The BIA of Central Ohio and the New Albany Company announced today the list of builders who have committed to building in this year’s BIA Parade of Homes at Ackerly Park. The parade will run July 24 – August 8.
“This group of builders is a fantastic mix of veteran parade participants and brand-new ones,” said Jim Hilz, Executive Director, BIA of Central Ohio. “We welcome each of them to the largest single-site parade in Ohio and one of our proudest showcases of the talent of our central Ohio builders.”
The list includes (names link back to their web sites):
“The location of this parade right in the center of New Albany makes it quite special because it is so convenient to dining, our schools, library and award-winning arts center,” said NACO President Bill Ebbing. “We have worked with these builders to not only assure that this is a memorable parade, but the best start of what will be a truly dynamic new neighborhood in New Albany. We look forward to their outstanding homes and the legacy that they will leave our entire community.”
M/I Homes will celebrate its 25th year as a parade participant, the longest of any builder in parade history.
As we are tearing down the tents, signage and the ticket booth at the Tartan Ridge parade site, we just wanted to say thanks for a great parade to everyone! As you know, the builders outdid themselves, the designers and landscapers made us all say WOW!, the TWIG volunteers helped greet literally thousands of guests, the city of Dublin was a wonderful host, and our developer, Edwards Land Company, provided a really dynamic and inviting setting for this year’s parade.
We hope that everyone had a spectacular time! Thanks for coming and supporting the builders and the BIA. We look forward to seeing you all next year in New Albany at Ackerly Park.
We’re pleased to announce that next year’s Parade (okay, we know we still aren’t finished with this year’s event, but why wait to share good news?) will take place at a beautiful site in the heart of the New Albany community: Ackerly Park.
In 1991 and 1992, the BIA Parade of Homes was one of the first opportunities for people to see the new New Albany community; the event also returned there in 1999. The 2010 Parade site is within walking distance of the majority of the New Albany community’s amenities: Market Square, the school campus, several places of worshiop, and the McCoy Center for the Performing Arts.
If you are a builder interested in participating in next year’s Parade, let Jim Hilz at the BIA office know. The lot selection will likely take place by the end of September/early October.
For a map of the site and the complete press release, visit the Ackerly Park page on this web site. And help us welcome back the New Albany Company as a host developer for the Parade!
You’ve got three days left to see the Parade! Open today from noon- 9pm; tomorrow from noon-9pm and Sunday from noon – 6pm.
We’d love to have your feedback (here, or through info@biaparade.com) on what you thought of the Parade. Please share! Thanks for all of you who have attended already – and know what a spectacular collection of homes it is.
We’ve stumbled some fun online posts about the parade. We appreciate all the chatter and reviews! If you are interested, here’s a list of links. If we missed you please let us know!
If you haven’t been yet, we recommend that you watch this one minute snapshot which captures some of our favorite quotes we’ve heard over the last week – and a montage of some of the beautiful homes, rooms, landscapes and features. Enjoy! (and then make plans to come see us – the Parade is open through July 26!)
Over 1000 people enjoyed food from Cameron Mitchell’s restaurants, learning about the Parade award winners and getting the first glance at each of the 11 homes at Tartan Ridge.
Awards Presentation
Gary Libertini, Mary Scovill and Vince Kollar (celebrating Duffy's awards)
Chip Greenlee from Union Savings Bank and Alice Furth from the TWIG of Nationwide Children's Hospital
(We wondered how many raffle tickets Alice was able to sell with Chip as her bodyguard!)
Here are the trade partners, subs and suppliers to the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes builders. These pages have been pulled from the official Plan Book; just toggle the full screen (upper right corner) to have the names / pages appear a bit larger. We want to officially thank each and every one of them for their amazing partnership in making the 2009 Parade a reality and success. It doesn’t happen without them! (They are categorized by the homebuilder that used them.)
Leading the pack with 12 awards, Kevin Knight was the standout in the crowd at the annual awards ceremony that took place tonight at the 2009 BIA Parade of Homes preview party at Tartan Ridge in Dublin. Knight’s generational farm house with reclaimed wood floors, a live roof garden, an 18 foot retractable wall into a central courtyard garden, unique floor plan and overall design set the entry apart.
Duffy Homes by Michael Edwards with its French country chateau adorned with original antiques from Provence, dramatic interior stone wall, elegant first floor master suite and functional floor plan came in with eight awards.
Gossing Construction, which won best exterior architecture for its unique craftsman-style approach, also won five more awards highlighting it’s stunning entryway, greatroom and inviting arts & crafts interiors.
Below you will find a complete list of all award winners and accompanying photos for each category. We encourage you to make sure to visit the Parade to see these building, design and landscape awardees in person.
Many thanks to the nine judges (listed with the awards) who took a whole day out of their busy schedules to help with the judging on Wednesday. Touring eleven homes with a critical eye was a big job and we appreciate their service to the BIA!
