March 1, 2004 - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced the finalists for its 2004 Pillars of the Industry Awards. The Pillars Awards, considered the most prestigious national awards in the multifamily housing industry, honor excellence in development, design, marketing and management.
NAHB created the Pillars of the Industry Awards program in 1990 to honor superior achievement and leadership in the multifamily industry and to promote the benefits of apartment living. Since then, the Pillars have gained a reputation as the industry’s most coveted awards and are considered a showcase of innovation and future trends.
"These are not your father’s apartments and condominiums," said Jerry Howard, executive vice president and CEO of NAHB. "This year’s Pillars program proves once again that today’s multifamily communities are better than ever and offer a wide variety of great lifestyle choices to residents."
Finalists were named in 29 categories, including Freddie Mac’s Multifamily Development Firm of the Year and Property Management Company of the Year. Howard noted there was a huge jump this year in the number of entries in the "Best Mixed Use Community" category, reflecting the growing popularity of rental and condo homes interwoven into communities with retail as well as other commercial space.
"These apartments and condos have helped revitalize urban neighborhoods across the country," Howard said.
Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony held in conjunction with NAHB Multifamily’s Pillars of the Industry Conference, March 29, 2004, at the La Quinta Resort & Spa in Palm Springs, Calif. For the first time, NAHB will present a Pillars Award for "Multifamily Community of the Year," selected from among the winners in all the builder award categories.
Freddie Mac, one of the nation’s largest investors in multifamily housing, will sponsor the 2004 Pillars of the Industry Gala. Freddie Mac is committed to developing new products and processes to keep down the cost of rental housing while providing superior service and innovation. Consistently more than 90 percent of Freddie Mac’s investments make quality rental housing available to families with incomes at or below area median. In total, the company has helped make affordable rental housing possible for more than two million families.
List of finalists follows:
Builder Categories
Best Garden Rental Apartment Community: 4 Stories and Under, Primary Market
Architects Orange
Alexan Fontaine, Marina Del Rey, Calif.
Lefevre Corporation
7 Fountains, West Hollywood, Calif.
Looney Ricks Kiss
Villas of St. Johns, Jacksonville, Fla.
McLarand, Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
The Promenade at Rio Vista, San Diego, Calif.
Tarragon Realty Investors
Vintage at Vista Lakes, Orlando, Fla.
Best Garden Apartment Community: 4 Stories and Under, Secondary Market
Legacy Partners
Legacy Park Central, Concord, Calif.
Looney Ricks Kiss
Legacy Farm, Collierville, Tenn.
Looney Ricks Kiss
Providence at Old Meridian, Carmel, Ind.
Simpson Housing Solutions
Mountain View Senior Apartments, Ontario, Calif.
Steinberg Design Collaborative
The Enclave, Jacksonville, Fla.
Best Luxury Rental Apartment Primary Market
Meeks + Partners
The Metro, Denver, Colo.
Mithun Architects + Designers + Planners
Thea’s Landing, Tacoma, Wash.
The Bozzuto Group
The Whitney at Bethesda Theatre, Bethesda, Md.
Thomas P. Cox, Architects, Inc.
Legacy at Studio City, Studio City, Calif.
Best Luxury Rental Apartment Secondary Market
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Avalon at Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass.
Echelon Residential, LLC
Echelon at Uptown, Orlando, Fla.
EDI Architecture, Inc.
Jefferson at Aberdeen Station, Aberdeen, N.J.
EDI Architecture, Inc.
Jefferson at Salem Station, Salem, Mass.
Best Mid-Rise Rental Apartment Community: 5-8 Stories
ARK Architects
The Park at Little Italy, San Diego, Calif.
Echelon Residential
Echelon at Uptown, Orlando, Fla.
James Harwick & Partners, Inc.
Marquis on McKinney, Dallas, Texas
Open Line for G.H. Palmer Company
Medici, Los Angeles, Calif.
Best High-Rise Rental Apartment Community: 9 Stories and Above
Albanese Organization, Inc.
The Solaire, New York, N.Y.
