Stars of Indian Realty Descend at 13th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021 West

13<sup>th</sup> Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021 WEST held virtually on October 29, 2021 at a customized digital platform hosted the leaders of Indian realty from West region to gather for some interesting chats, acknowledgements and felicitations. Setting the tone of the day,<strong

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Published - Oct 29, 2021 7:48 PM

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13th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021 WEST held virtually on October 29, 2021 at a customized digital platform hosted the leaders of Indian realty from West region to gather for some interesting chats, acknowledgements and felicitations. Setting the tone of the day, Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, National Vice Chairman, NAREDCO & MD, Hiranandani Group known as the Real Estate Czar expressing his inspiring thoughts and vision stated, “The Indian real estate is set to be one of the strongest pillar of Indian economy. The home loan interest rates are at the all-time low and there is a rising interest of millennial in home buying. The organizations especially IT companies are vigorously hiring which will set-off the commercial and retail realty recovery. With stock market and economy on an upsurge we only foresee good times for the real estate in coming years. The sector too is much more mature now and is strategizing its products as per customer’s changing requirements.” Following the motivating speeches by the veterans of the industry, the Realty+ knowledge sharing conclave featured informative deliberations and informal conversations among the real estate experts. The panel discussion on ‘Building Future Ready Residential Real Estate Portfolio’ moderated by Gautam Saraf, MD, Mumbai & New Business India, Cushman & Wakefield and with speakers - Ashok Mohanani, Chairman, Ekta World, Chintan Sheth, Director, Ashwin Sheth Group, Pankaj Kapoor, Founder & MD, Liases Foras Real Estate Rating & Research, Ram Raheja, Director & Head- Design, S Raheja Realty, Rohit Poddar, MD, Poddar Housing & Development Ltd talked about various housing segments in Mumbai and the speaker agreed that each segment is seeing a surge of demand mainly driven by the pandemic impact. They shared their opinion on changing buying preferences and also felt that more funds like SWAMHI are needed for distressed projects. The Second discussion of the day about ‘Office Real Estate at a Cusp: Managing Tenant Expectations’ with speakers Anita Lourdes, Lead Facilities & Admin- India, The Walt Disney Company, Vinod Rohira, CEO, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, Pradeep Lala, MD & CEO, Embassy Services Pvt. Ltd., Rajendra Kalkar, President, The Phoenix Mills Ltd, Amit Ramani, Founder & CEO, Awfis Space Solutions and moderator Ramesh Nair, CEO, India & Managing Director, Market Development, Asia, Colliers expressed their opinions on the challenges of bringing workforce back to offices as well the new formats of office development. The speakers agreed that tier II cities and secondary business districts will see more commercial development. Third panel titled ‘Mumbai Real Estate Asset Classes: Growing Investors Appetite conducted by Neeraj Bansal, COO - India Global and National Leader – Supply Chain Realignment, India Global and comprising speakers - Amit Goenka, MD & CEO, Nisus Finance, Jayesh Kariya, Founder and Managing Partner, Artes Business Advisors, Puneet Bhatia, Senior Director, ICICI Venture Funds Management Company Ltd, Ritesh Vohra, Partner & Head, Real Estate, InvestCorp India Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd shared the opinions on the realty segments that will see growing investments and certain challenges that would need addressing. According to the speakers the housing remains the most favourable segment for investments and warehousing sector is gradually maturing and is where the office segment was a decade ago. The final panel discussion themed ‘Realty Growth With Sales & Marketing: Redesigning Strategies for 2021’ included speakers - Kunal Chheda, COO, The Wadhwa Group, Prashin Jhobalia, Vice President - Marketing Strategy, House of Hiranandani, Rajeeb Dash, Head – Sales & Marketing, S D Corp, Shapoorji Group, Sudarshan Lodha, Co-founder, Strata, Vikram Kotnis, Executive Chairman & MD, Sell.Do and was chaired by Sunil Mishra, Chief – Strategy, ANAROCK Group and CEO – TRESPECT. The experts were of the view that Covid gave an opportunity and push to the companies to set up digital infrastructure. The after sales service and referrals as well as influencer marketing have become important tools for all marketers. The