Mancini-Duffy, a New York-based architectural and design firm, recently accepted the 2005 Lester Dundes Award from the New York Chapter of the International Interior Design Association. The award, in the category of commercial real estate under 50,000 sq. ft., recognized the design of offices for Apollo Real Estate Advisors.

Forest City Enterprises, a real estate developer based in Cleveland, and Albert Ratner, the company's co-chairman, were awarded the Urban Land Institute's 2005 J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development, which recognizes commitment to responsible development. The company's Brooklyn-based Forest City Ratner affiliate is planning a $3.5 billion redevelopment of Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn that includes a basketball arena and a dozen high-rises. Ratner requested that the $100,000 prize be redirected toward efforts to rebuild New Orleans after last year's Hurricane Katrina.

Clayton Block and Ralph Clayton & Sons, suppliers of masonry and ready-mix concrete based in Lakewood, N.J., have moved into a new three-building complex off of Prospect Street and Route 9.