Sundance Square Named One
of 10 Winners in the Urban Land Institute’s
Awards For Excellence

FORT WORTH , Texas 
(April 21, 2010) — Sundance Square was named one of 10 outstanding developments in the Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Awards for Excellence: The Americas competition. The winners of the awards competition, widely recognized as the land use industry’s most prestigious recognition program, were recently announced in Boston at the 2010 ULI Real Estate Summit at the Spring Council Forum.



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 recognizes 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. 



“We are honored to receive such a prestigious award,” said Johnny Campbell. “The vision for Sundance Square has always been to create an atmosphere where people could work, live, shop, dine and be entertained seven days a week. We have worked hard to preserve the flavor of the area and offer people a premier destination for business or for play.”

Sundance Square was recognized for its culmination as a 25-year development process that has used pedestrian-friendly design to regenerate the downtown and stem suburban flight. The 2010 winners were selected from more than 170 entries.

Over the years, the Awards for Excellence program has evolved from recognition of one development in North America to an international competition with multiple winners. Throughout the program’s history, all types of projects have been recognized for their excellence, including office, residential, recreational, urban/mixed-use, industrial/office park, commercial/retail, new community, rehabilitation, and public projects and programs.

According to Jury Chair Marty Jones, president, Corcoran Jennison Companies in Boston, the awards winners are all exemplary models of best practices in land use and property development.

“Many of these developments involve environmentally sustainable features, public/private partnerships, and innovative financing,” said Jones. “All have proven to be financially successful in their industry class while enhancing and strengthening the surrounding community. Especially in these challenging times, ULI hopes to inspire others to by sharing the stories of these creative, high quality finalists.”



A jury of renowned land use development and design experts selected the finalists in the 2010 Awards for Excellence. More information about the other winners and ULI’s Awards for Excellence program can be found at uli.org.

About the Urban Land Institute 

The Urban Land Institute ( www.uli.org ) is a nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Institute has more than 33,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines.

About Sundance Square
Located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, historic Sundance Square is a 35-block commercial, residential, entertainment and retail district where people work, live, shop and dine. Sundance Square’s beautiful landscaping, red-brick streets and turn-of-the-century buildings make it a pedestrian’s delight. Named after the famed Sundance Kid, who used the Fort Worth area as a hideout, Sundance Square has been hailed as a monumental achievement in urban redevelopment.

Sundance Square is comprised of restaurants, three live theatres, an AMC movie theatre, Bass Performance Hall, two museums, three art galleries, numerous retail shops and boutiques, as well as two upscale residential complexes, and some of Fort Worth's prime office space.

Parking is free Monday – Friday after 5 p.m. and all day weekends and holidays. A customer validation program provides up to 2 ½ hours of free parking during weekday business hours. More information can be found at www.sundancesquare.com