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
Onur AkanselManaging PartnerSeal Investment
Victor AmooManaging PrincipalThe Portland Group
Forth BagleyPrincipalKohn Pedersen Fox
Sonia Kaur BainPartnerBlank Rome LLP
Christie ChenManaging DirectorOxford Properties Group
Nancy Doon, AICPManaging Director, New York City OfficeVHB
George EvansPartnerBryan Cave Leighton Paisner 
Julia GamolinaAssociate Principal, Director of Business DevelopmentEnnead Architects
Karen HorstmannManaging Director, Real Estate, USCDPQ
Bill KenwortheyPrincipal, Regional Leader of Urban DesignHOK
Jee Mee KimCity Executive, NYC Region/Vice PresidentArcadis
Aaron KoffmanFounder and CEOMilestone Development
Lesley LisserSenior Director, Multi-Family Asset ManagementEmpire State Realty Trust
Robert LoBuonoSenior Associate, Northeast Critical Facilities Practice Area LeaderGensler
Karl MittermayrHead of AcquisitionsGeorge Comfort & Sons
Julia MurphyPartnerSkidmore, Owings & Merrill
Peter O’KeefeDirector, DevelopmentRose Associates
Juan PorralGlobal Director, Transit Stations & FacilitiesHatch
Jay RemillardExecutive Managing DirectorCP Capital US
Laura RogManaging DirectorLMXD
Jesse StephensCapital DirectorMorgan Stanley
Chi Chi TruongSenior EngineerArup
Christopher TurnerPrincipal | Managing Director – Transaction ServicesDenham Wolf 
Norberto VelazquezChief Operating OfficerJGV
Pamela WestManaging Director – Real Estate Impact InvestingNuveen Investments