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title: EYA recognized with 8 GALA awards
description: We are pleased to share that last week, EYA received 8 awards at the Great American Living Awards (GALA) celebration event!
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# [EYA recognized with 8 GALA awards](https://www.eya.com/blog/eya-recognized-with-8-gala-awards)

 Written by [EYA Homes](https://www.eya.com/blog/author/eya-homes) | October 13, 2025

We are pleased to share that last week, EYA received 8 awards at the Great American Living Awards (GALA) celebration event! GALA is the premier recognition program in the greater Washington, DC area for outstanding achievements in homebuilding, development, architecture and sales. EYA team members attended the event and enjoyed an evening of camaraderie among peers and friends. 

### Best Design & Architecture Awards

We were honored to win the following categories for best design/architecture:

- Attached/Townhomes, $850,000-$999,999 - [The Lillian at Farmstead District](https://www.eya.com/townhomes/rockville-md/farmstead-district/homes-floorplans/lillian-model)
- Attached/Townhomes, $1,000,000-$1,399,999 - [The Chatfield at Reservoir District](https://www.eya.com/townhomes/washington-dc/reservoir-district/homes-floorplans/chatfield-model)
- Attached/Townhomes, $1,400,000+ - [The Nottingham at Northside](https://www.eya.com/townhomes/potomac-md/northside/homes-floorplans/nottingham-model)
- Outstanding Implementation of Innovative Design Concepts for a Product Line (Attached) - [EYA Townhomes at Reservoir District](https://www.eya.com/townhomes/washington-dc/reservoir-district)
- Free-Standing Clubhouse (Under 6,000 SF) - [The Barn at Farmstead District](https://www.eya.com/townhomes/rockville-md/farmstead-district/barn-community-center)

*The Barn at Farmstead District in Rockville, MD*

### Best Land Planning Awards

EYA also received awards in both the residential and mixed-use land planning categories. 

- Best Innovative Land Planning, Residential - [Farmstead District](https://www.eya.com/townhomes/rockville-md/farmstead-district)
- Best Innovative Land Planning, Mixed-Use - [Reservoir District](https://www.eya.com/townhomes/washington-dc/reservoir-district)

*EYA Townhomes at Reservoir District in Washington, DC*

### Outstanding VP of Marketing Award

*Ananth Rao, Vice President of Marketing*

And last, but certainly not least, we are thrilled to congratulate EYA's Vice President of Marketing, Ananth Rao, who won the Outstanding Marketing VP category. A very well-deserved award and big congrats to Ananth from the entire EYA team!

 

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