conclave conclude with a heart to heart conversation with Tara Subramaniam, Founder President, NAREDCO MAHI & Independent Director – JM Financial Home Loans Ltd, where Gulam Zia, Senior Executive Director - Research, Advisory, Infrastructure, and Valuation, Knight Frank spoke to her about the transitions in the realty sector over the years. The speakers shared positive sentiments about realty growth in coming years with government push on infrastructure and the sector getting more corporate and matured over the years. They concurred that covid had given real estate a boost in terms of demand and had made developers more financially structured. The glittering evening of The Realty+ Excellence Awards 2021 West showcased the exemplary work of the realty organizations and the individuals across various categories. The eminent jury panel painstakingly went through the nominations to select the best out of the best for their performance and contributions to the sector. The Winners of the 13th Realty+ Excellence Awards – 2021 West were: Commercial Project of the Year - Larsen & Toubro Realty for A. M. Naik Tower IT Park Project of the year - Brookfield Properties for Equinox Skyscraper of the Year - Kalpataru Limited for Kalpataru Elegante Integrated Township Project of the Year - Sunteck Realty for Sunteck MaxXWorld AND for Non-Metro - VTP Realty for Bluewaters Residential Project of the Year - Puravankara Limited for Purva Aspire AND For Non-Metro - Supreme Universal Private Limited for Supreme Estia Ultra Luxury-Lifestyle Project of the Year - Ekta World for Ekta Verve Design Project of the Year - Piramal Realty for Piramal Revanta Themed Project of the Year - SD CORP – A Joint Venture of Shapoorji Pallonji – Dilip Thacker Group for Aubburn @ Sarova AND for Non-Metro - Godrej Properties for Godrej Hill Retreat Villa Project of the Year - Bennet and Bernard Custom Homes Pvt. Ltd. For Jardim de Amor Luxury Project of the Year - Puravankara Limited for Purva Clermont AND Supreme Universal Private Limited for Supreme Melange Iconic Project of the Year - Kalpataru Limited for Kalpataru Elitus Mixed-Use Project of the Year - Sunteck Realty for Sunteck Forest World Most Environment-Friendly Residential Space - Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co Ltd for Tower B4 Platinum Towers Best Selling Project of the Year - Provident Housing Limited for Adora De Goa AND Raymond Realty for TenX Habitat Most Popular Project of the Year - Kalpataru Limited for Kalpataru Paramount Industrial / Warehousing Project of the Year - Ashwika Warehousing LLP for Platina Logistic Park Real Estate Destination of the Year - Kalpataru Limited for Kalpataru Parkcity Developer of the Year – Residential - The Wadhwa Group AND for Non-metro VTP Realty Excellence in Delivery - Gera Developments for Gera’s Adara Developer of the Year – Township - VTP Realty Fastest Growing Realty Brand of the Year - Raymond Realty Interior Design Firm of the Year - Square Yards Best Interior Design – Institutional - Tangents Design Cell for JBCN Project Chembur Best Interior Design – Residential - Godrej Properties for Godrej Green Cove Architectural Design of the Year – Residential - Godrej Properties Limited Emerging Architectural Firm of the Year - DND Architects Marketer of the Year - Govind Rai, Co-Founder & CEO, Insomniacs Advertising Agency of the Year - Alchemist Marketing Solutions Innovative Marketing Concept of the Year - Shapoorji Pallonji for BKC28 Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year - Insomniacs Project Launch of the Year - Alchemist for ‘The Ark’ Integrated Brand Campaign of the Year - Insomniacs for Raunak Centre of Mumbai AND Piramal Realty for #ATHOMEWITHDRAVID Campaign Real-Estate Website of the Year - Dotwise – Alchemist CSR Excellence Award - Virtuous Retail PropTech Real Estate App of the Year - Gera Developments for Geraworld® APP PropTech Property Consulting Technology of the Year - KPMG in India PropTech CRM Solution of the Year - Sell.Do PropTech Innovative Solution of the Year - Totality for Marketing Signal AND Baetho PropTech Start-Up of the Year - PropertyPistol.com Co-Working Brand of the Year - SmartWorks Co-working Spaces Pvt. Ltd. AND Awfis Space Solutions FM Brand of the year - Property Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. FM Professional of the Year – Individual - S. S. Joseph Subbu Reddi, Director - Operations (Mumbai, Ahmedabad & East) Facility & Asset Management Services, Knight Frank (India) Pvt. Ltd. CXO of the Year - Sumit Lakhani, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Awfis Space Solutions Young Achiever of the Year - Dr. Adv. Harshul Savla, Director, Suvidha Lifespaces Watch the full event at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO22FK4G2cw