Region's top real estate firms recognised at EuropaProperty's 6th annual CEE Investment & Green Building Awards

  EuropaProperty has successfully completed its 6th annual CEE Investment and Green Building Awards at the Intercontinental Hotel in Warsaw, Poland. The awards gala was heralded a great success and was well received by all winners and their guests. The awards ceremony was once again witnessed by a select group of around 350 senior European and Central European real estate professionals; affirming the event’s status as a true landmark event for the investment sector. Griffin Real Estate was this year's big winner, collecting multiple awards across all the main investment categories. Europa Capital, Griffin Real Estate, Panattoni Europe, Ghelamco, Apsys and Rockcastle also walked away with some of the big prizes. Griffin Real Estate was deemed this year's best Overall Investor collecting a number of investment awards largely on the back of its record breaking transaction that saw the company acquire Echo and split the development business (Echo Investment) from the yielding business (EPP) in 2015 and then sell 75 percent of EPP to Redefine, in June 2016, who then, with Griffin, built a management team and listed EPP in at a 45 percent premium. Other big investment winners included Europa Capital, winning four awards as this year's most successful Office Investor, Investment Asset Management Firm, Core+/Value Add Investor, and for its disposal of Eiffel Square in Budapest to KGAL. Rockcastle was recognised as Retail Investor for its prolific acquisition strategy throughout the region, and it's record breaking purchase of Bonarka City Center in Krakow for €361 million. More investment recognition went to Union Investment as Core Investor, WP Carey as Warehouse Investor, and Golden Star Estate was recognised for its acquisition of Yareal's Oxygen Park in Warsaw. Ghelamco's Jeroen van der Toolen was named this year’s Industry Professional. The developer, one of Poland's most prolific, with a successful sustainable-development model across the country, also walked away with the Office Developer of the Year prize. The Jury once again awarded Panattoni Europe as Warehouse Developer, and also selected one of their BTS projects from Poland as Warehouse Development of the Year. Echo Investment's Q22 office project in Warsaw collected this year's Green Building of the Year. The recently acquired office tower was deemed by the Jurors to be the best example of a sustainable office development. Other office developments recognised by the awards included S+B Gruppe's Krowlewska, Skanska's Corso Court and Hines's Proxima I in Warsaw. Accentuating the strength and interest in the region’s investment sector, were the Investment Brokerage and Investment Broker Awards. Savill's Michal Cwiklinski won the Investment Broker of the Year, and JLL once again walked away with the Investment Brokerage Firm award. Another personal award was handed out to GTC's Michal Gerwat for Property Manager of the Year. Apsys, a retail developer and property manager, picked up a hat trick of awards. Retail Developer of the Year, Retail Development of the Year for Posnania, their recently opened record breaking development in the Polish city of Poznan, and for their continued excellence in property management they were awarded Property Management Firm of the Year Further company awards went to Tara Consulting for Professional Service Provider of the Year. TPA was once again voted this year's best Tax And Financial Adviser, and Stewart Title was voted the best Title Insurance Provider. Other industry winners included, Dentons, Berlin Hyp, Gleeds, Chapman Taylor, and Bilfinger. On behalf of the sponsors, judges and attendees, we offer our congratulations to all the winners. Foundations are already in place for next year’s event, which promises to be even better. The sixth annual CEE Investment & Green Building Awards was held on October 26th, 2017. Full List of Winners for 2016 Company Awards

1. Professional Service Provider
2. BuildGreen
3. Hays
4. HRK S.A.
5. Merrill Corporation
6. PSI Polska
7. PwC
8. Tara HR Consulting - Winner

Facility Management

1. Bilfinger HSG Facility Management - Winner
2. General Property
3. Porreal

Tax & Financial Adviser

1. Hogan Lovells
2. Linklaters
3. Magnusson
4. Taylor Wessing
5. TPA Poland - Winner

Title Insurance

1. Dual
2. First Title
3. Secure Legal Title
4. Stewart Title - Winner

Architectural Firm

1. Broadway Malyan
2. Chapman Taylor - Winner
3. Kurylowicz & Associates
4. PRC Architekci

Law Firm

1. BSJP Brockhuis Jurczak Prusak
2. Dentons - Winner
3. Hogan Lovells
4. Linklaters
5. Magnusson
6. Taylor Wessing
7. White & Case

