The Transformers

In a battered economy and a shell-shocked development climate, the winners of the 2009 MFE Awards take advantage of challenging opportunities with hard work and creative ideas that prove multifamily housing cannot only succeed on its own merits, but can be instrumental in breathing new life, vitality, and investment into communities across the country.

Slideshows of the Winning Projects

• Grand Winners

• Merit Winners

Grand Winners

• Executive of the Year — David Adelman
  President and CEO, Campus Apartments

• Project of the Year: High-Rise — Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue
  Seattle
  Opus NWR Development

• Project of the Year: Mid-Rise — Avalon Anaheim Stadium
  Anaheim, Calif.
  AvalonBay Communities

• Project of the Year: Low-Rise — Lavender Court
  Carpinteria, Calif.
  ON Design Architects

• Project of the Year: Student — Taylor Place
  Arizona State University, Phoenix
  Capstone Cos.

• Project of the Year: Senior — Merrill Gardens at Kirkland
  Kirkland, Wash.
  Runberg Architecture Group

• Project of the Year: Military — Pacific Beacon
  San Diego
  Clark Realty Capital

• Project of the Year: Mixed-Income — MetroPointe
  Wheaton, Md.
  The Bozzuto Group & Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County

• Project of the Year: Affordable — Corde Terra Village
  San Jose, Calif.
  ROEM Development Corp.

• Project of the Year: Apartment Renovation — Quality Hill Apartments and Condominiums
  Kansas City, Mo.
  C.R.E.S. Management

• Project of the Year: Adaptive Reuse — Eitel Building City Apartments
  Minneapolis
  BKV Group

• Project of the Year: Green — Gables Takoma Park
  Washington, D.C.
  Gables Residential

• Project of the Year: Best Reuse of Land — The Preserve
  New Orleans
  The Domain Cos.

• Marketing and Advertising — "It's a New Morning," Avalon Morningside Park
  AvalonBay Communities

• Community Service — Make a Difference Day 2008
  AvalonBay Communities

• Best Use of Technology — UDR Spanish Web Site
  UDR

Merit Winners

Project of the Year: High-Rise

• ICON in the Gulch
  Nashville, Tenn. 
  Bristol Development Group and MarketStreet Enterprises

• 717 Olympic
  Los Angeles
  RTKL Associates

Project of the Year: Mid-Rise

• Lucky Strike Lofts, River Lofts at Tobacco Row
  Richmond, Va.
  Forest City Residential Group

• 7950 West Sunset
  Los Angeles
  TCA

Project of the Year: Low-Rise

• Paseo
  Dallas
  Beeler Guest Owens Architects

• Archstone Gateway
  Orange, Calif.
  Archstone

Project of the Year: Affordable

• The Watershed at Hillsdale
  Portland, Ore.
  William Wilson Architects

• The Meridian
  New Orleans
  The Domain Cos.

Project of the Year: Mixed-Income

• The Preserve
  New Orleans
  The Domain Cos.

• San Juan Square Apartment Homes
  San Antonio
  The NRP Group

Project of the Year: Senior

• Towne Club Peachtree City
  Peachtree City, Ga.
  Niles Bolton Associates

• The Residences at Balfour
  Louisville, Colo.
  Balfour Senior Living

Project of the Year: Student

• The Gateway at Maryland Institute College of Art
  Baltimore
  RTKL Associates

• Vista del Sol
  Tempe, Ariz.
  American Campus Communities

Project of the Year: Best Reuse of Land

• The Uptown
  Oakland, Calif.
  Forest City Residential Group

• Lavender Court
  Carpinteria, Calif.
  ON Design Architects

Project of the Year: Apartment Renovation

• Gayton Pointe Townhomes
  Richmond, Va.
  UDR

• Avalon Sunset
  Los Angeles
  AvalonBay Communities

 Project of the Year: Adaptive Reuse

• Lucky Strike Lofts, River Lofts at Tobacco Row
  Richmond, Va.
  Forest City Residential Group

Project of the Year: Green

• The Watershed at Hillsdale
  Portland, Ore.
  William Wilson Architects

• Ashworth Cottages
  Seattle
  Runberg Architecture Group

Community Service

• The Breakers Resort Apartment Homes
  Denver
  The Bascom Group

• New Orleans Redevelopment Efforts
  The Domain Cos.

Marketing and Advertising

• “The Rebirth of Tulane Avenue”
  New Orleans
  The Domain Cos. and Square Feet Design

• “Your Shade of Green”
  Gables Residential

Best Use of Technology

• People Assessment Selection System
  Simpson Property Group

ROLL CALL

The 2009 MFE Awards were selected during a day-long judging session in Washington, D.C. The judges were : Eileen Lee, vice president of environment, National Multi Housing Council; Les Shaver, senior editor, MFE; Christina Steeg, senior vice president of marketing and training, Simpson Housing; Dave Woodward, CEO and managing partner, Laramar Communities; Julie Smith, president, Bozzuto Management Co.; Michael Hickok, principal, Hickok Cole Architects; Rachel Azoff, managing editor, MFE; Greg Bonifield, partner, Woodfield Investments; and Shabnam Mogharabi, editor, MFE.