2011 Multifamily industry awards
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the winners of the 2011 Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards. NAHB’s Pillars Awards is one of the top awards sought in the industry and “honor[s] excellence in multifamily housing development, design, marketing and management, and showcase future trends in the industry.”
“With this group of winners, we see the effort of developers and builders who have persevered through difficult economic conditions to create something wonderful,” said Charles R. Brindell, Jr., chair of NAHB’s Multifamily Leadership Board, and CEO of Mill Creek Residential Trust, LLC. “With demand rising for multifamily homes, these apartments and condos are models for the communities being built to meet that need.”
Top winners in every category:
- Best Garden Apartment Community (4 stories or less) – The Preserve on Fredricksburg in San Antonio
- Best Rental Apartment Community (non-garden, 5 stories or less) – Westgage Apartments in Pasadena
- Best Mid-Rise Apartment – Red 160 in Redmond, WA
- Best High-Rise Apartment (over 9 stories) – Gables Park 17 in Dallas
- Best Affordable Apartment Community – Columbia Parc at Bayou District in New Orleans
- Best Workforce Housing – Canada Vista in Redwood City, CA
- Best Student Housing Rental Apartment Community – Puerta del Sol & Camino del Sol at the University of California, Irvine
- Best Transition from Sales Community to Rental – Grandview in Lowell, MA
- Best Adaptive Reuse – The Presidio Landmark in San Francisco
- Best Mid-Rise Condo Community – Warner Center Condominiums in Canoga Park, CA
- Best High-Rise Condo Community – Ovation in St. Petersburg, FL
- Best Example of Green Building Concepts – Vista Dunes Courtyard Homes in La Quinta, CA
- Best Mixed Use Community – The Flats at West Broad Village in Glen Allen, VA
- Best Multifamily Community Site Plan – Columbia Parc at Bayou District in New Orleans
- Best Mixed Use Community Site Plan – Halstead Square Dunn Loring Metro in Merrifield, VA
- Best Clubhouse at a Multifamily Community – Miramar 6500 Clubhouse in San Diego
- Best Creative Financing of an Affordable Housing Community – Ten Fifty B in San Diego
- Best Conversion of a Multifamily Asset – Markham Apartments in Cupertino, CA
- Multifamily Development Firm of the Year – The DSF Group in Waltham, MA
- Property Management Company of the Year – Prometheus Real Estate Group in San Mateo, CA
- Multifamily Community of the Year – Columbia Parc at Bayou District in New Orleans
- Best Leasing or Sales Center – Heatherstone Apartments
- Best Lifestyle Programming – Pacific Beacon in San Diego
- Best Interior Merchandising at a Multifamily Community – North Bethesda Market in Bethesda, MD
- Best Brochure for a Rental Apartment Community – The Alaire at Twinbrook Station in Rockville, MD
- Best Overall Leasing Campaign for a Rental Apartment Community – The Fitzgerald in Baltimore
- Best Corporate Website – isyourhome.com
- Best Property Website – FitzgeraldBaltimore.com
- Property Manager of the Year – Brandi Gutierrez, Gables Residential
- Regional Property Manager of the Year – Jean Anton, Gables Residential
To see all of the nominees, click here.
