WASHINGTON, DC, September 29, 2009″” The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association has announced twenty-two finalists in eight categories for the 2009 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation.  The “Timmy Awards” were created to honor outstanding real estate projects that involve rehabilitation of older, historic buildings using the federal historic rehabilitation tax credit. Scoring is based on overall design and quality, interpretation and respect of historic elements, innovative approach to construction and use of building materials, impact on the community, and financial and market success of the project.  This year’s finalists by category are:

Best Historic Rehabilitation Utilizing LIHTC (Large)

Toward Independent Living & Learning (TILL) Building, Chelsea, MA

  • Developer: Toward Independent Living & Learning, Dedham, MA
  • Architect: Mostue & Associates Architects, Inc., Somerville, MA 

Globe Mills, Sacramento, CA

  • Developer: C.F.Y. Development Incorporated, Sacramento, CA
  • Architect: Applied Architecture, Inc., Sacramento, CA

Cornerstone Courtyard, Spokane, WA

  • Developer: Spokane Housing Authority dba NEWHS, Spokane, WA
  • Architect: Tonkin Hoyne Architecture & Urban Design, Seattle, WA

Best Historic Rehabilitation Utilizing LIHTC (Small)

Fairbanks Flats Rowhomes, Beloit, WI

  • Developer: Gorman & Company, Inc., Oregon, WI
  • Architect: Gorman & Company, Inc., Oregon, WI 

Best Mixed-Income Residential 

Baker Lofts, Dorchester, MA

  • Developer: WinnDevelopment, Boston, MA
  • Architect: The Architectural Team, Chelsea, MA

Park Lane at Sea View, Staten Island, NY

  • Developers:  The Domain Companies, New York, NY, The Arker Companies, Floral Park, NY & Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, New York, NY
  • Architect: Hugo Subotovsky Architects, New York, NY

Best Market-Rate Residential

German Bank Building, Dubuque, IA

  • Developers: Gronen Restoration, Inc., Dubuque, IA & Steele Capital Management, Inc., Dubuque, IA
  • Architect: Jeffrey Morton, Architect, Dubuque, IA

Market at Fifth, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Developer: Market at Fifth, LP, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Architect: Landmarks Design Associates, Pittsburgh, PA

Krauss Building, New Orleans, LA

  • Developer: KFK Group, New Orleans, LA
  • Architect: Mathes Brierre Architects, New Orleans, LA 

Most Innovative Adaptive Reuse

Charles H. Shaw Technology & Learning Center, Chicago, IL

  • Developer: Homan Arthington Foundation, Chicago, IL
  • Architect: Farr Associates, Chicago, IL

American Brewery “Brewhouse” Building, Baltimore, MD

  • Developer: Humanim, Baltimore, MD
  • Architect: Cho Benn Holback + Associates, Baltimore, MD

The Old Cotton Factory, Rock Hill, SC

  • Developer: Barwick & Associates, Charlotte, NC
  • Architect: McClure Nicholson Montgomery Architects, Charlotte, NC

The Krauss Building, New Orleans, LA

  • Developer: KFK Group, New Orleans, LA
  • Architect: Mathes Brierre Architects, New Orleans, LA

Best Historic Rehabilitation Utilizing New Markets Tax Credits

Davis and Sargent Building, Lowell, MA

  • Developers: Overlook Associates, LLC, Salem, MA & Nokode Holdings, LLC, Concord, NH
  • Architect: Durkee Brown Viveiros Werenfels, Providence, RI

Miller’s Court, Baltimore, MD

  • Developer: Seawall Development Company, Baltimore, MD
  • Architect: Marks, Thomas Architects, Baltimore, MD

Court Square Center, Memphis, TN

  • Developers: CGI & Partners Court Square Center, LLC, Memphis, TN &  Telesis Corporation, Washington, DC
  • Architect: CM Design Corporation, Memphis, TN

Best Historic Rehabilitation Involving New Construction

The Westin Book Cadillac Hotel and Condominiums, Detroit, MI

  • Developer: The Ferchill Group, Cleveland, OH
  • Architects: Kaczmar Architects, Cleveland, OH & Sandvick Architects, Inc., Cleveland, OH

Whistler Crossing, Riverdale, IL

  • Developers: Holsten Development Corporation, Chicago, IL & Turnstone Development Corporation, Inc., Chicago, IL
  • Architect: Farr Associates, Chicago, IL

Globe Mills, Sacramento, CA

  • Developer: C.F.Y. Development Incorporated, Sacramento, CA
  • Architect: Applied Architecture, Inc., Sacramento, CA

Best Commercial / Retail / Non-Residential Project

The Old Cotton Factory, Rock Hill, SC

  • Developer: Barwick & Associates, Charlotte, NC
  • Architect: McClure Nicholson Montgomery Architects, Charlotte, NC

The Fowler Building, Waterloo, IA

  • Developer: JSA Development, LLC, Waterloo, IA
  • Architect: AHTS Architects, Waterloo, IA

Charlottesville Hardware Company Building, Charlottesville, VA

  • Developer: Octagon Partners, Charlottesville, VA
  • Architect: Stoneking Von Storch Architects, Charlottesville, VA 

German Bank Building, Dubuque, IA

  • Developers: Gronen Restoration, Inc., Dubuque, IA & Steele Capital Management, Inc., Dubuque, IA
  • Architect: Jeffrey Morton, Architect, Dubuque, IA

Show Your Support for Historic Preservation

Winners of the 2009 Timmy Awards will be announced and recognized at an awards ceremony and luncheon on November 3 in Boston at NH&RA’s 2009 Fall Developers Forum. Show your support for these great projects and historic preservation by joining us this year in Boston for the NH&RA Fall Forum. This year we are offering several registration option–you can register for the entire event or just the awards luncheon. Luncheon and table sponsorships are also available. Contact Thom Amdur at 202-939-1753 or tamdur@housingonline.com for details. Additional information regarding the conference and awards luncheon is available at www.housingonline.com

About The “Timmy Awards”

NH&RA created the “Timmy Awards” in 2005 in memory of Boston Architect and Preservation Advocate J. Timothy Anderson. Anderson was a singular figure in the historic rehabilitation business, whose legacy includes numerous Boston area projects, as well as a seminal study that helped preserve South Beach in Miami.

For more than 37 years National Housing & Rehabilitation Association has been providing an ongoing forum for professionals in affordable housing and historic rehabilitation to exchange information and build new business relationships. For more information on the “Timmy Awards,” the Fall Developers Forum or NH&RA, please visit our website at www.housingonline.com or contact Thom Amdur, 202-939-1753, tamdur@dworbell.com

The 2009 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation are co-sponsored by the National Trust Community Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.