
Devonshire Manor at Kellerton Estates
Frederick, MD
2025 ARCHITECTURE WINNERS

Townhome
EYA LLC
Farmstead District (The Lillian)

Detached Homes - Lots over 10,000 sf
Mid-Atlantic Builders
Glenn Dale Estates- Sorrento 2.0

Contemporary Customized Home
Elie Ben Architecture
White Pine Court - Contemporary

Traditional Customized Home
Elie Ben Architecture
Fulton Hill Community
2025 REMODELING WINNERS

Addition over 1,000 square feet
Owings Brothers Contracting
Ellicott City Addition
Ellicott City, MD

Addition Under 1,000 square feet
Cornerstone Remodeling
Walt Ann Addition
Ellicott City, MD

Bathroom Remodel
Cornerstone Remodeling
Heaven Wood Bathroom
Ellicott City, MD

Historic Restoration
Roland Slate Service Co., Inc.
Historic Full Copper Roof Restoration
Monkton, MD

Kitchen Remodel Only
Cornerstone Remodeling
Julia Manor Kitchen
West Friendship, MD

Kitchen Remodel/Addition
Owings Brothers Contracting
Beaumont Beauty
Catonsville, MD

Kitchen Remodel/Addition
Crosen Homes LLC
Cohen Family Addition
Laurel, MD

Outdoor Living - Attached Outdoor Kitchen
Owings Brothers Contracting
Extravagant Outdoor Living
Lutherville MD, MD

Outdoor Living - Detached Outdoor Kitchen
Anthony Wilder
Glorious Gravillion
North Potomac, MD

Barn Renovation
Catonsville Homes
Clarksburg Barn
Damascus, MD

Whole House Remodel
Owings Brothers Contracting
Millridge Makeover
Owings Mills, MD
2025 MERCHANDISING WINNERS

Outstanding Design/Selection Center
Interior Concepts, Inc & DRB Homes
DRB Washington West Design Studio

Outstanding Print Ad-Color - Builder
Caruso Homes
New Homes Monthly Magazine

Outstanding Multi-Media Campaign
Caruso Homes, Inc.
Move-In Now Inventory Sales Event

Outstanding Website - Builder
BeaconCrest & PIXLInk Studio
BeaconCrest Homes Website

Outstanding Social Media Campaign
Craftmark Homes & PIXLInk Studio
Craftmark Homes Social Media

Outstanding Billboard
AdsIntelligence & Lennar
Lennar – WV Billboard

Outstanding Website - Development
AdsIntelligence
The Park Avenue Collection Website

Outstanding Print Ad-Color - Associate
AdsIntelligence & Lennar
Lennar at the Beach Winter Snowman – Color Print Ad

Outstanding Direct Mail
AdsIntelligence & Lennar
Lennar – Parklands Direct Mailer

Outstanding Use of Internet
AdsIntelligence & DRB Homes
DRB Homes – Home for the Holidays







