Drees has been recognized with many prestigious industry honors, including the home building industry’s equivalent of the Triple Crown, winning all three major industry awards: America's Best Builder in 1998 and again in 2008; the National Housing Quality Award in 1994; and National Builder of the Year in 1991. Headquartered in Fort Mitchell, KY, the company began in 1928 and has operations in Cincinnati, Dayton and Cleveland, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Nashville, TN; Raleigh, NC; Jacksonville, FL; Frederick, MD; Washington, DC; Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth, TX.