Tribute wins accolades from J.D. Power
July 28, 2010
Tribute Communities — builders of Queen & Portland and 1717 Avenue Road— is the recipient of the J.D. Power new home buyer satisfaction award for the second time in five years.
The company was also awarded the Ontario Board of Trade’s Business Achievement Award in the large business category, given to companies that embrace the best business practices and management processes in the province. This is the first time the award has been made to a home and condominium developer.
Tribute shares the award with De Beers, the global diamond giant.
“Both awards are great honours,” said Al Libfeld, Tribute president and chief executive officer, in a press release. “The JD Power award recognizes the dedication we have to serving our buyers before, during and after sales.
“The Board of Trade award recognizes the lengths we go to as a company to ensure we lead the housing industry — indeed all Ontario industries — in bringing the best management practices to bear in all our operations. This is the first time ever that a homebuilder has won this award and that makes it very special.”
Tribute won an Award of Excellence from the Ajax Pickering Board of Trade last October, which qualified the company for consideration in the provincial finals.
“To be ranked as an equal to a global company like De Beers is a great honour,” said Libfeld. “It is also something that gives great pride to our entire team and to the families that have chosen to buy homes from us. Without the strength and enthusiasm of the Tribute team we would not have been able to achieve the level of success we have in recent years. ”
This year Tribute Communities will build about 1,000 homes in the Greater Toronto Area. Its most recent commercial and critical successes include both lowrise communities and highrise and midrise condos such as Queen & Portland, 1717 Avenue Road and RCMI on University Ave.
The JD Power study measures the satisfaction of homebuyers throughout the entire new home purchase and early ownership experience. Owners are asked to evaluate their builder in the following areas: sales staff, design centre, home readiness, customer service, price/value, physical design, home quality and location.
“Tribute is enormously proud of once again topping the JD Power ratings,” said Libfeld. “We were ranked number one the first year the ratings were introduced and have always been among the top three since then.
For more on Tribute Communities, go to www.tributecommunities.com.