The Awards of Excellence Program annually brings statewide recognition to those projects and programs which are outstanding examples of the redevelopment process that have resulted in building better communities.
Congratulations to all of our winners!
2011
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group and Industrial Wastewater Facility - Victorville Redevelopment Agency
Category: Commercial/Industrial Development
Build a Stronger Soquel and Live Oak Campaign - Santa Cruz County Redevelopment Agency
Category: Education, Marketing & Promotion
Uptown Area Residential Development – Phase I & II - Oakland Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential New Development – New Construction
Marina Gateway Community Revitalization Project - National City Community Development Commission
Category: Community Revitalization
Lafayette Library and Learning Center - Lafayette Redevelopment Agency
Category: Special Citation
Contra Costa Centre Transit Village - Contra Costa Redevelopment Agency
Category: Sustainable Development
Mill Creek Linear Park - Bakersfield Redevelopment Agency
Category: Public Spaces & Linkages
The Strand - Huntington Beach Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development - Rehabilitation
Peyton-Grismer Revitalization Project - Burbank Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development - Rehabilitation
2010
Downtown Napa's Riverfront Rebirth - Napa Community Redevelopment Agency
Category: Community Revitalization
Fox Oakland Theater Renovation - Oakland Redevelopment Agency
Category: Mixed-Use Development
The Springs Shopping Center - Palm Springs Community Redevelopment Agency
Commercial/Industrial Development
Centennial Way - South San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Public Spaces & Linkages
Tannery Artists Lofts - City of Santa Cruz Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development – New Construction
Citrus Grove - Rialto Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development – Rehabilitation
Miracle on Divisadero Street, Fresno Community Regional Medical Center Expansion - City of Fresno Redevelopment Agency
Category: Special Citation
Gish Family Apartments - San Jose Redevelopment Agency, City of San Jose Housing Department
Category: Sustainable Development
2009
West Covina Commercial Center and Sportsplex - West Covina Community Development Commission
Category: Community Revitalization
Communications Campaign: Building a Better Long Beach - Long Beach Redevelopment Agency
Category: Education, Marketing & Promotion
Americana at Brand - Glendale Redevelopment Agency
Category: Mixed-Use Development
City Plaza in Downtown Chico - Chico Redevelopment Agency
Category: Public Spaces and Linkages
El Carrillo Homeless Housing Project - City of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development-New Construction
Globe Mills Development Project - Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development-Rehabilitation
Alameda Theatre/Cineplex/Parking Structure Project - Alameda Community Improvement Commission
Category: Special Citation
Vista Dunes Workforce Housing - La Quinta Redevelopment Agency
Category: Sustainable Development
2008
The Bridgeside Center Project - Alameda Community Improvement Commission
Category: Commercial/Industrial Development
Pacific States Steel Corporation Project - Union City Redevelopment Agency
Category: Community Revitalization
San Diego’s Ballpark and Neighborhood Revitalization Project - Centre City Development Corporation
Category: Community Revitalization
Live Downtown: Be Urban. Be Bold. Be a Part of it. - Centre City Development Corporation
Category: Education Marketing & Promotion
Mission Creek Senior Community - San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Category: Mixed-Use Development
Redwood City Courthouse Square and Streetscape Improvements - Redwood City Redevelopment Agency
Category: Public Spaces & Linkages
Orange Grove Gardens Family Apartments - New Construction - Pasadena Community Development Commission
Category: Residential Development
Strategic Development Center - Marina Redevelopment Agency
Category: Special Citation
South Brea Lofts - Brea Redevelopment Agency
Category: Sustainable Development
2007
Norm Dicks Government Center - Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority
Category: Commercial/Industrial Development
North Broadway Neighborhood Revitalization Program - Contra Costa County<
Category: Community Revitalization
Building a Better Community: Cable Television Series 2006 Pinole
Category: Education, Marketing & Promotion
<St. Regis Museum Tower/Museum of the African Diaspora - San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Category: Mixed-Use Development
First Street Streetscape Improvement Project - Livermore Redevelopment Agency
Category: Public Spaces & Linkages
Coliseum Gardens - New Construction - Oakland Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development – New Construction
Phoenix Park - Rehabilitation - Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Developmnt - Rehabilitation
Kirk Douglas Theatre - Culver City Redevelopment Agency
Category: Special Citation
2006
Education Village - National City Community Development
Category: Community Revitalization
Housing Solutions - Poway Redevelopment Agency
Category: Education,Marketing & Promotion
Adaptive Re-Use of the Historic Granary - Morgan Hill Redevelopment Agency
Category: Industrial Development R & D
Via Roble - City of Escondido
Category: Mixed-Use Development
Guadalupe River Park - San Jose Redevelopment Agency
Category: Public Spaces & Linkages
Mandela Gateway - New Construction - Oakland Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development - New Construction
The Renaissance of Las Brisas - Rehabilitation - Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency
Category: Residential Development - Rehabilitation
Mondo Building – Historic Restoration - Merced Redevlopment Agency
Category: Special Citation - Merced
Del Paso Heights Medical Center - Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Category: Special Citation - Sacramento
2005
Mosaic on Main Street – Downtown Alhambra - Alhambra Redevelopment Agency
Category: Community Revitalization
Jazz Preservation District Promotional - San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
Category: Education Marketing and Promotion
Irwindale Business Center - Irwindale Community Redevelopment Agency
Category: Industrial Development / R & D
North Richmond Town Center - Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency
Category: Mixed-Use Development
Legacy Park Central - City of Concord Redevelopment Agency
Category: Multi-Family Residential
Grisham Community Housing - Long Beach Redevelopment Agency
Category: Multi-Family Residential
West Hollywood Gateway - West Hollywood Community Development Commission<
Category: Office/Commercial Retail
Town Center Plaza - City of Bellflower Redevelopment Agency
Category: Public Spaces and Linkages
Cantada Square - Anaheim Redevelopment Agency
Category: Single-Family Residential
McCombs Youth Center - Merced Redevelopment Agency
Category: Special Citation
2004
Dean DeCarli Waterfront Square - Stockton Redevelopment Agency
Category: Brownfields Development
Pleasant Hill Downtown - Pleasant Hill Redevelopment Agency
Category: Community Revitalization
Arbor on El Toro Public Information Campaign - Lake Forest Redevelopment Agency
Category: Education Marketing and Promotion
CityPlace - Long Beach Redevelopment Agency
Category: Mixed-Use Development
40 Acres Art Gallery, Cultural Center and Guild Theater - Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
Category: Mixed-Use Development
Corner Stone Village - Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana
Category: Multi-Family Residential
Casa de La Fuentes - City of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency
Category: Multi-Family Residential
Main Street Medical Center I - City of Orange Redevelopment Agency
Category: Office/Commercial Retail
The Plaza at Alhambra Renaissance Entertainment Center - Alhambra Redevelopment Agency
Category: Public Spaces and Linkages
Adams Avenue Homes & Street Developments - City of Fremont Redevelopment Agency
Category: Single-Family Residential
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Spa - Redevelopment Agency of the City of Huntington Beach
Category: Special Citation
Casa Esperanza - City of Santa Barbara Redevelopment Agency
Category: Special Citation