WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 4, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Phil Kean, president of Phil Kean Design Group in Winter Park, Fla., has been honored as the Custom Builder of the Year by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
The award was presented at a luncheon today in Las Vegas as part of the events taking place during this week’s NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS). The annual award is sponsored this year by Sherwin-Williams.
Kean was nominated by the Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando, Fla., which called him a “pacesetter” in home building. In 2012, Kean’s company designed and built The New American Home, the annual show home for IBS, which that year took place in Orlando.
Phil Kean Design Group builds about a dozen projects a year, specializing in modern custom homes of all architectural styles including Spanish, traditional and French West-Indies. The company’s signature: indoor/outdoor living spaces and green certified homes.
Kean is on the HBA board of directors and the company has been part of the HBA Remodeler/Design Council, Sales & Marketing Council and Green Building and Parade of Homes committees.
Phil Kean Design Group experienced significant growth during the recession, tripling the number of employees from eight to 24 and adding professional design staff.
“Because of his status as a leader in the custom building industry, many awards and recognitions, and his generosity and genuine personality, I believe Phil deserves to be recognized as NAHB’s 2013 Custom Builder of the Year,” said Metro Florida executive officer Scott Merritt.