The Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council congratulates Lake Arrowhead for winning a Gold OBIE for Community of the Year in the master-planned community category.

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, just 45 minutes north of Atlanta’s Interstate 285, Lake Arrowhead is a private lake and golf community like none other. Graced with over 8,000 carefully protected acres of lush woodlands, gentle waterfalls and crystal clear lake waters, and located in Cherokee County in the charming town of Waleska, Lake Arrowhead is a lake and golf community offering distinctive new homes and homesites surrounded by incomparable amenities. The private 540 acres is ranked among the cleanest in the state of Georgia. The new Highlands golf course offers 18 holes of championship play and is considered one of the best new courses in Georgia. The course is complimented by the new 10,000+ square foot clubhouse with a pro shop and full dining facilities. Phase 1 of the new 40-acre swim and activity center, Great Festival Park, is open and includes a new Junior Olympic pool, Great Lawn multi-activity park, basketball, volleyball, batting cage, horseshoes, eco-garden, tumble hill and more. Residents enjoy more than eight miles of walking pristine nature trails and much more. It’s all at Lake Arrowhead, Atlanta SMC’s 2010 Community of the Year. For more information on Lake Arrowhead, visit www.lakearrowheadga.com.

The Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association’s OBIE Awards celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2010. The awards began in 1980 and have grown throughout the years to now feature more than 100 building, remodeling, marketing and personal achievement categories. The OBIE Awards, named after the obelisk shape of the actual award given, are the premier awards in of Atlanta’s residential building industry. To see more OBIE award winners, visit www.AtlantaRealEstateForum.com/OBIEs.