Archstone-Smith
Park Millennium, Chicago, Ill.
Equity Residential/Lincoln Property Co.
Water Terrace, Marina Del Rey, Calif.
Post Properties
Post Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Simmons, Vedder & Co.
3333 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas
ZOM Florida, Inc.
The Waverly at Surfside, Surfside, Fla.
Best Loft Community
Creative Design Consultants, LLC
Markethouse Lofts, San Jose, Calif.
Lander Group
9th Street Lofts, St. Paul, Minn.
SunTrust Bank
Crogman School, Atlanta, Ga.
The Lessard Architectural Group, Inc.
The Lofts at Braddock Metro, Alexandria, Va.
Best Mixed-Use Community
Gary Edward Handel + Associates
Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
McCaffery Interests, Inc.
The Market Common - Clarendon, Arlington, Va.
SB Architects
Santana Row Buildings 7 and 8, San Jose, Calif.
SP Multifamily, LLC
The Epicenter, Seattle, Wash..
Best For Sale Multifamily Community: 15 units per acre or less
Everton Oglesby Architects PLLC
Row 8 Urban Townhomes, Nashville, Tenn.
McLarand, Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
The Enclave at Treasure Island, Laguna Beach, Calif.
RNM Architecture Planning
The New American Home, Henderson, Nev.
The Green Company
Winslowe’s View at the Pinehills, Plymouth, Mass.
The Lessard Architectural Group, Inc.
Evans Farm, McLean, Va.
Best For Sale Community: 15-40 units per acre
Lander Group
21st Avenue Lofts, Minneapolis, Minn.
Lander Group
301 Kenwood Parkway, Minneapolis, Minn.
McLarand, Vasquez Emsiek & Partners, Inc.
464 Prospect Avenue, La Jolla, Calif.
RNM Architecture Planning
Park Avenue, Henderson, Nev.
STH Architectural Group, Inc.
One Watermark, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Best For Sale Community: More than 40 units per acre
McLarand, Vasquez Emsiek & Partners
The Westgate, Brentwood, Calif.
Trammell Crow Residential
Pier House Condominiums, Jersey City, N.J.
SGN+A
Capitol Point Condominiums, Madison, Wis.
Withee Malcolm Architects LLP
Meridian, Long Beach, Calif.
Withee Malcolm Architects LLP
Porto Sienna Condominiums, Little Italy, San Diego, Calif.
Best Student Housing Apartment Community
Dartmouth College Real Estate Office
North Park Graduate Housing, Hanover, N.H.
Humphreys & Partners Architects, LP
Jefferson Lofts, Orlando, Fla.
Mithun Architects + Designs + Planners
Nordheim Court University of Washington Student Housing, Seattle, Wash.
Mithun Arthiects + Designers + Planners
Stephen Epler Hall, Portland, Ore.
Best Affordable Apartment Community
Affirmed Housing Group
Tesoro Grove, San Diego, Calif.
Humphreys & Partners Architects, LP
Northgate Apartments at the Gateway, Salt Lake City, Utah
Simpson Housing Solutions
Mountain View Senior Apartments, Ontario, Calif.
Urban Design Associates
Westbury, Portsmouth, Va.
Best Site Plan-Urban
ConAm Management Corp.
Mission Hills Commons, San Diego, Calif.
Meeks + Partners
The Metro, Denver, Colo.
RTKL Associates, Inc.
Addison Circle, Addison, Texas
The Bozzuto Group
The Whitney at Bethesda Theatre, Bethesda, Md.
Urban Design Associates
Park DuValle, Louisville, Ky.
Best Site Plan-Suburban
Looney Ricks Kiss
Villas at St. John’s, Jacksonville, Fla.
Shea Properties
Waterford, Dublin, Calif.
The Lutgert Companies
Estancia at Bonita Bay, Bonita Springs, Fla.
Best Repositioning or Rehabilitation of an Apartment Asset
Southern California Housing Development Corp.
Hermosa Village, Anaheim, Calif.
The Housing Studio, PA
Grand Parc, Washington, D.C.
