Five Northeast Florida projects received Aurora Awards last month in the annual contest for projects from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and the Eastern Caribbean.
The awards, established in 1979, feature 55 categories, in residential, commercial and remodeling industries. The top winners are Golden Aurora honorees, followed by Grand Aurora and Aurora.
Sisler Johnston Interior Design won two awards, including a Grand Aurora for work at Palms at Ponte Vedra. The four local projects won Aurora Awards.
The program is affiliated with the Florida Home Builders Association and the Southeast Building Conference.
Best Seniors Housing Community-Assisted Living/Special Needs: Palms at Ponte Vedra
Designer: Sister Johnston Interior Design
Builder: Auld & White Constructors
Architect: Architectural Concepts
Best Custom home: Atlantic Beach oceanfront
Builder: Aurora Custom homes
Architect/designer: Content Architecture & Interiors
Best Custom home: Custom residence at Senator’s Bluff, Jacksonville
Builder: Benchmark Custom Luxury Homes
Architect: The Evans Group
Best multifamily housing community: Spyglass, Jacksonville
Builder: Summit Contractors
Developers: Fort Family Investment
Best interior merchandising of a home (under $400,000): Talbot Model in Aberdeen, St. Johns
Builder: DR Horton
Architect: Housing Designs Matters
Interior Design: Merchandising Plus Inc.