Grand Finale of 13th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards, 2021 – EAST

Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021 East, held on on April 23 was a day full of insightful conversations among leading industry experts on topical issues of real estate and the evening was filled with enthusiasm and a sense of achievement.

BY Realty Plus
Published - Monday, 26 Apr, 2021

Grand Finale of 13th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards, 2021 – EAST

Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021 East, held on on April 23 was a day full of insightful conversations among leading industry experts on topical issues of real estate and the evening was filled with enthusiasm and a sense of achievement. The keynote speaker of the day Dr. Annurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief & Chairman, Exchange4media Group & BusinessWorld, wished everyone good health and advised to stay strong in these difficult times. “Indians are resilient and our real estate industry has also learned to be resilient from the past year. With hope and optimism we should move ahead,” he said. Harsh Vardhan Patodia, Chairman And Managing Director, Unimark Group, National President, CREDAI addressing the real estate fraternity said, “Covid has changed the world and the way we work today is different. We can tackle this difficult environment with our passion, determination and resilience towards our work. We need to reboot ourselves. Sustainable construction is the need of the hour and real estate sector has adopted this change efficiently.” The day started with power packed panel discussions. Firstly on the topic of “Reaching a Turning Point: Residential Realty Transformations” that was moderated by Surekha Bihani, Managing Director – Kolkata, JLL India. And the speakers were Basant Kumar Parakh, Managing Director, Orbit Group, Dr. Nitesh Kumar Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Emami Realty Limited, Sushil Mohta, Chairman – Merlin Group, Nandu Belani, Chairman, Belani Group, Harsh Vardhan Patodia, Chairman And Managing Director, Unimark Group and Pradip Kumar Chopra, Chairman & Managing Director, PS Group. Panellist deliberated on the transformation of residential real estate during covid period and over the years. They also felt that Urban Land Ceiling Act in Bengal was hurting the development of the state and should be repealed for the betterment of the state.” The next session “Emerging Trends: Alternative Asset Classes in Limelight” brought together moderator Siddhart Goel, Director & Head – Research, India, Colliers and the eminent speakers Pratiik Jalan, Director, Jalan Builders, Harsh Jain, Managing Director, Arrjavv Group, Manab Paul, Founder, Sree Balaji, Varun Bagla, Managing Director, Saltee Group, Amit Sarda, Partner, Simplex Infrastructure and Sanjeev Mehra Vice President, Quest Properties India Ltd. All the industry experts mentioned the emerging trends and how other alternative assets have done unexpected sales. The speakers were of the view that awareness about other asset classes among developers as well as consumers such as senior living, co-living or student housing is still low as also technological advancement of warehousing is necessary for growth, The concluding discussion of the conclave on “Changing Sales Patterns: New Ways of Realty Transactions” had moderator Rishi Nayar, Director, Transactions & Head – East India, Cushman & Wakefield India Pvt. Ltd. And speakers were Sidharth Pansari, Managing Director, Primarc Group, Apurva Salarpuria, Managing Director, Salarpuria Group, Nakul Himatsingka, Managing Director, Ideal Group, Yashaswi Shroff, Executive Director, Alcove Realty, Arya Sumant, Managing Director, Eden Realty and Suhel Saraf, Managing Director, Sugam Homes. While sales strategy are changing we are also getting more tech savvy was the opinion of the panel. They agreed that channel partners remain very integral and most important part of the sales strategy of real estate industry even today along with the focus on digital platforms. The insightful discussions were followed by the Realty+ Excellence Awards 2021 East with award winners coming live to receive the prestigious award. Presenting the awards were jury members N. G. Khaitan, Sr. Partner – Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Khaitan & Co., Taha Ansari, Managing Director – Project Management (North India) Colliers and Biplab Kanti Sengupta Professor& Head Department of Architecture & Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur The Winners were:

Affordable Housing Project of the Year - DTC Projects for DTC Southern Heights
Affordable Housing Project of the Year - Non Metro - Embee Builders for Embee Fortune
Commercial Project of the Year - Jalan Builders for Altitude
Excellence in Customer Service - PS Group
Design Project of the Year- Primarc Projects Realty for Primarc Square
Residential Complex of the Year - Southwinds Projects LLP for Southwinds
Luxury Project of the Year – Non Metro - Embee Builders & Manakamna Realty for Darpan 88°
IT Park Project of the Year - SimplexInfra Technopark LLP for Imagine Techpark LLP
Best Selling Project of the Year - PS Group for One 10
Integrated Township Project of the Year - Shriram Properties Ltd. For Grand City
Coveted Residential Project of the Year - Orbit Group for Orbit Victoria AND Salarpuria Signum Complex LLP for Suncrest Estate
Coveted Residential Project of the Year – Non Metro - Embee Builders & Manakamna Realty for Embee Delight
Most Popular Mall of the Year - Diamond Group for Diamond Plaza
Excellence in Delivery - PS Group
Real Estate Destination of the Year - Alcove Realty for Alcove New Kolkata
Mid-Segment Project of the Year - Primarc Projects Pvt. Ltd. for Akriti AND Ideal Real Estate for Ideal Aquaview
Developer of the Year – Residential - PS Group AND JSB Infrastructures
Industrial & Warehousing Project of the Year - Arrjavv Builder for Arrjavv Industrial & Warehousing Park AND Diamond Group and Sangkaj Group for Diamond Logistics Hub
Housing Project of the Year - Eden Realty Ventures Pvt. Ltd. for Solaris Joka
Housing Project of the Year – Non Metro- JSB Infrastructures for JSB Angan
Most Popular Project of the Year - PS Group for Navyom
Advertising Agency of the Year - Shreyansh Innovations Private Limited
Emerging Developer of the Year - Industrial & Warehousing - Jalan Builders
Emerging Developer of the Year – Non Metro - JSB Infrastructures
Most Environment-Friendly Residential Space - Alcove Realty for Alcove New Kolkata
Developer of the Year – Retail - Quest Properties India Limited for Quest Mall
Project Launch of the Year - Shreyansh Innovations Private Limited for Navyom
Fastest Growing Realty Brand of the Year - Emami Realty
Iconic Project of the Year - PS Group for Anassa
Best Integrated Brand Campaign of the Year - Shreyansh Innovations Private Limited for Credai Bengal Campaign
Super CXO of the Year - Dr. Nitesh Kumar, Managing Director & CEO, Emami Realty
Young Achiever of the Year - Arihant Raj Parakh, Director, Orbit Group
Most promising Marketer of the year - Shreyansh Baid, Founder & CEO, Shreyansh Innovations Private Limited
Best Real-Estate Website of the Year - Shreyansh Innovations Private Limited for Skylake