Anthony E. Shorris (pictured right), Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, was greeted by Ingrid W. Reed (pictured left), Chair of New Jersey Future’s Board of Trustees. He was among the more than 300 guests celebrating New Jersey Future's 6th Annual Smart Growth Awards on June 7, 2007, at the Newark Club in Newark. To view the 2007 Program Book, please click here.
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New Jersey Future’s Smart Growth Awards honor town officials, developers, contractors, architects and corporate leaders who have the courage to resist status quo growth patterns and instead adopt smart growth values and design principles.
Award winners were chosen by a Selection Committee, chaired by Richard F. X. Johnson, Senior Vice President of Development and Partner at Matrix Development Group. The Committee includes representatives from New Jersey Future's Board of Trustees as well as other respected professionals in development and planning. Click here to learn more about the 2007 Selection Committee.
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2007 Smart Growth Award Winners
Adaptive Educational Reuse
St. Philip’s Academy, Newark
A former chocolate factory has been given new life as a LEED-certified school and teaching tool for more than 300 kindergarten through eighth grade students in what is one of the largest private investments in inner city education in the nation.
~ St. Philip’s Academy, Gensler, Structure Tone, Inc.
Creative Downtown Redevelopment Strategy
Epstein’s Rehabilitation Plan and Implementation, Morristown
The redevelopment of a former department store and parking facility has helped to revitalize downtown Morristown by providing retail, residential and office space as part of a center-based plan that promises to serve as a model for other towns.
~ Town of Morristown, Morristown Parking Authority, Phillips Preiss Shapiro Associates, Inc., Epstein's LLC
Infill Affordable Housing
Creed II Affordable Housing, Moorestown
Using a creative approach to affordable housing, this project has transformed several old garage structures into eight new affordable and handicapped-accessible apartments in the heart of affluent Moorestown.
~ Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc., Builders League of South Jersey, Moorestown Township
Main Street Redevelopment
800 Main Street, Belmar
A former brownfield site, this mixed-use development is evolving into a walkable, community-focused development will serve as a catalyst for the sustainable revitalization of Belmar’s struggling downtown by encouraging the creation of new retail, residential, parking, and public spaces that use state-of-the-art green design practices.
~ Borough of Belmar, The Gale Company, Newwork, Rotwein & Blake Associated Architects
Mixed-Use Downtown Design
The LumberYard Condominiums, Collingswood
This mixed-use redevelopment of a former lumberyard in the center of Collingswood creates new residential, retail, parking, and public spaces—all within a short walk of the nearby train station.
~ Borough of Collingswood, Costanza Builders, Kanalstein Danton Associates
Participatory Community Vision
Somerville Station Area and Landfill Vision Plan
The Somerville Station Area and Landfill Vision Plan, created with extensive public participation, envisions turning a brownfield and commuter parking area into a new neighborhood with a mix of housing types and open space that encourages pedestrian activity and the use of public transportation in an effort to reduce local dependence on automobiles.
~ Borough of Somerville, NJ TRANSIT, Regional Plan Association, NJ Department of Transportation, NJ Office of Smart Growth, Somerset County Planning Board
School-Based Community Revitalization
Catto Community School and Boys & Girls Club, Camden
This combined school and Boys & Girls Club knits together the surrounding community by providing social, educational, and recreational opportunities within a short walk from each other and serves as a model for what community schools can achieve with good
local and regional planning.
~ Boys & Girls Club of Camden County, City of Camden Board of Education, Camden Redevelopment Agency, Universal/Keating Ventures, LLC, Hillier Architecture, NJ Schools Construction Corporation
Transit-Friendly Town Center
Transit-Oriented Development Plan, Dover
Created with the input of the community, this plan calls for a diverse pedestrian and transit-oriented town center designed to serve as a vibrant hub of civic activity.
~ Town of Dover, Heyer, Gruel & Associates
