Austin Business Journal: ULI unveils finalists for development awards; crowns nonprofit exec as Austin visionary
By: JAN BUCHHOLZ
The Urban Land Institute’s Austin District Council is gearing up for its annual awards program with a list of contenders for three development awards and the announcement that the second Vision Award will be given to Alan Graham, founder of Mobile Loaves & Fishes nonprofit and the developer of the unconventional Community First mixed-use project aimed specifically for the homeless.
This year’s ULI awards program is Jan. 13 at the new Hotel Van Zandt, 605 Davis St.
The Innovation Award honors a project for innovative land use or community planning. The finalists are the 816 Congress Terrace, a rooftop garden and public space; 2400 Nueces, a student housing project in the West Campus area of the University of Texas; Denizen condominiums in South Austin; and Lamar Union, the mixed-use redevelopment of a premium site southwest of Downtown Austin.
The winners of each category will be announced at the January event along with a presentation honoring Graham’s achievements.