CATCHING THE COMMUNITY'S ATTENTION
Recognition for New Hope’s SRO Communities
AWARDS
2011
Development of Distinction, Urban Land Institute–Houston, Brays
Crossing
ULI Award for Excellence: The Americas, Brays Crossing
AIA Houston Renovation Award, AIA Houston Design Awards Program, Brays
Crossing
Houston Business Journal Landmark Awards, Community Impact, Brays Crossing
Houston Business Journal Landmark Awards, Public/Private Partnership,
Brays Crossing
Houston Business Journal Landmark Awards, Green Projects, 2424 Sakowitz
2010
Annual
Design Review 2010: Live: Award, Architect Magazine, New Hope Housing
at Brays Crossing
Mayor’s Proud Partner, Keep Houston Beautiful, New Hope Housing
at Brays Crossing
Mental Health Makes a Difference, Mental Health America of Greater Houston,
1414 Congress
2009
Development of Distinction, Urban Land Institute–Houston, Canal
Street Apartments
ULI Award for Excellence-North and South America, finalist, Canal Street
Apartments
2008
Bank of America, Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, Neighborhood Builder
Award, New Hope Housing, Inc.
2006
Mayor’s Proud Partner, Keep Houston Beautiful, Canal Street Apartments
Outstanding Community Organization, Texas Homeless Network
Innovation Award, CDC Association of Greater Houston
The I. Donald Terner Prize for Innovation and Leadership in Affordable
Housing, semi-finalist, Canal Street Apartments
Houston Business Journal Landmark Award, finalist, Canal Street
Apartments
AIA/Houston Design Award, Canal Street Apartments
Ultimate Inexpensive Housing Award, Houston Chronicle, Canal Street Apartments
2005
East End Chamber of Commerce Amigo Award
1998
Good Brick Award, Greater Houston Preservation Alliance, 1414 Congress
SRO
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
2010
Houston
Chronicle, “Contects Connects Building with Green,” 2424
Sakowitz
Houston
Chronicle, “Putting Art to Work,” New Hope Housing at
Brays Crossing
Houston
Chronicle, “New Hope Housing Celebrates Brays Crossing Opening”
Houston Chronicle, “Art Elements Enhance Housing Complex,”
New Hope Housing at Brays Crossing
Houston Business Journal, Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation
presents a $50,000 Check to New Hope Housing
La Semana, “Una comunidad para recomenzar la vida,”
New Hope Housing at Brays Crossing
2006
Houston Business Journal, Residential Real Estate Briefs, “New
Hope Housing gets double honors,” Canal Street Apartments
Houston Chronicle, “Ultimate Places 2006: Inexpensive Housing”
Canal Street Apartments has become a “neighborhood jewel …
so architecturally interesting that the project won a top design award.”
Houston Chronicle, AIA Design Awards, “An Architectural
Gem on A Shoestring Budget,” Canal Street Apartments
The Dallas Morning News, “Houston offers model on housing
the poor,” Canal Street Apartments
Houston Chronicle, HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson visits Canal
Street Apartments
2005
Houston Chronicle, “East End Renaissance: Two developments
enhance life for neighborhood residents without displacing any,”
Canal Street Apartments
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
2010
ABODE,
Apartment Data Services, Front Cover Photo of 2424 Sakowitz
TexasArchitect, Portfolio: Multi-Family, New Hope Housing at
Brays Crossing
TAAHP Texas Housing Conference, Affordable Housing Spotlight,
New Hope Housing at Brays Crossing
TexasArchitect, “Paperwork,” Sakowitz Apartments
2007
TexasArchitect, “Canal Street Catalyst”
2006
Affordable Housing Finance, Canal Street Apartments
TexasArchitect, “Low-Income Housing Brings ‘New Hope’
to Residents of Houston’s Second Ward,” Canal Street Apartments
2005
Houston House & Home, “High Design, Low Rent, New Hope
– Affordable Housing Has Arrived In Style,” Canal Street Apartments
1997
TexasArchitect, Public Housing Special Edition, Hamilton Street
Residence
ONLINE ARTICLES
2010
Real
Estate BISNOW, “Platinum Gets Affordable,” 2424 Sakowitz
Culture
Map, “Is Denver Harbor the Next EaDo? New Hope Housing Says,
Yes,” 2424 Sakowitz
Forbes,
New Hope Housing Opens Houston’s First LEED for Homes Certified
‘Green’ Multifamily Property,” 2424 Sakowitz
The CBS Interactive Business Network, “New Hope Housing
Opens Houston’s First LEED for Homes Certified ‘Green’
Multifamily Property,” 2424 Sakowitz
Earth
Techling, “Subsidized Housing Goes Green in Houston,”
2424 Sakowitz
Real
Estate BISNOW, “New Hope for Affordable Housing,” New
Hope Housing at Brays Crossing
Ultimate
East End, “Houtex Inn Reborn as Colorful Brays Crossing”
Culture
Map, “Public Housing that Approaches Boutique Hotel Style:
New Hope’s Brays Crossing Fights Stigmas with Art”
BOOKS
2009
Urban Land Institute Best Practices in Development
EXHIBITS
2010
Mental Health Makes a Difference, Mental Health America of Greater
Houston, 1414 Congress
Public Service: Architecture for Everyone, AIA Houston, New Hope
Housing at Brays Crossing