Cherryville, North Carolina, April 3, 2008 – R-Anell Multi-Family and Commercial, a division of R-Anell Homes, has won the 2008 National Modular Housing Council Design Award for the Modular Multi-family category with its Lexington Station project.

R-Anell’s Lexington Station, located in popular downtown Asheville, North Carolina, was completed in phases during March 2006 through August 2007. The developer teamed R-Anell with Glazer Architecture, one of the region’s premier architectural firms. The design integrates 70 residential condominiums, 25,000 square feet of commercial office and retail space on the first level, a restaurant and 100 underground parking spaces across three keycard-secured multi-floor buildings. Elevator access is offered underground and at each level. The systems-built design project also features outdoor plazas, courtyards and landscaping for an upscale look that fits well within this popular Blue Ridge Mountains community.

“This design provides the comforts of residential living with the amenities of retail, dining and business all in an uptown setting,” said Harold Woodside, Director of the R-Anell Multi-family and Commercial division which builds townhomes, condominiums, apartments, duplexes and even churches. “The live-work-play concept of Lexington Station lets people be near everything they need for their lifestyles.”

The upscale condominiums range from $170,000-$500,000, with one- and two-bedroom units and penthouse options. The Craftsman-inspired exterior blends modern fascia and stucco finish for a traditional, yet updated, look. Decks in each unit offer cityscape views. Inside, the condominiums feature the sought-after amenities of hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, gourmet-style kitchens and thermal windows. The penthouse units have larger open common areas, marble floors in the bathrooms and central, three-sided gas fireplaces that encompass the structural load-bearing columns.

“R-Anell is pleased to have its multi-family and commercial design recognized by the National Modular Housing Council,” said R-Anell’s President, Dennis Jones. "This segment of our business has grown across the Southeast and this type of mixed use design is ideal for urban locations that want to attract young professionals and families to be downtown dwellers.”

Like other multi-family and commercial projects built during 2007, Lexington Station was built using elements of R-Anell’s “Build It Green” construction program. R-Anell, an Energy Star Partner, has modeled its “Build It Green” program to incorporate many of the requirements of the North Carolina Healthy Built Home Program, the draft of the NAHB Green Building Standards and the U.S. Green Building Council. R-Anell’s manufacturing facility has been independently audited against a set of 232 criteria of conventional and credible green construction methodologies.

R-Anell, the oldest and most established manufacturer of custom homes in the Southeast since 1972, has its headquarters and manufacturing operations based in Cherryville, North Carolina. The privately owned company employees 250.