Eurobuild Awards 2018

WINNERS

Winners in Jury Awards

Investment Deal of the Year, CEE
Acquisition of a portfolio of 28 retail properties known as M1 deal
Show winner profile
Acquisition of a portfolio of 28 retail properties for around 1.0 billion euro by Chariot Top Group, with Griffin Real Estate acting as the transaction manager, co-investor and co-manager of Chariot BV. Chariot Top Group acquired a portfolio of 28 real estate assets consisting of 9 M1 shopping centers, 12 hypermarkets, 4 power parks, and 3 stand-alone DIY stores. The portfolio has a total GLA of about 704,000 sqm. Upon the closing, Chariot immediately resold 12 assets from the portfolio to EPP.
Facility Management Company, Poland
Apleona HSG Sp. z o.o.
Show winner profile
Apleona HSG provides comprehensive integrated Facility Management. The Company supports technical and infrastructural facilities, office, industrial, logistics, commercial centers and other throughout the country. Moreover, Apleona HSG supports facilities certified by LEED and BREEAM, as well as provides additional services to support production processes and management: construction management, power management programs, work safety and CAFM. The company is certified ISO 9001, 14001, 18001.
Building Consultancy of the Year, Poland
Arcadis Sp. z o.o.
Show winner profile
Arcadis is the leading global Design & Consultancy firm for natural and built assets. Applying our deep market-sector insights and collective design, consultancy, engineering, project and management services, we work in partnership with our clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets. Our experts are experienced in delivering solutions to our clients, whatever their sector, industry or location. We are 27,000 people active in over 70 countries that generate €3,2 billion in revenues. In Poland we have over 200 specialists working from 5 locations. Our services include: Program and Project Management, Cost and Commercial Management, Strategic Procurement and Contract Strategy, Technical Due Diligence, Bank Monitoring, Claims Management, Sustainability Consultancy, Corporate Real Estate Services, Workplace Interior Architecture & Design, Employer’s Representative/ EPCM, Development Consultancy, Site Supervision.
Investment Agency Team of the Year, Poland
CBRE
Show winner profile
2017 and 2018 were spectacular years for CBRE. We sold the largest Office Portfolio (SEB Savills IM Portfolio) of 6 buildings across Poland as well as the largest retail transaction on Polish market – EUR 1 bn acquisition of Metro Portfolio on behalf of Griffin RE.
Property Management Company of the Year, Poland
CBRE
Show winner profile
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm.The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. In Poland CBRE Group employes over 1,200 people in 10 offices.
New Office of the Year, Poland
Centrum Praskie Koneser
Show winner profile
Centrum Praskie Koneser is the mixed-use development in Praga District, chosen as one of the 10 Europe’s coolest neighbourhoods (The Independent, 2018). It offers 25,500 sqm of A-class office space – 98% leased before bringing the property into use. Following a revitalisation process, Koneser – the former Warsaw Vodka Distillery – became a bustling urban quarter, shaped in line with placemaking trends. Office employees can take part in exhibitions and cultural events, visit the world’s first Polish Vodka Museum and benefit from Zdrofit fitness club, Damian Medical Center, numerous restaurants, cafés and shopping units. Koneser also provides exceptional amenities for business: 8,500 sqm of event space (2 event centers and the open Koneser Square); Moxy hotel (Marriott International) - to be opened soon. The unique public transport network (metro, tram, bus lines and train connections with 2 airports) and streamlined traffic solutions make travelling to Koneser fast and easy.
Office Agency Team of the Year, Poland
Colliers International
Show winner profile
• A stable team of 46 people passionate about real estate • Services provided in major regional markets in terms of renegotiations and relocations, subletting, expansions and reductions in premises in Tenant Representation • High proportion (68%) of repeat business is a proof of our successful cooperation with Clients. We had pleasure to work several times with: Roche, Grupa Pracuj, Nordea, LUXMED, PKN Orlen, Schneider, Samsung, Nestle, DSV, KMPG, BZW BK, Amway, Mind Space, PWC, Atos. Long term cooperation (over 15 years) with clients such as Medicover, Pirelli, DuPont, Tchibo, Henkel. • Main goal of services provided by Landlord Representation is maximising the value of the investment, based on the most favourable financial conditions achieved in the shortest possible time • The agency with an exceptional Net Promoter Score (client loyalty and satisfaction score, ranging from -100 to +100) = +87 • The only Office Agency that shares their knowledge with tenants through a blog: najem.ca
Tax & Financial Consultancy of the Year, Poland
CRIDO
Show winner profile
Crido team includes over 270 people, specializing in tax, business and innovation advisory, financial modelling and corporate finance. A real estate team includes 2 partners and 5 managers specializing in structuring and transaction (30 people in total), additionally the Team is supported by 1 partner and 1 senior manager specializing in litigation for real estate, partner specializing in transfer pricing for the industry as well as 2 managers on financial modelling. These teams cooperate closely with Crido Legal real estate team. This allows to combine highest technical knowledge with deep industry experience at all aspects of tax advisory for real estate clients. At the same time the size and experience of the team allows us to manage a highly complicated projects from technical perspective but also as project managers. Being a member of the international Taxand network enables us to conduct cross-border deals and/or reorganizations, which is highly appreciated by our clients.
