THE best new public and commercial buildings in Scotland have been celebrated at the Scottish Property Awards in Edinburgh.
The competition honours achievements in the real estate sector with over 650 guests in attendance at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Property Company of the Year, the ‘ultimate’ award of the night, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland, was presented to Miller Developments. The judging panel praised the company for a ‘landmark’ year with major large-scale developments totalling over 1.5msq.ft. of commercial space.
Three universities collected awards for their property development work. Stirling University’s campus central collected two prizes for its major public area project designed and delivered by Page\Park Architects and Robertson. They collected Architectural Excellence Award (Public Use) and the ESG Refurbishment of the Year. The judges praised the ‘high quality’ work to repurpose the campus in a dramatic transformation of the civic space.
The University of Glasgow won Development of the Year (Public Buildings) for the Mazumdar Shaw Advanced Research Centre and Heriot Watt University was commended for its new robotics centre, the National Robotarium.
In Large Scale Commercial Development, Knight Property Group collected an award for its Belgrave Logistics Park in Bellshill and also in the west, Urban Union won Regeneration for its continued work at Lauriston. Drum Property collected the award for Build to Rent Development of the Year for its Solasta Riverside Project in Glasgow.
The Deal of the Year category, sponsored by PMP, was awarded to QMile Group at Haymarket and the Complex Lease Arrangement to Edinburgh City Council for a new Hyatt Centric Hotel. The 350-bed hotel has been tipped to bring ‘significant’ economic impact to the area and improve the strength of the EICC as an international event destination. (M&G Real Estate, QMile Group, Hyatt Hotels, Edinburgh City Council).
The ‘ultimate’ individual award, the Business Leadership Award, was presented to Stuart Heslop, former MD of real estate finance at Royal Bank of Scotland. Sponsored and presented by Faithful + Gould, Heslop announced his retirement from the bank after 35 years of work in the sector and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the UK for real estate finance. In his final year in the role, he led a team of 15 in four cities with a lending book of over £4 billion and had approved £866 million of new investment spent directly into real estate development.
Alan Robertson, chair of the judging panel, commented, “Thank you to everyone who entered and participated in the 10th annual Scottish Property Awards and to our major sponsors Peace Recruitment and PMP. I send you all our very many congratulations and wish you all continued success in the year ahead.”
The winners in full:
Industrial Team of the Year sponsored by Peace Recruitment Group
WINNER: Savills
FINALISTS:
Avison Young
Colliers
JLL
Ryden
Investment Agency Team of the Year sponsored by Trident
WINNER: Lismore
FINALIST:
CBRE
Office Agency Team of the Year sponsored by London and Scottish Property Investment Management
WINNER: JLL
FINALISTS:
Avison Young
Cuthbert White
Ryden
Retail & Leisure Agency Team of the Year sponsored by Together Money
WINNER: Orinsen
FINALISTS:
Allied Surveyors Scotland
Savills
Student Accommodation of the Year
WINNER: St Joseph’s House, Edinburgh by S1 Developments / UK Commercial Property REIT
FINALIST:
Murieston Crescent Student Accommodation, Edinburgh by 56Three / Maven
ESG Refurbishment of the Year sponsored by Eden Property Asset Management
WINNER: Campus Central, University of Stirling by Robertson Construction & Page/Park Architects
FINALISTS:
St Joseph’s House, Edinburgh by S1 Developments / UK Commercial Property REIT
Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh by Ica Studio
Financial Partner of the Year
WINNER: Royal Bank of Scotland
