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Pleasant Hill, Calif., June 18, 2004 —Delco Builders
& Developers, Inc. (Delco) on Thursday night was awarded
what is generally considered the most prestigious architectural
design and land use planning award in the nation — the
Gold Nugget Grand Award for its popular new home community,
Atherton Ranch located in Novato, Marin County.
The award for “Best Community Site Plan (15 to 99 Acres)”
was presented to Delco Builders at the Gold Nugget gala at
Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Atherton Ranch
is a masterplanned community on 47 acres located just north
of downtown Novato, featuring a mix of classically detailed
single-family detached homes, San Francisco-style row homes,
executive-quality homes nestled in the hills, affordable apartments
for senior citizens, a neighbor hood park and a commercial
site. The site is noted for the surrounding protected open
space and majestic oak trees, as well as a historic Victorian
farmhouse that is being renovated and will remain part of
the community.
In its 41st year, the Gold Nugget Awards program is the premiere
event of the annual Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC).
The oldest and largest program of its kind, Gold Nuggets honor
creative achievements in residential, commercial and industrial
projects in 14 western states, three western Canadian provinces,
and all other Pacific Rim countries including Australia, Mexico,
Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
“We are very proud that Atherton Ranch was recognized
as the Community of the Year,” said Doyle Heaton, president
and founder of Delco. “This award confirms the quality
and design we aspire to in every project we develop.”
This year’s contest was open to any project or development
that was open for sale, lease or rental at any time after
January 1, 2003. Atherton Ranch opened its first neighborhood
for sale in the summer of 2003 and currently has a select
number of homes available for purchase. Its luxury home neighborhood,
The Hills at Atherton Ranch, is scheduled to open its sales
office in late July. This new neighborhood will showcase executive
homes from 3,300 to 3,800 square with elegant exterior styling
and detailing and modern conveniences such as granite kitchen
countertops and Bosch® stainless steel appliances as standard
features.
“They don’t give Gold Nuggets to just anybody.
You have to be exemplary,” said Peter Mayer, a representative
of the Gold Nugget awards. “And the Grand Award is the
big award of the event. Unlike some of the other awards, the
winner is kept a surprise until the gala ceremony.” Atherton
Ranch was one of 15 international entries for the award.
Delco, in recognition of its win, will be profiled in BUILDER
magazine, a co-sponsor of the Gold Nugget program. Staffed
by about 20 employees, Delco is considered a smaller Bay Area
builder with annual production of about 125 homes per year.
Delco’s upcoming new home projects include two communities
in Petaluma: Stratford Park and Southgate, Vineyard Hills
in Pleasanton as well as two projects located in Napa.
The Atherton Ranch community was designed by Hunt Hales Jones
Architects of San Francisco and CSW Stuber Stroeh civil engineering
group of Novato. The new homes are being marketed exclusively
by The Reiser Group based in Walnut Creek.
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Delco Builders and Developers, Inc. is
a Pleasant Hill-based California corporation formed in 1977
by Doyle D. Heaton, president and 100 percent stockholder.
Delco Builders and its related entities are in the business
of developing, building, and marketing single family residential
developments located throughout Northern California. Over
the past decade, the Delco Builders family of companies has
developed or built more than 1,000 new homes and residential
lots located in cities throughout the Bay Area.
For More Information:
Shirley Ng, Shennum Green Inc.
(925) 461-6275
Shirley.ng@shennumgreen.com
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