Law Firm of the Year, Poland
Dentons
Show winner profile
Dentons is the world's largest law firm, with 9000+ lawyers working in 74 countries and 168 offices globally. Established 27 years ago, the Warsaw operation is the biggest full-service law firm in Poland offering clients access to 220 lawyers. The team of 45+ core real estate lawyers continues to play the leading role on the Polish legal market. We are continuously involved in the most complex property projects in the region. Clients perceive us as business advisers and not just purely lawyers. We are oriented towards specific, actionable advice that solves an issue and gets a deal done, rather than offering theoretical analysis. Our goal is to ensure client’s business is successful. Thanks to our breadth of specializations, we can create a team of lawyers who will ensure this approach is met and work is delivered on time. While we are best known for real estate investments advisory, we also provide a wide spectrum of additional services, including financing, development and leasing.
Office Developer of the Year, Poland
Echo Investment
Show winner profile
Echo Investment is the largest Polish developer, the only one on the market with extensive experience in three sectors of the real estate market: residential, retail and service as well as office one. AIts flagship project complementing the city's fibre is Browary Warszawskie, which is being built in the heart of the fastest growing district of Warsaw. The company is preparing further ‘destinaton’ projects in Warsaw, Kraków, Łódź and Wroclaw. Since 1996 Echo Investment has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Since 2015 Echo Investment has been part of a dynamically developing capital group: PIMCO – Oaktree – Griffin Real Estate.
Retail Developer of the Year, Poland
Gemini Holding Sp. z o.o.
Show winner profile
More than 25 years of experience and several dozen investments completed in Poland. Today, the Gemini Holding is a dynamically-growing development company. Gemini has been developing its portfolio since 1993, when the holding launched the BP brand on the Polish market, building their first petrol stations. The following years were marked by major projects completed for Carefour, Geant, Lidl and Tesco. The company also introduced McDonald's on the Polish market, building its first restaurants. Currently, the portfolio of the company includes 3 shopping centers - in Tarnów, Bielsko-Biała and Tychy. The company offers a wide range of services related to the investment process of commercial real estate. From finding attractive locations for these activities by acquiring land, performing overseeing administrative and construction processes, to building value, finishing and equipping buildings as well as property management. The company's team consists of 100 people
Investor of the Year, CEE
Globalworth
Show winner profile
Globalworth is a listed real estate company active in Central and Eastern Europe, quoted on the AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange. It has become the pre-eminent office investor in the CEE real estate market through its market-leading positions both in Romania and in Poland, where the company has a majority shareholding in Globalworth Poland, a pure-play Polish real estate platform listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Globalworth acquires, develops and directly manages high-quality office and logistics/light-industrial real estate assets in prime locations, generating rental income from high quality tenants from around the globe. Managed by over 170 professionals across Romania and Poland, the combined value of its portfolio is in excess of €2 billion, as at 30 June 2018. Over 90% of the portfolio is in income-producing assets, predominately in the office sector, and leased to a diversified array of some 510 national and multinational corporates.
Financing Provider of the Year, CEE
HELABA
Show winner profile
-
Retail Agency Team of the Year, Poland
JLL
Show winner profile
JLL has one of the largest retail teams in Poland covering both major metropolitan areas and smaller cities. Its 11 experts have over 20 years’ experience, excellent consultancy capabilities, an unmatched mix of market knowledge, insight, innovation, and extensive in-depth retail intelligence. JLL signed 200 deals totaling approx 40,000 sqm in the last 12 months. The Retail Leasing team creates and executes marketing & leasing strategies as well as negotiating lease terms. The Retail Tenant Representation team helps to enable market debuts, establishes development strategies and negotiates financial terms. JLL works on all types of formats: shopping/convenience centres/outlets/retail parks; advises on leasing/releasing/repositioning/refurbishment; has in-depth high street/luxury/food&beverage/transportation hub/mixed use expertise. With the highest level of services and volume of instructions (700,000 sqm), JLL is the clear market leader in the field of complex retail advisory.
