October 6, 2011
CMLC is honoured to be the recipient of a national ‘Brownie’ Award from the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) for Best Overall Project - Large Scale for its work on theEastVillage redevelopment project. CMLC accepted the award last evening inToronto during the CUI awards ceremony.
The CUI Brownie Awards recognize leadership and innovation in brownfield redevelopment, and place emphasis on projects that offer a quality of place and contribute to the community at large.
“For the past five years,EastVillagehas undergone a remarkable transformation into a true urban village,” said Michael Brown, president and CEO, CMLC. “We are proud to be acknowledged by the Canadian Urban Institute for our commitment and progress in creating a new mixed-use, master-planned community unlike anywhere else inCalgary.”
EastVillageshared the esteemed company of other Brownie finalists, including: The London Optimist Sports Centre (London,Ontario); The West Don Lands Pan/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village Project (Toronto,Ontario); and Quarry West (Calgary,Alberta).
“The jury decisions get harder every year as the range and scale of projects continue to grow,” said Glenn Miller, vice president of education and research, CUI. “EastVillagehas demonstrated excellence in large scale community development and we are pleased to be acknowledging the CMLC team for its efforts.”
This award marks another milestone in the transformation of East Village. CMLC recently announced $600 million of mixed-use private investment in the area, opened the second phase of RiverWalk early this month and is forging ahead with its partners on the construction of an 8,000 sq. ft. sales and marketing centre in preparation for the launch of residential sales early 2012
CUI is a Toronto-based not for profit organization that works to create a world of thriving, sustainable, harmonious and engaged urban regions. This was the 11th year of the CUI Brownie Awards program and the second award for CMLC. The company was honored in 2008 in the category of Sustainable Remediation for its work on the East Village Stormwater Wetland project.
