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Heritage Isle HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS 2006 BEST OF SENIORS HOUSING AWARD

Best of Brevard

Heritage Isle HONORED WITH PRESTIGIOUS 2006 BEST OF SENIORS HOUSING AWARD

Rockledge, FL, February 15, 2006, - Heritage Isle community was recognized as among the "best of the best" in the seniors housing industry with an Innovation Award by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The awards were presented during the 2006 Best of Seniors Housing Awards ceremony held Jan. 11 in conjunction with the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla.

Heritage Isle is a 478-acre age restricted master planned community located in Viera, Brevard County Florida. The Heritage Isle community design includes The Heritage Isle Club and 8 residential villages plus the condominium neighborhood under construction along the Duran Golf Club. The Heritage Isle Club is the premiere club in Brevard County opening its doors for business on March 1, 2006. The 21,000 sq. ft. building is the largest clubhouse in Brevard and will house facilities and rooms for fitness, cards, pool tables, hobbies, conference/library, computer stations, catering kitchen, aerobics, ballroom, administration and multi-purpose flex rooms. Adjacent to the Club is a resort style pool, tennis courts, croquet lawn, basketball, bocce and horseshoes.

The NAHB 50+ Housing Council, which has promoted excellence in the 50+ housing industry for the past 14 years, presented 132 gold and silver awards in 58 categories to current and on-the-boards projects from across the United States and as far away as Japan. Design categories covered a range of product types such as active adult, aging in place, assisted living, continued-care retirement community, for-sale condominiums, rental apartments, and renovated seniors housing. Winners were also honored for excellence in marketing strategies focused on the mature market. Nine Innovation Awards were presented to projects that demonstrated extraordinary creativity and insight.

A 13-member panel of architects, builders, designers, marketing professionals, and universal design specialists judged the projects on innovative architecture, interior design, merchandising, marketing, and how effectively they responded to the housing demands of the burgeoning 50+ market. Marketing categories focused on brochures, advertising campaigns, sales centers, and special promotions.

For more information about the Best of Seniors Housing Awards, please contact the NAHB 50+ Housing Council at 800-368-5242 x8192, or visit www.nahb.org/seniorshousingawards.

ABOUT THE 50+ HOUSING COUNCIL: Since 1989, the 50+ Housing Council (formerly the Seniors Housing Council) has served the special needs and interests of NAHB members and others in the housing industry who build for the growing 50+ market. The NAHB's 50+ Housing Council provides information, education and research to its members and offers advocacy support to NAHB members on key 50+ housing issues. The council supports 11 local councils around the United States and serves more than 1,200 NAHB members involved in 50+ housing. 50+ Housing Council products include an annual symposium: Building for Boomers & Beyond, the award-winning 50+ Housing Magazine, and industry research and education programs at the local, regional, and national level. For more information, contact Elizabeth Landry at 202-266-8680 or elandry@nahb.com or visit www.nahb.org/50plus.

ABOUT NAHB: The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association representing more than 225,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. Known as "the voice of the housing industry," NAHB is affiliated with more than 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB's builder members will construct about 80 percent of the more than 1.84 million new housing units projected for 2006, making housing one of the largest engines of economic growth in the country.

Best of Brevard Award

There's a reason Heritage Isle was voted "Best 55+ Community in Brevard County" by the readers of Florida Today magazine. We have more activities, more luxury, more amenities, more prestige, more comfort, more convenience, and more fun than any other community in the county. Come see for yourself. We'll give you a private tour.

Bask around the resort-style pool. Meet up at the club for a game of cards, billiards or a grand social event. Serve up a doubles match on the court. Take off for the beach or a day of shopping. Or just stay in and languish in the luxurious surroundings of your spacious home. The point is, at Heritage Isle, you'll live with like-minded adults 55+ and who better to share your zest for life. Celebrate and call today!