Architecture and masterplanning firm The Architectural Team, Inc., recently announced several significant honors for the firm's projects. 

The spate of awards and accolades reflects 45 years of thought leadership and design excellence in adaptive reuse, historic preservation, and affordable and mixed income multifamily communities. Of particular note is Loft Five50--a 137-unit, LEED certifiable residential complex adapted from the former Malden Mills in Lawrence, Mass.--which was just named a finalist in the Affordable Housing Finance Reader's Choice Awards for the Historic Rehabilitation category.

Featuring 134 affordable and 3 market rate units, Loft Five50, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, represents a significant portion of the community's industrial history. Now re-imagined as a vibrant element in the city's revitalization, the project has received numerous other awards, listed below the signoff.

The Architectural Team has also recently been recognized for a number of other adaptive reuse and affordable housing projects. Images and details follow below the signature.

Loft Five50, Lawrence, Mass. 

Finalist: Readers' Choice Award in the Historic Rehab category

Affordable Housing Finance

Vanguard Award for Major Rehab of Historic Structure
National Affordable Housing Management Association

Community of Quality Award
National Affordable Housing Management Association

Merit Award | Adaptive Reuse
Multifamily Executive Magazine

Best Development | Adaptive Reuse
Multi-Housing News Magazine

Counting House Lofts, Lowell, Ma.

2016 Community of Excellence in Historic Preservation

Lowell National Historical Park and Lowell Heritage Partnership

The Lofts at 30 Pine, Gardner, Ma.

The Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award

Preservation Massachusetts

Lofts at Loomworks, Worcester, Ma.

Finalist: Readers' Choice Award in the Historic Rehab category

Affordable Housing Finance

Bristol Commons+ Lenox Green, Taunton, Ma.

Winner: 2016 Vanguard Award 

National Affordable Housing Management Association

Upman's Crossing, Dorchester, Ma.

Finalist: Readers' Choice Award in the Family category

Affordable Housing Finance