About the Awards
The Urban Land Institute Atlanta District Council celebrates 15 years of recognizing outstanding leadership in development in the Southeast at the annual Development of Excellence Awards.
ULI is accepting nominations for awards in four categories relating to exceptional performance in real estate development. These awards are the Development of Excellence Award, the Sustainable Development Award, the Frank Carter Community Achievement Award and the Dan Sweat Community Leadership Award. All awards will be presented at the ULI Atlanta District’s Annual Awards Dinner scheduled for September 24, 2009.
ULI Atlanta “Development of Excellence” Award
The Development of Excellence Award recognizes an outstanding real estate development project that exemplifies the ULI’s mission of providing leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities.
Eligible nominee projects must have been completed during the past three years, must be in stabilized operation and have achieved market acceptance. For master-planned or mixed-use developments, the project must be sufficiently completed to have achieved the development vision and met the overall project goals. Programs and processes – such as growth management strategies and publicly guided development programs – are eligible if they have been fully implemented.
Instead of meeting the financial viability requirement, programs will be considered on the basis of the soundness of investment of public funds and the extent of success in transforming communities and neighborhoods.
The Sustainable Development Award
The Sustainable Development Award is for projects and/or programs in the ULI Atlanta area to recognize achievement in and application of the finest in sustainable development principles and practices. Projects, persons or organizations – public or private – are eligible.
The Frank Carter Community Achievement Award
The Frank Carter Community Achievement Award is given to an individual in the field of real estate development or a related private sector area such as finance, planning, design or who has made an outstanding contribution in his or her lifetime to the metropolitan Atlanta region.
The Dan Sweat Community Leadership Award
The Dan Sweat Community Leadership Award is given to a leader within the non-profit/public sector who has made a significant contribution to promoting responsible land use in the metropolitan Atlanta region.