The Housing Studio, PA
Roosevelt, Washington, D.C.
Torti Gallas & Partners
1225 13th Street, Washington, D.C.
Most Creative Financing of an Apartment Community
JMG Realty, Inc.
Greenwood Apartments, Clearwater, Fla.
KTGY Group, Inc.
Casa del Maestro, Santa Clara, Calif.
Marketing Categories
Best Signage Program at a Multifamily Community
Innovative Sign Group
The Marquis on McKinney, Dallas, Texas
Lane Investment & Development Corp.
CityView at Freedom Parkway, Atlanta, Ga.
Natural Graphics, Inc.
3333 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas
Best Brochure for a Rental Apartment Community
BRE Properties
Pinnacle at Fullerton, Fullerton, Calif.
Gables Residential
Gables West Avenue, Austin, Texas
Lane Investment & Development Corp.
Valencia at South Miami Apartment Homes, South Miami, Fla.
Tarragon Realty Investors
Vintage at Vista Lakes, Orlando, Fla.
Best Brochure for a For Sale Multifamily Community
JW Harris & Company
The Grove at River Oaks, Ft Lauderdale, Fla.
Merrick Towle Communications
11 Condos, Washington, D.C.
The JBG Companies
The Artisan Condominiums, Washington, D.C.
Best Clubhouse/Leasing Center
Carnegis & Company
3333 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas
Creative Design Consultants, LLC
Markethouse Lofts, San Jose, Calif.
Sares Regis Group
Watermarke Apartments & Townhomes DeLuxe, Irvine, Calif.
Style Interior Design
Water Terrace, Marina Del Rey, Calif.
Best Interior Merchandising at a Multifamily Community
Carlyn & Company
Jefferson at Clarendon, Alexandria, Va.
Carlyn & Company
The Crest, Rockville, Md.
Creative Design Consultants, LLC
Markethouse Lofts, San Jose, Calif.
Moore Design Group
Ridgeview Apartments, Austin, Texas
Moore Design Group
The Marquis on McKinney, Dallas, Texas
Best Overall Sales or Leasing Campaign for a Multifamily Community
Ellipse Communications
The Davis Building, Dallas, Texas
Merrick Towle Communications
Park Millennium, Chicago, Ill.
Sares Regis Group
Watermarke Apartments & Townhomes DeLuxe, Irvine, Calif.
Tarragon Realty Investors
Vintage at Vista Lakes, Orlando, Fla.
Best Property Web Site
Equity Residential/Lincoln Property Co.
Water Terrace
www.waterterrace.com
RealPage, Inc.
The Lofts at 1835 Arch
www.1835arch.com
Sares Regis Group
Project: Watermarke Apartments & Townhomes de Luxe
www.watermarkeapts.com
The Bozzuto Group
The Whitney at Bethesda Theatre
www.whitneybethesda.com
Individual/Firm Categories
Multifamily Development Firm of the Year
Crescent Heights
New York, N.Y.
Sonny Kahn, Chief Executive Officer
Gables Residential
Atlanta, Ga.
Chris Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer
Southern California Housing Development Corp.
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
Rebecca Clark, Executive Director
Village Green Companies
Farmington Hills, Mich.
Jonathan Holtzman, Chief Executive Officer
Property Management Company of the Year
Archstone-Smith
Englewood, Colo.
R. Scot Sellers, Chief Executive Officer
Gables Residential
Atlanta, Ga.
Chris Wheeler, Chief Executive Officer
Legacy Partners Residential, Inc.
Foster City, Calif.
Dean Henry, Chief Executive Officer
Regional/Multi-Site Manager of the Year
Anthony Hogrebe
Archstone-Smith
Kerry Webster
BRE Properties
Renae Gould
The Lane Company
Property Manager of the Year
Heather Levithan
Archstone-Smith
Shelley Magee
Archstone-Smith
Darlene Manning
Bencor Asset Management
Beth Redding
Lane Company
HCCP of the Year
Jose Aponte
Cameo Professionals, Inc.
David J. Blumberg
Winn Residential
