2025 Preservation Awards

 

Every year, the Santa Monica Conservancy releases a survey to local community members requesting nominations for people and projects that steward history, champion sustainability, and celebrate craftsmanship. We then research these nominations through a process that culminates in the annual Preservation Awards. At this event, we recognize the role of historic places and local cultural narratives in shaping Santa Monica’s future.

Register for the Preservation Awards at the following link:

https://smc.givecloud.co/2025pres-awards

This year, you have the opportunity to publish a tribute in the 2025 Preservation Awards print program. Preservation takes a village. Honor one of the awardees by purchasing quarter-, half-, or full-page tributes. Businesses are also welcome to purchase quarter-, half-, or full-page ads. View pricing and information here. Please note that the deadline to add a print ad/tribute has passed. All ads/tributes submitted after Nov. 1 will be included in the digital program, but not the print program.

This year’s award winners include:

President’s Award:

• Jim Harris, Executive Director, Santa Monica Pier Corporation

Rehabilitation Residential:

• 2501 2^nd Street
  • Owner: Plaster Family​
  • Interior Design: Randall Crim, JRC Designs
  • Window Restoration: Steve Lehne, KC Restoration
  • Architect: Carole and Howard Laks (Howard Laks Architects)
  • Preservation Architect: Robert Chattel (Chattel Inc., Historic Preservation Consultants)
  • Legal Consultant: Ken Kutcher (HLKK)2501 2^nd Street
  • Contractor: Pacific Cove Development​

• 518 Adelaide (Boehm House)
  • Owners: Jill and Kerry Samovar
  • Architect: Robert Anderson AIA
  • Interior Design: Petra Rask Anderson
  • Contractor: RAC INC – CM Rudi Jimenez
  • Landscaper: Buenavista Landscaping

• 4^th Street Bungalows
  • Owners: Berta & Daniel Negari
  • Project Manager: XYZ Rent
  • Architect: KCK Architects
  • Designer: Moji Ghadessi

Rehabilitation Commercial:

• The Google Store at 1460 3rd Street Promenade
  • Owner – The Festival Companies
  • Eli Mahl, Representative
  • Landlord Project Team:
    • MTCI for Construction
    • Nest for Architecture
    • MHP for Structural
  •  Tenant Project Team:
    • Architecture – Gensler
      • Michelle Gillern, Design Manager
      • Dayton Mac, Project Architect
      • Cynthia Paredes, Designer and Job Captain
      • Ross Guntert, Design Director
      • Matt Lalli, Technical Director
      • Michelle Knoedler, LEED
      • Mark Brungo, Principal in Charge
    •  MEP – Henderson Engineers
      • Payton Ortiz, Project Manager
      • Brian Frerichs, Senior Project Manager
      • Brent Felton, Sector Business Development Director
    •  Structural – KPFF
      • Joshua Furtado, Project Manager
      • Blake Dilsworth, Principal in Charge
•  Diner Antonette at 1213 Wilshire Blvd
  • Owners: Sara Abbott, Bob Lynn, Le Grande Orange (LGO) Hospitality
  • Architect: ​Joe Coriaty, FAIA, Managing Partner of Frederick Fisher and Partners

Stewardship:

• The Levy House at 137 Hart
  • Owners: Ashley Simonsen (Historic Homeowner), Jamie Sebora (Historic Homeowner)

• The Laurel Apartments, Santa Monica Nikkei Hall at 1413 Michigan Avenue
  • Developer: EAH Housing
  • Architectural Design: KFA

• Samohi Senior Bench and Viking Statue Restoration
  • Owner: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
  • Facilities Manager SMMUSD: Carey Upton
  • Silverlake Construction
  • Principals: Amy Green and Linnea Dawson

Community History:

• Santa Monica Library Read, Engage, Discover (R.E.D.) Kits
  • Director of Library Services: Erica Cuyugan​
  • Librarian: Susan Lamb
  • Librarian, Adult and Neighborhood Services: Karen Reitz​

Mary Ann Hays Volunteer Service Award:

• Susan Healy Keene, ACBH and Downtown Walking Tour Docent

Preservation Impact Award:

• Morgan Sykes Jaybush, Historic House Relocation Project