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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

Past GBA Photo Galleries & Programs
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