| Nexton in Summerville, South Carolina named NAHB Master Planned Community of the Year; image courtesy Hart Howerton |
UVA School of Architecture congratulates alumnus David P. Howerton (BCP ’74), Chairman and Partner of Hart Howerton and member of the School of Architecture Foundation Board, for the recent recognition of two national awards for outstanding planned communities.
NAHB honored outstanding residential real estate sales, marketing and design, 55+ housing projects, individual achievement, young professionals and global excellence as part of their annual award program known as “The Nationals℠”.
“The Nationals are the most prestigious awards of their kind, setting the benchmark for innovation in the housing industry,” said NAHB Chairman Chuck Fowke. “NAHB’s commitment to recognizing originality, imagination and success has been exemplified by its award winners since the competition’s inception.”
Hart Howerton was recognized with awards for Edge-on-Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, New York (Multifamily Community of the Year – up to four stories) and Nexton in Summerville, South Carolina (Master Planned Community of the Year). Nexton received NAHB’s Gold Award for Best Master-Planned Community in the United States, selected from a competitive field of over 900 entries by a panel of industry professionals. Located on 5,000 acres in the heart of Charleston’s I-26 growth corridor, Nexton has been recognized as an international model for master planned communities. It was awarded for demonstrating excellence in forward-thinking design and sustainable land planning.
| Edge-on-Hudson in Sleepy Hollow, New York is NAHB’s Multifamily Community of the Year; image courtesy Hart Howerton |
Edge-on-Hudson is a transit-oriented urban waterfront community 25 miles from New York City. Once host to a major General Motors assembly plant that occupied a prime piece of real estate on the water’s edge, Hart Howerton helped to transform the 70 acres of Edge-on-Hudson into a planned community that was sensitively designed to celebrate life on the water, and provide a connection to the Hudson River. A linear park that runs through the heart of the community and the waterfront promenade are two features of the TOD.
Congratulations to David Howerton and Hart Howerton for these outstanding achievements in sustainable planned community design.
Read the article at the University of Virginia, School of Architecture.