Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation

Sherri L. Thurston
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

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The ACHP/HUD Secretary’s Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in collaboration with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). Annually, the Secretary of HUD acknowledges the efforts of developers, organizations, and agencies in furthering historic preservation while concurrently addressing the critical needs of affordable housing, with an emphasis on preserving affordable housing in gentrifying neighborhoods and expanding economic opportunities for low- and moderate-income families and individuals.

Winner 2022: Victory Housing, Inc., Brinshore Development, LLC, and Bank of America Community Development Company, LLC—The Appleton at Spring Flats

Winner 2023: The Community Builders, Inc.—Commodore Place Apartments

Members of the jury:

• Lauren McNamara, Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), HUD
• Lynn Rakos, Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), HUD
• Richard Duckworth, Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), HUD
• Jordan Tannenbaum, Expert Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
• Luke A. Nichter, Expert Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
• Kristopher King, Expert Member, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)

The winners were selected by a jury of six judges convened on December 5, 2022, and an award ceremony was held on July 27, 2023, at HUD Headquarters in Washington, D.C. In attendance were The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, U.S. Representative of the District of Columbia; The Honorable Shontel Brown, U.S. Representative of Ohio; The Honorable Adrianne Todman, Deputy Secretary, HUD; The Honorable Sara C. Bronin, ACHP Chair; Anita Cozart, Director, District of Columbia Office of Planning; and Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb by way of video message. Due to COVID-19 restrictions last year, the event presented awards to the winners from 2022 and 2023.

The 2022 award was presented to The Appleton at Spring Flats in Washington, D.C., and the 2023 award was presented to Commodore Place Apartments in Cleveland, Ohio.