The Catskill Chronicle

Under the Unique/Most Interesting Commercial category, “Blue Hills Farm Tent and Breakfast,” Narrowsburg – Owner: Jane Luchsinger – Contractor/Builder: Ken McGinnis, was a sure winner. – Provided Photos

Compiled by Leni Santoro

MONTICELLO,NY (November 28, 2010) – Homes and businesses that enhance the appearance of Sullivan County were recognized at the 2010 “Sullivan Showcase Awards” on November 11 at the Eagle’s Nest in Bloomingburg.  The annual awards are sponsored by the Sullivan County Board of Realtors and Sullivan Renaissance.

The residential judges were Diane Deutsch of Preferred Homes & Properties, Joe Freda of Freda Real Estate and Glenn Pontier of Sullivan Renaissance.

The commercial judges were: Diane Butler of Eagle Valley Realty, Susan Boersema of Ulster Savings Bank and Deborah Hornicek of Callicoon Real Estate.

Van Morrow put together the PowerPoint presentation; Ann Finneran of Sullivan Renaissance created the award certificates; and Mary Greene, Lori Malone, Jennifer Bitetto, Emily Grillo and Danielle Gaebel of The River Reporter produced the journal.

In addition to the winners listed below the following finalists were also honored:

Best Residential Addition

White Lake Homes, Kauneonga Lake – Owner: Leonard Shirman – Contractor/Builder: John Connolly

Best New Residential Construction – Under 2500 Sq. Ft.

Lake Ridge Road, Narrowsburg – Owner: Denzil & Carolyn Gallagher – Contractor/Builder: Catskill Farms – Architects: KLM Architects

Tuthill Road, Barryville – Owner: Bryce Boyd and Thomas Norrby – Contractor/Builder: Catskill Farms

Bluestone Drive, Eldred – Owner: Gayle Berman – Contractor/Builder: Catskill Farms – Architects: KLM Architects

Best New Residential Construction – Over 2500 Sq. Ft.

Pine Lake Drive, Wurtsboro – Owner: Phil Milo – Contractor/Builders: PB Majestic Homes and Wurtsboro Electric Service, Inc.

Clear Lake Road, Roscoe – Owners: Sally and Ed Cerny – Contractor/Builder: Allison & Devore – Architect: Irace Architecture, Joseph Irace

Chapin Estate, White Lake – Owners: Russ and Barbara Campbell – Contractor/Builder: Log Chips, LLC, Fred Krol

Best Commercial Spruce Up

Old Stranahan Building, Main Street, Narrowsburg – Owner: Jane Slawyer, Narrowsburg – Contractor/Builder: Narrowsburg Beautification Group/Delaware Valley Job Corps

Best Commercial Renovation Under 2500 Sq. Ft.

“Peace, Love & Ice Cream,” 200 Rock Hill Drive, Rock Hill – Owner: Les & Barbara Fischer – Contractor/Builder: Stanley & Sons

Best Commercial Renovation Over 2500 Sq. Ft.

“Lander’s River Trips,” 5961 Route 97, Narrowsburg – Owner: Rick Lander – Contractor/Builder: Lance Mercado, Narrowsburg

Unique/Most Interesting Commercial

“Cottage at Belle Knowle,” Eldred – Owner: Erin & Larry Farmer

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And the 2010 Sullivan Showcase Award Winners are:

This year the Showcase added a new category – Best Residential Green – to acknowledge homes that are build with the environment and sustainability in mind.

Best Residential Green: Stewart Road, North Branch

  

Owner: Jeff McMahon & Lizanne Haimes

Contractor/Builder: Jeff McMahon

Designer: Jeff McMahon

Best Residential Addition: Crawford Road, Eldred

  

Owner: Charles Petersheim

Contractor/Builder: Charles Petersheim – Catskill Farms

Best Residential Renovation

This category is unusual this year because there are three winners.  After reviewing all the entries, the judges were faced with three very distinct and varied finalists – each which could be the winner. The three judges then evaluated the entries point by point using a numeric scale – and found that all three homes had received exactly the same number of points.  Without further ado – here are the three winners in Best Residential Renovation.

