SEE Property Forum 2024: Award winners announced

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Property Forum is excited to announce the winners of its annual SEE Property Forum Awards for 2024. The winners of each category were selected from our shortlist by the jury committee, comprising the leading players in the Romanian real estate industry. The awards, celebrating the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the Romanian market, were presented at our awards gala in Bucharest, part of the annual SEE Property Forum conference.

Our list of nominees was put together based on information provided by our official data partner, iO Partners and company nominations. Nominations that made it onto our shortlist were selected by our editorial team. Except for one category - Real Estate Company of the Year, which we opened up for a public vote -, the winner of each Property Forum award was selected by our exclusive jury committee that met at our jury dinner prior to the event.

The list of jury members includes Catalin Jaloba (BCR), Jan Demeyere (Speedwell), Romulus Andrei (Banca Transilvania), Andreea Dumitru (Hagag), Emma Toma (AFI), Alina Necula (Lion's Head), Costin Nistor (Fortim), Bogdan Doicescu (Bog'Art), Gabriel Biris (Biris Goran), Roxana Bencze (Knight Frank), Gijs Klomp (WDP), Bogdan Papandopol (Dentons), Victor Constantinescu (Kinstellar), Vlad Stanislav & Charles Boudet (iO Partners), Robert Ionita (NEPI), Valentin Neagu (Crosspoint), Cristina Mihai (Raiffeisen), Marius Persenea (Iulius), Florin Tirla (Indotek Group), Vlad Drăgoescu (Revetas Capital), Ema Iftimie (Globalworth), Mihai Paduroiu (One United Properties), Eduard Ancuta (Rentguard), Andrei Bentea (CTP), Andreea Druga (Paval Holding), Ionut Bindea (Roca Industry), Alex Skouras (Alesonor), Bogdan Bălașa (HILS Development), Ramona Eftime (IFC) and Angelica Pantilie (B+N)

THE WINNERS OF THE SEE PROPERTY FORUM AWARDS IN 2024

Concept of the Year

  • Promenada Bucharest extension by NEPI Rockcastle

Project of the Year – Office

  • AFI Loft by AFI Europe Romania

Project of the Year – Retail

  • AFI Arad by AFI Europe Romania

Project of the Year – Logistics

  • CTPark Bucharest West Km 23 by CTP

Project of the Year – Residential

  • One Cotroceni Park by One United Properties

Lease Transaction of the Year – Office

  • Infineon Technologies at One Technology District by One United Properties (20,000 sqm)

Lease Transaction of the Year – Retail

  • Lefties at Iulius Town Timisoara by Iulius (5,000 sqm)

Lease Transaction of the Year – Logistics

  • LPP at CTPark Bucharest West by CTP (24,000 sqm)

Investment Deal of the Year

  • Retail park portfolio sold by Mitiska REIM to M Core 

Construction Company of the Year

  • Strabag

FM/PM Company of the Year

  • Fortim Trusted Advisors

Real Estate Company of the Year

  • Alesonor Real Estate Development

ESG Journey of the Year

  • Photovoltaic installations across 27 properties in Romania by NEPI Rockcastle

Proptech of the Year

  • Bright Spaces

Financing Story of the Year

  • €445 million loan for NEPI Rockcastle by IFC

Personality of the Year

  • Victor Constantinescu
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