Multifamily Excellence Recognized at 2025 Gold Nugget Awards

Known as one of the oldest and most prestigious competitions in the industry, the Gold Nugget Awards have recognized top innovators in design, planning, and development for over 60 years.

The program announced its 2025 grand honorees at an awards ceremony June 11 in Anaheim, California, during PCBC, the Pacific Coast’s regional conference and trade show for real estate development.

This year’s competition drew 675 entries in over 60 categories, including multifamily, mixed-use, affordable, single-family production, interior design, custom homes, commercial, renovations, and site planning. Jurors selected several merit winners in each grouping and elevated one project to become the grand winner.

The judging panel included some of the industry’s top designers, planners, and builders: Signorelli Co.’s Royce Brooks; Danielian Associates’ John Danielian; McDonald Construction’s Carole Griffith, Bassenian Lagoni’s Mark Kiner; Zonda’s Steve Ladurantaye; and The Webb Group’s Joan and Larry Webb.

Here’s a roundup of 10 multifamily developments that garnered Gold Nugget grand awards. View the full list of winners across all the categories here.

Multifamily Community of the Year: The Row at Red Hill Phase I, Santa Ana, California
Developer/Builder: Greystar; Architect/Planner: AO

Mixed-Use Community of the Year: Post District Residences, Salt Lake City
Developers: Lowe Property Group, Blaser Ventures, and Bridge Investment Group; Builder: Big D Construction; Architect: MVE + Partners

Best Multifamily Housing Community, under 20 du/acre: Alan Row, Cupertino, California
Developer/Builder: Alan Enterprises; Architect: DAHLIN Group

Best Multifamily Housing Community, 20-30 du/acre: Town Chandler, Chandler, Arizona
Developer: Related Group; Builder: McShane Construction; Architect: Todd and Associates

Best Multifamily Housing Community, 30-60 du/acre: Bloom – Rose Hill, Kirkland, Washington
Developer: Merit Homes; Builder: WG Clark Construction Co.; Architect: Encore Architects & Pelletier + Schaar

Best Multifamily Housing Community, 100 du/acre or More: Freewell, Portland, Oregon
Developer: Prometheus Real Estate Group; Builder: R&H Construction; Architect: SERA Architects

Best Mixed-Use Project: West, San Diego
Developer: Holland Partner Group; Builder: Holland Construction; Architect: Carrier Johnson + Culture

Best Student or Faculty Housing: Helen Diller Anchor House, Berkeley, California
Developer: Prometheus Real Estate Group; Builder: Build Group; Architects: BDE Architecture/Morris Adjami Architects

Best Interior Design of a Multifamily Community: Orlo Apartments, Santa Clara, California
Developer/Builder: Holland Partner Group; Architect: MVE + Partners; Interior Design: Vida Design

Best On-the-Boards Multifamily Community: Latitude 61, Palm Springs, California
Builder: GHA Cos.; Architect: Woodley Architectural Group