The RiverFront Recognized with National Design Award

(August 23, 2024)

Omaha's RiverFront Parks have been recognized with the Urban Land Institute's 2024 Award for Excellence in North America

ULI began the Awards for Excellence program in 1979 to recognize superior development efforts in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Winning projects represent the highest standards of achievement in the land use profession and encompass a wide range of land uses, sizes, investments, and geographic locations.

The winners of the ULI Americas Awards for Excellence become finalists for the 2024 ULI Global Awards for Excellenc. The awards are open to projects and programs in the ULI Americas region that are substantially complete, financially viable, and in stable operation. The program evaluates submissions on overall excellence, including achievements in marketplace acceptance, design, planning, technology, amenities, economic impact, management, community engagement, innovation, and sustainability, among others.

This year, 52 projects and programs from across the Americas region were submitted for the competition. From this impressive field, 18 finalists were selected.

In addition to The RiverFront, the 2024 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence winners include:

• 550 Madison - New York, N.Y., USA
• Austin Housing Conservancy - Austin, Texas, USA
• Avivo Village - Minneapolis, Minn., USA
• Bottleworks District - Indianapolis, Ind., USA
• Canary Landing - Maple House - Toronto, Ontario, CA
• Cleveland Foundation Headquarters - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• East Campus Modernization Project - Redmond, Wash., USA
• Lincoln Common - Chicago, Ill., USA
• Mill Creek Valley - Pillars of the Valley - St. Louis, Mo., US

Since opening, more than three million people have visited Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park and Lewis and Clark Landing.