Awards

Organization Awards

  • 2017 Ad Club of Richmond – Bronze Award, Best Website Redesign/Build (with Colab)
  • 2016 Virginia Housing Awards – Best Housing Program – The Possibilities Project (with Children’s Home Society)
  • 2013 Richmond Urban Land Institute’s Vision Awards (finalist) – Building Healthy Communities Award
  • 2010 Bank of America – Neighborhood Excellence Initiative – Neighborhood Builder Award
  • 2010 Capital One – Investing for Good Award
  • 2008 Governor’s Housing Conference – Virginia Housing Award – Best Housing Organization
  • 2002 Richmond United Way Services – Community Excellence Award
  • 2001 Virginia Housing Coalition – Achievement Award – Best Housing Related Organization
  • 1998 HUD’s Secretary Award for Excellence – Best in American Living – Gold Award

Apartment Development Awards

  • 2014 Greater Virginia Green Building Council Leadership Award – Best Residential Project for Somanath Senior Apartments at Beckstoffer’s
  • 2014 EarthCraft Virginia Sustainable Leadership Awards (winner) – Somanath Senior Apartments at Beckstoffer’s for Multifamily New Construction Project of the Year
  • 2014 Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate Awards (GRACRE) – Winner – Best Environmental Development for Somanath Senior Apartments at Beckstoffer’s
  • 2013 Richmond Urban Land Institute’s Vision Awards (finalist) – Somanath Seniors Net-Zero Energy Apartments at Beckstoffer’s for Best Multi-family Housing Award
  • 2012 Urban Land Institute’s Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Award (finalist) – Beckstoffer’s Mill Loft Apartments
  • 2011 Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs – Excellence in Virginia Government Award – Community Enhancement – Lincoln Mews
  • 2011 Governor’s Housing Conference – Virginia Housing Award – Best Housing Development – Claiborne Square
  • 2011 EarthCraft Virginia Builder Award – Multifamily Renovation Project of the Year – Lincoln Mews
  • 2007 Home Depot Foundation– Award of Excellence for Affordable Housing Built Responsibly – Honorable Mention
  • 2006 National Public Health Association – Blue Ribbon Model Community Award – Winchester Greens
  • 2005 MetLife Award – Property and Asset Management Award – Winchester Greens
  • 2002 Fannie Mae Foundation – Maxwell Award for Excellence – Winchester Greens
  • 1999 Governor’s Housing Conference – Achievement Award – Winchester Greens

Single-Family Development Awards

  • 2014 EarthCraft Virginia Sustainable Leadership Awards (finalist) – BHC’s single-family homes development in the Blackwell community for Single Family Builder of the Year
  • 2010 EarthCraft Virginia Builder Award – Affordable Single-Family Builder of the Year
  • 2009 Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods – Golden Hammer Award – Best Residential Renovation – 2008 Fairmont Avenue
  • 2005 Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods – Golden Hammer Award – Best Residential Renovation

Sustainability Awards

  • 2015 Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award, Green Housing category – Beckstoffer’s Block, Phases I & II (Beckstoffer’s Loft Apartments and Somanath Senior Apartments)
  • 2014 Virginia Housing Awards: Winner – Best Affordable Housing Energy Conservation Effort for Somanath Senior Apartments at Beckstoffer’s
  • 2011 Urban Land Institute Richmond – Vision Awards – Best Sustainable Development & Best Overall Development – Lincoln Mews

Preservation/Rehabilitation Awards

  • 2013 Virginia Housing Awards (winner): Beckstoffer’s Mill Loft Apartments for Best Housing Preservation/Revitalization
  • 2012 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation — Beckstoffer’s Mill Loft Apartments
  • 2008 Alliance to Conserve Old Richmond Neighborhoods – Golden
  • 1998 Historic Richmond Foundation – Mary Wingfield Scott Award for Preservation – Columns on Grove

Staff Awards

  • 2019 YWCA Outstanding Women Award – Greta Harris
  • 2018 Richmond Times Dispatch Person of the Year Honoree – Greta Harris
  • 2018 Live2Lead Richmond – Leadership Award, Economic Development – Greta Harris
  • 2017 YNPN RVA – Best Nonprofit Bosses Award – Chris Hairston-White
  • 2016 Central Virginia Apartment Association Owner/Manager Member of the Year – Jon Barrett
  • 2016 Virginia Business Magazine Virginia CFO Award – Julie Hovermale
  • 2016 Virginia Housing Alliance Top 40 Network – Tiffany Person
  • 2015 Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW Richmond) Top 25 Women to Watch in Real Estate – Chris Hairston-White & Monique Johnson
  • 2014 Equality Virginia Outstanding Virginian – Greta Harris
  • 2012 Virginia Housing Development Authority – Top 40 Under 40 in Housing – Alison McCabe (BHC Project Coordinator II, Single-Family Homes) and Lee Alford (BHC Senior Project Manager)
  • 2011 Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities – Humanitarian Award – T.K. Somanath
  • 2010 Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church – John Jasper Trailbrazer Award – T.K. Somanath
  • 2008 Hammer Award – The Marguerite Crumley Preservation Award – T.K. Somanath
  • 2008 Richmond History Makers – Promoting Stronger Communities Award – T.K. Somanath
  • 2005 National LISC – Mike Sviridoff Leadership Award – T.K. Somanath
  • 2005 Richmond Community Foundation – Stettinius Award for Leadership – T.K. Somanath
  • 2002 Partners for Livable Communities – Bridge-builders Award – T.K. Somanath
  • 2002 Virginia Housing Coalition – Leadership Award
  • 2002 Leadership Metropolitan Richmond – Community Vision Award – T.K. Somanath