Warehouse Agency Team of the Year, Poland
JLL
Show winner profile
Active since 1994, JLL is the leading real estate advisory company in Poland. The JLL Industrial Team is a highly experienced group of 26 professionals specializing in tenant representation in industrial and manufacturing-related ventures, search & sale of investment land as well as BTS developments in cooperation with leading developers. Between 2017 and 2018, the team has advised on leasing deals of 460,000 sqm, and 130 ha of land acquisitions. JLL provides a wide range of consulting services and covers all markets with experts assigned to every region. JLL assembles dedicated teams of experts who deliver integrated services built on market insight and foresight, sound research, and relevant market knowledge. The company attracts, develops and rewards the best and most creative people in the industry, challenging them to develop lasting client relationships that are built on quality service, cooperation and trust.
Green Services Provider of the Year, Poland
Kuryłowicz & Associates
Show winner profile
Kuryłowicz & Associates Architecture Studio was founded in 1990 by Prof. Stefan Kurylowicz. Today, it is the most renowned and titled architectural company in the Poland. It employs 80 experienced architects in offices in Warsaw and Wroclaw. The studio can boast many prestigious realisations in the whole country. It has experience in designing investments of every size and function. Throughout the time of its activity, the studio has gained the reputation of a reliable partner, able to present solutions of the highest quality within the fixed time and budget. Besides standard and complex architectural services, the company also offers counsel and support regarding advertisement and investment promotion. The quality of the solutions delivered by the company has been awarded many times both in Poland and abroad. But the biggest prize is the rich portfolio of satisfied customers. Many of which have been co-operating with us for many years.
New Warehouse of the Year, Poland
Panattoni Amazon BTS
Show winner profile
Panattoni's 5th logistics centre for Amazon is adapted to the high-bay storage system and dedicated to the distribution of shoes and clothes in Western Europe. The facility has been developed in the brownfield area, BREEAM Certificate – Very Good achieved. In order to improve the accessibility of the investment, PE rebuilt the road crossing the CTL Haldex railway siding. The new viaduct allows for collision-free movement around the entire area. Next to the fulfillment center PE has developed, for the purposes of an Amazon service, a state-of-the-art, fully-automated clothes printing facility whereby customers worldwide can create unique graphic designs for sweatshirts or t-shirts and have them printed on demand. A 11,000 sqm facility includes a two-storey office zone & 350 sqm employee canteen which can accommodate up to 80 people. With a view to environmental protection, the building has been fitted with a special installation to reduce the pollution related to the printing process.
Warehouse Developer of the Year, CEE
Panattoni Europe
Show winner profile
Panattoni Europe is part of the Panattoni Development Company, one of the largest industrial developers in the world, with 24 offices in North America and Europe. Panattoni has been present in Central Europe since 2005. To date, the developer has delivered 7 million sqm of modern industrial space altogether in Poland, the Czech Republic, UK and Germany. A dedicated department responding to individual tenants’ needs – build-to-suit projects – is also located within the Panattoni Europe structure. Among key tenants are companies such as Amazon, Arvato Services Polska, Coty Cosmetics, DSV, H&M, Intermarché, Leroy Merlin, ND Logistics, Still, Schenker, Selgros and Tesco. Apart from Poland, Panattoni Europe has offices in the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Germany.
New Hotel of the Year, Poland
Raffles Europejski Warsaw
Show winner profile
The neo-renaissance palace was built by Enrico Marconi in 1857 and quickly became the region's most prestigious hotel. The lovingly restored and reinvented hotel has stunning contemporary interiors. Raffles Europejski Warsaw opened after 4 years renovation and it is the third European hotel of the group after Paris and Istanbul. It is also Poland’s most luxurious hotel. It conveys the essence of today’s Poland, and gives it a modern finish, by showcasing The Europejski Art Collection - the biggest private collection of Polish contemporary art of almost 500 pieces, curated by esteemed Anda Rottenberg. As Raffles Europejski Warsaw sets the new benchmark for luxury experience in the Polish capital, it remains true to the iconic nature of the Raffles brand. Proudly Polish, Raffles Europejski Warsaw was formerly a hallmark of the past has become a symbol of the future, encapsulating a city in full flourish.
Real Estate Construction Company of the Year, Poland
Skanska SA
Show winner profile
Skanska S.A. is the part of the Skanska Group, established in 1887. Skanska is a leading international project development and construction company. We build in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, caring for the future needs of communities that we operate in. We focus on how our projects will influence the life of people and the country’s development in the long-term. Skanska S.A. acts according to its new “City Builder” strategy. Our aim is to concentrate business in large urban agglomerations, focus on increase involvement in the implementation of complex projects as well as maintaining cooperation with other units from the Group. We focus on the locations and segments with the greatest potential for long-term growth – offices, residential and civil engineering in cities – and projects that yield the biggest profits. We focus our activity on seven major Polish cities: Warsaw, Poznan, Lodz, Krakow, Wroclaw, Gdansk and Katowice. We also focus on the contracts which can yield added value for both business partners and communities. We are the only contractor of Skanska’s office and residential projects – modern, comfortable office complexes in the biggest Polish cities and one of the first green and certified residential estates in Warsaw.
