MHN Announces the Excellence Award Winners

Multi-Housing News and Commercial Property Executive hosted a reception on Thursday evening to honor the winners of the 2019 MHN Excellence Awards and CPE Distinguished Achievement Awards. The event was held at 10 Grand Central in New York City.

Now in its 13th year, the MHN Excellence Awards covered properties and projects in 20 categories. Entries were evaluated by a panel of distinguished senior industry professionals: 

• Jamie Gorski, chief marketing officer, The Bozzuto Group
• Julianne Goodfellow, senior director of Government Affairs, NMHC 
• Laurence Caudle, principal & director of Housing, Hickok Cole
• Rebecca Rockey, global head of Forecasting, Cushman & Wakefield
• Dave Deslow, managing director, Greystar

Check out our developing coverage of this year’s awards:

• • • Read the Digital Magazine
    • 2019 MHN Excellence Awards: Judges’ Comments
    • Saluting the Industry’s Best on a Big Night in NYC 
    • IN PHOTOS: The CPE/MHN Awards Party
    • VIDEO: Inside the 2019 CPE-MHN Awards Party
    • Periscope Live
    • Twitter & Instagram: @MHNonline

     

  • See below for the list of the 2019 MHN Excellence Award Winners: 
    

    ADAPTIVE REUSE

    

    The Star Luxury Apartments in Houston. Image courtesy of Provident Realty Advisors

    Gold: The Star Luxury Apartments

    • Owner/Developer: Kip Platt, Provident Realty Advisors
    • Builder: Provident Realty Advisors Construction
    • Architect: HBG Design
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Lincoln Property Co.
    • Financier: Bank of the Ozarks, Houston Housing Finance Corp.

     

  • Silver: The Bell Tower at Stanton Park
    • Owner/Developer: Morningstar Community Development
    • Builder: MCN Build
    • Architect: Cooper Carry
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Washington Fine Properties
    • Financier: Revere Bank

    AMENITIES

    Gold: 414 Light Street

    • Owner/Developer: 414 Light Street Owner LLC/Questar Builders
    • Builder: Lendlease   
    • Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Questar Management
    • Financier: Citizens Bank, Santander Bank, First Niagara Bank

     

  • Gold: The Cooper at Southbank
    • Management: The Bozzuto Group
    • Owner: Lendlease
    • Architect: Perkins + Will

     

  • Honorable Mention: The Alyn
    • Management: Midborough Management
    • Owner: Gordon Property Group

    CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    Platinum: Summer Workforce Program

    • Company/Management: Continental Management

     

  • Gold: Splash Day Supporting the Ronald McDonald House
    • Company: Village Green

     

  • Silver: Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation
    • Company: Balfour Beatty

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: AFFORDABLE

    Gold: Plaza West

    • Owner/Developer: Golden Rule Plaza Inc. Properties, Mission First Housing Group, Henson Development Co.
    • Builder: James G. Davis Construction Corp.
    • Architect: Hickok Cole
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Columbus Property Management
    • Financier: DC Housing Finance Agency, DC Department of Housing and Community Development, DC Department of Behavioral Health, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Citibank, Capital One, Enterprise Community Partners

     

  • Silver: The Studio at thinkEast
    • Owner/Developer: Atlantic Pacific Communities, Madhouse Development
    • Builder: Gulf Coast Community Builders
    • Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Real Page Inc.
    • Financier: Atlantic Pacific Communities

     

  • Bronze: Renaissance Square
    • Owner/Developer: PR Public Housing Authority, McCormack Baron Salazar
    • Builder: F&R Construction Group
    • Architect: Alvarez-Diaz & Villalon
    • Financier: Citibank | Federal Funds

     

  • Bronze: 72 Foster
    • Owner/Developer: REACH Community Development
    • Builder: LMC Construction   
    • Architect: Holst Architecture
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: REACH
    • Financier: KeyBank Community Development Corp. & Lending, Freddie Mac, Metro, Portland Housing Bureau, Home Forward, Oregon Housing and Community Services and REACH Community Development

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: HIGH-RISE

    Gold: Oskar

    • Owner/Developer: The Moinian Group
    • Builder: Tishman Construction Corp. of NY   
    • Architect: CetraRuddy Architecture
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Elegran

     

  • Silver: 414 Light Street
    • Owner/Developer: 414 Light Street Owner LLC/Questar Properties
    • Builder: Lendlease   
    • Architect: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Questar Management
    • Financier: Citizens Bank, Santander Bank, First Niagara Bank

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: MID-RISE

    Gold: Broadstone North Park

    • Owner/Developer: Alliance Residential
    • Builder: Alliance Residential
    • Architect: Joseph Wong Design Associates 
    • Interior Designer: H. Hendy Associates 
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Alliance Residential
    • Financier: Prudential

     

  • Silver: The Core
    • Owner/Developer: Lennar Multifamily Investors LLC
    • Builder: LMC
    • Architect: Architects Orange

     

  • Silver: The Griffith
    • Owner/Developer: Mill Creek Residential Trust
    • Builder: Mill Creek Residential Trust
    • Architect: Architects Orange

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: MID-RISE (BEST INTERIOR)

