2012 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards Winners and Finalists

Winning entry names for each category are printed in Red.

 

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Best Garden Apartment Community (4 stories and under) 
Sponsored by KTGY Group 

Alta Aspen Grove
Littleton, Colo.
Wood Partners
Developer: Wood Partners
Architect: Womack Hampton
Interior Designer: Design Environments
www.altaaspengrove.com

Cevallos Lofts
San Antonio
The NRP Group
Developer: The NRP Group
Architect: Alamo Architects
Interior Designer: David Hawkins
Marketing: Merrick Towle Communications
www.LivetheCL.com

Santa Barbara
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
TCA
Developer: Lewis Companies
Architect: TCA
Interior Designer: Creative Design Consultants
www.lewisapartments.com/community/santabarbara

The Vineyards at Old Town - WINNER
Temecula, Calif.
Meeks + Partners
Developer: The Dinerstein Companies
Interior Designer: Studio Bespoke
Architect: Meeks + Partners
www.vineyardsatoldtown.com

Venue at Cool Springs
Franklin, Tenn.
Housing Studio
Developer: Crescent Resources
Architect: The Housing Studio
Interior Designer: Angelo Adamo Design
www.venueatcoolsprings.com

Best Rental Apartment Community (non-garden, 5 stories or less) 
Sponsored by Humphreys and Partners Architects 

Del Ray Central
Alexandria, Va.
Clark Builders Group
Developer: Y-12 Investments
Architect: Torti Gallas and Partners
Interior Designer: RD Jones
www.delrayapts.com

Harrison Station
Harrison, N.J.
Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners
Developer: Ironstate Development and the Pegasus Group
Architect: Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners
Interior Designer: Escobar Designs
www.harrisonstn.com/HarrisonStation/Home.aspx

Skye 2905 Urban Flats - WINNER
Denver
KEPHART
Developer: Trammell Crow Residential
Architect: KEPHART community::planning::architecture
Interior Designer: Design Works
www.skye2905.com

Best Mid-Rise Apartment 
Sponsored by Masco Contractor Services 

5550 Wilshire
Los Angeles
TCA
Developer: Legacy Partners
Architect: TCA
Interior Designer: Faulkner Design Group
www.5550Wilshire.com

Fusion 1560 - WINNER
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Humphreys & Partners Architects
Developer: Zaremba Residential
Architects: Humphreys & Partners Architects (Design Architect)
and CSJM Architects (AOR)
Interior Designer: Focus Design Interiors
www.fusion1560.com

Zang Triangle
Dallas
JHP Architecture/Urban Design
Developer: Lang Partners
Architect: JHP Architecture/Urban Design
www.zangtriangle.com

Best High-Rise Apartment (9+ stories) 
Sponsored by AT&T Connected Communities

Berkshire
Hoboken, N.J.
Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners
Developer: Ironstate Development
Architect: Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners
Interior Designer: Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners
www.berkshirehobokenapartments.com

Lyon Place at Clarendon Center - WINNER
Arlington, Va.
Torti Gallas and Partners
Developer: Saul Centers
Architect: Torti Gallas and Partners
Interior Designer: RD Jones
www.lyonplace.com

Best Affordable Apartment Community (40% of units must be affordable to people earning 60% or less of area median income)
Sponsored by Reznick Group

Courier Place Apartment Homes
Claremont, Calif.
Jamboree Housing
Developer: Jamboree Housing Corporation
Architect: William Hezmalhalch Architects
Interior Designer: Ver Designs
http://www.jamboreehousing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=16&Itemid=28&properties=detail&property_id=62

Dana Strand - WINNER

Santa Clara, Calif.
KTGY Group
Developer: ROEM Development
Architect: KTGY Group
Interior Designer: Style Interior Design
www.roemcorp.com/apartments/overview.cfm?community_id=25

Monterra Rental Community
Cooper City, Fla.
ZOM FLORIDA
Developer: ZOM & NRP Group
Architect: MSA Architects
Interior Designer: JKL Group
www.monterrarentals.com

Park Terrace Apartments
High Point, N.C.
Laurel Street Residential
Developer: Laurel Street Residential
Architect: Cline Design Associates
Interior Designer: Cline Design Associates and Susan Craige
www.parkterracel.com

Paschall Village
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Housing Authority
Developer: Philadelphia Housing Authority Development Corp.
Architect: Katherine Dowdell, PHA, architect of record
www.pha.phila.gov/housing

Providence Place Apartments
Salt Lake City
Architects Orange
Developer: Wasatch Advantage Group
Architect: Architects Orange
Interior Designer: Wasatch Advantage Group
www.isyourhome.com/providence-place

