Urbahn Architects honored with 2025 Mark the Moment Award

Honoring innovation & leadership in affordable housing

Shown from left: Urbahn Senior Marketing Coordinator and FPHC Board of Trustees Member Brad DeBose, Assoc. AIA, NOMA; BCB Bank VP Christian Duncan; Affordable Housing Development Consultant Kenneth O’Neill; Guest; Jersey City Councilwoman Denise Ridley; Urbahn Associate Principal Ijeoma D. Iheancho, AIA, LEED AP, NOMA; Homeland Emmanuel Okoye Realty Realtor Emmanuel Okoye; Urbahn Designer Megha Bansal, LEED GA; Architect Sana Khadepaun, AIA, NOMA; Associate Principal Enrico Kurniawan, AIA, NOMA; and Principal Rafael Stein, AIA. Photo by: Liliana Torres, Urbahn.

Jersey City, NJ — The Family Promise of Hudson County (FPHC) recognized Urbahn Architects with a 2025 Mark the Moment Award during its third annual Mark the Moment: The Promise Awards event. The organization acknowledged Urbahn’s role in sustainable community development and its contributions to New Jersey’s growth through numerous civic and educational projects.

FPHC operates under the umbrella of Family Promise National. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting families with children who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. FPHC provides rental assistance, shelter diversion and short-term shelter to help families stabilize and secure permanent housing. Since our Hudson County founding in 2018, we have assisted over 133 families—316 children and 167 adults. The Promise Awards celebrate compassion, leadership and the power of community by recognizing business and political leaders.

“We recognized Urbahn for its role in sustainable community development and contributions to New Jersey’s growth through numerous civic and educational projects. Most recently, Urbahn provided pro-bono design services for FPHC’s proposed headquarters and transitional housing building at 3-5 Storms Avenue in Jersey City, which will house several residential units for families supported by our organization,” said FPHC Board of Trustees president Sr. Georgette Gavioli, SSJ.

“Urbahn Architects believes deeply in the power of equitable, affordable communities. I have witnessed how access to stable housing can change lives of individuals and entire families. A safe home is more than just a roof, it is the foundation for dignity, opportunity and hope,” said Urbahn Architects senior marketing coordinator Brad DeBose, Assoc., AIA, NOMA, who serves as a FPHC Board of Trustees member and leads the FPHC Building Committee.