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NH&RA Announces Winners of 2007 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence In Historic Rehabilitation

BOSTON, MA, October 29, 2007— The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association presented its 2007 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence In Historic Rehabilitation here today to thirteen outstanding historic rehabilitation tax credit projects from throughout the U.S., at an awards reception during NH&RA’s Fall Forum conference.  The “Timmy Awards” honor outstanding real estate projects throughout the U.S. that involve rehabilitation of older, historic buildings using the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. This year’s nominees competed in eight categories.

The categories, and the winner in each, were:

Affordable Housing Small (Up to $5 million total development cost)

The Poster Neutra, Los Angeles, CA
Developer: Mike Resnick, Not-A-Box Housing, Inc., Studio City, CA
Architect: Steven Heisler, Beckson Design Associates, Los Angeles, CA

Affordable Housing Large (Over $5 million total development cost)

Whalers Place, New Bedford , MA
Developer: John Rudzinski, WinnDevelopment, Boston, MA
Architect: Michael Binette, The Architectural Team, Chelsea, MA

Mixed-Income Housing Small (Up to $5 million total development cost)

Parkis/North Elmwood Homeowner’s Group Phase I, Providence, RI
Developer: Michael Lozano, Greater Elmwood Neighborhood Services, Inc., Providence, RI
Architect: Paul Attemann, Donald Powers Architects, Inc., Providence, RI

Mixed-Income Housing Large (Over $5 million total development cost)

Cold Storage Lofts, Kansas City, MO
Developer: Gary Hassenflu, Garrison Development Company, Prairie Village, KS
Architect: Wes Darnell, Wilson Darnell Mann P.C., Wichita, KS

Market-Rate Residential

Harmony Mills, Lawrence, NY
Developer: Uri Kaufman, Harmony Hills Riverview, LLC, Lawrence, NY
Architect: Peter Seidner, Clover Architectural Group, PC, Albany, NY

Most Innovative Adaptive Re-Use and/or Commercial Rehabilitation

Clipper Mill, Baltimore, MD
Developer: Tim Pula, Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse, Baltimore, MD
Architect: Bob Lyon, Cho Benn Holback & Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD

Best Historic Rehab or Adaptive Re-Use for Hotel/Hospitality

West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden Springs, IN
Developer: George Ridgway, WBSH Acquisitions, LLC, Bloomington, IN
Architect: George Ridgway, G.S. Ridgway & Associates, Vincennes, IN

Best Sustainable/Green Historic Rehab

Heilig-Levine Project, Raleigh, NC
Developer: Greg Hatem, Empire Properties, Raleigh, NC
Architect: Don Tise and Craig Carbrey, Tise-Kiester Architects, PA, Chapel Hill, NC

Honorable Mentions:

Affordable Housing (Small/Up to $5 million total development cost)

Weldon Small Town Development, Winston-Salem, NC
Developer: Jim Sari, The Landmark Group, Winston-Salem, NC
Architect: Drew Dalton, Dunn & Dalton, Kingston, NC

Mixed-Income Housing (Large/Over $5 million total development cost)

Cupples Station Loft Apartments, St Louis, MO
Developer: Ron Silverman, HRI Properties, St Louis, MO
Architect: Mr. Michael Benz and Joe Schneiders, Forum Studio, Inc., St Louis, MO

Most Innovative Adaptive Re-Use and/or Commercial Rehabilitation

Holyoke Health Center, Holyoke, MA
Developer: Jay Breines, Holyoke Health Center, Holyoke, MA
Architect: Sal Davola, Steffian Bradley Architects, Boston, MA

Most Innovative Adaptive Re-Use and/or Commercial Rehabilitation

The Crane Building, Portland, OR
Developer: Ross Cornelius, Guardian Management, LLC, Portland, OR
Architect: Cathy Ballensky, SERA Architects, Portland, OR

Best Historic Rehab or Adaptive Re-Use for Hotel/Hospitality

Renaissance Providence Hotel, Providence, RI
Developer: Kenneth J. Geist, Sage Hospitality Resources, LLC, Denver, CO
Architect: Erwin Lim and Frank LaSusa, BBG Architects, New York, NY

Judges Award

This year NH&RA also presented a special Judges Award to 90 West St., New York, NY for its outstanding contribution to the economic recovery of lower Manhattan.  This project applied in the Market Rate Residential category and was developed by Moshe Azogui, Brack Capital Real Estate USA, Peter Levinson, Kibel Group and Richard Born, BD Hotels.   The architect is H. Thomas O'Hara, H. Thomas O'Hara, Architect, PLLC, New York, NY.

The finalists were judged and selected by a diverse panel of experts that included:

• Josh Anderson, Cathartes Private Investments

• Lisa Burcham, Burcham and Associates

• John L. Kelly, Nixon Peabody LLP

• John Mackey, Reznick Group

• Paul McGinley, McGinley Kalsow & Associates LLP

• Karl Stumpf, RTKL Associates Inc.

The 2007 J. Timothy Anderson Awards For Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation were co-sponsored by the National Trust Community Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.