Ames Shovel Works, which is a historic rehabilitation project developed by Beacon Communities, received a 2015 Driehaus Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The development was one of four historic rehabilitation projects in the country to receive the award.

Ames Shovel Works won a 2014 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation in the Best Historic Rehab Utilizing LIHTCs – Large Development category.