The Family Promise of Hudson County recognizes Urbahn Architects with 2025 Mark the Moment Award

October 14, 2025 - Owners Developers & Managers

Shown (from left) are: Urbahn Architects senior marketing coordinator and FPHC Board of Trustees member Brad DeBose, assoc. AIA, NOMA l BCB Bank vice president Christian Duncan; affordable housing development consultant Kenneth O’Neill; guest; Jersey City councilwoman Denise Ridley; Urbahn associate principal Ijeoma Iheancho, AIA, LEED AP, NOMA; Homeland Emmanuel Okoye Reality 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.

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 growth through civic and educational projects.

Family Promise of Hudson County (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 the Hudson County founding in 2018, FPHC has 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 Ave. in Jersey City, which will house several residential units for families supported by our organization,” said FPHC Board of Trustees president sister 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.

Urbahn, which celebrates the 80^th anniversary of its founding this year, has designed several municipal and educational projects serving the Jersey City community, in addition to FPHC’s headquarters and transitional housing. These include the Jersey City Municipal Services Center, BelovEd Charter Middle School and BelovEd Charter High School.

Serving as a ‘Green Gateway to Jersey City,” the $59 million, 152,000 s/f Jersey City Municipal Services Center was built for the Jersey City Department of Administration on a 15-acre site. The complex is an ultra-low energy usage building and has received the coveted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum-level certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The $12.5 million, 53,000 s/f, four-story BelovED Community Charter High School, located at 535 Grand St. in Jersey City, serves 480 students in grades 9 to 12. The recent 22,000 s/f expansion of the BelovED Community Charter School at 508 Grand St. added, originally designed by Urbahn as well, added a new wing housing specialized computer, music and art facilities. The project also added natural disaster resiliency to the school.