Mackintosh on the Lake Community Wins 2007 MAME Award

Mackintosh on the Lake, a Wakefield Development Company master-planned community located in Burlington, N.C., was honored with the award for Best Community Ad for a Magazine at the 2007 Major Achievements in Marketing and Excellence (MAME) Awards, held recently in Cary. Wakefield Development Company was named Developer of the Year at the same presentation.

Burlington, NC (PRWEB) May 16, 2007 -- Mackintosh on the Lake, a Wakefield Development Company master-planned community located in Burlington, N.C., was honored with the award for Best Community Ad for a Magazine at the 2007 Major Achievements in Marketing and Excellence (MAME) Awards, held recently in Cary. Wakefield Development Company was named Developer of the Year at the same presentation.

The MAME Awards, presented by the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council (TSMC) of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh/Wake County, is the Triangle's largest and most prestigious marketing awards competition in the building and real estate industries. The achievements of the industry's builders, realtors, on-site sales people, media and advertising professionals were showcased in 36 award categories.

"We create a unique vision for each of our 11 communities and go above and beyond in delivering on that vision," said John Myers, president of Wakefield Development Company. "This award clearly demonstrates the kind of innovation we strive for in the advertisements, while showcasing the lakefront property lifestyle available at Mackintosh on the Lake."

The 612-acre community plans to have approximately 1,700 homes and boasts 2.5 miles of protected waterfront on Lake Mackintosh. More than 80 acres of open space, access to a brand new 7,000-square-foot clubhouse, the first community dog park in Alamance County, a private 10-acre lake, walking and fitness trails that inspire healthy living, tennis and basketball courts, sand volleyball, fire pit and amphitheatre, picnic areas and playgrounds are just a small part of what Mackintosh on the Lake has to offer.

For more information, please contact the Mackintosh on the Lake Discovery Center by calling (336) 524-9449 or toll-free at (866) MAC-3900, or visit the website at www.lakemackintosh.com.

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Wakefield Development Company, the 2006 Raleigh-Wake County Home Builder's Association Developer of the Year, is North Carolina's largest developer of residential communities, with a portfolio including almost 18,000 homesites across the central and coastal regions of the state. Wakefield Development Company communities cater to six ideal lifestyle options, from lakefront property at Mackintosh on the Lake; neo-traditional living at Bedford at Falls River; and traditional communities at Edgewater and Twin Lakes to urban locations at Renaissance Park; country club living at 12 Oaks, Eagle Ridge and Wakefield Plantation; and coastal communities at Kingfish Bay, San Rio Ocean & River Club and Jubilation. For more information, call 1-866-223-1280, visit www.WakefieldNC.com or email info@WakeDev.com.

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