Bob & Colleen Hutchins along with Bob McKnight display 2008 Awards

Pocono Builders Association held its annual awards banquet at the Stroudsmoor Inn on Wednesday September 17.   Centennial Homes, Inc. of Blakeslee repeated its 2007 performance by earning five more awards. 

Centennial Homes, celebrating its 21^st year in business, has previously won awards in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007.  Centennial Homes, Inc. received awards this year in the following categories: 

1. Best Residential Construction for under $150,000. 
2. Best Kitchen under $15,000
3. Best Kitchen over $15,000. 
4. Best Residential Addition over $50,000
5. Best Whole House Renovation.

Robert Hutchins, Centennial’s Vice President and production manager said, “These are our first awards for renovations and kitchens and we are thrilled.”  He explained, “When people retire and permanently move into their vacation homes they find that they need more space and updated kitchens.” 

Each year members of the Pocono Builders Association submit homes to a panel of judges from outside of the area.  They are judged on quality, value, architecture and affordability.  Winners are presented with their awards at their annual banquet and the homeowners involved receive identical plaques. 

Earlier this year Centennial introduced a new line of homes, The Prestige Series.  It offers a green options package including enhanced insulation and a geothermal heat pump.  “We are evolving along with our market and hope to enter a Prestige Series home in next year’s competition,” explained Sales Manager, Robert McKnight.  “Our motto is: we build sensible homes for sensible people.  Today sensible means energy efficient.” 

McKnight added, “Not that we tired of winning with our homes, but we thought we would do something a bit different with our entries.  As it stands right now, no other builder in the area has won in as many different categories as Centennial Homes, Inc.” 

Jim Hutchins, Centennial’s CEO put it this way, “More than anything else, I think this shows just how diversified we can be—we build award winning colonials to award winning small kitchen remodels.  And with the uncertainty of today’s economy, one has to wonder, ‘Who needs a new home…why not fix up the one you have.’  In our case, we’ll build you a big house or a small kitchen…whatever you prefer.  And, in either instance, we want them to be award winners.”   

“We are thrilled with the success!”