Brookfield Residential Recognized for Creating the Best Community in Edmonton at 2015 Awards of Excellence in Housing

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - April 27, 2015) - Brookfield Residential has been recognized as an outstanding developer and builder by its peers at the Canadian Home Builders' Association-Edmonton Region's 2015 Awards of Excellence in Housing, bringing home six awards, including Best Community, Professional Home Builder Institute (PHBI) New Homebuyer Choice - Multi-Family and four Sales Volume awards.

"Our commitment is to build the best places for people to call home. Everyone deserves a place to put down roots and we're proud to be a part of making that happen for so many new and existing Edmontonians," says Trent Edwards, Chief Operating Officer of Brookfield Residential - Alberta. "We have been building communities in Edmonton since 1972 and pride ourselves on exceeding our customers' expectations"

The Awards of Excellence in Housing celebrates the creative design and craftsmanship of Edmonton Region builders and renovators, and recognizes excellence and professionalism in the field of sales and marketing within the home construction industry.

For a second year in a row, Lake Summerside won Best Community. Lake Summerside is Edmonton's first and only lake recreational community and is inspired by the simple pleasures of resort living. Key features include a beautiful 32-acre lake with homes that boast the character and grace of Cape Cod architecture. Residents in the community enjoy the lake living life in the city.

Brookfield Residential's home division took home the New Homebuyers Choice Award by the Professional Home Builder Institute (PHBI) for a second year in a row. This award is based on homeowners' feedback on their home building experience and Brookfield was recognized as having the highest satisfaction score in the region. This award is the latest in a string of awards this community has received in its 13-year history in the city of Edmonton.

"We are honoured to have received this award from our homeowners," says Charlene Barrett, Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications at Brookfield Residential. "We value the relationship and feedback we receive daily from our customers - that feedback influences how we as a Brookfield team work together to provide the best service possible for our customers."

The full list of awards presented to Brookfield Residential include:

• Best Community - Lake Summerside
• New Home Buyers Choice - Brookfield Residential Homes
• Gold Sales Volume Winner - Fady Sakkab
• Silver Sales Volume Winner - Yasemin Ozbey
• Bronze Sales Volume Winner - Sheila Hang and Bridgette Beaulieu

About Brookfield Residential Properties Inc.

Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. is a leading North American land developer and homebuilder with operations in eleven major markets. With more than 55 years of experience in Alberta, we entitle and develop land to create planned communities and build and sell lots to third-party builders, as well as to our own homebuilding division. Together our divisions deliver on our company's reputation for creating "the best places to call home," through thoughtful designs that brings people together and make everyday life more enjoyable. For more information, visit www.LiveBrookfield.com.