John Ryckeley of J.R. Development received the 2007 Conservation Excellence Award at the South Metro Development Outlook Conference 2007 held January 30. Ryckeley received this award for his efforts developing Fayette County’s first Conservation Community, Annelise Park.

Presenting the fifth annual award to Ryckeley was Jahnee Prince, Vice President of Policy with the Council For Quality Growth, a non-profit organization that promotes balanced and responsible growth. Also presenting the award was Michael Hightower, founder and Managing Partner of The Collaborative Firm, LLC, a real estate and strategic planning firm based in Atlanta.

This award is presented annually by The Collaborative Firm, LLC. at the South Metro Development Outlook conference.

Ryckeley clustered the 75 home sites of Annelise Park on his 185-acre property in order to leave 82 acres of dedicated green space, which includes 2.5 miles of heavily wooded walking trails, a century-old pecan orchard and two fishing ponds. Clustering the homes helped Ryckeley work around the property’s natural areas, leaving its creeks, streams, hardwoods and wonderful open spaces for community use. Ryckeley received this award for creating a community which preserves natural areas that contribute to a great quality of life with balanced and meaningful living space for people, animals and plants to co-exist.

Annelise Park is a swim/tennis community with custom homes priced from $600,000 to 1 million, plus. It’s located in Fayette County, about 30 minutes from downtown Atlanta. From Atlanta, take I-85 South to Exit 61. Turn left (south) onto Highway 74 and go about 3 miles to Sandy Creek Road. turn left and go 3.5 miles to Flat Creek Trail. Turn right and go about a .25 miles. The entrance is on the left. Call 770-460-4113 for further information.

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