In October the great, the good and the future of real estate will gather to celebrate best practice across the industry. But here, after two long days of deliberation, we can give you a preview of those who are in the running for the best prize in property
Trying to get a vast and varied group of real estate professionals to agree on a shortlist, let alone a winner, is never an easy feat, but after some sweat, tears and some healthy debate (no blood spilled), our talented collection of judges managed to whittle down hundreds of entries to a perfectly formed shortlist.
“This was one of the most challenging judging sessions I have taken part in to date – simply because of the quality of the companies in so many of the categories we judged,” said Alex Jan, chief economist at Arup. “Despite the real headwinds facing the UK economy, it is heartening to see the best players in the property industry continuing to thrive, innovate and prosper in meeting the needs of commercial, industrial and residential clients.”
See if you are one of the UK’s best over the next few pages – unless you have entered our Rewire, Rising Star and Social Impact awards. We will reveal those lucky finalists on 29 June.
Being a judge for the EG Awards was so interesting and personally rewarding. Being able to take some time out to review and understand the amazing projects being delivered within our industry was inspiring
In October the great, the good and the future of real estate will gather to celebrate best practice across the industry. But here, after two long days of deliberation, we can give you a preview of those who are in the running for the best prize in property
Trying to get a vast and varied group of real estate professionals to agree on a shortlist, let alone a winner, is never an easy feat, but after some sweat, tears and some healthy debate (no blood spilled), our talented collection of judges managed to whittle down hundreds of entries to a perfectly formed shortlist.
“This was one of the most challenging judging sessions I have taken part in to date – simply because of the quality of the companies in so many of the categories we judged,” said Alex Jan, chief economist at Arup. “Despite the real headwinds facing the UK economy, it is heartening to see the best players in the property industry continuing to thrive, innovate and prosper in meeting the needs of commercial, industrial and residential clients.”
See if you are one of the UK’s best over the next few pages – unless you have entered our Rewire, Rising Star and Social Impact awards. We will reveal those lucky finalists on 29 June.
Being a judge for the EG Awards was so interesting and personally rewarding. Being able to take some time out to review and understand the amazing projects being delivered within our industry was inspiring
Jason Sibthorpe, Avison Young
Find out more about the awards and how to book your table at www.egi.co.uk/egawards19/
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The shortlists
Alternative Sector Award
Carterwood
Knight Frank
NHS Property Services
Savills
Student Cribs
The Kexgill Group and the University Quarter
Collaborators Award
Built-ID (Give-My-View)
Innovation Gateway (Innovation Gateway – The Power of Many)
Newcastle City Council (Newcastle Helix – Legal & General, Newcastle University and Newcastle City Council)
The Kexgill Group and the University Quarter (University Quarter)
U+I (Harwell Science and Innovation Campus)
Waterside Places (Waterside Places)
Wates Residential (Havering and Wates jv)
Creative Spaces Award
Architecture Initiative (Northampton International Academy)
Battersea Power Station Development Company (No 18)
Greenham Business Park (The Base, Greenham Business Park)
Greystar Europe Holdings (Sailmakers Reception Lounge)
LCR (Leake Street Arches)
Places for People (Park Hill, Sheffield)
Employer Award
Bidwells
Carterwood
Gerald Eve
Knight Frank
Savills
The Crown Estate
Transport for London
Future of Real Estate Award (Business)
Appear Here
Berkeley Group
Place Partnership
Places for People
Sound Diplomacy
U+I
VU.CITY
WiredScore
Future of Real Estate Award (Individual)
Faisal Butt, founder and chief executive, Pi Labs
Etienne Cadestin, founder and managing director, Longevity Partners
Joseph Daniels, founder and chief executive, Project Etopia
Megan Hanney, graduate surveyor, CBRE
Dan Hughes, founder, Alpha Property Insight
Reza Merchant, chief executive, The Collective
Rupert Parker, head of futureproofing, Avison Young
Global Adviser of the Year
Colliers International
Knight Frank
Savills
Global Investor of the Year
AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets
M7 Real Estate
Oxford Properties Group
Patron Capital
Pi Labs
Industrial Adviser of the Year
Knight Frank
Savills
Industrial Company of the Year
