ULI NY Unveils Awards for Excellence Finalists

NEW YORK CITY—The Urban Land Institute New York has announced the finalists for its 2017 Awards for Excellence in Development, an annual event recognizing land use and development projects here that raise the bar for development, design, planning and sustainability. The finalists represent residential, commercial, mixed-use and civic space development and include entrants from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

Nominees are as follows: Excellence in Office Development: 10 Hudson Yards, Related Cos.;  51 Astor Place, Edward J. Minskoff Equities. Excellence in Housing Development: Carmel Place, Monadnock Development; Breaking Ground/Boston Road Permanent Supportive Housing, Bronx, NY, Breaking Ground HDFC; Navy Green, Brooklyn, NY, Dunn Development Corp, L+M Development Partners and IMPACCT Brooklyn and VIA 57 WEST, The Durst Organization.

Excellence in Repositioning or Redevelopment: The Javits Center, The Javits Center; New Stapleton Waterfront Phase 1-Staten Island, NY, Ironstate (Urby), NYCEDC, and NYC Parks;

Tower280 at Midtown-Rochester, NY, Midtown Tower, J/V of Buckingham Properties and Morgan Management.

Excellence in Institutional Development: The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center, New York, NY, Columbia University Medical Center and The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground-Staten Island, NY, NYC School Construction Authority.

Excellence in Mixed-Use Development: The Delaware North Building–Buffalo, NY, Uniland Development Corp.; City Point–Brooklyn, Acadia Realty Trust and Washington Square Partners; Excellence in Civic Space: The Hills on Governors Island, Trust for Governors Island;

Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk-Brooklyn, iStar Inc. and NYCEDC and Kaleidoscope at the Connecting Terminal–Buffalo, Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering & Surveying PC and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.

Lastly, Excellence in Hotel Development, The Beekman Hotel and Residences, New York City, GFI Development and Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown and Private Residences, New York City, Silverstein Properties and 1 Hotel Central Park, New York City, Starwood Capital Group.

“Our 2017 finalists are a testament to the outstanding quality of work from the preeminent leaders of the New York real estate industry,” says Marty Burger, chairman of the Urban Land Institute New York. “This diverse group of innovative projects are leading the way in new and creative approaches to design, development and sustainability, and they demonstrate why New York is a leader for the country and the world.”

The winners will be announced at the Awards for Excellence gala at Gotham Hall on April 3, 2017.

Judges serving on ULI New York's awards committee include prominent figures in the city's real estate, finance, academia, government, and architecture fields. The panelists were chosen based on their commitment to responsible and inventive land use and proven ability to generate transformative change in the field.

The 2017 Awards for Excellence co-chairs—David Schonbraun of SL Green Realty Corp. and Brian Collins of Fisher Brothers—oversee the multidisciplinary committee of 21 industry leaders. With representatives from the development, planning, and design disciplines, the Awards Committee represents the full process of bringing an idea to fruition.

NEW YORK CITY—The Urban Land Institute New York has announced the finalists for its 2017 Awards for Excellence in Development, an annual event recognizing land use and development projects here that raise the bar for development, design, planning and sustainability. The finalists represent residential, commercial, mixed-use and civic space development and include entrants from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors.

Nominees are as follows: Excellence in Office Development: 10 Hudson Yards, Related Cos.;  51 Astor Place, Edward J. Minskoff Equities. Excellence in Housing Development: Carmel Place, Monadnock Development; Breaking Ground/Boston Road Permanent Supportive Housing, Bronx, NY, Breaking Ground HDFC; Navy Green, Brooklyn, NY, Dunn Development Corp, L+M Development Partners and IMPACCT Brooklyn and VIA 57 WEST, The Durst Organization.

Excellence in Repositioning or Redevelopment: The Javits Center, The Javits Center; New Stapleton Waterfront Phase 1-Staten Island, NY, Ironstate (Urby), NYCEDC, and NYC Parks;

Tower280 at Midtown-Rochester, NY, Midtown Tower, J/V of Buckingham Properties and Morgan Management.

Excellence in Institutional Development: The Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center, New York, NY, Columbia University Medical Center and The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability at Sandy Ground-Staten Island, NY, NYC School Construction Authority.

Excellence in Mixed-Use Development: The Delaware North Building–Buffalo, NY, Uniland Development Corp.; City Point–Brooklyn, Acadia Realty Trust and Washington Square Partners; Excellence in Civic Space: The Hills on Governors Island, Trust for Governors Island;

Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk-Brooklyn, iStar Inc. and NYCEDC and Kaleidoscope at the Connecting Terminal–Buffalo, Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering & Surveying PC and Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.

Lastly, Excellence in Hotel Development, The Beekman Hotel and Residences, New York City, GFI Development and Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown and Private Residences, New York City, Silverstein Properties and 1 Hotel Central Park, New York City, Starwood Capital Group.

“Our 2017 finalists are a testament to the outstanding quality of work from the preeminent leaders of the New York real estate industry,” says Marty Burger, chairman of the Urban Land Institute New York. “This diverse group of innovative projects are leading the way in new and creative approaches to design, development and sustainability, and they demonstrate why New York is a leader for the country and the world.”

The winners will be announced at the Awards for Excellence gala at Gotham Hall on April 3, 2017.

Judges serving on ULI New York's awards committee include prominent figures in the city's real estate, finance, academia, government, and architecture fields. The panelists were chosen based on their commitment to responsible and inventive land use and proven ability to generate transformative change in the field.

The 2017 Awards for Excellence co-chairs—David Schonbraun of SL Green Realty Corp. and Brian Collins of Fisher Brothers—oversee the multidisciplinary committee of 21 industry leaders. With representatives from the development, planning, and design disciplines, the Awards Committee represents the full process of bringing an idea to fruition.