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Baldwin Park Wins FAR's 2008 ENVY Award
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Baldwin Park, a traditional
neighborhood development on 1,100 acres nearOrlando's thriving downtown, has
won the 22nd Residential Environmental Award from the Florida Association of
Realtors(R)' (FAR). The award, popularly known as the ENVY, was presented
recently at FAR's 92nd annual Convention and Trade Expo inLake Buena Vista,
Fla.
2008 FAR President Chuck Bonfiglio noted that the ENVY Award recognizes
the one residential development -- Baldwin Park -- that best preserves
Florida's natural quality of life. It has become a highly coveted award to win
for builders of top-quality, environmentally responsible communities in the
state. During FAR's recent convention, Bonfiglio presented the award to John
Classe, managing director of the Baldwin Park Development Company, and Barbara
Koenig, senior vice president of New Broad Street Companies.
Judges cited this development for the efforts it has taken to preserve the
area's natural elements. Baldwin Park features more than 400 acres of open
space, lakes and water resources, including 15 community parks -- in fact,
nearly 35 percent of the property is devoted to parks and lakes.
As a major infill project, Baldwin Park was praised for being designed to
mitigate sprawl in the metro area, rather than add to the problem. Power
supplies, water treatment plants and wastewater facilities were already in
place, and the asphalt from old roads at the site was used to build new ones.
Developers worked with Audubon ofFlorida to help plan the parks and water
habitats, taking care to create viable ecosystems.
As part of the ENVY award criteria, a judging panel of planning
professionals reviewed the development's preservation of the land's native
flora and fauna, the blending of the community with its surrounding
environment, common areas such as nature trails and playgrounds, family
recreation and safety, streets, drainage, sanitation and marketability.
In seven years, the developers of Baldwin Park transformed an
environmentally stressed site -- the former Orlando Naval Training Center --
into a thriving and sustainable greenfield community, one that has earned
awards for its practices. As one judge put it: "Future developments inFlorida
should take cues from this project for its excellence in design, both
functional and environmental, as to lessen their environmental footprint."
Realtors throughoutFlorida commend Baldwin Park for demonstrating that
high-quality, environmentally conscious development makes good business sense.
For more information, visit http://www.baldwinparkfl.com/web/ .
The Florida Association of Realtors, the voice for real estate inFlorida,
provides programs, services, continuing education, research and legislative
representation for its more than 125,000 members in 67 local
boards/associations. FAR's Media Center Web site is available at
http://media.floridarealtors.org .
SOURCE The Florida Association of Realtors
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