The magazine celebrates its Hall of Fame inductees, Young Leaders, and the nation's top affordable housing developments at AHF Live.
Affordable Housing Finance honored its 2017 Hall of Fame inductees, Young Leaders, and Readers’ Choice winners at AHF Live: The Affordable Housing Developers Summit on Nov. 15 at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. The awards ceremony was sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch. View the slideshow to see all the recipients.
2017 Affordable Housing Hall of Fame inductee Michael Costa (left), president and CEO of Highridge Costa Housing Partners, accepts the award from Rob Britt, publisher of Affordable Housing Finance.
2017 Hall of Fame inductee Chickie Grayson (right), president and CEO of Enterprise Homes, accepts the award from Sindy Spivak, West Region market executive at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
2017 Affordable Housing Hall of Fame inductee Mark McDaniel (left), president and CEO of Cinnaire, accepts the award from Rob Britt, publisher of Affordable Housing Finance.
2017 Hall of Fame inductee Barry Zigas, director of housing policy at the Consumer Federation of America, accepts the award from Sindy Spivak, West Region market executive at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The magazine’s 10th annual Young Leader recipients also were honored. The 2017 Young Leaders are, from left, Eric Paine, founder and CEO, Community Development Partners; Andrea Traudt Inouye, senior vice president of real estate development, Full Circle Communities; Yusef Freeman, managing director, McCormack Baron Salazar; Edward Campbell, attorney, Nixon Peabody; Mike Boyle, senior vice president of acquisitions, CREA; and Elizabeth Glynn, CEO, Travois.
The overall award winner as well as best seniors development in Affordable Housing Finance’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards is Draper Hall, developed by SKA Marin, in Manhattan. SKA Marin CEO Sydelle Knepper (left) accepts the award from Sindy Spivak, West Region market executive at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
The winner of the family category is Courtside Apartments, developed by Housing Trust Group (HTG) and AM Affordable Housing, in Miami. Pictured are (from left) Chris Shear, senior vice president at HTG; Randy Rieger, chairman and founder of HTG; John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood; Miami-Dade County commissioner Audrey Edmonson; and Matt Rieger, president and CEO of HTG.
The winner of this year’s best green development goes to Tapestry on the Hudson, developed by The Community Builders (TCB), in Troy, N.Y. Pictured are, from left, TCB senior vice president of development Bev Bates; John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood; TCB project manager Jennica Petrik-Huff; and Velvet Johnson, TCB property operations manager for New York and New Jersey.
The winner in the historic rehab category is Mercy Housing Lakefront’s Lofts on Arthington in Chicago. Pictured are, from left, Mercy Housing Lakefront president Mark Angelini; John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood; and senior project developer Todd Wolcott.
The winner of this year’s best mixed-use project is The Marion West in Seattle. Pictured are John Torrence (left), associate director of housing development at the Low Income Housing Institute, and John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood.
This year’s award for best preservation development goes to Hawthorne East Apartments in Portland, Ore., by Northwest Housing Alternatives. Pictured are, from left, Northwest Housing Alternatives controller Jennifer Ayuyu; John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood; and Christopher Hulette, housing developer at Northwest Housing Alternatives.
The award for this year’s best public housing redevelopment is Raven Terrace by the Seattle Housing Authority. Pictured are Seattle Housing Authority executive director Andrew Lofton (left) and John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood.
The winner of this year’s best rural project is Silver Lakes, developed by The Woda Group and Parallel Housing, in Madison, Ga. Pictured are Jeff Woda (left), principal of The Woda Group, and John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood.
Developed by Skid Row Housing Trust, Crest Apartments in Los Angeles County is this year’s winner in the special-needs housing category. Pictured are Dana Trujillo, chief investment and finance officer at Skid Row Housing Trust, and John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood.
The winner of the award for best urban project is Eden Housing’s Alta Mira Senior and Family Apartments in Hayward, Calif. Pictured are, from left, Eden associate director of development Neil Saxby; John McManus, vice president and editorial director at Hanley Wood; and Andrea Osgood, director of development at Eden.