The Galaxy Apartments
Silver Spring, Md.
Hartman Design Group
Developer: RST Development
Architect: A.R. Meyers & Associates
Interior Designer: Hartman Design Group
www.thegalaxyapts.com

The Ramona Apartments
Portland, Ore.
Turtle Island Development
Developer: Turtle Island Development
Architect: Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects
Interior Designer: Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects
www.TheRamona.com

Best Workforce Housing  (20% of units restricted to residents with 80% of median area income) 

Masonvale - WINNER
Fairfax, Va.
Torti Gallas and Partners
Developer: Mason Housing
Architect: Torti Gallas and Partners
Interior Designer: Torti Gallas and Partners
www.masonvale.com

Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community 
Sponsored by Design House

25Twenty
Lubbock, Texas
Meeks + Partners
Developer: Asset Campus Housing
Architect: Meeks + Partners
www.live25twenty.com

Lobo Village
Albuquerque, N.M.
American Campus Communities
Developer: American Campus Communities
Architect: Todd & Associates
Interior Designer: Six Rivers Architecture
Marketing: American Campus Communities
www.lobovillage.com

Sterling Central
Orlando
Humphreys & Partners Architects
Developer: Sterling University Housing/The Dinerstein Companies
Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects
Interior Designer: In-House/The Dinerstein Companies
www.sterlinghousing.com/Florida/Orlando/Sterling-Central

The Continuum
Gainesville, Fla.
Design Collective
Developer: Capstone Development Partners
Architect: Design Collective
Interior Designer: Design Collective
www.thecontinuumforufgrads.com

The Foundry Lofts & Apartments at Eddy Street Commons
South Bend, Ind.
Looney Ricks Kiss Architects
Developer: Kite Realty Group(Eddy Street Commons) and
Buckingham Companies(The Foundry Lofts & Apartments)
Architect: LRK
Interior Designer: LRK
www.foundryliving.com

The Varsity at College Park - WINNER
College Park, Md.
Clark Builders Group
Developer: Potomac Holdings
Architect: Grimm + Parker
Interior Designer: Diana Beck, Freedom Design
www.varsitycollegepark.com

Best Adaptive Reuse (from non-residential product to rental apartments) 

220 Water - WINNER
Brooklyn, N.Y.
GDC Properties
Developer: GDC Properties
Architect: Perkins Eastman
Interior Designer: Peggy Leung Design; Modern Anthology
www.220water.com

Park Pacific Apartments
St. Louis
Lawrence Group
Developer: Lawrence Group
Architect: Lawrence Group
Interior Designer: Lawrence Group
www.liveparkpacific.com

Best Garden/Small-Scale Condo Community

 Fusion
Sunnyvale, Calif.
KTGY Group
Developer: O'Brien Homes and Sunnyvale Associates
Architect: KTGY Group
Interior Designer: CDC Designs & Straprans Designs
www.fusionsunnyvale.com

Primera Terra - WINNER
Playa Vista, Calif.
KTGY Group
Developer: KB Home
Architect: KTGY Group
Interior Designer: Triomphe Design
www.kbhome.com/PrimaTerra/primera.html

Best High-Rise Condominium Community
Sponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 

The Edge - WINNER
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Levine Builders
Developer: Douglaston Development
Architect: Stephen B. Jacobs Group
Interior Designer: Andi Pepper Interior Design
Marketing: MNS, Warehouse Agency and Rubenstein Associates
www.williamsburgedge.com

Best Example of Green Building Concepts 
Sponsored by Southern California Edison 

Gables Park Plaza
Austin, Texas
Gables Residential
Developer: Gables Residential
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss
www.gables.com/parkplaza

Primera Terra - WINNER
Playa Vista, Calif.
KTGY Group
Developer: KB Home
Architect: KTGY Group
Interior Designer: Triomphe Design
www.kbhome.com/PrimaTerra/primera.html

Trinity Commons
Durham, N.C.
Housing Studio
Developer: Northwood Ravin
Architect: The Housing Studio
Interior Designer: Northwood Ravin
www.trinitycommons.com

Via
Sunnyvale, Calif.
Essex Property Trust
Developer: Essex Property Trust
Architect: KTGY Group
Interior Designer: CDC Creative Design Consultants
www.liveatvia.com

Best Mixed-Use Community 
Sponsored by Thompson Thrift Construction 

Austin Ranch Phase V
The Colony, Texas
JHP Architecture and Urban Design
Developer:  Westwood Residential and Billingsley Company
Architect: JHP Architecture and Urban Design
www.austinranch.com

