Finalists for the 2026 Development of Distinction Awards

• Camden Park – City of Houston
• City Of Houston Public Works & Engineering NE Quadrant Facility – City of Houston
• Club Creek Park & Houston Vietnam Veterans Memorial – City of Houston TIRZ 20 / Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority
• Columbia Senior at 2100 Memorial – APV Redevelopment & Columbia Residential
• Covenant House Texas – Covenant House Texas
• Fort Bend County Epicenter – Fort Bend County
• Grogan’s Mill Village Center Redevelopment – Howard Hughes Corporation
• Hotel Saint Augustine – Loretto Project, LLC
• Lockwood on Buffalo Bayou – Brinshore Development & Buffalo Bayou Partnership
• Talyard Brewing Co. – Keith Teague & Chuck Laughter
• The University of Houston RAD Center – University of Houston

Finalists were selected by a nomination panel of Houston real estate leaders that included: Ashley Grigsby, Transwestern; Lindsay Reyes, LJA Engineers; Andrew Springer, Texas Capital Bank; and Vanessa Ortega, LO architecture.

A jury of national real estate experts evaluated all finalists’ projects in October 2025, to select the 2026 Development of Distinction winners. Our jury this year was:

• Anna D. Goodrich, Managing Director – Principal, Goodrich Enterprises, LLC
• Holly Law Eve, Director of Real Estate & Leasing Services, University of Virginia
• Gregg Lintern, Former Chief Planner & Executive Director, City Planning, City of Toronto (Retired)

Finalists will be honored at a reception on February 10, 2026 where award winners will be announced. Event information can be found at www.houston.uli.org/awards.