2006 Bennie Awards


Photo courtesy of Laurent Development Company LLC

The Bennie Awards were initiated in 2001 to recognize excellence in neighborhood design and construction. Bennie Awards recognize the best neighborhood design in three categories—single-family, association-maintained and “new.” The latter category is for neighborhoods that combine multiple housing types and has been divided into “north” and “south” sub-categories. Judging criteria includes aesthetic appeal, land plan, retention of natural features, amenities such as parks and trails, neighborhood structures like mailboxes and signage, as well as traffic flow within and to each neighborhood. The “new” category adds in criteria for mixed-used opportunities (with or adjacent to the neighborhood), a range of housing types and prices (life-cycle housing), and pedestrian appeal.

Bennie Award judges are recruited from the development community. Each judge visits the neighborhoods in their category and completes a comprehensive judging form. Both raw scores and rankings are tabulated to determine
the winner.

In 2006, 13 neighborhoods were judged for these biennial awards. The four winners follow in their
respective categories.

2006 BENNIE AWARD WINNERS


Best Association-Maintained Neighborhood

Silver Lake Homes I, LLC
Silver Lake Village, St. Anthony

Best Single-Family Neighborhood

Troy Development Corporation
Hills of Troy, Hudson

Best New Neighborhood – North

Contractor Property
Developers Company
Victor Gardens, Hugo

Best New Neighborhood – South

Laurent Development Company
Credit River Territory, Credit River

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