Silo Point named a community of year

The National Association of Home Builders recently named Silo Point, the grain elevator in Locust Point being renovated into condos, a community of the year among its Nationals awards, recognizing work in residential real estate sales, marketing and design.

Silo Point's awards include gold-level honors for best urban sales center, best brochure for a community over $1 million and attached community of the year; and silver for graphic continuity, advertising campaign and Web site for an urban community.

Silver awards for best interior merchandising also went to two model condominium units.

The Ritz Carlton Residences in the Inner Harbor received gold awards for best landscape design and best design for an attached community.

Going green

The Overlook Clipper Mill development recently received a Green Leadership - Green Homes award by the Maryland Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council for sustainable design and construction.

Overlook Clipper Mill also received Baltimore Business Journal's 2008 Green Residential Development Award and the Homebuilder's Association of Maryland's 2008 Outstanding Home Award for Green Building.