Sequoya Commons
Madison, Wis.
ARTECH
Developer:  Midvale Plaza Joint Venture
Architect: Phase I: Bruce Simonson AIA with SGN+A;
Phase II: Bruce Simonson AIA with Artech Design Group
www.sequoyacommons.com

The Domain Phase 2 Residences - WINNER
Austin, Texas
RTKL Associates
Master Developer: Simon Property Group;
Residential Developer: Columbus Realty Partners
Architect: Tom Brink, RTKL Associates
Interior Designer: Shannon McCarroll, Arazzo Design Studios
www.simon.com/mall/landing/1207

Best Multifamily Community Site Plan 

 Gables Park Plaza
Austin, Texas
Gables Residential
Developer:  Gables Residential
Architect: Looney Ricks Kiss
www.gables.com/parkplaza

MacDill Family Housing - WINNER
Tampa, Fla.
Clark Realty Capital
Developer: Clark Realty Capital
Architect: Torti Gallas and Partners
Interior Designer: RD Jones
www.clarkrealtycapital.com/project.asp?pid=21765075 

Best Mixed-Use Community Site Plan

Austin Ranch Phase V - WINNER
The Colony, Texas
JHP Architecture and Urban Design
Developer:  Westwood Residential/Billingsley Company
Architect: JHP Architecture and Urban Design
www.austinranch.com

The Edge
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Levine Builders
Developer: Douglaston Development
Architect: Stephen B. Jacobs Group
Interior Designer: Andi Pepper Interior Design
Marketing: MNS, Warehouse Agency and Rubenstein Associates
www.williamsburgedge.com

Best Clubhouse at a Multifamily Community 

220 Water - WINNER
Brooklyn, N.Y.
GDC Properties
Developer: GDC Properties
Architect: Perkins Eastman
Interior Designer: Peggy Leung Design;  Modern Anthology
www.220water.com

Verona at The Reserve
Katy, Texas
Steinberg Design Collaborative
Developer:  Fein Real Estate Development
Architect: Steinberg Design Collaborative
Interior Designer: Moore Design Group
www.veronaapartmenthomes.com

Best Creative Financing of an Affordable Housing Community 

Encanto Court - WINNER
Los Angeles
National Community Renaissance
Developer:  National Community Renaissance
Architect: Togawa Smith Martin Residential
www.EncantoCourt.com

Best Conversion/Repositioning of a Multifamily Asset 

Hollywood Tower, A Broadstone Community - WINNER
Los Angeles
Alliance Residential Company
Developer:  Alliance Residential Company
Architect: David Forbes Hibbert Architects
Interior Designer: Ryan Young Interiors
www.thehollywoodtower.com

River House Apartments
Arlington, Va.
Hartman Design Group
Developer:  Vornado and Charles E. Smith
Architect: Stovall Smith and NS Architects
Interior Designer: Hartman Design Group
www.riverhouseapts.com

FIRM AWARDS

Multifamily Development Firm of the Year 
Sponsored by Time Warner Cable 

 Gables Residential
Atlanta
Gables Residential
David Fitch, President & CEO
www.gables.com

The NRP Group - WINNER
Cleveland
The NRP Group
Alan F. Scott, T. Richard Bailey, J. David Heller, Principals
www.nrpgroup.com

Wood Partners
Atlanta
Wood Partners
Ryan Dearborn, CEO and Joe Keough, CFO and COO
www.woodpartners.com

Property Management Company of the Year 
Sponsored by Time Warner Cable 

Interstate Realty Management - WINNER
Marlton, N.J.
Michaels Development Company
Michael J. Levitt, CEO & Mark Morgan, President
www.irmmanagement.com
 

Village Green
Farmington Hills, Mich.
Village Green
Jonathan Holtzman, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
www.villagegreen.com

MARKETING AWARDS

Best Leasing or Sales Center 

Alta Henderson - WINNER
Dallas
Wood Residential Services
Developer: Wood Partners
Architect: Good Fulton & Farrell Architects
Interior Designer: Design Environments
PR/Communications: Anton Communications
www.altahenderson.com

Cevallos Lofts
San Antonio
The NRP Group
Developer:  The NRP Group
Architect: Alamo Architects
Interior Designer: David Hawkins
Marketing: Merrick Towle Communications
www.LivetheCL.com

City Place
Houston
Studio Bespoke
Developer:  Farb Homes
Architect: WGW Architects
Interior Designer: Studio Bespoke
Marketing: Spherexx.com
www.cityplacemidtown.com

