CotY Winners Honored for Kitchens, Baths
Alexandria, VA Regional and honorable mention winners of the
National Association of the Remodeling Industry’s 2000 Contractor
of the Year (CotY) Awards competition were honored last month by
the trade association.
Honored in Las Vegas at NARI’s annual convention, Remodel
America, were 63 regional winners in 17 categories, including
several remodelers who were cited for excellence in kitchen and
bathroom renovation.
Among the kitchen- and bath-related winners were:
- Residential Kitchen Under $30,000: Matt Davitt, of Davitt
Design Build, West Kingston, RI, and Jim and Debbie Kitchin, of
InterWorks, Inc., Portland, OR.
- Residential Kitchen $30,000-$60,000: Dennis Cohen, of New Home
Improvements of North Jersey, Demarest, NJ; Sabrina Foulke, of
SawHorse, Inc., Atlanta, GA; Paul Dybdahl, of Dybdahl’s Classic
Kitchens & Cabinets, Middleton, WI; James Orr, of Bennett/Dover
Home Remodelers, North Olmstead, OH, and Darius Baker, of D&J
Kitchens & Bath, Sacramento, CA.
- Kitchen $60,000 and Over: Matt Davitt, Davitt Design Build,
West Kingston, RI; Jonas Carnemark, CR, of Carnemark Systems and
Design, Bethesda, MD; John Sylvestre, CR, CLC, of Sylvestre
Construction, Minneapolis, MN; George Frank, of Big 8 Companies,
Inc., Columbus, OH; Jim Strite, CR, of Strite Design & Remodel,
Boise, ID; Iris Harrell, of Harrell Remod-eling, Menlo Park, CA,
and Jonas Carnemark, CR, of Carnemark Systems and Design, Bethesda,
MD.
- Bathroom Under $25,000: Matt Davitt, of Davitt Design Build,
West Kingston, RI; Kenneth Connor, of Helmut’s Home Improvement
Services, Milwaukee, WI; and a team entry consisting of Bill Horn
and Doug Lugar, of Creative Cabinet Solutions, Westerville, OH, and
Landa Masdea Brunetto, of Landa’s INTERDESIGN, Westerville,
OH.
- Residential Bath $25,000 and Over: Michael Killa, of Authentic
Construction Co., St. Paul, MN; Iris Harrell, of Harrell
Remodeling, Menlo Park, CA, and Jonas Carnemark, CR, of Carnemark
Systems and Design, Bethesda, MD.