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Smart Growth Communities Honored

Ohlone Chynoweth Commons in San Jose, CA, won the top platinum award for smart growth development in 2002. The community includes 194 one- to four-bedroom rental units on an 8.65-acre infill site adjacent to a previously underused light-rail station. It also features an affordable day-care center, retail space, pedestrian walkways and open space.

Taking the gold smart growth award, Anthony Square, a mixed-income neighborhood revitalization development in Rochester, NY, transformed a distressed, low-income housing project into 45 rental units and 23 owner-occupied single-family homes.

Landing a silver award was the 105-unit Franklin Square, an infill project in Metuchen, NJ, built on 5.8 acres. The community is a five-minute walk to the train station, which provides frequent service to Manhattan, 45 minutes away.

Cosponsored by NAHB and Professional Builder magazine, the awards were presented during the International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas in January.

The registration deadline for entries for this year’s competition is July 1; for further information click here. For more on the 2002 smart growth winners, click here. Or e-mail Michelle Persinger Matuga or call her at 800-368-5242 x8343.

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