--- title: Gehan Homes Awarded 2017 Builder of the Year Award description: Gehan Homes was named Volume Builder of the Year by the Texas Association of Builders, at the annual Star Awards. image: https://press.brightlandhomes.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/awards2-1920w.jpg --- ![Brightland Homes](https://press.brightlandhomes.com/hubfs/social-suggested-images/lirp.cdn-website.com7a80ecd9dms3repmultioptBrightland_Stacked_Logo_Full_Color_Digital-1920w-2.png) - FIND YOUR NEW HOME - [Austin](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/texas/austin) - [Dallas](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/texas/dallas) - [Houston](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/texas/houston) - [San Antonio](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/texas/san-antonio) - [Phoenix](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/arizona/phoenix) - [Denver](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/colorado) - [Nashville](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/tennessee/nashville) - [Jacksonville](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/florida/jacksonville) - [Tampa](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-homes/florida/tampa) - HELPFUL RESOURCES - [Customer Care](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-home-resources/customer-care) - [Personalize Your Home](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-home-resources/personalize-your-home) - [Homebuying Process](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-home-resources/home-buying-process) - [Financing Your Home](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-home-resources/financing) - [Why Buy New?](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/new-home-resources/buying-a-new-home) - [Blog](https://5722395.hs-sites.com) - GALLERY - [Floor Plan Gallery](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/gallery/floor-plans) - ABOUT US - [Family of Brands](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/about-us/family-of-brands) - [Awards](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/about-us/home-builder-awards) - [Careers](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/about-us/careers) - [Press](https://press.brightlandhomes.com) - [Reviews](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/about-us/reviews) - [Giving Back](https://www.brightlandhomes.com/about-us/giving-back) # Gehan Homes Awarded 2017 Builder of the Year Award ### Wednesday August 16, 2017   [Home](https://www.brightlandhomes.com) [Press](https://press.brightlandhomes.com) Gehan Homes Awarded 2017 Builder of the Year Award Gehan Homes was named Volume [Builder of the Year](http://www.texasbuilders.org/news/press-releases/current-news/2017-star-awards-winners-announced.html) by the Texas Association of Builders, at the annual Star Awards. The Star Awards are given in conjunction with the Sunbelt Builders Show™ to recognize excellence in the homebuilding industry. Gehan Homes was additionally honored with the Sales Person of the Year Award and was named as a Finalist in 5 other categories, including Best Product Design. “We are honored to be recognized by the Texas Association of Builders as the leading volume homebuilder in Texas,” said John Winniford, Chief Executive Officer. “The credit and the accolades belong to our employees. Their commitment to our company and our customers is the reason we were able to earn this distinction. We look forward to living up to this honor and continuing the tradition of excellence with our new brand, [Gray Point Homes](http://www.graypointhomes.com/?__hstc=186366390.e34ae4de25cc17724c4abd4382bab27e.1684945922552.1690482256924.1690484339373.131&__hssc=186366390.87.1690484339373&__hsfp=207578461).” Gehan Homes boasts more than 85 new home communities across the great state of Texas and sunny Arizona, plus an additional 6 communities marketed under the Gray Point Homes brand. Recent honors include a top spot in the Dallas Business Journal’s Middle Market 50, 2017 Houzz Award for Customer Service, PRISM Award, 2016 STAR Award and Builder Magazine’s Builder 100.  Star Award winners were announced at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. Entries were judged by a distinguished panel of industry experts. Winners will be featured in the September issue of Texas Builder magazine.   #### About The Texas Association of Builders Founded in 1946, the Texas Association of Builders is an affiliate of the National Association of Home Builders and has 29 local home builders associations and nearly 10,000 members across Texas. In 1992, the Texas Association of Builders launched the Texas Star Awards — the only statewide tribute to excellence in the home building industry. 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