|
NAHB Honors Year’s Best Apartments and Condos
A revived New England mill town, a converted beaux-arts office building, a mansion built by an early captain of industry and a host of stellar urban infill communities took top honors in this year’s NAHB Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards, which were presented in San Diego on March 18.
The winning communities are apartments and condos that present neighborhood-friendly exteriors, stunningly chic lobbies and common areas. The residences typically use earth tones for warmth, but sparkle with light and flashes of color, and they back up their high-gloss images with substance: workable floor plans, strategic smart-growth locations, an awareness of green and sustainable building techniques, and top-notch amenities and services.
The 17 winning communities are located in nine states, with four in California and three in Washington, D.C., and they are primarily in large urban or close-in suburban areas.
NAHB’s Pillars Awards — considered the most prestigious in the industry — honor excellence in multifamily housing development, design, marketing and management and provide a showcase of future trends.
In addition, NAHB recognized winners for excellence and superior leadership in 12 other categories, including eight related to marketing.
The NRP Group was honored as Multifamily Development Firm of the Year and the Bozzuto Management Company was named the Property Management Company of the Year.
The Best Multifamily Community of the Year — Irvington Terrace, an affordable community — was chosen from the winning entries of the builder award categories. The judges this year decided not to name finalists in the Best New Loft Condominium Community.
Following are the 2009 Pillars winners:
Builder Awards
Best Garden Apartment Community ( four stories & under)
Sponsored by: Keene Building Products
Alexan Fitzhugh; Dallas
Beeler Guest Owens Architects/Faulkner Design Group
Developer: Trammell Crow Residential
Best Rental Apartment Community (non-garden, 5 stories or less)
Sponsored by: Humphreys and Partners
Upstairs at Bethesda Row; Bethesda, Md.
The Bozzuto Group
Developer: Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT)
Best Mid-Rise Apartment
Highland Park; Washington, D.C.
Donatelli Development
Developer: Donatelli Development and Gragg & Associates
Best High-Rise Apartment (nine-plus stories)
Sponsored by: AT&T Connected Communities
The West End Apartments; Boston
Equity Residential Properties
Best Affordable Apartment Community (40% of units must be affordable to people earning 60% or less of area median income)
Sponsored by: KTGY Group
Irvington Terrace; Fremont, Calif.
MVE & Partners, Inc.
Developer: BRIDGE Housing
Best New Loft Apartment Community
The Halstead at Slatersville Mill; Slatersville, R.I.
The DSF Group
Best Adaptive Reuse (from non-residential product to rental apartments)
The Woodward; Washington, D.C.
Hartman Design Group, Inc.
Developer: SJG Properties
Best Garden/Small Scale Condo Community
The Residences at Vail Mansion; Morristown, N.J.
BartonPartners
Developer: Vail Mansion LLC
Best Mid-Rise Condominium Community
Park Terrace at Mission Bay; San Francisco
MVE & Partners, Inc.
Developer: Opus West and Phoenix Property Company
Best High-Rise Condominium Community
Sponsored by: Accelerated Marketing Partners
The Carlyle; Minneapolis
Humphreys & Partners Architects, L.P.
Developer: Opus Northwest, LLC/Apex Asset Management Corp.
Best Adaptive Reuse of a Condominium Community (from non-residential product to a condo community)
Century Plaza; Phoenix
Humphreys & Partners Architect
Developer: Equus Development Corp.
Best Mixed Use Community
Sponsored by: Sempra Energy
Adelicia; Nashville
Corner Realty Partners
Best Multifamily Community Site Plan
Vista Del Sol; Tempe, Ariz.
American Campus Community
Best Mixed Use Community Site Plan
Sponsored by: Southern California Edison
Seabridge Marina; Oxnard, Calif.
MVE & Partners, Inc.
Developer: Oly Mandalay Bay/D.R. Horton, Inc.
Best Clubhouse at a Multifamily Community
Ventura Lofts; Houston
Sueba USA Corporation
Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community
Sponsored by: Design House
Vista Del Sol; Tempe, Ariz.
American Campus Community
Most Creative Financing of an Affordable Apartment Community
Sponsored by: The Reznick Group
The Blakeley Building; Lawrence, Mass.
Volunteers of America
Best Conversion/Repositioning of a Multifamily Asset
Citrus Grove of Rialto; Rialto, Calif.
National Community Renaissance
Marketing Awards
Best Leasing or Sales Center
Silo Point; Baltimore
Carlyn and Company Interiors + Design
Developer: Turner Development Group
Best Interior Merchandising at a Multifamily Community
Sponsored by: Whirlpool
The Paramount on Lake Eola; Orlando
ZOM Florida, Inc.
Best Brochure for a For Sale Multifamily Community
Platinum; New York City
The Marketing Directors Inc.
Developer: SJP Properties
Best Brochure for a Rental Apartment Community
The West End Apartments; Boston
Equity Residential Properties
Best Overall Sales Campaign for a Condominium Community
Sponsored by: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Platinum; New York City
The Marketing Directors Inc.
Developer: SJP Properties
Best Overall Leasing Campaign for a Rental Apartment Community
Avalon Morningside Park; New York City
Avalon Bay Communities Inc.
Best Corporate Web Site
www.clarkbuildersgroup.com
Clark Builders Group, LLC; Arlington, Va.
Best Property Web Site
www.platinumnyc.com
Platinum, New York City
The Marketing Directors Inc.
Developer: SJP Properties
Individual Awards
Property Manager of the Year
Kristin Noble; McLean, Va.
Kettler
Firm Awards
Multifamily Development Firm of the Year
Sponsored by: Time Warner Cable
The NRP Group; Cleveland
Rick Bailey, J. David Heller and Alan F. Scott, principals and co-founders
Property Management Company of the Year
Sponsored by: Time Warner Cable
Bozzuto Management Company; Greenbelt, Md.
The Bozzuto Group
Thomas S. Bozzuto, chief executive officer
Multifamily Community of the Year Award
Sponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Irvington Terrace; Fremont, Calif.
MVE & Partners, Inc.
Developer: BRIDGE Housing
For more information, e-mail Ann Marie Moriarty at NAHB, or call her at 800-368-5242 x8350.
|
