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Application Requirements

Applications are temporarily closed.

  • The property nominated must be within the San Jose city limits.
  • The property will be judged based on how it looks from the street.
  • All building permits must have been obtained. Properties with any outstanding violations will be disqualified.
  • A recent photograph of the property must be included. If possible, a "before" picture should be sent. (If a before photo is not available, please take extra care to provide details of the property's original condition.) If you would like your photos returned, you must enclose an appropriately sized, self-addressed envelope with adequate postage.
  • Responses must be contained on this original form. Limit information to what is asked for. Do not attach any additional pages, except for mounted photos.
  • The committee reserves the right to move you into a different category.
  • The committee reserves the right to withdraw your application if any instructions are not followed.


Property:    Address     Zip 

Contact Name    Contact Tel 

Contact Email 

Contact Address (if different than above)

Please provide us with two (2) references, including names and phone numbers. Examples are a neighbor, a resident of the complex (if nominating an apartment building), the Downtown Association or a nearby Neighborhood or Homeowner's Association.
(List two (2) Name - Phone Number)
 

1. What improvements and why?
 

2. What unique ideas or innovations were used?
 

3. Who did the design work and what was the concept behind it?
 

4. Are there any special design features that the judges should consider?
 

5. How were you sympathetic to the overall scale/context of the neighborhood?
 

6. Who actually made the improvements?
 

7. Describe any seasonal changes made during the year.
 

8. What were the budget constraints and roughly how much did the improvements cost?
 

9. Did you receive any public assistance (grants, redevelopment funds, workshops, etc.?)
 

10. Is the overall property maintained/well groomed? (Direct comments toward the whole package -- both landscaping and structure.)
 

11. As a commercial enterprise, you are vital to the success of the adjacent community. How have you been a good neighbor in respect to things such as noise, traffic, parking, lighting, graffiti eradication or community service work?
 

12. What obstacles did you overcome in making the improvements?
 

13. Have your improvements inspired others? (i.e., Have you received comments from neighbors or shared your expertise?)
 

14. Additional Comments:
 

15. How should your name(s) be written on the certificate?
 



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