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CPDB Real Estate Client Wins Excellence Award
Coblentz Real Estate Client Wins Urban Land Institute Excellence Award
Two clients of San Francisco, California-based TAGLaw member Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, California Academy of Science and Forest City's Westfield San Francisco Centre, were named as finalists for the 2009 Urban Land Institute's Awards for Excellence. At the ULI Spring Council Forum in Atlanta. The California Academy of Science was honored as one of ten Excellence Award recipients among 140 competitive U.S. entries. CPDB served as outside general counsel for California Academy of Science. The award competition is widely-recognized as the land use industry's most prestigious recognition program.
The competition is part of the Institute's Awards for Excellence program, established in 1979, which is based on ULI's guiding principle of recognizing best practice through the awards to promote better land use and development. ULI's Awards for Excellence recognize the full development process of a project, not just its architecture or design. The criteria for the awards include leadership, contribution to the community, innovations, public/private partnership, environmental protection and enhancement, response to societal needs, and financial viability.