Most Investor-Friendly City
The City of Warsaw
Show winner profile
Office stock (sq m) 2018: Existing – 5,420,000 (~56% of total office stock in Poland); A-class stock – 53% Under construction – 740,000; A-class stock – 99% Vacant – 11.1% Office demand (sq m) 2018 – Take-up – 424,700 Asking rents – EUR 11-23/sq m/month
New Shopping Centre of the Year, Poland
Wroclavia
Show winner profile
In the first year Wroclavia was visited by 14.5M customers (85K on the first day with tenants’ revenues hitting all-Poland record level). It’s a result of well-thought strategy – create an iconic lifestyle shopping center in a perfect location (heart of extremely vibrant city). Wroclavia is a custom-made project which used whole international URW experience in bringing the best shopping destinations. It’s a home to most popular fashion groups and brands absent of the city before. It establishes new standards of services (4-star), with innovative architecture and exceptionally vibrant atmosphere. A fifth of the centre’s total space is dedicated to leisure and food services including Grand Kitchen (original URW concept of cautiously arranged, spacious dining zone; next to 4,300 m² terraces) and the only cinema in Poland with so extensive entertainment offer (20 AC theatres, the first IMAX® in Wroclaw). In Wroclavia, everything is made to ensure smooth and pleasant customer journey.
WINNERS

Winners in The Popular Choice Awards

Outstanding Non-Business Achievement of the Year, Poland
'Bielsko-Biała for Tom Hanks' fund-raising initiative
Show winner profile
Nearly PLN 120 thousand collected for the Children's Hospital in Bielsko-Biała, involving the Oscar-winning actor in the charity project, plus hundreds of throusands of poeple in the country, willing to support him. No charity project organized so far by a Polish shopping center has ever welcomed such outstanding support like "Bielsko-Biała for Tom Hanks" did. The very project started small - like a good joke. In 2016, shooting a movie in Hungary, Tom Hanks took a picture with Fiat 126p, which he posted on Instagram. Monika Jaskólska, a community volunteer, saw the post and came up with the idea to collect some money to buy and renovate a car, and then to send the car as a gift. A surplus from the fundraiser was promised to the Children's Hospital in Bielsko. The organizer asked Gemini Park for support. In November 2016, Jaskólska announced the project, live, in TVN. Several other fiat 126p cars also appeared in the show. A dedicated money box was placed in the Gemini the same month. A total of PLN 23 thousand was raised in this box alone. However, all of the money was paid directly to the hospital, because Rafał Sonik, the owner of Gemini, decided to finance the purchase of the car. Once purchased, the car was handed over to the mechanics. The shopping center launched a promotional campaign, including an event, during which the renovated car was displayed. In March 2017, an exhibition of the historical "Maluch" fiat 126p cars from the Fiat 126p Museum was presented in the shopping center. A convention of their enthusiasts accompanied the presentation. The renovated car was presented on July 9, 2017 during the "Bielsko-Biała for Tom Hanks" event accompanied by the "Made in Bielsko-Biała" fair. The total income from the lease of exhibition space was paid to the hospital. Another fundraiser was organized. The shopping center collected PLN 10 thousand during the final itself. After it was unveiled, the car went on a two-month tour. It made it to its last stop in the Okęcie airport, from where it flew out to Los Angeles to meet Tom Hanks on November 30, 2017. A total of PLN 120 thousand was collected in total. The sum was paid in whole to the Children's Hospital in Bielsko. Attention was also drawn to the situation of the hospital. Nearly 1000 publication, more than PLN 6.8 million worth. This is the only charity initiative of a Polish shopping center which was covered by foreign media, such as BBC, NBC, The Telegraph.
Newcomer of the Year, Poland
Globalworth
Show winner profile
Globalworth is a listed real estate company active in Central and Eastern Europe, quoted on the AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange. It has become the pre-eminent office investor in the CEE real estate market through its market-leading positions both in Romania and in Poland, where the company has a majority shareholding in Globalworth Poland, a pure-play Polish real estate platform listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Globalworth acquires, develops and directly manages high-quality office and logistics/light-industrial real estate assets in prime locations, generating rental income from high quality tenants from around the globe. Managed by over 170 professionals across Romania and Poland, the combined value of its portfolio is in excess of €2 billion, as at 30 June 2018. Over 90% of the portfolio is in income-producing assets, predominately in the office sector, and leased to a diversified array of some 510 national and multinational corporates.
The Real Estate Personality of the Year, Poland
Jolanta Nowakowska-Zimoch
Show winner profile
Jolanta is the Head of the real estate team, which consists of 40 top-rated specialists who cover a broad spectrum of core real estate and related practices, including finance, corporate, M&A, tax and capital markets. The team has significant experience in working with both local and international investors - advising on and managing domestic projects, as well as in cross border transactions.