Project Management

1. Arcadis
2. CBRE
3. ECE Projektmanagement
4. Gleeds - Winner
5. JLL

Property Management

1. Apsys - Winner
2. CBRE
3. JLL
4. Knight Frank
5. Metro Properties
6. Savills

Property Managers

1. Kinga Antosik - BNP Paribas Real Estate
2. Andrzej Borówka - Avestus
3. Agnieszka Sławomirska-Chmarzyńska - Savills
4. Hanna Choszczyk - CBRE
5. Damian Dudziak - BNP Paribas Real Estate
6. Małgorzata Garganisz - Hines
7. Michał Gerwat - GTC - Winner
8. Tomasz Hofman - Cushman & Wakefield
9. Agata Janowska - Savills
10. Małgorzata Ruchała - Knight Frank

Bank

1. Aareal
2. Bank Pekao
3. Berlin Hyp - Winner
4. Deutsche Hypothekenbank
5. Deutsche Pfandbriefbank
6. Erste Group
7. Helaba
8. Raiffeisen Bank

Investment Agency

1. BNP Paribas Real Estate
2. CBRE
3. Cushman & Wakefield
4. JLL - Winner
5. Savills
6. Sharman Church

Investment Broker

1. Michal Ćwikliński - Savills - Winner
2. Sean Doyle - CBRE
3. Soren Olsen - Cushman & Wakefield

Warehouse Developer

1. Goodman
2. P3
3. Panattoni Europe - Winner
4. Segro

Retail Developer

1. Apsys - Winner
2. Atrium
3. Caelum Development
4. ECE Projektmanagement
5. Echo Investment
6. GTC
7. HB Reavis
8. Immochan

Office Developer

1. AFI Europe
2. Echo Investment
3. Ghelamco - Winner
4. Golub Gethouse
5. GTC
6. HB Reavis
7. Hines
8. Skanska
9. TriGranit
10. UBM

Project Awards Warehouse Project

1. IDL Logistics - P3 - Poland
2. TNT - Panattoni Europe - Poland - Winner
3. VF Corporation Expansion - P3 - Czech Republic
4. Volkswagen Group - SEGRO - Poland

Retail Project

1. ParkLake - Sonae Sierra/Caelum Development - Romania
2. Posnania - Apsys - Poland - Winner
3. Shopping City Timisoara - NEPI - Romania
4. Zielony Arkady - ECE Projektmanagement - Poland

Small – under 10,000 sqm GLA

1. Bonarka 4 Business (F) - TriGranit - Poland
2. Classic 7 (Phase III) - AFI Europe - Czech Republic
3. Krolewska - S+B Gruppe - Poland - Winner

Medium – over 10,000 sqm GLA

1. ASTORIA Premium Offices - Strabag Real Estate - Poland
2. Corso Court - Skanska - Czech Republic - Winner
3. Green Court Bucharest (C) - Skanska - Romania
4. Metroffice, part of Iride City - Immofinanz - Romania
5. Pegaz - UBM - Poland
6. University Business Park (II) - GTC - Poland

Large – over 20,000 sqm GLA

1. AFI Park 4&5 - AFI Europe - Romania
2. Atrium 2 - Skanska - Poland
3. Eurocentrum Delta - Capital Park - Poland
4. Nordic Light - Skanska - Hungary
5. Prime Corporate Center - Golub Gethouse - Poland
6. Proxima I - Hines - Poland - Winner
7. Tryton Business House - Echo Investment - Poland

Mega – over 40,000 sqm GLA

1. Gdański Business Center II (C+D) - HB Reavis - Poland
2. Hermes Business Campus (B+C) - Atenor - Romania
3. Q22 - Echo Investment - Poland - Winner
4. Warsaw Spire (A+C) - Ghelamco – Poland

Investor Awards Warehouse Investor

1. Hines Poland Sustainability Income Fund
2. Integrated Finance Group
3. Invesco
4. Macquarie
5. WP Carey - Winner

Retail Investor

1. CBRE Global Investors
2. Deutsche Asset Management
3. Diófa Asset Management
4. Griffin Real Estate
5. Invesco
6. Rockcastle - Winner
7. Union Investment

