Three Top Denver Builders are Honored with the Prestigious 2026 HAP Award

The Home Builders Association of Metro Denver’s Associate Members recognized three outstanding Denver area home builders at the HBA's Annual Meeting and presented them with the industry’s esteemed 2026 HAP Awards (Homebuilder and Associates in Partnership). Over 250 HBA members attended the Annual Meeting, which was held on October 29th at DCSD Legacy Campus.

The Associate Members of the HBA of Metro Denver created the Homebuilders and Associates in Partnership (HAP) award in 1987 to give associate members the opportunity to show their appreciation for HBA builder members who utilize their goods and services.

HAP award winners are determined by HBA Associate Members with whom the builder does business, in three builder categories. All associate members were surveyed between September and October asking them to rank the builder on criteria including – trust, communication, loyalty, and ethics. In 2026, these prestigious awards went to the following builders:

National Production Builder: Toll Brothers

Here are specific statements as issued by the HBA’s Associate Members in the HAP survey comments about this year’s HAP Award winner:

• This company consistently builds quality homes in multiple price points with valuable, included features.
• They are the easiest builder to work with. They appreciate their trade partners and genuinely work as a team!
• Their commitment to quality, They are easy to work with and they move fast.
• They are always keeping us up to date with changes and needs. Great team to work with. The quality of home they provide for their buyers is consistently top tier.
• They are the builder who treats us with the most respect, comparatively.
• They have brought a dynamic home building culture to the Front Range
• Quality and finishes of homes
• Quality of work by the on site crews and attention to detail.
• They are a very professional builder that builds an excellent home offering many upgrades, vetting their suppliers and subcontractors to insure quality throughout so their customer has the best experience possible in having a custom home experience.

Local/Regional Production Builder: Koelbel & Co.

Here are specific statements as issued by the HBA’s Associate Members in the HAP survey comments about this year’s HAP Award winner:

• Credibility, quality, transparency, and partnership with their trade partners.
• They are always keeping us up to date with changes and needs. Great team to work with.
• Wide variety of products with quality construction and design goals

Custom Home Builder: Larsen

Here are specific statements as issued by the HBA’s Associate Members in the HAP survey comments about this year’s HAP Award winner:

• Quality and finishes of homes
• Teamwork
• Organized and fair.
• Amazing home builds and management is great to work with.

2026 HAP Award Finalists Included:

National Production Builders

• Brookfield Residential
• Taylor Morrison
• Toll Brothers
• Trumark Homes

Local/Regional Production Builders

• Boulder Creek Neighborhoods
• Koelbel & Company
• McStain Neighborhoods
• View Homes

Custom Home Builders

• Joyce Homes
• Larsen
• Thomas Sattler Homes
• Vertical Management

Congratulations to the 2026 HAP Finalists and Winners!