The short-list for the upcoming 16th annual EuropaProperty SEE Real Estate Awards and CEO Networking Forum, Southern Eastern Europe’s premier commercial real estate event, dedicated to investment and development, has been announced.
The SEE Real Estate Awards and CEO Networking Forum 2020 will be the region’s first virtual awards show celebrating investment and development excellence. The event will be broadcast via the latest online technology and digital know-how and will be streamed live on April 7-8.
Bringing people together has never been more important and this year’s SEE Real Estate Awards and CEO Networking Forum will create a unique opportunity for everyone to be entertained and share the experience of a highly coveted event, whilst learning about the developments and trends which will help shape the ‘new normal’ going forward.
The eventual winners will be awarded on April 8 2021 live and online to some of the region’s leading investors, developers and real estate professionals.
Industry Preparing for a post-COVID Renaissance?
These are unprecedented times but there is light at the end of the tunnel. To date, COVID-19 has had a severe impact on our lives, our business and society at large. Today we are faced with the enormous challenge to recover from the impact of the pandemic. So now more than ever the importance of promoting the SEE region as an attractive and safe investment destination is paramount.
Before the current crisis investment into SEE was registering substantial increases, and expectations were that investment volumes would reach and exceed previous record volumes, with all of SEE expected to perform strongly.
However, while the impact on the real economy has been dramatic, market experts are cautiously optimistic that the worst has already passed and that transaction activity could resume in the short term.
In terms of asset classes, the warehouse and logistics and residential sectors have been the clear winners so far. Offices might see increased demand for more flex options that offer easy adaptations to increases or decreases in space usage, as well as offer diversification of portfolios.
Across all asset classes, a flight to core and quality can be seen with value-add investments being the first to show repricing and discounts. There are also plenty of non-core assets, both existing and planned, which can be a target for more opportunistic players looking for risk-adjusted yields. As well as plenty of interesting offers representing all property sectors within primary and secondary locations.
Hot spots of demand, driven by shifts to home working and local shopping, are being identified, and are reflected in increased interest for both retail and hospitality sites in cities, commuter towns and a wider development focus on convenience centres. It’s clear that businesses are preparing for a post-COVID Renaissance for commercial spaces in the SEE region.
Nominations
Currently, the coronavirus pandemic is putting all businesses through unprecedented challenges. In this way, the SEE Real Estate Awards hopes to recognise and appreciate those who have remained faithful to their core values in the face of the crisis and unfavourable market situation.
The event is the only one of its kind with a real focus on the development and investment markets with awards for top investors, investor/developers, bankers, projects and specialized service firms.
Nominations were made online and an independent jury carried out the process of deciding between the nominations for the award categories. The members of the jury are all experienced real estate professionals and are from every sector of commercial real estate in the region.
The shortlisted finalists will have their entries scrutinized and the jury then votes to decide the winners on the night before the gala at a jury dinner held LIVE and ONLINE via the latest digital technology. The event auditor, “EY”, oversees the voting process.
