Napier City Council Director of Community Services Antoinette Campbell said the redevelopment had given new life to Marine Parade.
She said the area is more popular than ever with both locals and visitors.
"We are so pleased that the project has been recognised with this award by the Institute of Landscape Architecture."
Senior principal landscape architect at Boffa Miskell, Nik Kneale,said the team is thrilled to have been recognised by NZILA.
"Designing the project with the wider team, including Paris Magdalinos Architects and Jacob Scott, has been a pleasure, sharing stories of place and delivering a new, yet familiar aesthetic for central Napier," Kneale said.
"On top of this, the community's enthusiastic adoption of the coastal park has been incredible. We're both proud and honoured."