Two companies building new homes in Greater Victoria are named among the best this year by the Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC awards.
The 33rd annual Georgie Awards, issued March 22, celebrate excellence in home-building, renovation, and design.
Chard Development won the Excellence in Housing Affordability award for Haven in Victoria and Best Public and Private Partnership for its Vancouver project 388 Slocan.
Haven, 104-unit building at 1109 Johnson St., offers a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom homes. Outdoors, a central courtyard is equipped with a children’s play area, a dog run and garden plots.
Slocan features 70 brand new studio to three-bedroom pet-friendly rental homes in Vancouver's Hastings Sunrise neighbourhood.
LIDA Construction Murray’s Pond was named Best Multi-Family Townhouse Development (Infill) for the townhouses at 3438 Ryder Hesjedal Way in Colwood. The contemporary townhouse development, which features 13 units across three blocks, is nestled beside a community trail and pond.
"The 2025 Georgie Awards winners continue to set a new benchmark for home building excellence in our industry," association CEO Neil Moody said in a news release. "Despite economic and regulatory challenges, these builders, renovators, and designers have demonstrated resilience and ingenuity, delivering projects that elevate B.C.’s residential landscape. Their achievements highlight CHBA BC members’ commitment to quality and innovation, which defines our industry."
The Georgie Awards are open exclusively to members of CHBA BC’s eight affiliated home building associations throughout B.C., with all winning projects built, renovated, developed, created, and marketed between January 1, 2023, and October 31, 2024. Winners were selected by an independent panel of industry professionals from outside of B.C., with results verified by Renaissance Group CPA Ltd.
A gallery of all the 2025 Georgie Awards winners and finalists is available at georgieawards.ca.
