ULI Nashville is gearing up for its 15th Annual Excellence in Development Awards which celebrates transformative development projects in the Nashville, Middle Tennessee Region, and new this year is the addition of East Tennessee developments in Knoxville and Chattanooga. ULI Nashville hosts the awards as part of its commitment to being a leader in real estate and land use, and the Excellence in Development Awards celebrate transformational development. The Awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Omni Nashville Hotel. Individual ticket sales for the event end on Friday, April 15, 2025. To register for the event please click the ULI image below.
“The Excellence in Development Awards is ULI Nashville’s premiere event and we’re ready to celebrate developments that set the bar in office, multi-family, adaptive reuse, and public/nonprofit development. These developments reflect that Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville are leaders and innovators in commercial real estate and land use.”
Fifteen projects have been nominated for the Awards in 2025, representing large and small projects from the private, public and non-profit sectors. Each nominee was judged on criteria that support ULI’s mission, “Shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide.” The event is sponsored by Merus (formerly Al. Neyer), Dowdle Construction Group, Kaalberg Giesecke, Alvine Engineering, Catalyst Design Group, Core Development, Cremona Custom Built, Evans Petree Property Tax Group, Painters On Demand, Industrious, EMC Structural Engineers, and True North Advisory. Independent judges deliberated the merits of each project per the Awards evaluation criteria shown in the drop-down menu below:
Awards Evaluation Criteria:
- Market acceptance, financial viability, and operational stability.
- Excellence and innovation in several related areas including land use, design, construction, economics, sustainability / environmental sensitivity, and equity.
- Noteworthy use of value-added elements such as: public/private/non-profit partnerships, consideration of affordability, promotion of healthy lifestyles, response to a demonstrated community need, reflection of the character of the community, or a catalytic impact on other development or a community.
- Worthy of Emulation – creates a high standard of industry excellence, sets a new bar, stands out among others.
- 10th and Woodland
- 621 MLK
- Church and Henley
- Dogan-Gaither Flats
- First Creek at Austin Phase 1
- Gardenia
- Martin Flats
- Metro Water Services’ Central Water Reclamation Facility
- NASHVILLE WAREHOUSE CO.
- Shelby House and Samaritan Recovery Community
- Standard Assembly
- Strobel House
- The Factory at Franklin
- The Station, Gallatin
- The Wilder
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) was founded in 1936 and has nearly 50,000 members globally. ULI’s mission is to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in communities worldwide. ULI Nashville was founded in 2008 with the purpose to serve as a trusted convenor, collaborator, and communicator of best practices on all aspects of city building. ULI Nashville has over 1000 members representing all the fields in real estate and land use across Nashville, Middle Tennessee, and East Tennessee. Throughout the year, ULI Nashville members gather at over 80 events to network, share ideas and best practices, and learn from one another and guests.
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