News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: January 2, 2008
Criterion Development's Windsor Green wins PRISM award from BAGB
Criterion Development Partners development Windsor Green at Andover won a Prestigious Results in Sales and Marketing (PRISM) Award for Best Affordable Community from the Builders Association of Greater Boston (BAGB) at the PRISM Awards Banquet and Ceremony.
The BAGB PRISM Awards pay tribute to New England's most elite housing industry professionals for excellence in building, design, sales and marketing, and a myriad of other categories. Windsor Green was selected to receive the PRISM Award because of its distinctive design and exceptional quality.
"We are extremely proud of Windsor Green at Andover," said Andrew Kaye, executive vice president of Criterion. "Economic development in Massachusetts is a big priority and this community's success demonstrates how a cooperative development process can result in the development of top quality professional housing, while providing local affordability benefits."
Windsor Green at Andover is a 192-unit luxury garden apartment community located at Lowell St. and I-93. The community's location offers access to employment centers along I-93, 95 & 495 as well as to downtown Boston via the MBTA Commuter Rail. Â
Residents at Windsor Green at Andover enjoy many amenities including a full-service community center, swimming pool, spa, sports court and playground in addition to use of the Rolling Green Golf Course and the Boston Sports Club located next door to the 15-acre site.
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