Millennium Waterway
The Woodlands, Texas
Studio Bespoke
Developer: The Dinerstein Companies
Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects
Interior Designer: Studio Bespoke
Marketing: The Dinerstein Companies
www.themillennium.com

The Palace at Coral Gables
Coral Gables, Fla.
The Ehlers Group
Developer: The Palace Group
Architect: The Fullerton Group
Interior Designer: Howard De Armas Group
www.ThePalaceCoralGables.com

Best Interior Merchandising at a Multifamily Community 
Sponsored by Whirlpool

 Domain by Alta
Oakland, Calif.
Creative Design Consultants
Developer: Wood Partners
Architect: McLarand, Vasquez  Emsiek & Partners
Interior Designer: CDC Designs
www.domainbyalta.com

The Galaxy Apartments - WINNER
Silver Spring, Md.
Hartman Design Group
Developer: RST Development
Architect: A.R. Meyers & Associates
Interior Designer: Hartman Design Group
Marketing: StreetSense
www.thegalaxyapts.com

Best Brochure for a Rental Apartment Community 

Foundry Lofts - WINNER
Washington, D.C.
Delucchi Plus
Developer:  Forest City
Architect: SK&I
Interior Designer: SR/A
www.foundryloftsdc.com

Palace at Coral Gables
Coral Gables, Fla.
The Ehlers Group
Developer:  The Palace Group
Architect: The Fullerton Group
Interior Designer: Howard De Armas Group
www.ThePalaceCoralGables.com

Best Overall Leasing Campaign for a Rental Apartment Community 

Cevallos Lofts - WINNER
San Antonio
The NRP Group
Developer: The NRP Group
Architect: Alamo Architects
Interior Designer: David Hawkins
Marketing: Merrick Towle Communications
www.Livethecl.com

Columbia Parc at the Bayou District
New Orleans
FDG {Creative}
Developer: Columbia Residential
Architect: JHP Architecture / Urban Design
Interior Designer: Holt Interiors
Marketing: FDG {Creative}
www.columbiaparc.com

Flats at Atlas
Washington, D.C.
Clark Realty Capital
Developer:  Clark Realty Capital
Architect: Niles Bolton Associates
Interior Designer: RD Jones + Associates
Marketing: Clark Realty Capital
www.flatsatatlas.com

The Blairs
Silver Spring, Md.
Merrick Towle Communications
Developer:  The Tower Companies
Architect: Perkins & Will
Interior Designer: Steven G.
PR/Communications: Perkins & Will
www.blairapartments.com

Best Corporate Web Site

www.gables.com
Gables Residential - WINNER
Atlanta
Marketing: Digital Scientists

www.srgliving.com
SARES•REGIS Group
Irvine, Calif
Web Agency: DZAP|LeaseLabs

www.VillageGreen.com
Village Green
Farmington Hills, Mich
Marketing: Village Green
 

Best Property Web Site

www.columbiaparc.com
Columbia Parc at the Bayou District
New Orleans
FDG {Creative}

www.domainbyalta.com
Domain by Alta - WINNER
Oakland, Calif.
DZAP / LeaseLabs
Web Agency: DZAP|LeaseLabs

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Property Manager of the Year 

Amanda Weeks - WINNER
Fort Benning, Ga.
Michaels Management Services
www.themichaelsorg.com

Shauna Marcum
Dallas
Gables Residential
www.gables.com

Regional Property Manager of the Year (manager of multiple condo and/or apartment communities) 

Lori Godby - WINNER
Washington, D.C.
Gables Residential
www.gables.com

Shelly Coulter
Dallas
Gables Residential
www.gables.com

Stacey Loucks
Yuma, Ariz.
Sierra Vista, Ariz.
Michaels Management Services
www.themichaelsorg.com

 

Multifamily Community of the Year

Fusion 1560 - WINNER
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Humphreys & Partners Architects
Developer: Zaremba Residential
Architects: Humphreys & Partners Architects (Design Architect)
and CSJM Architects (AOR)
Interior Designer: Focus Design Interiors
www.fusion1560.com

 

Awards were not given in Best Transition from Sales Community to Rental, Best Mid-Rise Condominium Community, Best Adaptive Reuse of a Condominium Community, Best Lifestyle Programming, Best Brochure for a For-Sale Multifamily Community and Best Overall Sales Campaign for a Condo Community.

For more information about this item, please contact Ann Marie Moriarty at 800-368-5242 x8350 or via email at amoriarty@nahb.org.


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