East Lake Commons Community Receives AIA-HUD Award

The East Lake Commons community in Dekalb County, Georgia, has received a

National AIA-HUD Housing and Community Design Award for 2001 for excellence in community design that incorporates mixed use and mixed income. East Lake Commons was designed by Village Habitat Design, LLC, with Greg Ramsey, principal-in-charge. Southface Energy Institute provided consulting on energy and material selection for the project. The developer, Jack Morse, is now a resident. The project is designed for walkability, and over 50% of the 21-acre (8.5 ha) site is preserved as open space. It is located four miles (6.4 km) from downtown Atlanta.