2022 HAVAN Award Winners Announced!

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May 2, 2022

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2022 HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence Winners Announced!

VANCOUVER, BC: The Homebuilders Association Vancouver (HAVAN) Awards for Housing Excellence winners were announced Saturday, April 30, 2022, at the JW Marriott Parq Hotel in Vancouver. An exclusive industry event, special guests included Honourable David Eby, Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing, and Michelle Hayes, Executive Director and Registrar, BC Housing.

Ron Rapp, HAVAN CEO said, ‘we are thrilled to be back hosting an in-person event for our members. It is important to be able to celebrate the accomplishments of our industry as the builders, renovators and designers adopt BC’s advancing energy Step Code requirements.

Rapp continued, ‘The Step Code is raising the bar for higher performance homes with advanced techniques and technologies, resulting in improved energy efficiencies, consistent comfort, and better indoor air quality for the homeowner. It is exciting to see the broad variety of archetypes winning awards. From innovative laneway homes to character renovations, luxurious ultra modern houses, and the full spectrum of multi-family developments in-between, the HAVAN Awards showcase our members’ best in housing.’

Celebrating the 13th annual awards season, 33 builders and designers were awarded 61 prestigious HAVAN Awards. Notable highlights include:

Forge Properties (White Rock) with Form Creative (White Rock) bring home eight wins including Grand HAVAN Multi-Family of the Year. Additional wins include Best Multi-Family Condominium Unit: 800 S.F. and Over; Best New Kitchen: Multi-Family Production Home; Best Primary Suite: Multi-Family Production Home; Best Interior Design Display Suite: Multi-Family Home, and Best Outdoor Living Space: Single-Family Production or Multi-Family Home (The Wraith at Fantom), with Best Multi-Family Midrise Development; and Best Multi-Family Amenity Space (Fantom)

Vesta Properties (Langley) celebrates six wins including two Grand HAVAN Awards for Single-Family Home Builder of the Year and Best Residential Community: Single-Family (Brookswood Mills) with 4 additional awards including Best Single-Family Detached Home Development (Production): More than 10 Units (Brookswood Mills); and Best New Kitchen: Single-Family Production Home; Best Primary Suite: Single-Family Production Home, and Best Interior Design Display Home: Single-Family Production Home (The Sperling II @ Brookswood Mills.)

Infinity Properties (Langley) wins four awards including the Grand HAVAN Best Residential Community: Multi-Family (Eastridge Panorama), plus Best Townhouse/Rowhome Unit: 1,500 S.F. and Over; Best Townhouse/Rowhome Development and Best Marketing Campaign (Eastridge Panorama)

Sarah Gallop Design Inc. (Delta) wins a total of five awards including the Grand HAVAN Interior Designer of the Year, plus Best Interior Design Renovated Residence, and Best Kitchen and Greatroom Renovation (Still Life) with Best Builders Ltd.; and Best Bathroom Renovation: Under $50,000 (Farmhouse Dreams), and Best Custom Home: $1 Million – Under $1.5 Million (Front Porch Looking Gin) with Clay Construction Inc.

Naikoon Contracting Ltd. win the Grand HAVAN Custom Builder of the Year and also celebrates 3 additional awards for Best Custom Home: $1.5 Million – Under $2 Million (West 29th) with Architrix Design Studio Inc.; and Best Custom Home: $5 Million and Over, and Best Energy Labelled Home: Custom (White Rock Next Zero) with Capital Home Energy Inc.

Best Builders Ltd. win Grand HAVAN Renovator of the Year Award in addition to awards mentioned above.

Close to 400 entries were juried by a peer-reviewed panel of award-winning builders, renovators, and designers from across the country. The complete list of winners is listed below and can be viewed online at www.havan.ca/awards/

HAVAN would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence.

For the 13th consecutive year, FortisBC (@fortisBC) is the Presenting Sponsor, with BC Housing (@bchousing.org) as the Patron Sponsor.

