awards

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 17, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) awarded Mr. Brian Stoffers, Global President of Debt and Structured Finance for CBRE Capital Markets, with the 2015 Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Distinguished Service Award at the Association's 25th annual CREF/Multifamily Housing Convention & Expo held in San Diego, CA

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 27, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro today awarded $1.8 billion in grants to help nearly 8,400 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands (see attached chart).   The Continuum of Care grants announced today support the Administration’s efforts to end homelessness by providing critically needed housing and support services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness across the country

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 26, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) honored single-family homes, apartments and condos, remodeling projects and subdivisions as part of the 2014 Best in American Living Awards (BALA) last night at a gala celebration during the NAHB International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The winning projects demonstrate innovate design and give a preview of design trends home buyers will see over the next several years

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 23, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two prestigious scientific magazines have awarded the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) with Editors' Choice awards for the Peregrine high-performance computer and the groundbreaking research it made possible

Atlantic City, N.J. - December 22, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- New Jersey Realtors presented three outstanding members with Good Neighbor Awards during a ceremony last week at the Realtors Triple Play Convention & Trade Expo. The awards recognize individuals who have made extraordinary commitments to community service programs throughout the state

Salem, OR - December 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Kitzhaber and Oregon Housing and Community Services are pleased to announce the awarding of funds to build or preserve 14 apartment complexes across Oregon, providing critical housing to low-income Oregonians. The State Housing Council on Friday approved grants and tax credits across Oregon – from St. Helens to Medford, and from Hillsboro to Prineville to LaGrande.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - November 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced the finalists for NAHB’s 2015 Best of 50+ Housing Awards, the premier design and marketing competition for the 50+ housing industry. A total of 91 entries were chosen as finalists and are eligible for either a gold or silver award from NAHB’s 50+ Housing Council.

IRVINE, CALIF. - November 14, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Nick Lehnert, an executive director based in the firm's Irvine, Calif., office, has been honored with a lifetime achievement award, the 2014 A. Gary Anderson Memorial Associate of Excellence Award, presented by The Building Industry Association of Southern California (BIASC). This prestigious award recognizes Lehnert's contributions to the home building industry and the BIASC.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $17 million in grants to the owners of multi-family housing developments in six states to convert some or all of their apartments into assisted living or service-enriched environments for elderly residents (see attached list for grant recipients)

Chicago, IL T- September 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) --he One World Trade Center (1WTC) skyscraper in New York’s Lower Manhattan has earned national recognition in the 2014 Innovative Design in Engineering and Architecture with Structural Steel awards program (IDEAS2). In honor of this achievement, members of the project team will be presented with awards from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) during a ceremony to take place at the tower on Wednesday, September 17 at 2 p.m.

ATLANTA - September 18, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a competitive cooperative agreement with the Greensboro Housing Coalition (GHC) to reduce housing-related asthma hospitalizations in low-income, minority neighborhoods in Greensboro, North Carolina resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals. The agreement is one of 12 EPA has reached with community-based organizations nationwide, totaling about $1.4 million in funding, under this initiative.

IRVINE, CALIF. - August 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Elysian at The District, a luxurious 360-unit rental community in Henderson, Nev., developed by The Calida Group of Las Vegas, is under construction. Designed by KTGY, the 18.95-acre new development is located off I-215 and South Green Valley Parkway, anchoring The District at Green Valley Ranch, where residents can take full advantage of one of the most dynamic retail, dining and entertainment districts in Las Vegas, according to KTGY Associate Principal Bill Ramsey.

Washington, D.C. –- July 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare building design and healthcare design-oriented research. Projects exhibit conceptual strengths that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns as well as the requisite functional and sustainability concerns of a hospital.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 31, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The NAHB Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council is now accepting entries for its annual awards program. The awards recognize local councils and women in the home building industry for their contributions to the industry and philanthropic efforts in their communities

IRVINE, CALIF. - July 21, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — Award-winning national firm KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture + Planning, is pleased to announce that Bellasol (known as "The Zero Home") in Herriman, Utah, received the Gold Nugget Grand Award for the Best Zero Net Energy Design. The Gold Nugget Awards program, presented by PCBC, recognizes "those who improve our communities through exceptional concepts in design, planning and development."

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- NAIOP is proud to honor up-and-coming commercial real estate professionals with the annual Developing Leaders Award. Nominations are now open.

HOUSTON - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) today announced the winners of its 64th Annual Journalism Awards, recognizing excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate

Houston - June 17, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) has named the winners of the Seventh Annual Robert Bruss Real Estate Book Awards. The awards recognize excellence in books published in 2013 covering the broad field of real estate.

Washington, D.C. - April 7, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected ten recipients for the 2014 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards program, now in its 14th year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing as a necessity of life, a sanctuary for the human spirit and a valuable national resource.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) Board recently awarded $1.16 million in tax credit allocation to Allies & Ross Management and Development Corporation (the development arm of the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh) and McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc. for the Larimer/East Liberty Phase I development. This allocation will provide tax credit equity in the amount of roughly $11 million toward this initiative