Office Investor

1. Bluehouse Capital
2. CBRE Global Investors
3. Europa Capital - Winner
4. Golden Star Estate
5. Griffin Real Estate
6. GTC
7. Hines Poland Sustainability Income Fund
8. Invesco
9. Integrated Finance Group
10. REINO Partners
11. Sharow Capital
12. Union Investment
13. WP Carey

Investment Asset Management Firm

1. Bluehouse Capital
2. CBRE Global Investors
3. Deutsche Asset Management
4. Diófa Asset Management
5. Europa Capital - Winner
6. Griffin Real Estate
7. Invesco
8. Sharow Capital

Opportunistic Investor

1. Bluehouse Capital
2. Europa Capital
3. Golden Star Estate
4. Griffin Real Estate - Winner
5. Integrated Finance Group
6. Rockcastle
7. Sharow Capital

Core+/Value Add Investor

1. CBRE Global Investors
2. Europa Capital - Winner
3. Golden Star Estate
4. Griffin Real Estate
5. Hines Poland Sustainability Income Fund
6. Rockcastle
7. Sharow Capital

Core Investor

1. CBRE Global Investors
2. Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
3. Diófa Asset Management
4. Hines Poland Sustainability Income Fund
5. Invesco
6. Union Investment - Winner

Investment Deal €20-50 million

1. Forum Business Center I - HB Reavis - ČS nemovitostní - Slovakia
2. Green Court Bucharest B - Skanska - Globalworth - Romania
3. Malta House - Skanska - Bluehouse/REINO Partners - Poland
4. Okraglak and Kwadraciak - Sharow Capital/Benson Elliot
5. Oxygen Park - Yareal - Golden Star Estate - Poland - Winner
6. Pixel Office Building - Garvest Real Estate fund - GTC - Poland
7. Zaułek Piękna - Invesco - GLL - Poland

Investment Deal €50-100 million

1. Corso Court - Skanska - Invesco - Czech Republic
2. Eiffel Square - Europa Capital - KGAL - Hungary - Winner
3. Ferio Shopping Centre - Rockspring - Union Investment - Poland
4. Forum Liberec - Tesco - Rockcastle - Czech Republic
5. Galeria Jantar - Tristan Capital Partners - CBRE Global Investors - Poland
6. Platan Shopping Center - TRIUVA - Rockcastle - Poland
7. Prime Corporate Center - Golub Gethouse - Warburg-HIH Invest - Poland
8. Váci Corner - HB Reavis - Zeus Capital Management - Hungary
9. Portfolio of logistics/industrial assets - HB Reavis - Macquarie - Czech Republic/Slovakia

Investment Deal €100 million plus

1. Bonarka City Center - TriGranit - Rockcastle - Poland - Winner
2. Gdanski Business Center - HB Reavis - Savills Investment Management - Poland
3. Konstruktorska Business Center - HB Reavis - Golden Star Estate - Poland
4. Office Portolio (Kapelanka 42 A, Axis, Silesia Business Park A, Silesia Business Park B) - Skanska - NIAM - Poland
5. Retail Portfolio - Focus Park/Focus Mall - Aviva Investors - Rockcastle - Poland
6. Retail Portfolio - Karolinka/Pogoria - Blackrock - Rockcastle - Poland
7. Sibiu Shopping City - ARGO - NEPI - Romania
8. Stary Browar Poznan - Fortis Nowy - Deutsche Asset Management - Poland

Overall Awards Deal of the Decade - Griffin Real Estate Investor of the Year - Griffin Real Estate Professional of the Year

1. Tomas Buraz - Savills
2. Robert Dobrzycki - Panattoni
3. Anna Duchnowska - Invesco
4. Gábor Futó - Futureal
5. Stanislav Frnka - HB Reavis
6. Mieczysław Godzisz - Hines
7. Marek Jakubiak - Deutsche Asset Management
8. Adrian Karczewicz - Skanska
9. Thomas Kurzmann - GTC
10. Nicklas Lindberg - Echo Investment
11. Mikhail Merkulov - Arricano
12. Steven Sewell - Macquarie
13. Nebil Senman - Griffin Real Estate
14. Jeroen van der Toolen - Ghelamco - Winner