    Gold: The Kendrick

    • Owner/Developer: Toll Brothers Apartment Living
    • Builder: Dellbrook JKS
    • Architect: CUBE 3 
    • Interior Designer: Bergmeyer
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Toll Brothers Apartment Living
    • Financier: JP Morgan

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: LOW-RISE

    Silver: Town Trelago

    • Owner: RD MCN LLC
    • Developer: The Related Group
    • Builder: Walker and Co. Inc.
    • Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: The Related Group
    • Financier: RD MCN LLC

     

  • Honorable Mention: Novel Providence Farm
    • Owner/Developer: Crescent Communities
    • Builder: Crescent Multifamily Construction
    • Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Greystar
    • Financier: Crescent Communities

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: MIXED-USE

    Gold: 465 North Park

    • Owner/Developer: Jupiter Realty Co./MetLife Real Estate Investors
    • Builder: Power Construction Co.
    • Architect: Pappageorge Haymes Partners
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Bozzuto
    • Financier: Jupiter Realty Co.

     

  • Silver: The Belgard NOMA
    • Owner/Developer: Wood Partners/CBRE
    • Builder: Balfour Beatty Construction
    • Architect: Hickok Cole
    • Interior Designer: RD Jones + Associates 
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Wood Residential Services
    • Financier: PNC Bank

     

  • Bronze: Lincoln Square
    • Owner/Developer: Kimco Realty, Alterra Property Group, MIS Capital
    • Builder: Intech Construction
    • Architect: BLT Architects
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: APG Living
    • Financier: Kimco Realty

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: STUDENT HOUSING

    Gold: Cal Poly Student Housing

    • Builder: Webcore Builders
    • Architect: Valerio Dewalt Train

     

  • Bronze: One on Centre
    • Owner/Developer: Park 7, Greystar
    • Builder: Massaro Corp.
    • Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Greystar
    • Financier: Park 7, Greystar

    DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN: SENIOR HOUSING

    Bronze: Overture Barrett

    • Owner/Developer: Carlyle Group, Greystar
    • Developer: Greystar Development Group
    • Builder: Greystar Construction
    • Architect: Meeks + Partners
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: Greystar

    DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

    Gold: JPI

    EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

    

    John O’Donnell, The Michaels organization Chief Executive Officer, accepts the award from Suzann Silverman, Editorial Director at Commercial Property Executive and Multi-Housing News. Photo by Holly Dutton for MHN

    Gold: John O’Donnell

    • Company: The Michaels Organization

    GREEN INITIATIVE

    Gold: Fairstead

    • Communities: St. Mark in Oakland, Calif., and Savoy Park in New York

     

  • Honorable Mention: The Fowler
    • Owner/Developer: LocalConstruct
    • Builder: Andersen Construction
    • Architect: Holst Architecture
    • Broker/Sales/Leasing: LC Communities
    • Financier: Zions Bank

    MARKETING

    Silver: Kingston at McLean Crossing

    • Marketer: Hickok Cole

    LEASING AGENT

    Gold: Cashe Honorable

    • Community: Vista Promenade Apartment Homes
    • Company: The REMM Group

     

  • Silver: Justin Richardson
    • Community: Cortland at the Battery Atlanta
    • Company: Cortland

    PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY

    Platinum: Gables Residential

    Gold: Bozzuto Management Co.

    Silver: C+C Apartment Management

    PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY (RISING STAR)

    Gold: RKW Residential

    PROPERTY MANAGER

    Gold: Kimberly McDougal

    • Community: The Courts of Devon
    • Company: Bozzuto Management Co.

     

  • Silver: Morgan Walker-Mixon
    • Community: Cortland Bellevue
    • Company: Cortland 

    RISING STAR

    Gold: Julie Heigel

    • Company: Waterton
    • Position: Assistant Vice President, Acquisitions

     

  • Silver: Johnny De La Espriella
    • Company: RKW Residential
    • Position: Regional Vice President

    UNBUILT (ASPIRATIONAL)

    Gold: Reforma Tower

    • Architect: Humphreys & Partners Architects

    UNBUILT

    Gold: The Baldwin

    • Owner: Edgewood Retirement Community
    • Developer: Trident
    • Builder: Whiting Turner
    • Architect: DiMella Shaffer
    • Financier: OnePoint Partners

     

  • Silver: J. Linea
    • Owner/Developer: STARS REI, Jefferson Apartment Group
    • Builder: Clark Builder’s Group
    • Architect: Hickok Cole

    VALUE-ADD RENOVATION

    Gold: The Hamilton

    • Owner/Developer: Broder & Sachse Real Estate
    • Builder: Sachse Construction
    • Architect: Hamilton Anderson
    • Financier: Mercantile Bank of Michigan

     

  • Silver: The Dane
    • Owner/Developer: Cross Properties
    • Builder: W.S. Cumby
    • Architect: JKRP Architects
    • Financier: Univest Financial Corp.

     

  • Silver: Solara at Mill Avenue
    • Owner: BH Equities, Acre Valley
    • Architect: Aakaii Architecture & Interiors
    • Financier: CBRE

     

  • Bronze: Spyglass Hill 
    • Owner: Arel Capital
    • Builder: 52Eighty Ventures LLC
    • Architect: Presence Design Group
    • Marketing: Allied Orion Group