Awards for Excellence In Development Competition and Gala

The process of nominating the Awards finalists, selecting the winning projects, and the Awards for Excellence Gala dinner are overseen annually by the Awards Co-Chairs, Awards Committee and Awards Jury. The Awards Committee, which is responsible for nominating the finalists, and Awards Jury, which is responsible for selecting the winners, are comprised of ULI New York members across the spectrum of New York real estate, including owners, developers, investors, architects, urban planners, construction managers and lenders. The winners, revealed and celebrated at the annual Gala dinner, are selected by the Awards Jury after conducting comprehensive site visits of each of the finalists’ projects.

Awards Committee

Name
Title
Company
Forth BagleyPrincipalKohn Pedersen Fox
Catherine ChenManaging DirectorApollo Global Management
Alan ChunChief Operating OfficerOKO Group
Najee CoversonVice PresidentRockwood Capital
George EvansDirectorGoulston & Storrs
Patricia HausermanSenior Director, Construction and DevelopmentAtlas Capital Group
Karen HorstmannFounder, Managing PartnerSage Capital Ventures
Erik HorvatGlobal Co-Head of Real EstateThe Olayan Group
Linda IsaacsonFounder & Managing PartnerBloomLarge LLC
Matt JohnstonManaging Director and Co-Head of U.S. Real Estate AcquisitionsPretium
Jee Mee KimCity Executive, NYC Region/Vice PresidentArcadis
Aaron KoffmanFounder and CEOSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Vivien KriegerCo-Chair, Zoning, Land Use & DevelopmentCozen O’Connor
Julia MurphyPartnerGKV Architects
Adnan PashaAssociate Principal/Vice PresidentLangan
Tal PeriHead of U.S. East Coast and Latin AmericaUnion Investment Real Estate GmbH
Juan PorralPartnerGrimshaw Architects
Silke RapeliusPrincipalGKV Architects
Diana ShiehHead of Asset Management, U.S.Oxford Properties
Emmanuelle SlossbergSenior DirectorSHVO
Rosalind TsangNew York City Studio DirectorBDP
Scott VetriPartner and Chair, Real Estate Investment and Finance PracticeKatten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Rashid WalkerFounder and CEOFirst Street Capital
Pamela WestManaging Director – Real Estate Impact InvestingNuveen Investments
Andrea Wong-MillerVice PresidentRichman Housing Resources LLC
Beth ZafonteDirector of Economic Development ServicesAkerman LLP