WASHINGTON (May 3, 2021) — Twenty-three impressive developments from across North America have been selected as finalists for the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) 2021 Americas Awards for Excellence competition, which is widely recognized as one of the real estate industry’s most prestigious award programs. This year’s finalists include 18 developments in the United States, four in Canada, and one in Mexico.
Photo By Teeple Architects
Location: Toronto, ON, Canada
Developers: Toronto Community Housing Corperation (TCHC); Tridel
Designers: Urban Strategies; LGA Architectural Partners; Teeple Architects; Janet Rosenberg Studio
Site Size: 18.42 Acres
Photo By Nicole Pacampara
Location: Toronto, ON, United States
Developers: Waterfront Toronto
Designer: PUBLIC WORK
Site Size: 2.5 Acres
Photo By David Wakely
Location: Oakland, CA, USA
Developers: East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation, The Unity Council, City of Oakland, Tableau Development, CTY
Designers: Pyatok Architecture, Branagh Construction, PGAdesign, IDA Structural Engineers, Cordoba Corporation, VST Engineering, Emerald City Engineers, Dilworth Eliot Studio, RGD Acoustics, Langan, Argus, Sunshine Design, Rockridge Geotechnical, Bright Green Strategies, RBA Creative, Davis Energy Group
Site Size: 1.25 Acres
Photo By Jeff Frierberg
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Developers: McWHINNEY; Grand American; Sage Hospitality
Designers: Crème Design; Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects (SAR+); Johnson Nathan Strohe
Site Size: 2.4 Acres
Photo By Trevor Wolfe Photography
Location: Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Developer: Pivot Project Development
Designers: Miles and Associates; Gardner Architects
Site Size: 2.4 Acres
Photo By Qualls Benson
Location: New York, NY, USA
Developers: L+M Development Partners; BFC Partners; Taconic Partners; Prusik Group; Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group
Designers: Beyer Blinder Belle; SHoP Architects; West8; SLCE Architects; Handel Architects; Dattner Architects; Gensler; Dxa Studio; Future Green Studio; Kokobo Greenscapes; Cetra Ruddy
Site Size: 6 Acres
Photo By Jaime Navarro
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Developers: ZD+A (Z Desarrollo + Arquitectura)
Designers: ZD+A (Z Desarrollo + Arquitectura)
Site Size: 0.4 Acres
Photo By Timothy Schenk
Location: New York, NY, United States
Developers: Trust for Governors Island, New York City Mayor’s Office
Designers: West 8; Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects; Magnusson Klemencic Associates; AKRF; Hart Crowser Inc.; Pentagram; WXY architecture + urban design; Tillotson Design Associates; Dagher Associates; Pine and Swallow Environmental; Northern Designs; Code Consulting Inc.; Faithful & Gould; ETM Associates; Langan
Site Size: 40 Acres
Photo By Andy Spessard
Location: Columbus, OH, United States
Owners: Kaufman Development
Designer: NBBJ; ICRAVE; Architecture Alliance
Site Size: 4.33 Acres
Photo By iShot
Location: West Vancouver, BC, United States
Developers: Grosvenor Americas
Designers: James KM Cheng Architects; Mitchell Freedland Interior Design; SWA Group; Durante Kreuk Landscape Architecture
General Contractor: Ledcor Group
Site Size: 1.96 Acres
Photo By Robert Stefanowicz
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Developers: Conwest Developments
Designers: Taylor Kurtz Architecture + Design
Site Size: 2.3 Acres
Photo By Werk Creative
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Developer: Zeppelin Development
Designers: Dynia Architects; BRS Architects
Site Size: 3.15 Acres
Photo By Kevin Scott
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Owners: Community Roots Housing; Africatown Community Land Trust; Byrd Barr Place
Designer: Mithun
Site Size: 0.5 Acres
Photo By Design Workshop
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Developer: Midtown Redevelopment Authority
Designers: Design Workshop; Walter P. Moore; Urban Architecture
Site Size: 3 Acres
Photo By Star of Hope Mission
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Developers: New Hope Housing Inc.; Star of Hope Mission
Designers: GSMA, Inc.; Kirksey Architecture
Site Size: 48 Acres
Photo By Terry Allen
Location: Savannah, GA, USA
Developers: Plant Riverside District, LLC; The Kessler Collection
Designers: Sottile & Sottile; John T. Campo & Associates, Inc.; PFVS Architecture; Thomas + Hutton Engineering
Site Size: 4.5 Acres
Photo By MJames Photography
Location: Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Developers: Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation
Designers/Consultants: The Hagerman Group; Design Collaborative; Lamar Johnson Collaborative; Engineering Resources, Inc.; Hoch Associates; One Lucky Guitar; American Structurepoint
Site Size: 4.5 Acres
Photo By Built Work Photography
Location: Spokane, WA, United States
Developer: City of Spokane Parks and Recreation
Designers: Berger Partnership; NAC Architecture; Jacobs; Dark Light Design; Land Expressions; Garco Construction; Hill International; Walker Construction; DH; GuildWorks, LLC; Stantec Engineers; Bernardo Wills; SPVV
Site Size: 100 Acres
Photo By Steve Hyde
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Developers: The Deal Company; Western General; Lovett Commercial
Designers: Studio Red Architects; Asakura Robinson; StudioLFA; LH2 Architecture; Colby Design
Site Size: 75 Acres
Photo By Kevin Scott
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Developers: Vulcan Inc.
Designers: Ankrom Moisan; BOLA Architecture + Planning; Callison RTKL; CNA Architects; CollinsWoerman; GGLO; Graphite Design Group; Johnson Architecture & Planning Inc; LMN Architects; Miller Hull; NBBJ; Perkins+Will; Runberg Architecture Group; ZGF Architects
Site Size: 340 Acres
Photo By TWA Hotel
Location: New York, NY, USA
Developers: MORSE Development
Designers: Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners, LLP; LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects; INC Architecture & Design; Stonehill Taylor; Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
Site Size: 6.5 Acres
Photo By RMS
Location: Shaker Heights, OH, USA
Developers: RMS Investment Corporation
Designers: Bialosky Cleveland; MKSK; Dimit Architects
Site Size: 7 Acres
Location: Bethesda, MD, USA
Creators: Montgomery County, MD; Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC); Stonebridge Associates, Inc.; Bozzuto
Implementers: Montgomery County, MD; Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC); Stonebridge Associates, Inc.; Bozzuto