We’re proud to share some exciting news: Bay to Beach Builders has been named the 2026 Best Locally Owned Business in the First State Favorites Community’s Choice Awards!

This recognition means a great deal to our entire team because it comes directly from the community we have been fortunate to serve for more than two decades.

A Community-Chosen Award

The First State Favorites Community’s Choice Awards, presented through Delaware Online, celebrate outstanding businesses and organizations throughout the area. The program gives members of the local community the opportunity to nominate and vote for their favorite businesses across more than 140 categories.

From well-known local companies to hidden gems, the awards highlight the businesses that residents believe make their communities better places to live, work, shop, and do business.

Being selected as Best Locally Owned Business for 2026 is especially meaningful because the recognition reflects the support of the people who know our company, have worked with our team, and have welcomed us into communities throughout Delaware.

Proud to Be Locally Owned

Since 2003, Bay to Beach Builders has grown from a local custom home builder into a company that has now built more than 1,000 homes throughout Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Even as we have grown, our focus has remained local.

Our team lives and works in the communities we serve. We understand the unique character of building in Delaware and on the Eastern Shore, from rural homesites and coastal communities to established neighborhoods and family-owned properties that have been passed down for generations.

Being locally owned allows us to maintain close relationships with our homeowners, tradespeople, suppliers, and community partners while providing a custom homebuilding experience centered around the people we serve.

More Than Building Homes

Building a custom home is one of the largest and most personal investments a family can make.

For us, the process has always been about more than lumber, concrete, cabinetry, and finishes. It is about helping homeowners create a place designed specifically for the way they want to live.

Our homeowners work with our team throughout the process, from the initial conversation and home design to selections, construction, and ultimately receiving the keys to their completed home.

Behind every project is a team of people committed to making that experience possible, including our sales specialists, drafting team, estimating and purchasing departments, Design Studio consultants, construction superintendents, warranty team, office staff, craftsmen, and trade partners.

This award belongs to all of them.

Built on Local Craftsmanship

One of the things that has distinguished Bay to Beach Builders throughout our history is our commitment to craftsmanship.

Our custom homes are built using experienced tradespeople, including Amish craftsmen, who bring generations of knowledge and attention to detail to the construction process.

Whether a homeowner chooses one of our portfolio designs as a starting point or works with us to create something completely custom, our goal is to build a home that reflects their needs, property, lifestyle, and vision.

That local craftsmanship, combined with the relationships we have developed throughout Delaware and Maryland, has helped Bay to Beach Builders grow while continuing to maintain the values of a locally owned company.

Thank You to Our Community

Awards like this are never earned by one person.

They are the result of thousands of conversations, homesite visits, design meetings, selections appointments, construction milestones, closing days, referrals, reviews, and relationships developed over the years.

Most importantly, they would not happen without our homeowners and supporters.

Thank you to everyone who nominated, voted for, recommended, trusted, or supported Bay to Beach Builders.

Whether we built your home, you toured one of our Idea Homes, worked alongside our team, referred a friend or family member, followed our journey online, or simply cast a vote for us, we appreciate your support.

Receiving the title of 2026 Best Locally Owned Business reinforces something we have always believed: local relationships matter.

Here’s to What Comes Next

More than 1,000 homes later, we are still excited every time a homeowner comes to us with an idea for what their future home could become.

We are incredibly proud of how far Bay to Beach Builders has come since 2003, and even more excited about what lies ahead.

From all of us at Bay to Beach Builders, thank you for making us your 2026 First State Favorites Best Locally Owned Business!

Ready to Start Your Custom Home Journey?

If you own land or are searching for the right homesite in Delaware or Maryland’s Eastern Shore, our team would love to help you explore what is possible.

Start the conversation with Bay to Beach Builders and discover how we can help bring your custom home vision to life.