Sponsors also include:


HAVAN AWARDS FOR HOUSING EXCELLENCE 2022 Winners List

Best Kitchen Renovation: Under $75,000

  • Modern Makeover, Novak Contracting & Construction Ltd. (Surrey)

Best Kitchen Renovation: $75,000 – $150,000

  • High Above, Vertical Grain Projects (North Vancouver)

Best Kitchen Renovation: Over $150,000

  • THE MALKIN, Kalu Interiors Inc. (Vancouver) with Tall Tree Construction Ltd. (Vancouver)

Best Kitchen and Greatroom Renovation

  • Still Life, Best Builders Ltd. (Delta) with Sarah Gallop Design Inc. (Delta)

Best Bathroom Renovation: Under $50,000

  • Farmhouse Dreams, Clay Construction Inc. (White Rock) with Sarah Gallop Design Inc. (Delta)

Best Bathroom Renovation: $50,000 and Over  

  • Soiree Suite Spot, Sitka Coast Construction Inc. (North Vancouver)

Best Character Home Renovation

  • Grace on 15th, Bricklane Properties with Design Work Group Ltd. (Richmond)

Best Townhouse/Condominium Renovation: Under $250,000   

  • The Parisian, Condoworks Design Renovations (Vancouver) with Kalu Interiors Inc. (Vancouver) and Pacific Rim Cabinets Ltd. (Delta)

Best Townhouse/Condominium Renovation: $250,000 and Over            

  • High Above, Vertical Grain Projects (North Vancouver)

Best Renovation: Under $200,000                                                     

  • Dreaming of Paris, Nofziger Construction Inc. (Vancouver)

Best Renovation: $200,000 – $399,999  

  • Living Squared, A.W.Kennedy Construction Inc. (North Vancouver)

Best Renovation: $400,000 – $699,999  

  • High Above, Vertical Grain Projects (North Vancouver)

Best Renovation: $700,000 – $1 MILLION            

  • Vancouver Very Special, Headland Construction (Vancouver) Associate: Sofo Kitchens Ltd. (Maple Ridge)

Best Renovation: Over $1 Million           

  • Squamish Deep Energy Retrofit, Coast Essential Construction (West Vancouver)

Best Single-Family Detached Home Development (Production): More than 10 Units

  • Brookswood Mills, Vesta Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Best Townhouse/Rowhome Unit: Less than 1,500 S.F.  

  • Foundry Phase 1, Miracon Development Inc. (Surrey)

Best Townhouse/Rowhome Unit: 1,500 S.F. and Over   

  • Eastridge Panorama, Infinity Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Best Townhouse/Rowhome Development         

  • Eastridge Panorama, Infinity Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Best Multi-Family Condominium Unit: 800 S.F. and Over            

  • The Wraith at Fantom, Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock) with Form Creative Inc. (White Rock)

Best Multi-Family Lowrise Development            

  • COCO, Kindred Construction Ltd. (Vancouver)

Best Multi-Family Midrise Development

  • FANTOM, Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock) with Form Creative Inc. (White Rock)

Best New Small-Scale Home: Under $750,000   

  • Tiny Mighty Day Dream, Llano Developments Inc. (Vancouver)

Best New Small-Scale Home: $750,000 and Over            

  • Pure Artistry, Abstract Homes and Renovations Inc. (Vancouver)
    • Associate: Excelsior Architectural Products Ltd. (Surrey)

Best Custom Home: Under $1 Million    

  • Eagles Nest, Vela Design Build Ltd. (North Vancouver)

Best Custom Home: $1 Million – Under $1.5 Million      

  • Front Porch Looking Gin, Clay Construction Inc. (White Rock) with Sarah Gallop Design Inc. (Delta)

Best Custom Home: $1.5 Million – Under $2 Million      

  • West 29th, Naikoon Contracting Ltd. (North Vancouver) with Architrix Design Studio Inc. (Vancouver)

Best Custom Home: $2 Million – Under $3 Million           

  • In-Between House, Vision Built Construction Ltd. (Vancouver)

Best Custom Home: $3 Million – Under $5 Million           

  • Riverview Chateau, My House Design/Build Team Ltd. (Surrey) with LeSystem Development Group Ltd. (Surrey)
    • Associate: Beyond Beige Interior Designs Inc. (North Vancouver)

Best Custom Home: $5 Million and Over            

  • White Rock Net Zero, Naikoon Contracting Ltd. (North Vancouver) with Capital Home Energy Inc. (Vancouver)

Best New Kitchen: Single-Family Production Home        

  • The Sperling II @ Brookswood Mills, Vesta Properties Ltd. (Langley) with Concept to Design Inc. (Surrey)

Best New Kitchen: Multi-Family Production Home         

  • The Wraith at Fantom, Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock) with Form Creative Inc. (White Rock)

Best New Custom Kitchen: Under $150,000       

  • Generations, Lui Developments Ltd. (Vancouver) with Architrix Design Studio Inc. (Vancouver)

Best New Custom Kitchen: $150,000 and Over

  • Olives in the City, Furtado Contracting Ltd. (Burnaby) with Designs by KS (Vancouver)

Best Primary Suite: Multi-Family Production Home        

  • The Wraith at Fantom, Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock) with Form Creative Inc. (White Rock)

Best Primary Suite: Single-Family Production Home       

  • The Sperling II @ Brookswood Mills, Vesta Properties Ltd. (Langley) with Concept to Design Inc. (Surrey)

Best Primary Suite: Renovated or Custom Home            

  • Modern Farmhouse, Novak Contracting & Construction Ltd.

