A History of Awards

Universal Window and Door’s commitment to innovative solutions and quality production has resulted in accolades from both the window industry and organizations that recognize outstanding work in the field of Historic Preservation. In the past decade alone, projects that feature our windows have earned over 50 historic preservation awards, both locally and nationally. Many of these award-winning projects are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Project Awards

The Pryde, Hyde Park, MA

2025 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2025 Design for Aging Review, AIA

2025 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance

2024 Best in Building Health, Fitwel

Stone Mill Lofts, Lawrence, MA

2025 Popular Choice Winner, Sustainable Adaptive Reuse or Renovation Project, Architizer A+ Awards

2025 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2024 Communities of Excellence Award, Massachusetts Apartment Association

2024 A+ Awards, Sustainable Adaptive Reuse or Renovation Project, Architizer

2024 Sustainable Building Renovation Award, Built Environment Plus (BE+)

Knox Residences, Springfield, MA

2025 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2024 New England Regional Best Project – Residential/Hospitality, Engineering News-Record

2024 Preservation Award, Springfield Preservation Trust

Fabrica Mills, Lawrence, MA

2024 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Lower Basin Barracks, Boston, MA

2024 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2024 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance

2023 Officer Station Design Gold Award, Officer Magazine

The Abbot Building, Cambridge, MA

2024 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2022 Preservation Award, Cambridge Historical Society

Southbridge Mills, Southbridge, MA

2024 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2024 Vanguard Award, National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA)

2024 Excellence Award for Major Rehab of a Historic Structure, National Apartment Association (NAA)

The Pierce Building, Boston, MA

2023 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2023 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance

Bancroft Lofts, Framingham, MA

2023 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Manomet Place, New Bedford, MA

2023 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2024 Communities of Excellence Award, Massachusetts Apartment Association

The SoWa Power Station, Boston, MA

2022 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance

Mary D. Stone Apartments, Auburn, MA

2023 Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award, Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition

2022 Reader’s Choice Award (Overall Winner) , Affordable Housing Finance (AHF)

2022 Reader’s Choice Award (Best Historic Rehab Development), Affordable Housing Finance (AHF)

The Tyler, East Haven, CT

2021 Merit Award (Adaptive Reuse), Preservation Connecticut

2021 Historic Rehabilitation Award, Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits

Lofts at Cargill Falls Mill, Putnam, CT

2021 Large Multi-Family/Mixed Use, First Place, Connecticut Building Congress (CBC)

2020 Merit Award (Adaptive Reuse), Preservation Connecticut

Cobbet Hill Apartments, Lynn, MA

2021 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Montgomery Mill Apartments in Windsor Locks, CT

2020 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award, Urban Land Institute

Sterling Lofts, Attleboro, MA

2020 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2024 Communities of Excellence Award, Massachusetts Apartment Association

Abbott Mill (Phase II), Westford, MA

2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Thorndike Exchange, Lowell, MA

2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Mystic Water Works, Somerville, MA

2020 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Parkside on Adams, Roslindale, MA

2020 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2020 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance

Boston Volvo, Allston, MA

2020 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2019 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance

2101 Washington St., Boston, MA

2019 Preservation Achievement Award, Boston Preservation Alliance

Jackson Street Lofts, Lowell, MA

2019 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Wood Worsted Mill, Lawrence, MA

2019 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Lowell Community Health Center: Phase II, Lowell, MA

2019 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Fitchburg Yarn Works, Fitchburg, MA

2019 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2018 BD+C Reconstruction Award,  Building Design + Construction Magazine

2018 Preservation Award, Adaptive Reuse, Rehabilitation & Restoration, Massachusetts Historical Commission

2018 BD+C Reconstruction Award (Silver), Building Design + Construction

Riverwalk, Lawrence, MA

2018 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award, Preservation Massachusetts

Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital, Lowell, MA

2018 Best Health Care Building, ENR New England’s Best Projects

Billings Forge, Hartford, CT

2018 Connecticut Preservation Award, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation

330 Railroad Avenue

2018 Connecticut Preservation Award, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation

Loft Five50, Lawrence, MA  (Phase II)

2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

2016 J. Timothy Anderson Award for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, National Housing & Rehabilitation Association

2016Adaptive Reuse Project of the Year, Multifamily Executive

Abbott Mill, Westford, MA

2017 Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, Preservation Massachusetts

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