Golden Brick Awards
The Golden Brick Awards are the Downtown Orlando Partnership’s exclusive annual awards celebrating the people, projects, and initiatives from the previous year that propelled downtown forward. The program also included the recognition of the “Downtowner of the Year” (DOTY) winner, Ryan Young, AIA, CEO and Co-founder Interstruct Design + Build by Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. The 2025 Golden Brick Awards, presented by AdventHealth, took place at the Dr. Phillips Center in Steinmetz Hall on May 5, 2026.
Congratulations to the 2025 Golden Brick Awards Winners!
ARTS + CULTURE
Frontyard Holiday Festival at Dr. Phillips Center™ supported by AdventHealth
COMMERCIAL + RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
Hamlin House
COMMUNITY
Drive Out Holiday Hunger Initiative
ENTERTAINMENT + SPECIAL EVENTS
2025 Vans Warped Tour
HOSPITALITY + DINING
Sparrow
INNOVATION + TECHNOLOGY
2025 Orlando Game Jam
NEW LOCAL BUSINESS
The Good Pour College Park
NEW OFFICE DESIGN
AECOM
PUBLIC WORKS + PLACEMAKING
407 Connect
REDESIGN + RENOVATION
Orlando Health Cancer Institute — BMT Expansion
SPORTS
2025 FIFA Club World Cup
SUSTAINABILITY + RESILIENCY
Habitat for Humanity Greater Orlando & Osceola County - Creating Affordable Homeownership Opportunities in Parramore
GAME CHANGER
Travel + Leisure Co. Global Headquarters
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Steve Hogan and Florida Citrus Sports' 80 Years of Impact Celebration presented by AdventHealth
DOWNTOWNER OF THE YEAR
Ryan Young
Presented by
Sponsors
EVENT PARTNER
EVENT SPONSORS
CATEGORY SPONSORS
Game Changer — CareerSource Central Florida
Arts & Culture — United Arts Central Florida
Commercial & Residential Development — Dean Mead
Community — First Presbyterian Church of Orlando
Entertainment & Special Events — Travel + Leisure
Hospitality & Dining — Visit Orlando
Innovation & Technology — UCF Downtown | Valencia College
New Local Business — JPMorganChase
New Office Design — e|spaces
Public Works & Placemaking — Orlando Health
Redesign & Renovation — DOP Board of Directors
Sports — Orlando Venues
Sustainability & Resiliency — Ustler Development, Inc.
Category Descriptions
Past Downtowner of the Year Recipients
2025 – Ryan Young
2024 – Jarrod Dillon
2023 – Jason Siegel
2022 – Craig Ustler & Brooke Myers
2021 – Thomas C. Chatmon, Jr.
2020 – Kathy Ramsberger
2019 – Frank Billingsley
2018 – Allen Johnson
2017 – Dr. John C. Hitt
2016 – Orlando Community
2015 – Linda Landman Gonzalez
2014 – Jim Pugh
2013 – Phil Rawlins
2012 – Jennifer Quigley
2011 – Ron Legler
2004 – Joel Springman
2002 – Craig Ustler & Phil Rampy
2001 – Ford Kiene
2000 – Terry Olson
1999 – Sarah Kelly
1998 – Susan Morris
1997 – Nap Ford
1996 – Mercedes Clark
1995 – Scott Gabrielson
1994 – Joanie Schirm-Neiswender
1993 – Jimmy Hewitt
1992 – Roseann Roth Harrington
1991 – Tom Kohler
1989 – Rick Fletcher
1988 – Mayor Bill Frederick
1987 – John Glenn
1986 – Kaye Don Lewis
1985 – Bill Owen
1984 – Orlando City Council
1983 – Allen Arthur
1982 – Corb Sarchet
1981 – Jerry Chicone
1980 – Carolyn Wine
1979 – Bob Snow