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Houston Cuozzo Group (HCG) Receives Urban Land Institute Vision Award for Design and Landscape Architecture

With design services from HCG, the Vero Beach Hotel has been completely renovated after being devastated by multiple hurricanes.

The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) Southeast Florida/Caribbean District Council presented annual top achievement awards at its Vision Awards dinner at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

The event, attended by more than 250 members and guests, named the Vero Beach Hotel &
Club in Vero Beach as a Finalist for the Project of the Year.

Chair of the local ULI District Council, Debbie Orshefsky, a shareholder in the Fort Lauderdale office of Greenberg Traurig, commented “We are very pleased that so many of our ULI members and friends joined us tonight.”

The Awards Jury that selected the honorees was chaired by Jim Motta of The Motta Group and
included judges Dr. Charles Bohl of University of Miami School of Architecture, Ivan Chosnek of IMC Properties, Robert Dugan of EDSA and Debbie Orshefsky of Greenberg Traurig.

Award Details

Finalist for Project of the Year - Vero Beach Hotel & Club, Vero Beach

An existing hotel heavily damaged by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne has been transformed into the new Vero Beach Hotel & Club, a world class condo/hotel and resort. With open vistas to the Atlantic Ocean and private garden spots, the new resort is an excellent example of a successful urban infill project, combining classical architectural and tropical elements of a West Indies theme. The redeveloped property utilizes the basic structure of the former hotel, reconfigured into 84 units with resort amenities.

Of special note is the care taken to make the project sustainable, through collaboration with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to help shape the final landscape and lighting designs.

"When a design firm wins an award from the Urban Land Institute it represents a very special level of recognition," said Michael Houston, Principal of HCG. "The entire firm is extremely proud of this accomplishment."

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