Oxenwood Real Estate
SEGRO
St Modwen Properties
Stenprop
Tritax Big Box REIT
Legal Team of the Year
Addleshaw Goddard
Ashurst
Birketts
Clifford Chance
CMS
Dentons
Herbert Smith Freehills
Hogan Lovells
Lender of the Year
Avamore Capital
Aviva Investors Real Estate Finance
Nuveen Real Estate
OakNorth
Octopus Real Estate
London Deal of the Year
Battersea Power Station Development Company (Battersea Power Station’s £1.6bn long-term asset ownership deal)
Delancey (Royal Mint Court)
Grainger (GRIP REIT acquisition)
Legal & General Investment Management, Real Asset (Croydon Council)
Network Rail Property and Rothschild & Co (Network Rail’s £1.5bn sale of its Commercial Property Estate)
Palmer Capital (Palmer Capital – Fiera Capital)
National Adviser of the Year
BNP Paribas Real Estate
JLL
Knight Frank
Savills
National Company of the Year
Berkeley Group
Grainger
Muse Developments
Redrow
SEGRO
Student Cribs
Urban Splash
Offices Adviser of the Year
Anton Page
BNP Paribas Real Estate
JLL
Knight Frank
OBI
Savills
Offices Company of the Year
Derwent London
HB Reavis
The Office Group
Regional Deal of the Year
Aviva Investors Real Assets (Aviva Investors Real Assets funds Enterprise City, Manchester)
Cubex (Aurora)
Manse Opus (Prospero Ansty prelet to Meggitt)
Savills (The Florence Building)
The English Cities Fund (New Bailey – multiple deals)
The Instant Group (Barclays/The Instant Group)
Tritax Big Box REIT (Tritax Big Box’s acquisition of DB Symmetry)
Residential Innovator of the Year
Apex Airspace
Ballymore
Get Living
Legal & General Investment Management, Real Assets
Placefirst
Places for People
Project Etopia
Retail Innovator of the Year
Appear Here
Davis Coffer Lyons
Savills
Toolbox Group
The judges
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The wide cross-section of judges made for particularly interesting debate as there was such a range of different viewpoints to take on board
Louise Brooke-Smith, Arcadis
Leona Ahmed, co-head of real estate sector, Addleshaw Goddard
Sherin Aminossehe, head of offices, Lend Lease
Tripty Arya, founder and chief executive, Travtus
Yolande Barnes, chair, The Bartlett Real Estate Institute, UCL
Joe Borrett, director of real estate and construction (EMEA and India), Google
Louise Brooke-Smith, partner, UK head of development and strategic planning, Arcadis
Andy Bruce, partner, global head of real estate, Linklaters
John Burbage, executive chairman, Burbage Realty
Faisal Butt, entrepreneur and investor, Spire Ventures
John Carter, commercial director, Aldermore
Jenny Casebourne, head of retail and restaurant property, The Howard de Walden Estate
Linda Chandler, chief technology officer, LIQUID Real Estate Innovation
Jeremy Collins, property director, Fenwick
Eoin Condren, director, joint venture, U+I
Matt Crompton, joint managing director, Muse Developments
Carla Cummings, legal director – construction and infrastructure (Australian qualified), Battersea Power Station Development Company
Savannah de Savary, founder and chief executive, Built-ID
Alistair Elliott, chairman, Knight Frank
Jakes Ferguson, commercial property adviser, Whitehall and central London, Government Property Agency
Mary Finnigan, head of transactions EMEA, WeWork
Susan Freeman, partner, Mishcon de Reya
Teresa Gilchrist, director, head of investor relations and new business, M7
Pete Gladwell, head of public sector partnerships, LGIM
Adam Goldin, head of UK office, CC Land
Charlie Green, co-founder, The Office Group
Michela Hancock, development director, Greystar
Jessica Hardman, managing director, head of real estate group UK and Ireland, DWS
Jamie Holmes, chief executive, VU.CITY
Alexander Jan, chief economist, Arup
Gerald Kaye, chief executive, Helical
Anouk Khan, chief operating officer, Real Estate Women
Melanie Leech, chief executive, British Property Federation
Rebecca Lovelace, founder, Building People
David Mann, partner, TFT
Madeleine McDougall, head of commercial real estate, Lloyds
Joy Nazzari, dn&co.
Michael Neal, global head of investment, Nuveen
Alex Notay, build-to-rent fund director, PfP Capital
Alex Price, chief executive, Palmer Capital
Mark Robinson, founder, Ellandi
James Sellar, chief executive, Sellar Property
Lynda Shillaw, Town Centre Securities
Jason Sibthorpe, principal and president, UK, Avison Young
James Sparrow, chief executive UK and EMEA, Savills
Emma Stapleton, co-founder and chief operating officer, The Tender Space
Cassandra Wheeldon, director of partnerships, UK and Ireland, WiredScore
Melanie Williams, partner, head of real estate sector, DWF
John Woodman, senior partner, Malcolm Hollis
Portraits by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
Technology and people featured more heavily this year, alongside some impressive transactions and projects
Eoin Condren, U+I
