PB April 2002

Metropolitan Classics hardwood flooring is available is 3- and 5-inch widths with micro-beveled edges and ends.

This Foster City, Calif.-based multifamily builder shows the power of the apartment sector by landing at No. 56, completing 1,463 rental units in 2001 with a market value of $297.5 million.

The Restoria antique bathtub is designed to mimic the look and feel of a cast-iron clawfoot tub but weighs only 125 pounds.

Traditions is a line of wide-panel doorlights for fiberglass entry doors. Six styles are offered.

The Independence Collection of vinyl siding incorporates TruColor technology to minimize heat retention and increase resistance to fading.

Publicly traded Tarragon, based in New York City but concentrating its operations mostly in Florida, made one of the biggest moves on the Giants list, rocketing from No. 285 last year to 70.

The most frequently neglected aspect in model home merchandising is the one new home shoppers see first — the great outdoors surrounding the new home.

Levelrock RH underlayment delivers 2,500 to 3,200 pounds per square inch of compressive strength and is designed to maintain it for the life of the floor.

Profile Spacemaker XL1800 over-the-range microwave ovens are large enough to accommodate six dinner plates or three casserole dishes, the company says.