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06.24.06 REX - Remodeling Excellence Award
  Association honors Remodeling Excellence Award winners

The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties honored several MBA members at its annual Remodeling Excellence Awards (REX) banquet held Saturday, June 24 at the Triple Door. Of the 28 categories open for competition, Prestige Custom Builders, Inc. won three awards, including the coveted People’s Choice Award.

06.14.06 BIAW - Excellence in Remodeling
  The Building Industry Association of Washington awarded Prestige Custom Builders with an Excellence in Remodeling Award at the state awards presentation held in Spokane, WA on June 14, 2006. The award was presented to Prestige for their residential whole house remodel over $500,000. Prestige has received over 12 BIAW awards since going into business in 1981.

04.01.06 Upscale Remodeling Magazine: Sunny-like in Seattle
  "In the winter, the floor is toasty," Santerre says, pointing out that with the heated floor and the heated pool and spa, no other heating is necessary.

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01.29.06 The Seattle Times-Pacific Northwest: English Eclectic
  "Prestige Custom Builders Inc. was the contractor. Because Prestige specializes in remodel and restoration projects, the contractor understood Bunch’s interest in bringing back traditional architectural details and was equally committed to doing them correctly."

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01.15.06 Seattle Homes & Lifestyles Magazine: Seattle 100: People, Places and Things That Define Seattle Design
  "We were looking for finalists that Define Seattle Design in some way. They’re influential. They’re cutting edge. They’re distinctly Northwest in style. For one reason or another, they’re noteworthy in this area."

Prestige was the only contractor to be honored with this distinction. "By integrating sustainable building practices into its projects-mainly residential remodeling and new custom construction - Prestige Custom Builders continues to change the face of Seattle's landscape in a positive way."

10.01.05 Northwest Home & Garden Magazine: "Fab 50 Remodelers"
  Prestige, a Master Builder Association Remodeler Excellence Award Winner, was listed as one of the Fabulous 50 Remodelers for 2005.

06.08.05 Rainier Chamber of Commerce Legacy of Service Award
  Teresa Santerre, Past President of the Rainier Chamber of Commerce, was awarded the Darla S. Morton Legacy of Service Award by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels & Chamber President Darrell Smith for outstanding vision, leadership and achievement.

02.01.05 Professional Remodelers Top 25 Remodelers to Work For
  In a nation-wide survey of residential remodeling contractors, Prestige Custom Builders, Inc was named one of the Top 25 Remodelers to Work For in 2004 by Professional Remodeler magazine. Professional Remodeler compared employee testimonials/surveys, benefits package, including health care, tuition reimbursement, incentive packages and leave policies in order to compile their list of the Top 25 Remodelers to Work For in 2004. Prestige Custom Builders, Inc. was distinguished as 12th out of 25.

Employees from these companies were given the chance to weigh in by taking a survey via the internet or fax. The survey, which accounted for two-thirds of the final ranking score, asked employees to rate their company based on rewards and recognition, professional development, leadership, communication, corporate culture and personal satisfaction.

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10.08.04 Best of the WEST design Awards
  "Prestige Custom Builders, Inc. received Bronze in the Best of the West Design Awards in Chicago, IL on October 8th, 2004 from the program sponsors, Professional Remodeler Magazine. Every square inch of this 1927 Brick Tudor home was upgraded to meet the current family’s needs while maintaining its existing character. A major addition to the house was below ground with a new 3,300 square foot basement that included a double garage, home theater, family room, exercise room, a wine cellar, home office and two bathrooms. The homeowners’ entire wish list! The basement portion of the Tudor home was also awarded a Silver in the Best of the West Design Awards.

The program recognizes outstanding design, quality construction and exceptional value in the projects of remodelers working in 12 Western states. The panel of judges from Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest Publications, along with remodelers and architects, critiqued entries in five areas: visual appeal, value for price charged, workmanship, functionality, and to what extent the project met the needs of the customer.

Winning projects are currently featured on http://www.housingzone.com/designawards

09.01.03 Seattle Homes and Lifestyles Magazine: A Tudor Rose
  "A vintage home is lifted off its foundation and into the 21st century." Prestige Custom Builders’ project, a classic 1927 whole house renovation, was awarded Home of the Year. The article is published in the September issue of Seattle Homes and Lifestyles magazine, Volume 8, Number 6, pgs. 66-71.

08.15.03 Professional Remodeler’s 2003 BENCHMARK Market Leaders
  Professional Remodeler has recognized Prestige Custom Builders as a local market leader and industry wide example. Prestige Custom Builders is 1 of the 100 companies chosen nationally as a 2003 BENCHMARK Market Leader.

06.14.03 Remodeling Excellence Awards
  "Of the 17 categories open for competition, Prestige Custom Builders, Inc., Seattle, won three awards."
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11.01.02 Washington Family Business Awards
  Prestige Custom Builders was presented with the 2002 Finalist Award by the Family Enterprise Institute, School of Business, Pacific Lutheran University for being a leading Washington family business.

03.24.02 The Seattle Times- Northwest Living: Out of the Box
  With a new face and a family library, a Seward Park home regains its character.
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02.09.02 2002 Yellow Rose Regional Recognition Program
  Jeff Santerre, President of Prestige Custom Builders, received the Yellow Rose Regional award for his dedication to the community and accomplishments in the building industry.
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