7th Annual Impact Awards
THE EVENT
Celebrating the best and brightest of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, awards will be given in five competitive categories: Innovation, Influence, Public Places, Social Impact and The Next Big Idea at our evening Gala on November 8th, 2024 at the Renaissance Dallas.
As with years prior, proceeds of the Gala will support ULI Dallas-Fort Worth in furthering the ULI Mission via our education programs and volunteer outreach to shape the future of the built environment for transformative impact in our local communities and worldwide. These efforts include our UrbanPlan and UP4PO (Urban Plan for Public Officials) programs, Technical Assistance Panels (TAPs) for municipalities, our Building Industry Leaders career mentoring program offered in cooperation with the Boys and Girls Clubs in Dallas and Fort Worth, and programs like RE:Generation and Pathways to Inclusion.
Photo Courtesy of Crescent Real Estate
THE VISION AWARD
Our prestigious Vision Award Honoree for 2024 honors the distinguished career and remarkable influence of
John Goff Chairman and Principal Owner of Crescent Real Estate
The highlight of each Impact Award event is the presentation of our prestigious Vision Award to a person or persons who has made a true Impact upon our Dallas-Fort Worth industry and region, and meets a set of rigorous standards. The Vision Award recipient must be an individual in the field of real estate development or a related sector area such as finance, planning, design or who has made an outstanding contribution in his or her lifetime to the built environment of the Metroplex and it’s surrounding cities, and adhere to the following criteria:
+ 20 Years Minimum industry Impact
+ Lasting contribution to the built environment in one or more communities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region (minimum of 3 examples)
+ Innovation and Creativity
+ Community Leadership
+ Community Service
Previous recipients of the ULI Dallas-Fort Worth’s Vision Award include H. Ross Perot and Ross Perot Jr. (2015), the legacy of Trammell and Margaret Crow (2016), Herbert Weitzman (2017), Roger Staubach (2018), Craig Hall (2019), and Steve Van Amburgh (2021.)
THE FINALISTS
Influence
- Downtown Arlington Revitalization Story submitted by Downtown Arlington Management Corporation
- Hotel Dryce submitted by Bennett Partners
- The Fort Worth Stockyards Horse and Mule Barns submitted by Bennett Partners
Innovation
- American Airlines Hospitality Complex “Skyview 6” submitted by Crescent Real Estate
- Continental Gin Building submitted by Complete Landsculpture
- Grandscape Lifestyle Center submitted by Olsson, Inc.
Public Places
- Pacific Plaza submitted by SWA Group
- South Oak Cliff Renaissance Park submitted by Studio Outside
- The Hill submitted by LRK
Social Impact
- Arlington Independent School District Dr. Marcelo Cavazos Center for Visual and Performing Arts submitted by HKS
- Austin Street Center for Community Engagement submitted by The Beck Group
- Fannie C Harris Youth Center submitted by LRK
The Next Big Idea
- Deep Rooted Ellum: Cultivating a Walkable Sustainable, Vibrant 24/7 Neighborhood submitted by Corgan
- Southern Gateway Park submitted by HKS, Inc.
- The Offices at Southstone Yards submitted by Crow Holdings Development