Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson — Courtesy: New Jersey Future
By Joshua Burd
New Jersey Future has unveiled the winners of this year’s Smart Growth Awards, highlighting projects from Paterson to Westfield with a major focus on planning and redevelopment.
The Trenton-based organization, which has strong ties to the commercial real estate sector, will honor seven projects at its Smart Growth Awards Celebration on Oct. 3 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. The 2023 winners and their participants include:
Barclay Street Apartments (Paterson)
- New Jersey Community Capital
- New Jersey Community Development Corporation
- New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
- Joseph’s University Medical Center
- Thriven Design
Clinton Hill Early Learning Center (Newark)
- City of Newark
- Clinton Hill Community Action
- Clinton Hill Community & Early Childhood Center Inc.
- DIGroup Architecture
- La Casa de Don Pedro
- The Maher Charitable Foundation
Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective (Newark)
- City of Newark
- Invest Newark
- OCA Architects Inc.
Hinchliffe Stadium (Paterson)
- BAW Development LLC
- City of Paterson
- New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
- New Jersey Economic Development Authority
- New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
- RPM Development LLC
Lord & Taylor/Train Station Redevelopment Plan (Westfield)
- EJ Economic Development Advisors
- Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP
- HBC | Streetworks Development
- Topology
- Town of Westfield
One Thompson Avenue (Dover)
- MidAtlantic Engineering
- NJ Transit
- Pennrose, LLC
- Thriven Design
- Town of Dover
Somerset County Preservation Plan
- Barton Ross & Partners LLC
- County of Somerset
- Heritage Strategies
- Land Stewardship Solutions LLC
- New Jersey Conservation Foundation
“The Smart Growth Awards recognizes the latest and greatest in planning, development and redevelopment in the Garden State,” New Jersey Future said in its announcement. “This year, we are honoring seven incredible winning projects for their groundbreaking contributions to making New Jersey communities sustainable and strong.”
The Trenton-based nonprofit also plans to announce next week the winners of this year’s Cary Edwards Leadership Award and the inaugural Redevelopment Trailblazer Award. Meantime, it noted that the awards program will be held in person for the first time since 2019.
