Every year, the Austin chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) awards Contractor of the Year (CotY) awards for remodeling projects that stand out in the industry. Contractors from 5 counties in central Texas enter projects for the annual CotY awards. Judging is based on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of difficulty, and entry presentation.
The national NARI office also sponsors a CotY award competition and entries are first judged on a regional basis. Winners from this level advance to the final round where they compete with 7 other regional winners in each category. The contiguous United States, Hawaii and Alaska are divided up into 8 regions. Similar to the local level, judging is based on problem solving, functionality, aesthetics, craftsmanship, innovation, degree of difficulty, and entry presentation.
2012 Regional Coty Award Winners
| CG&S Design Build | Residential Kitchen under $40,000 Residential Exterior $100,000 and over Entire house $250,000 – $500,000 |
| Premier Partners Homes | Residential Interior $100,000 and over |
| RisherMartin | Residential Addition $100,000 – $250,000 |
| Straight and Level Construction | Residential Interior Specialty Kitchen $40,000 – $80,000 |
| Texas Construction Company | Entire house under $250,000 Entire house over $1,000,000 |
| Watermark and Company | Home Theater and Media rooms under $150,000 |
2011 Austin NARI CotY Award Winners
| Avenue B | Residential Historical Renovation/Restoration Entire House Under $250,000 |
512-638-1514 | avenuebdev.com |
| CG&S Design Build | Residential Kitchen $80,000 to $120,000 Residential Exterior $100,000 and over Residential Exterior Specialty Entire House $250,000 to $500,000 |
512-444-1580 | cgsdb.com |
| JNA Construction | Residential Kitchen Under $40,000 Remodeled Homes Best of Tour 2010 Residential Interior Specialty |
512-266-2046 | jnaconstruction.com |
| Premier Partners | Residential Interior $100,000 and over Residential Interior Specialty Residential Interior $100,000 and under |
512-215-4797 | premierpartnershomes.com |
| Realty Restoration | Entire House under $250,000 | 512-454-1661 | realtyrestoration.com |
| RisherMartin Fine Homes | Home Theatre and Media Under $150,000 Residential Kitchen $40,000 to $80,000 |
512-495-9090 | rishermartin.com |
| Straight and Level Construction | Residential Kitchen $40,000 to $80,000 Remodeled Homes Best of Tour 2011 |
512-577-9297 | straightlevel.biz |
| Watermark and Company | Residential Bath Under $30,000 | 512-426-8503 | watermarkandco.com |
| David Wilkes Builders | Residential Kitchen over $120,000 Residential Bath $30,000 to $60,000 Residential Bath over $60,000 Residential Interior Under $100,000 Residential Addition under $100,000 Residential Addition $100,000 to $250,000 Entire House over $1,000,000 Commercial Interior |
512-328-9888 | davidwilkesbuilders.com |