Skyline Drive, Fremont Center

  

Owner: Carolyn Ann Owens /Gregory Solowsky

Contractor/Builder: Scott & Doug Woods

Broadway, Kauneonga Lake

  

Owner: Jeff Lawson/Peter Hutchman

Contractor/Builder: Allison & Devore

Architect: Irace Architecture, Joseph Irace

Dahlia Road, Liberty

  

Owner: Ben White

Contractor/Builder: Catskill Harvest, Will Foster

Architect: Irace Architecture, Joseph Irace

Unique/Most Interesting Residential

Smallwood, Bethel

  

Owner: Wes & Beata Tavor

Contractor/Builder: WT Builders

Designer: Alvin Adler

Best New Residential Construction – Under 2500 Square Feet

Barryville

Owners: Norah Lawlor and Jeffrey Bradford

Contractor/Builder: Catskill Farms

Architects: KLM Architects

Best New Residential Construction – Over 2500 Sq.Ft.

The Lake House

Contractor/Builder: Green Earth Companies Northeast, LLC, Marc Dubrovsky

Architect: Dennis Wedlick Architect, LLC

Special Award Category

Happy Avenue, Bethel

  

Owner: Scripps Networks – DIY

Contractor/Builder: Catskill Farms

Best Commercial Spruce Up

Literacy Volunteer Center, 63 North Street, Monticello

  

Best Commercial Renovation Under 2500 Square Feet

“BrookHouse Gallery,” 5 Austin Road, Barryville

  

Owner: David Bush & Luiz Aragon

Contractor/Builder: Rory McKean, McKean Custom Homes, Milford

Best Commercial Renovation Over 2500 Square Feet

“Green Earth Realty,” 5663 Route 52, Kenoza Lake

  

Owner: Marc Dubrovsky

Designer: Marc Dubrovsky

Contractor/Builder: Green Earth Companies, Northeast, LLC, Marc Dubrovsky

“Dancing Cat Saloon,” 2037 Route 17B, Bethel

  

Owner: Stacy Cohen & Monte Sachs

Designer: Audrey Cohen/Monte Sachs

Contractor/Builder: Built to Last/Aaron Salovin

Best New Commercial Construction

“Jeff Bank,” 1460 Route 17B, White Lake

Owner: HSD, LLC/Jeff Bank

Contractor/Builder: Woodstone Companies, Bethel,

Designer: Steve Dubrovsky

Best New Construction Modular

“EcoGreen Community Housing at SCCC” Loch Sheldrake

Owner: EcoGreen Community Housing Fund

Contractor/Builder: The Ruby Group, Goshen

Architect: Mike Berta, Poughkeepsie

Unique/Most Interesting Commercial

“Blue Hills Farm Tent and Breakfast,” Narrowsburg

Owner: Jane Luchsinger

Contractor/Builder: Ken McGinnis

Special Acknowledgement – Signs

Good signage is important, which is why two signs are being recognized this year.

“Dancing Cat Saloon,” 2037 Route 17B, Bethel

Owner: Stacy Cohen & Monte Sachs

Artist: Paul Stark, White Lake

“in2retr0,” 1163 Route 17B, Mongaup Valley

Owner: Amy Kuperblum

Municipal/Public Building

The winner of this category receives a $2000 award from Sullivan Renaissance to help with planting flowers, landscaping and other beautification.

Mountaindale Railway Visitor’s Center, 11 Station Road, Mountaindale

  

Owner: Town of Fallsburg

Architect: Bernard Kozykowski

Engineer: William H. Illing

Landscaping: Mountaindale Action Committee

Contractor/Builder: Precise Landscaping, Inc., Wallkill

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Showcase committee chair Diane Deutsch, who emceed the awards, encouraged everyone to begin thinking about nominations for 2011.  For more information about the awards, call Mary Bakalis at 845-794-2735, mbakalis@verizon.net.

For more photos of the Mountaindale Railway Visitor’s Center visit the Chronicle on Zenfolio. Read the story “A Brand New Old Train Station Opens in Mountaindale.”