FINALIST:
Aldermore
Health Care Development of the Year sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard
WINNER: Broadford Hospital by hub North Scotland, NHS Highland, Balfour Beatty, Oberlanders Architects & Rural Design
FINALIST:
Clydebank Health and Care Centre, Clydebank by Anderson Bell Christie and Hub West Scotland
Architectural Excellence Award (Public Use)
WINNER: Campus Central, University of Stirling by Page\Park Architects
WINNER: Duthie Park Nursery, Aberdeen by Halliday Fraser Munro
HIGHLY COMMENDED: The National Robotarium, Edinburgh by Michael Laird Architects
FINALISTS:
Castlebrae Community Campus, Edinburgh by jmarchitects
Galson Estate Trust Community Hub, Isle of Lewis by Oberlanders Architects
Winchburgh Sport and Well Being Hub by Ryder Architecture
Architectural Excellence Award (Commercial Use) sponsored by Aldermore
WINNER: Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh by Ica Studio
WINNER: Glencoe Base Station by Anderson Bell Christie
HIGHLY COMMENDED: St Andrews Links Trust Headquarters by Nicoll Russell Studios
FINALISTS:
Custom House & The St Enoch Quarter, Glasgow by Artisan Real Estate
St Joseph’s House, Edinburgh by S1 Developments / UK Commercial Property REIT
Build to Rent Development of the Year sponsored by Dentons
WINNER: Solasta Riverside, Glasgow by Drum Property Group
FINALIST:
Mannsfield Place, Avoch, The Black Isle by Trail Architects
Development of the Year (Public Buildings) sponsored by SPACE
WINNER: Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow by Multiplex / Faithful+Gould
FINALISTS:
Castlebrae Community Campus, Edinburgh by Hub South East & City of Edinburgh Council
Winchburgh Schools Campus by Hub South East & West Lothian Council
Development of the Year (Commercial Buildings) sponsored by Ryden
WINNER: Belgrave Logistics Park, Bellshill, Glasgow by Knight Property Group
FINALISTS:
Haymarket One, Edinburgh by Qmile Group
M&G Building at Kildean Business Park, Stirling by Stirling Development Agency
Solasta Riverside, Glasgow by Drum Property Group
Regeneration Project of the Year sponsored by Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers
WINNER: Laurieston, Glasgow by Urban Union
FINALISTS:
Auldcathie District Park, Winchburgh by Winchburgh Developments
Custom House & The St Enoch Quarter, Glasgow by Artisan Real Estate
Haymarket, Edinburgh by Qmile Group
Springwell House, Edinburgh by AMA (Homes) / Smith Scott Mullan
Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh by Thomas and Adamson / Thomas Johnston / Ica Studios’
2023 Deal of the Year sponsored by PMP
WINNER: Haymarket, Edinburgh. Lease to Edinburgh City Council for new Hyatt Centric Hotel. (M&G Real Estate, QMile Group, Hyatt Hotels, Edinburgh City Council)
FINALISTS:
177 Bothwell Street Sale by HFD Property Group to Pontegadea (HFD Property Group, Pinsent Masons, Pontegadea, CBRE, Axiom)
2 West Regent Street, Glasgow Letting to Wizu Workspace (WH West Regent Street, Wizu Workspace, Avison Young, G8 Consult, Edgar Property Solutions, Brodies LLP, Blackadders)
Cadworks Building, Glasgow. Lease to OVO Energy Ltd. (Fore Partnership, Ryden, Savills, Avison Young, Cuthbert White, Dentons, Clyde & Co.)
Central Quay, Hydepark Street, Glasgow. Sale by XLB Property. (XLB Property, Avison Young and Burness Paull)
Dundas House, Brandon Street, Edinburgh. Letting to Blackrock. (Blackrock, Abrdn, JLL, Savills)
Haymarket One, Edinburgh. Final Pre lets (QMile Group, Deloittes, Shoosmiths, Dentons)
The Silver Fin Building, Union Street, Aberdeen. Letting to Shell. (Titan Investors, CBRE , Shell, FG Burnett, Shepherd & Wedderburn, Knight Frank, Womble Bond Dickinson)
2023 Business Leadership Award sponsored by Faithful Gould
WINNER: Stuart Heslop
Property Company of the Year sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland
WINNER: Miller Developments
FINALISTS:
Drum Property Group
HFD Group
Knight Property Group
QMile Group