Best New Bathroom     

  • RENTON, Marble Construction Ltd. (North Vancouver) with Maz Majidi PREC (North Vancouver) and Arcwood Millwork Inc. (North Vancouver)

Best New Space             

  • Moderne · Reflection, Teragon Developments & Construction Inc. (Langley) with JHA™ Architecture + Interior (Vancouver)

Best Renovated Space  

  • Art of Living, Joy Chang Design Inc. (Burnaby) with Westblue Construction Ltd. (Richmond)

Best Special Feature: New or Renovated            

  • Moderne · Reflection, Teragon Developments & Construction Inc. (Langley) with JHA™ Architecture + Interior (Vancouver)

Best Multi-Family Amenity Space           

  • FANTOM, Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock) with Form Creative Inc. (White Rock)

Best Outdoor Living Space: Single-Family Production or Multi-Family Home  

  • The Wraith at Fantom, Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock) with Form Creative Inc. (White Rock)

Best Outdoor Living Space: Custom or Renovated Home             

  • RENTON, Marble Construction Ltd. (North Vancouver) with Maz Majidi PRE (North Vancouver) and Arcwood Millwork Inc. (North Vancouver)

Best Interior Design Display Suite: Multi-Family Home  

  • The Wraith at Fantom, Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock) with Form Creative Inc. (White Rock)

Best Interior Design Display Home: Single-Family Production Home

  • The Sperling II @ Brookswood Mills, Vesta Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Best Interior Design Custom Residence 

  • Olives in the City, Designs by KS (Vancouver) with Furtado Contracting Ltd. (Burnaby)

Best Interior Design Renovated Residence         

  • Still Life , Sarah Gallop Design Inc. (Delta) and Best Builders Ltd. (Delta)

Best Marketing Campaign

  • Eastridge Panorama, Infinity Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Best Energy Labelled Home: Custom     

  • White Rock Net Zero, Naikoon Contracting Ltd. (North Vancouver) with Capital Home Energy Inc. (Vancouver)

Best Energy Labelled Home: Whole Home Renovation  

  • Squamish Deep Energy Retrofit, Coast Essential Construction (West Vancouver)

Best Environmental Initiative    

  • Residence on the Ravine, A.W.Kennedy Construction Inc. (North Vancouver)

Excellence in Building Products and Technology

  • Crest, Adera Development Corporation (Vancouver)

BC Housing Award for Excellence in Innovative Housing

  • Past Present Future, Alleylane Homes Construction & More Ltd. (Delta)

FortisBC Award for Excellence in Energy Efficiency in New Residential Construction    

  • Modern Farmhouse, Novak Contracting & Construction Ltd. (Surrey)

Grand HAVAN – Best Residential Community: Single-Family       

  • Brookswood Mills, Vesta Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Grand HAVAN – Best Residential Community: Multi-Family

  • Eastridge Panorama, Infinity Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Grand HAVAN – Interior Designer of the Year                   

  • Sarah Gallop Design Inc. (Delta)

Grand HAVAN – Residential Renovator of the Year                       

  • Best Builders Ltd. (Delta)

Grand HAVAN – Custom Home Builder of the Year          

  • Naikoon Contracting Ltd. (North Vancouver)

Grand HAVAN – Single-Family Home Builder of the Year              

  • Vesta Properties Ltd. (Langley)

Grand HAVAN – Multi-Family Home Builder of the Year               

  • Forge Properties Inc. (White Rock)

About the HAVAN Awards for Housing Excellence:

From laneway homes and modern minimalistic-designed condo renovations to breathtaking custom-built homes, the HAVAN Awards connect Metro Vancouverites with trusted, local professionals who can help build, renovate, or design their dream home.

Recognized as leaders in the homebuilding industry since 1974, HAVAN members include builders, developers, renovators, designers, suppliers, sub-trades, and leading professionals, recognized as the trusted, local professionals who build over 65% of Metro Vancouver’s homes.

HAVAN provides both industry and consumer education, opportunities to connect, and actively liaises with local municipal governments with the focus of meeting Metro Vancouver’s housing needs.  A not-for-profit association, HAVAN is proudly affiliated with both the provincial CHBA BC, and national CHBA offices.

Media Contact: Dawn Sondergaard 778-373-9783 dawn@havan.ca

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