SEE Real Estate Awards Semi-Finalists
Professional Service Provider
ADD Value Management
Alukoenigstahl
AON
Bog’Art
Brisk Group
Build Green
New Work Offices
Sixense
Architectural Firm
Adest Architecture
ADN BA
Blue Projects
Cumulus
Epstein Architecture & Engineering
Lemon Interior Design
Law Firm
Boaynov Law
Bojovic Draskovic Popovic & Partners
Dentons
Lakatos Koves & Partners
Noerr
Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii
RTPR
Stratulat Albulescu
Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii
Wolf Theiss
Project Management Firm
Blue Projects
Brisk Group
CBRE
Optim PM
Sentient
Vitalis Consulting
Property Management Firm
CBRE
Cushman & Wakefield Echinox
Global Vision
SVN Romania
Property Manager
Alina Dima – Cushman & Wakefield Echinox
Costin Blideanu – AFI Europe
Sorin Scintei – AFI Europe
Agency
Avison Young
Cushman Wakefield Echinox
Colliers
Dunwell
Griffes
SVN Romania
Bank
Alpha Bank Romania
Erste Group Bank AG
pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
Investor
Adventum International
AFI Europe
CTP Invest
Forte Partners
Globalworth
Lion’s Head
One United Properties
S IMMO
Investment Deal
AFI Europe acquired NEPI’s office portfolio in Romania
CTP acquired a portfolio of 12 buildings from Cromwell Property Group
One United Properties acquired Office1 building from Conarg
Resolution Property and Zeus Capital Management acquired Floreasca Park
Skanska sells the Campus 6.2 and 6.3 office buildings to S IMMO
Residential Developer
AFI Europe
Biggeorge Property
Cordia
Belgrade Waterfront
Forte Partners
Gran Via
Hagag Development Europe
One United Properties
Prime Kapital
Speedwell
Retail Developer
AFI Europe
Belgrade Waterfront
Global Vision
GTC
Prime Kapital
Speedwell
Warehouse Developer
CTP Invest
Element Industrial
Global Vision
Globalworth Industrial
Office Developer
AFI Europe
Atenor Group
Forte Partners
Globalworth
GTC
Hagag Development Europe
One United Properties
Prime Kapital
Speedwell
TriGranit Development Corporation
Project of the Year
Hotel Project
Crowne Plaza Budapest – IHG/Granit Polus – Hungary
ibis Timișoara City Center – Bega Grup – Romania
ibis Styles Bucharest City Center – Dentotal Investment – Romania
Residential Project
AFI City – AFI Europe – Romania
Aviatiei Park 2 – Forte Partners – Romania
Gran Via Park – Gran Via – Romania
H Eliade 9 – Hagag Development Europe – Romania
One Mircea Eliade – One United Properties – Romania
Industrial Project
Chitila Logistics Hub – Global Vision/Globalworth Industrial – Romania
CTPark Bucharest West – CTP Invest – Romania
Eli Park 1 – Element Industrial – Romania
Retail Project
AFI Brasov – AFI Europe – Romania
Dambovița Mall – Prime Kapital – Romania
Galerija Belgrade – Belgrade Waterfront – Serbia
Supernova Požega – Supernova – Croatia
Future Project
Amber Forest – Alesonor – Romania
America House refurbishment – Add Value Management/Morgan Stanley – Romania
Avalon Estate – Prime Kapital – Romania
Globalworth Square – Globalworth – Romania
H Victoriei 139 – Hagag Development Europe – Romania
Millennium Gardens – TriGranit Development Corporation – Hungary
Quehenberger Logistics operations at CTPark Bucharest West – CTP Invest – Romania
Parcului20 residential – Cordia – Romania
Mixed-use project
AFI Brasov & AFI Park Brasov – AFI Europe – Romania
Central District 4 Elemente – Forty Management – Romania
Constanța Business Park – Global Vision/Globalworth Industrial – Romania
Garitage Park – Garitage Investment Management – Bulgaria
One Floreasca City – One United Properties – Romania
Record Park – Speedwell – Romania
Office Project
AFI Park Brasov – AFI Europe – Romania
Green Heart – GTC – Serbia
H Victoriei 109 – Hagag Development – Romania
One Tower – One United Properties – Romania
Matrix B – GTC – Croatia
myhive IRIDE | eighteen and myhive IRIDE | nineteen – IMMOFINANZ – Romania
Park Lane Office Center – Park Lane Developments – Bulgaria
The Bridge 3 – Forte Partners – Romania
Overall Awards
Professional Man of the Year
Claudiu Bisnel – Managing Partner – Brisk Group
Yitzhak Hagag – Co-founder & Shareholder – Hagag Development Europe
Doron Klein – CEO – AFI Europe
Razvan Nica – Managing Partner – Build Green
Mihai Paduroiu – CEO Office Division – One United Properties
Mihnea Serbanescu – General Manager – Cushman Wakefield Echinox
Alex Skouras – Managing Partner – Alesonor
Silviu Stratulat – Managing Partner/Head of Real Estate – Stratulat Albulescu
Professional Woman of the Year
Antoanela Comsa – Managing Director – Gran Via
Ana Dumitrache – Country Head – CTP Romania
Beatrice Dumitrascu – CEO Residential Division – One United Properties
Mariana Garstea – Chief Executive – Sixense
Cornelia Nicolae – Retail Operations Director – Fashion House Group
Emma Toma – Head of Office Division – AFI Europe