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As a lender, I typically see the project plans,
budget, and pro forma after all the blood,
sweat, and tears that it took to get the project
to the point of capitalization. It was fascinating
to see how both the student teams in the
ULI Hines competition and the project teams
submitting to the ULI Southeast Florida Vision
Awards put multidisciplinary teams together
to solve a problem. There were numerous
paths to take and ideas on how to solve the
problem, but the stakeholders ultimately had
to work together to deliver a project that was
feasible, profitable, and good for the community.
I was enriched by the coordination it took
to balance those three pillars.
Kim Abreu
Senior Vice President, U.S. Bank,
Miami, Florida
(chair of the ULI Southeast Florida Vision
Awards jury, 2022-2023, and member,
2017-2019; member of the ULI Hines Student
Competition jury, 2021-2022)
Being a juror is an exceptional way to connect
with ULI members of different generations
and from different fields of expertise, such as
architecture, planning, finance, underwriting,
real estate, and brokerage. Everyone has input
into whether the projects being considered
demonstrated something truly innovative or
unusually complex. That might have involved
economic challenges, approval challenges,
financial challenges, or pivotal community
impact. Each juror brings his or her own
expertise that informs the process, and sometimes
an inside story or history a juror brings
to the discussion adds a compelling
perspective.
Barbara Mullenex
AIA, Principal and Executive
Director, Perkins Eastman,
Washington, D.C.
(ULI Washington Project Awards jury
member, 2020 and 2023)
My favorite part of serving on the jury was
the deliberation process, and how measured
and insightful the jury pool was. People spent
a great deal of time digging into the backgrounds
and philosophies of the nominees to
ensure that their experience and their character
are reflective of the values we wanted to
recognize at the awards ceremony. As a result
of this strategic and intentional process, we
had wonderful nominees who our jury and our
membership base could be proud to honor.
Jamie Weinbaum
CEO and President,
Horning, Washington, D.C.
(cochair of the ULI Washington Leadership
Award jury, 2023)
I find serving on the jury to be a fascinating
opportunity to learn, in depth, the different
ways workforce/affordable housing
is conceived/funded and finally developed.
The number of dedicated people who slog
through the myriad of challenges of navigating
the approval process/raising capital/
obtaining debt is amazing, and their dedication
is remarkable. I always come away energized
and having learned a great deal about
the different ways to get these projects done.
Alan George
Principal, Nauset Investments,
Orleans, Massachusetts
(Terwilliger Center Awards jury, 2018-2023)
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