WCI Communities Inc Named America's Best Builder
01/28/2004
BONITA SPRINGS, FL -- (BUSINESS WIRE) The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and Builder Magazine have named WCI Communities, Inc., America's Best Builder.
A highly competitive and premier honor for national homebuilders, WCI was recognized as America's Best Builder, in the 501-plus closing category based on the evaluation of a wide spectrum of company operations including: financial performance, marketing, product design, customer service, quality and community involvement. In particular, WCI was noted for not just providing a home to buyers, but for delivering a fully developed and expertly managed lifestyle that delivers the experience of living in a luxurious Florida resort.
"Most builders excel in one discipline -- be it customer service, great product design, construction know-how, or financial planning," said Boyce Thompson, editor-in-chief of BUILDER magazine, the leading magazine for the residential building industry. "These companies manage to do it all. That takes incredible energy and focus."
A panel of 10 industry judges selected the America's Best Builder honorees in September based on their outstanding performance in five areas of running a home building business, which are finance/operations; customer service/quality; community/industry service; design/construction; and marketing. In addition to WCI, two additional homebuilders have been recognized in the 1-25 and 101-500 annual closings categories.
"Being named America's Best Builder is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of WCI's 2,900 employees," stated Al Hoffman, WCI's chief executive officer. "It's through the innovative efforts of the entire WCI team that we're able to continue delivering great lifestyles and building lasting relationships with our customers."
WCI is known for moving beyond traditional homebuilding to creating communities that embrace distinct lifestyles sought by today's consumers. With more than 30 communities in Florida, the leading state in the country for new home sales (11% of the total number of permits issued nationwide last year) WCI has been successful in anticipating consumer trends in housing and raising the bar for luxury living, second homes, tower lifestyles, active adult living and most recently, green building.
WCI was honored by the National Association of Home Builders and Builder Magazine during the International Builders' Show.
About WCI Communities
WCI Communities, based in Bonita Springs, Florida, has been creating amenity-rich, leisure-oriented master-planned communities for more than 50 years. WCI's award-winning communities offer primary, retirement, and second home buyers traditional and tower home choices with prices from the mid-$100,000's to more than $10 million and currently feature approximately 600 holes of golf and 1,000 boat slips as well as country club, tennis and recreational facilities. The company also derives income from its 30-office Prudential Florida WCI Realty division, its mortgage and title businesses, and its amenities division, which operates many of the clubhouses, golf courses, restaurants, and marinas within its 30 communities. The company currently owns and controls over 14,000 acres of developable land in Florida.
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