H2M designed-properties receive two 2014 Long Island Business News Real Estate & Development Awards

On April 22nd, Long Island Business News (LIBN) recognized two properties designed by H2M architects + engineers at the 2014 Real Estate & Development Awards—The Hilton Garden Inn at the Stony Brook University Campus and The Bristal at Sayville. The Hilton Garden Inn at the Stony Brook University Campus was awarded the Top Hospitality Development in Suffolk County. The five-story hotel features 135 guest rooms, a full commercial kitchen, dining room, 3,500 s/f meeting room, fitness center, swimming pool and spa. It incorporates various sustainable features within the design, including high-efficiency mechanical equipment, a high thermal-resistive building envelope and a building management system. The Bristal at Sayville was awarded the Top Assisted Living Development. It is a 136-unit, 101,000 s/f assisted living facility, containing a 40-person dedicated dementia unit. The building features a three-story design containing an array of active areas, including a crafts room, indoor cinema and bingo hall. "I am extremely proud of the effort each team put in to creating such successful projects," H2M president & CEO Rich Humann said. "They all did outstanding work." The LIBN Real Estate & Development Awards recognizes L.I.'s top professionals in the commercial and residential business community. H2M is a full-service consulting and design firm offering the expertise of more than 220 architects, engineers (water supply, civil/site, structural, M/E/P, wastewater and environmental), planners, designers, inspectors, surveyors and scientists. H2M meets the challenges associated with buildings and infrastructure and has been serving various markets throughout Long Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut for over 80 years.