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AR Homes® Punta Gorda (SandStar Homes, LLC) Wins 2023 Gold Cup for Customer Satisfaction!
We were incredibly honored to have won the Gold Cup for Customer Satisfaction at the 2023 Pride in Partnership Awards by AR Homes by Arthur Rutenberg! The 2023 Pride in Partnership event concluded with a dazzling Awards Gala, which celebrated 70 years since Art...
AR Homes® Punta Gorda (SandStar Homes, LLC) Wins Awards at 2023 Parade of Homes Diamond Gala!
The Regatta, our model home for AR Homes® Punta Gorda (SandStar Homes, LLC), won two awards at the 2023 Parade of Homes Diamond Gala! JUDGES' CHOICE Best Kitchen ($600,000 & Up Category) BEST FEATURE Open Floorplan Hosted by the...
Thought We Would Share the Good News . . .
Though we are still waiting on the insurance adjuster to arrive and inspect the damages so we can begin the renovation work, we are happy to announce that we are open and operating at our office and Design Studio, located at 1203 West Marion Avenue in Punta...
Punta Gorda’s Healing Field of Honor
Some photos from Punta Gorda's Healing Field of Honor during Memorial Day weekend (Presented by the Rotary Club of Punta Gorda). A thousand flags were placed at Laishley Park, each dedicated to honor a hero (the fallen, veterans living or deceased, doctors,...
Remodeling Mania: Home Renovations on the Rise (Florida Weekly Article)
Check out this great informative article from Florida Weekly by Nanci Theoret, focusing on the rise of home renovations, which features expert insights from our Vice President of Design & Construction, Abbey Roloff. CLICK HERE to read the article at...
AR Homes® Punta Gorda (SandStar Homes, LLC) Wins 2022 Avid Cup
AR Homes® Punta Gorda (SandStar Homes, LLC) was incredibly honored to have once again received the top award - the Avid Cup - from the 19th Annual Avid Awards alongside another AR Homes® franchise: AR Homes® Lake City (Bryan Zecher Homes, Inc.). To know that...
Larry J. Sandles Remembered
We mourn the loss of Larry J. Sandles, former co-owner of Five Star General Contracting and AR Homes/SandStar Homes, who died April 20 after battling acute myeloid leukemia. He was 67. Larry retired on December 31, 2017, and though it was a loss for the...
SandStar Wins 2022 Guildmaster Award for Service Excellence
For the fifth year in a row, we are honored to be one of the winners of the GuildQuality Guildmaster Awards for Service Excellence. This award recognizes companies within GuildQuality’s community of quality who consistently deliver exceptional customer...
AR Homes/SandStar Homes Wins Awards at 2022 Parade of Homes Diamond Gala!
The Regatta, our model home for AR Homes® Punta Gorda (SandStar Homes, LLC), won several awards at the 2022 Parade of Homes Diamond Gala! ($497,000 & Up Category) GRAND DIAMOND Overall Winner JUDGE’S CHOICE Best in Size Category JUDGE’S CHOICE Best Master Suite...
The 2022 Southwest Florida Parade of Homes!
2022 Southwest Florida Parade of Homes March 5th – 13th, 2022 Mark your calendar and make sure to visit our gorgeous Regatta model! 605 West Henry Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950 The Southwest Florida Parade of Homes™ is a showcase of new homes produced by the...
SandStar Wins 2022 Best of Houzz Award for Customer Service!
SandStar Remodeling of Punta Gorda, Florida Awarded Best of Houzz 2022 2022 people’s choice award highlights top home professionals among the Houzz community, based on quality service and most popular designs [Punta Gorda, Florida, U.S.], January 26,...
A New Year, a New Hue!
If you haven't stopped by in a while, you may not be aware we've made a few changes at our design studio/office location. We've been working diligently on some much-needed updates to our SandStar Design Studio, including a brand-new paint color, as well as...
The SandStar Design Studio Is Getting a Makeover!
We've been working diligently on some much-needed updates to our SandStar Design Studio, including a brand-new paint color, as well as updating our signage with our new SandStar and AR Homes logo designs! Stay tuned for the finished photos coming soon! If you stop by...
President Jim Sanders Gives Presentation to Realtors at Regatta
President Jim Sanders gave an informative presentation on October 19th, 2021, at our Regatta model about AR Homes and the new construction process for realtors of Five Star Realty of Charlotte County, Inc. Thank you to all those who attended - it was a great event!...
We’re Hiring!
We are seeking to add professionally-minded individuals to our Remodeling/Construction division with a can-do/will-do attitude. View our job post on Indeed.com by CLICKING HERE. CONSTRUCTION LABORER – REMODELING Applicant must play well...
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