Broughty Ferry is the only Scottish neighbourhood to be nominated for an Academy of Urbanism Award.
The district of Dundee will now proceed to the next stage of the competition after being named one of three finalists in the Best Neighbourhood category, head of 65 neighbourhoods across the UK.
Competing against Dundee’s neighbourhood are two English rivals Devonport in Plymouth and Holbeck Urban Village in Leeds.
Now residents will eagerly await the result, which will be revealed in 2015.
Previous years have seen Glasgow’s Pollokshields and West End nominated. Dundee will hope to go one better and win next year.
Three academy assessors, Richard Guise, John Lord and Francis Newton, visited Broughty Ferry earlier this week, where they took time to meet locals and experience the city.
They met several organisations representing the area, including Broughty In Bloom, the Broughty Ferry Traders Association as well as councillors and the community council.
The judges from the Urbanism Great Neighbourhood Award took in several sights while reaching their decision, including the railway station, Grove Academy, Barnhill Rock Garden and Local Motion Land Train.
They ate at Bruach, and the day ended in the traditional style with an ice cream from Visocchi’s.
One of the judges, Richard Guise, remained positive about Broughty Ferry’s chances in the competition.
He said: “There’s no doubt that all three of the finalists are winners. We were impressed by the vitality of the mix of activities and uses that Broughty Ferry offers.
“The obvious enthusiastic involvement of so many people and organisations is the life of this attractive neighbourhood.
“We would like to thank the people of Broughty Ferry for making us so welcome and for showing us why this small town is so successful.”
Willie Watt, who is a committee member of Broughty Ferry Traders Association, was clearly delighted with the result, and hoped it would give a positive impression to everyone across Dundee.
He said: “The news that Broughty Ferry had been nominated for the Academy of Urbanism’s Best Neighbourhood Award was a wonderful surprise.
“This underlines to a much wider audience that the Ferry is a wonderful place.
“Of course those of us who work, rest and play here already know that.
“It is therefore heartening that such a prominent international body has underlined just how special it is and the degree to which other towns and neighbourhoods can learn from the Ferry.”