Bucharest, Romania, April 23rd 2013- The short-list for the upcoming 8th annual EuropaProperty Southeastern European Real Estate Awards, representing the most outstanding and accomplished projects, companies and individuals throughout the SEE region in 2012, has been announced. Furthermore, leading players from the dynamic SEE real estate markets are now braced to take part in the region’s premier commercial real estate awards event on May 16th 2013, at the Athenee Hilton Hotel, Bucharest, Romania.
Craig Smith, publisher and founder of EuropaProperty, the leading commercial real estate media firm which organises the SEE Real Estate Awards Gala & Forum in Bucharest, the CEE Retail Awards Gala & Forum and the CEE Green Building Awards Gala & Forum as well as several other high-impact events and conferences throughout the region, remarks: "Once again I am excited to welcome everyone to our 8th annual SEE Real Estate Awards. It pleases me greatly that even in these more challenging times we have received so many nominations. The sponsors, attendees and judges are senior level European or Central European directors which affirms the SEE Real Estate Awards as a true industry landmark event.”
Market leaders in both activity and pure investment will compete for “Project of the Year” awards in the office, retail and industrial sectors. Projects are rated according to quality of design, building efficiency, quality of construction, quality of location, environmental concerns, and commercial success.
Further, to recognize the growing maturity of the SEE region, this year’s awards have incorporated Green Building categories. Green Building award winners will be developers and property owners with properties and projects that have achieved a rating from BREEAM or LEED, or similar certification, or are in the design pre-approved stages.
“Company of the Year” awards will be presented to the leading office, retail, and industrial developers, as well as the leading office, retail, and industrial and consultant/letting agents. Other awards will be presented to the best investor, bank, professional service provider, project management, property management, law firm and architectural firm in Southeastern Europe for activities and accomplishments during 2012. Companies are judged on their overall market contribution, quality of customer services, market innovation, commercial success, leadership and market penetration.
For the third year running "Retailer of the Year" awards will be given to retailers active throughout the region based on their market innovation, expansion, contribution to the market, market share, concept and design, and commercial success. Retailer nominations are still being accepted.
Awards will also be given for “Overall Retailer of the Year”, “Overall Project of the Year” and “Overall Company of the Year” in addition to Overall Professional of the Year. Nominations for “Overall Professional of the Year” are still being accepted.
The semi-final results have been narrowed down, by an independent jury of judges, from a field of over 350 nominated companies and projects to determine the following semi-finalists:
Retailer of the Year
Adidas
C&A
Carrefour
Deichmann
H&M
Hornbach
Orsay
PROFI
Wagamama
Yves Rocher
Shopping Center Manager of the Year
Ovidiu Budeanu - Arena Mall
Veronica Dobra - FASHION HOUSE Outlet Centre Militari
Mircea Petrariu - Shopping City Suceava
Oana M. Voicu - Hello Shopping Park Bacau
Professional Service Provider of the Year
Arup
Epstein Architecture & Engineering
Ernst & Young
First Title
MK Illumination
Synergy Construct
Vitalis Consulting
WSP Group
Architectural Firm of the Year
Adest Architecture
Chapman Taylor
Corporate Office Solutions
Epstein Architecture & Engineering
Moshe Tzur Architects International
Legal Firm of the Year
Biris Goran
Clifford Chance
Dentons (Salans)
DGKV
Pelifilip
White & Case
Wolf Theiss
Project Management Firm of the Year
AECOM
Arup
EC Harris
Gardiner & Theobald
Vitalis Consulting
Property Management Firm of the Year
BSS – Building Support Services
DTZ Echinox
First Facility Imobile
Jones Lang LaSalle
MT&T Property Management
Oasis Shopping Center Services
TriGranit Management Corporation
Industrial Agency of the Year
CBRE
Colliers International
DTZ Echinox
Jones Lang LaSalle
Realtime
The Advisers/Knight Frank
Retail Agency of the Year
CBRE
Colliers International
DTZ Echinox
Jones Lang LaSalle
Realtime
The Advisers/Knight Frank
Office Agency of the Year
CBRE
Colliers International
DTZ Echinox
Jones Lang LaSalle
Realtime
The Advisers/Knight Frank
Investment Agency of the Year
CBRE
Colliers International
DTZ Echinox
Jones Lang LaSalle
The Advisers/Knight Frank
Investor of the Year
Bluehouse Capital
CBRE Global Investors
Immofinanz Group
Mitiska Ventures NV
NEPI
Portico Investments
Raiffeisen Property International
Bank of the Year
BANCA COMERCIALA CARPATICA SA
BCR
UniCredit
Volksbank
Industrial Developer of the Year
Alinso Group
Portland Trust
Tishman Management Company
