
Gables Gables Park 17 Receives Merit Award
October 17, 2011
Named Merit Award Winner For Best High Rise Apartment By Multifamily Executive and Developer Awards.
Gables Residential is proud to announce that it recently received a Merit Award at the Multifamily Executive and Developer Awards ceremony held in Las Vegas. Presented annually, the MFE Awards recognize the best in multi-family development, construction, marketing and company achievement.
Lynette Hegeman, Vice President of Marketing for Gables Residential accepted the award for Gables Park 17, Project of the Year-High-Rise Apartments. Standing out among many nominees, Park 17 impressed judges with the projects innovation and integration of sustainable living elements in a multifamily dwelling, as well as the extraordinary interior merchandising and unique amenities. Park 17 boasts a superb location in Uptown Dallas which has attributed to its success. Nestled between the new Woodall Rogers Deck Park and Dallas Museum of Nature and Natural Science, the community offers easy access to cultural activities, shopping and dining. Park 17 apartment homes feature top of the line amenities such as iPod docking stations, hand-finished bamboo flooring, indoor dog park and 7th floor amenity area with infinity edge pool.
“The winners of the 2011 MFE Awards overcame some tough odds to deliver truly compelling projects and communities,” said Shabnam Mogharabi, Editor-in-Chief of Multifamily Executive. “Many of these developments were born at the height of the recession, and they are a testament to the perseverance and significant of multifamily design and construction.”
The community has been nominated for several awards this year. It was recently named the winner of the prestigious Pillars of the Industry Award for Best High-Rise Rental Community and was a finalist for Best Interior Merchandising. Gables Park 17 also won New Development of the Year by Dallas Business Journal.