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The ULI J. Ronald Terwilliger Center Workforce Housing Models of
Excellence Award recognizes exemplary developments that meet workforce
housing needs in high cost communities.
Download Application Form (Word)
Deadline for Entry Extended: June 23, 2008 (postmark
date)
Eligibility for Submission
- The owner/developer is a private for-profit or
not-for-profit business entity
- Public capital subsidies (such as project-specific construction,
infrastructure)—other than land—do not exceed 25 percent of
total development costs. For the purpose of this award program, private
capital raised through the sale of tax credits does not count towards
the 25 percent cap.
- The development must:
- Be completed or in stabilized construction and be financially
viable
- Include at least 25 percent of the total units affordable to
families making between 60 and 120* percent of area median income
(AMI)
- Be located near major centers of employment and/or transportation
hubs
- Be located in the United States
- Membership in ULI is not a requirement
Criteria for Judging
- The number of affordable workforce units exceeding the threshold of
25 percent of total units
- The extent of affordability within 60 to 120 percent* of AMI
- Quality of the design and site planning
- Involvement of a public/private partnership
- Use of regulatory reform to reduce development costs
- Ability to leverage public, private, and nonprofit funds,
particularly financial investment by major local employers
- Energy efficiency beyond code
- Green construction and sustainable land development practices
- Innovative building technologies and systems that reduce cost and/or
improve quality
- Extent to which project is worthy of emulation
*in Florida, 60 to 140 percent
How to Apply
Complete the application form and follow instructions on the form for
submission of images, application fee payment, and delivery of
application materials to ULI.
Schedule and Fees
Deadline for Entry Extended: June 23, 2008 (postmark date)
Awards ceremony: October 29, 2008.
Entry Fee
ULI Member - $195
Non Member - $295
Jury
The jury will be composed of the members of the ULI
Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing National Advisory
Board.
Winners and Finalists
- Winners will be honored during ULI’s Fall Meeting, October
27-30, 2008, in Miami Beach, Florida.
- J. Ronald Terwilliger will announce the winners at a reception in
October, 2008.
- The main exhibition hall will display images of the winners.
- Winners will be featured in an article in the January 2009, issue of
Urban Land magazine.
- Finalists and winners will be profiled on this Web site.
- All entries will be available as resources to authors, editors, and
conference organizers at ULI for articles, books, conference programs,
and other publications.
Deadline for Entry Extended: June 23, 2008 (postmark
date)
Questions? Please contact Pam Patenaude, Executive
Director, ULI Terwilliger Center for Workforce Housing. Terwilliger.Award@uli.org or
202.624.7000.
Download Application Form (Word)
Related Files
Call for Entries (PDF File)
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