In the News...Nashville-area projects honored for development excellence

By: Getahn Ward

The Urban Land Institute Nashville recognized 10 local development projects with Excellence in Development Awards on Wednesday.

Winners were chosen from among 28 entries of private, public and nonprofit sector projects. This was the first year submissions were classified by categories.

Held annually since 2008, ULI Nashville's Excellence in Development Awards recognize excellence in land use, design, construction and economics plus collaboration among development team members.

Roughly 475 ULI members and guests attended the ceremony at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

Jimmy Granbery, chairman of ULI Nashville and CEO of H.G. Hill Realty Co., called the winning projects prime examples of how development excellence matters, adding they also reflect diversity of the local community.

"It's financially successful, it spurs emulation and shapes the way Nashville develops its future," he said.

Here's the list of 10 winning projects and their development teams:

Nonprofit Sector

The Next Door. Team: The Next Door Inc.; ESa; R.C. Mathews; The Greathouse Landscape Co.; Littlejohn; Terracon; Structural Design Group; Inman Associates; Foodservices Group; Nashville Machine Co.; Enterprise Electric LLC; Beacon Technologies Inc.

Public Sector — Small Project

Highland Heights School-KIPP Academy. Team: Metro Department of General Services; Gobbell Hays Partners; R.G. Anderson Co.; Hawkins Partners; Barge Cauthen & Associates; RPM Transportation Consultants; Morgan & Morgan; Stamps Food Services; Envision Advantage; Phillip White Partners; Facility Diagnostics; Booker Engineering; Thornton & Associates; Capital Project Solutions; Construction Specifications.

Sevier Park Community Center. Team: Nashville Metro Parks and Recreation; EOA Architects; Bomar Construction; Hawkins Partners; Ragan Smith & Associates; EMC Structural Engineers; Power Management Corp.

Private Sector — Small Project

The BowTruss Building. Team: Holladay Properties; Dryden Architecture & Design; Holladay Construction Group; Sandhu International Consultants; MP&E Engineering LLC; EDGE.

Third & Lea. Team: The Mathews Co.; STG Design; R.C. Mathews; EMC Structural Engineers; DF&H Services.

Public Sector — Large Project

The Commons at the Crossings. Team: American Constructors; Metro Government Department of General Services; Lose and Associates; American Constructors; Geotek Engineering Co.; Latta Structural Engineers.

Lentz Public Health Center. Team: HCA; Nashville Metro Public Health Department; Gresham, Smith and Partners; Bell & Associates Construction; supportive desiGN llc.

Private Sector — Large Project

Elliston 23. Team: 2300 Elliston Place LLC; Southern Land Co.; RPM Transportation Consultants; Jordan & Skala Engineers; United Structural Consultants Inc.

Franklin Park. Team: Spectrum Properties | Emery; Duda Paine Architects; Design Collective Inc.; Bell & Associates Construction; Balfour Beatty Construction US; HGOR; Ragan Smith & Associates; CDM Smith Inc.; Professional Service Industries Inc.

12 South Flats. Team: HG Hill Realty Co.; Hill Southeast, LLC; 12 South Flats LLC; Southeast Venture; Southland Constructors; Hawkins Partners; Barge Cauthen & Associates; RPM Transportation Consultants; WiSEngineers; Smith Seckman Reid; Water Management Consultants & Testing Inc.; LCM Architects; iDesign Services; Lincoln Property Management.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2015/05/20/nashville-area-projects-honored-design-excellence/27681899/