Affirmed Housing Group Projects Win Gold Nugget Awards of Merit

SAN DIEGO, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Affirmed Housing Group is pleased to announce that two of its projects, Ten Fifty B and Magnolia Court, are winners of multiple Gold Nugget Awards of Merit from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC).  Affirmed Housing Group will accept the awards at The Gold Nugget Awards Luncheon on June 23, 2011, from 12:00pm-2:30pm at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.  Winners of the Grand Awards will emerge from the Awards of Merit in each category, and will be announced at the luncheon.  With over 400 entries this year, these prestigious awards honor the best developments in the western United States.

The Gold Nugget Awards honor creative achievements in architectural design and land use planning for residential, commercial and industrial projects.  The oldest and largest program of its kind—now in its 48th year—the competition is sponsored and presented by PCBC.

Ten Fifty B Street Apartments in downtown San Diego, the tallest 100% affordable tower on the West Coast, is a Gold Nugget Award of Merit winner in several categories, including Affordable Project - 30 du/acre or more, MultiFamily Housing Project - over 6 stories (For Sale or Rent), and Green/Sustainable Community.  Designed by Martinez + Cutri Architects and built by Turner Construction Company, the project was recently awarded LEED Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Magnolia Court, located in Manteca, CA, is a Gold Nugget Award of Merit winner in the Green/Sustainable Community category.  Lauded as the greenest all-affordable senior housing community on the West Coast, the project was designed by Studio E Architects, and was recently awarded LEED Platinum Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

James Silverwood, President of Affirmed Housing Group, states, "The Gold Nugget Awards recognize the best of the best, and we are thrilled that Ten Fifty B and Magnolia Court are among this elite group."

Headquartered in San Diego, Affirmed Housing Group is dedicated to improving and sustaining the viability of California through the development of affordable housing.  The company aims at enhancing communities and our environment by building professionally-managed, high-quality, green, multifamily housing.  Areas of expertise include site selection, engineering, architecture, construction, relocation, and marketing.  For more information, visit www.affirmedhousing.com.  

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SOURCE Affirmed Housing Group