22 Finalists Named for ULI Global Awards for Excellence

Twenty-two real estate developments have been selected as finalists in the 2015 ULI Global Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s finalists represent developments from around the globe, including six in Asia, five in Europe, and 11 in North America.

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A panorama of the western concourse at King’s Cross, London.

Twenty-two real estate developments have been selected as finalists in the 2015 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence competition, widely recognized as one of the land use industry’s most prestigious award programs. This year’s finalists represent developments from around the globe, including six in Asia, five in Europe, and 11 in North America. Award finalists advance to the final stage of the competition, with a group of winners to be announced in October at the 2015 ULI Fall Meeting in San Francisco.

“This year’s finalists were selected from an impressive group of international submissions that have each added value to their larger community,” said jury chair Michael Covarrubias, chairman and chief executive officer of TMG Partners in San Francisco. “This diverse group of projects illustrates how the intersection of financial feasibility, design, and a vision for comprehensive development define essential qualities of life in the neighborhoods and areas they serve.”

The finalists, with the names of the developers and designers in parentheses, are as follows:


  • 12th Avenue Arts, Seattle, Washington (developer: Capitol Hill Housing; designer: SMR Architects);
  • 41 Bond, New York City, New York (developer/designer: DDG);
  • Beaugrenelle, Paris, France (developer: APSYS; designer: Valode & Pistre Architects);
  • City Market at O, Washington, D.C. (developer: Roadside Development; designer: Shalom Baranes Associates et al.);
  • Denver Union Station, Denver, Colorado (developer: Union Station Neighborhood Company, Trammell Crow Company, and Union Station Alliance; designers: AECOM, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Hargreaves Associates);
  • Devon Energy Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (developer: Devon World Headquarters LLC; designer: Pickard Chilton);
  • Global Trade Square, Hong Kong, China (developers: Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. and Hip Shing Hong Company Limited; designer: Lu Tang Lai Architect Limited);
  • Jing An Kerry Centre, Puxi District, Shanghai, China (developer: Kerry Properties; designer: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates);
  • King’s Cross Station, London, United Kingdom (developer: Network Rail; designer: McAslan & Partners);
  • Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), Shanghai, China (developer: Shui On Land; designer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill);
  • Monroe Street Market, Washington, D.C. (developer: Bozzuto Development Company; designers: Torti Gallas and Maurice Walters);
  • One Workplace Conversion, Santa Clara, California (developer: Prologis Inc.; designer: Design Blitz);
  • Plaza Singapura, Singapore (developer: CapitaMall Trust;designers: Benoy, RSP, and MERO);
  • Sino-Ocean, Taikoo Li Chengdu, Chengdu, China (developers: Swire Properties and Sino-Ocean Land; designer: The Oval Partnership Ltd., Elena Galli Giallini Ltd and Spawton Architecture, Make Architects);
  • Sofia Lofts, San Diego, California (developer: Nakhshab Development & Design Inc.; designer: Soheil Nakhshab);
  • St. Joseph’s Campus, Oakland, California (developer: BRIDGE Housing Corporation; designer: Van Meter Williams Pollack LLP);
  • Storrs Center, Storrs, Connecticut (developer: LeylandAlliance LLC/EdR; designer: UDA/Newman/BL);
  • Swedbank Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden (developer: Humlegården Fastigheter AB; designer: 3XN);
  • The Boucicaut Eco-Neighborhood, Paris, France (developers: Sempariseine; designers: AUA Paul Chemetov, Jean-François Schmit Architectes, et al.);
  • The Breeze BSD City, Tangerang City, Indonesia (developer: PT Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk. [member of Sinarmas Land]; designers: JERDE and Arcadia);
  • Transforming a Neighbourhood: Mayfair, London, London, United Kingdom (developer: Grosvenor Britain & Ireland; designers: Latitude, ESA, HOK, and Flanegan Lawrence); and
  • Vera Haile Senior Housing/St. Anthony’s Dining Room, San Francisco, California (developers: Mercy Housing California and St. Anthony Foundation; designer: HKIT Architects).

The competition, established in 1979, recognizes real estate projects that achieve a high standard of excellence in design, construction, economics, planning, and management. The program is viewed as the centerpiece of ULI’s efforts to identify and promote best practices in all types of real estate development.

ROBERT KRUEGER is a former ULI senior director of social media and public relations.
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