Retail Developer of the Year
AFI EUROPE
CC Real
Cora Romania
GTC
Immochan
Immofinanz Group
Plaza Centers
TriGranit Development Corporation
Office Developer of the Year
AFI EUROPE
Bog’art Offices
GTC
Immofinanz Group
Portland Trust
Raiffeisen Property International
Tishman Management Company
TriGranit Development Corporation
Office Development of the Year
AFI PARK 1 (phase 1 of AFI Park) - AFI Europe - Romania
Danube Business Center - BOP Immo - Serbia
Magheru ONE - S&B Gruppe - Romania
SKYTOWER - Raiffeisen Property International - Romania
Sofia Airport Center - Tishman Management Company - Bulgaria
UniCredit Tower - Bog’art Offices - Romania
Retail Development of the Year
Cora Alexandriei - Cora - Romania
Cora Bacua - Cora - Romania
City Center one Zagreb East - CC Real - Croatia
Bulgaria Mall - MRP International - Bulgaria
Fashion Park Outlet - Blackoak Developments - Serbia
Ploiesti Shopping City - NEPI - Romania
Skopje City Mall - Balfin - Macedonia
Industrial Development of the Year
Bucharest West - Portland Trust - Romania
Lufkin Industries - Epstein Architecture & Engineering - Romania
Ploiesti West Park - Alinso Group - Romania
Sofia Airport Center - Tishman Management Company - Bulgaria
Green Development of the Year
Cora Alexandriei - Cora - Romania
Cora Bacua - Cora - Romania
Floreasca Park - Portland Trust - Romania
Magheru ONE - S+B Gruppe - Romania
Serdika Offices - S-Immo - Bulgaria
SKYTOWER - Raiffeisen Property International - Romania
Sofia Airport Center - Tishman Management Company - Bulgaria
UniCredit Tower - Bog’art Offices - Romania
SEE Real Estate OVERALL AWARDS 2012:
SEE Overall Retailer of the Year
SEE Overall Project of the Year
SEE Overall Company of the Year
SEE Overall Professional of the Year
The award recipients will be chosen the evening before the awards gala by a group of active commercial real estate professionals with vast market experience who have come together to form our jury. The Jury of the EuropaProperty.com Southeastern Europe Real Estate Awards for 2012:
David Allen - Head of Real Estate and Portfolio Management - Chayton Capital
Georgios Argentopoulos - CEO - Baneasa Developments
Alex Batraneanu - Managing Director - WSP Group SRL
Eva Boehler - Director - UniCredit Bank Austria AG
Claudius Ferentz - Managing Partner - Swift Finance
Thomas Gibney -Managing Partner - Zenith Investment and Asset Management Consultants
Ruxandra Grinzeanu - Managing Director - Raiffeisen Properties International
David Hay - CEO - AFI Europe Romania, Latvia & Hungary
Razvan Iorgu - Managing Director - CBRE Romania
Troy Javaher - Head of Capital Markets CEE - Jones Lang LaSalle
Markus Leininger - Partner - SIMRES Real Estate Sarl
Marian Roman - Managing Director - CA Immo
Robert Neale - Owner and Managing Director - Portland Trust
Ioana Niculeasa - Partner, Head of the Real Estate - Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen
Tim Norman - Chairman - Europa Emerging Europe Fund
Babis Pandis - Partner - Bluehouse
Ion Radulea - Chairman - River Invest
Marcel Ross - Director - International Business Contracts Ltd
Daniel Smith - EMEA Business Development Manager - Manhattan Software Group
Anita Stampfl - Director Communications & Business Development - MK Illumination
Randy Tharp - Managing Director - Epstein Architecture & Engineering
Laura Tiuca - Local Partner, Co-Head of Bucharest Real Estate Group - Dentons
Alexander Tscherteu - Vice President - Volksbank Romania
To complement the 8th annual SEE Real Estate Awards Gala, EuropaProperty is organizing a series of discussion panels which will provide a current analysis of the rapidly developing markets of Southeastern Europe from the perspective of commercial real estate investors, developers, and consultants active in the SEE region, in addition to offering the opportunity to meet and network with leading market players.
The panel discussions will examine the office, retail, industrial, hotel/leisure, investment and residential markets of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia. The schedule includes morning and afternoon networking coffee breaks and lunch.
As with all EuropaProperty events the 8th annual SEE Real Estate Awards and Forum will pride itself on an unrivalled format that brings together top professionals in an environment conducive to offering the opportunity to meet and network with leading market players.
Further information is available at www.seerealestateawards.com.
Event Sponsors:
Premier Partner: Jones Lang LaSalle
Associate Partner: CA Immo
Award Sponsors: MK Illumination and Manhattan Software Group
Auditor: Ernst & Young
Energy Software Partner: IBC International Business Contracts
Supporting Partners: RICS, the Association of Green Building Professionals, Green Build Romania, Filipovic, British Romanian Chamber of Commerce, American Chamber of Commerce in Romania
Organizer: EuropaProperty
Venue Partner:Athenee Palace Hilton Bucharest
Charity Partner:
Hospice Casa Sperantei
PR-support Partners:
United Marketing
