[+] The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence Winners Revealed

The winners of the 2023 The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence were announced at a gala dinner at The Star on the Gold Coast on Wednesday night. 

The sixth annual awards, in association with Trilogy Funds, recognise standout property industry performers from across Australasia.

Hosted by comedian Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehmann, more than 450 of the industry’s movers and shakers joined The Urban Developer to celebrate 130 finalists across 22 categories from Australia and New Zealand.

The Urban Developer co-founder and chief executive Adam Di Marco said the judging panel had been impressed by the breadth of projects submitted. 

“The calibre of the finalists this year has been unprecedented,” he said.  

“We are delighted to celebrate the successes of our 130 finalists and winners for 2023. These awards showcase the best and brightest in Australia’s built environment and the people and projects championing strong, sustainability-led design.”

Excellence in Sustainability

Sponsored by NBN Co

Nightingale Village
Nominated by Nightingale Housing and Architecture architecture and Austin Maynard Architects, and Breathe and Clare Cousins Architects and Hayball and Kennedy Nolan

6&8 Parramatta Square
Nominated by Walker Corporation

Ferrars & York
Nominated by HIP V. HYPE

PHIVE Parramatta Square
Nominated by Built

Wurriki Nyal 
Nominated by Quintessential Equity

Waverley Park Green Star Home by Mirvac
Nominated by Mirvac

And the winner is:

Nightingale Village

Excellence in Industry Leadership

Presented by: ID_Land

Mixed Tenure Delivery Model
Nominated by Traders In

The Central Project
Nominated by TOGA Group

Unlocking Sustainable Strata
Nominated by The Knight, HIP V. HYPE, Merri-bek City Council, Yarra City Council

When Three Tiers of Government and HousingFirst Teamed Up to Build 46 Social Homes and Hide a Carpark
Nominated by HousingFirst Ltd

And the winner is:

The Central Project

Excellence in Design Innovation

Presented by: Bosch

TLC Healthcare Delivers Australia’s First Multigenerational Healthcare Precinct
Nominated by TLC Healthcare

222 Hoddle
Nominated by Hirsch & Faigen x Architectus

Viridi
Nominated by Plus Architecture

Nightingale Village
Nominated by Nightingale Housing and Architecture architecture and Austin Maynard Architects and Breathe and Clare Cousins Architects and Hayball and Kennedy Nolan

Delatite Cellar Door
Nominated by Lucy Clemenger Architects

Fifty Two Black
Nominated by PB&Co.

Poly Centre, 210 George Street
Nominated by Grimshaw Architects

Strathnairn—Ginninderry’s First All-electric Suburb
Nominated by Riverview Projects

West Side Place
Nominated by Cottee Parker

And the winner is:

Nightingale Village

Excellence in Community Engagement

Presented by: Style Bundle

ALAND Community Initiative—Campbelltown Hoarding
Nominated by ALAND

Grosvenor Place
Nominated by 151 Property and Arcadia

BETA By STH BNK
Nominated by Beulah

ReLove Crate of Kindness—480 Swan Street
Nominated by Built and Charter Hall

Burnham Beeches
Nominated by Trenerry Property Group, Village Well, Sophie Paterson (Nicholas), Papermill Agency

The Keyline—Redbank Communities
Nominated by Redbank Communities

MPavilion 2022
Nominated by MPavilion

Transformation House
Nominated by Mirvac

And the winner is:

ReLove Crate of Kindness

Excellence in Commercial Innovation

Presented by: NBN Co

TEAMLINK
Nominated by TEAMLINK

Western Sydney University—Bankstown Campus
Nominated by Walker Corporation and Western Sydney University

Wurriki Nyal Excellence in Commercial Innovation
Nominated by Quintessential Equity

DesignSuites by GPT
Nominated by The GPT Group

And the winner is:

Wurriki Nyal

Excellence in Construction Innovation

Presented by: BCI

Sunshine Private Hospital
Nominated by Built

NATURA
Nominated by ROMECITI

DLP Manager
Nominated by DLP Manager

Heritage Lanes, 80 Ann
Nominated by Mirvac and M&G Real Estate

DesignSuites by GPT
Nominated by The GPT Group

And the winner is:

Sunshine Private Hospital 

Best New Proptech

Presented by: UAP

Neuron
Nominated by Neuron

Coposit
Nominated by Coposit

propella.civic
Nominated by propella.ai

Mastt Software—Project: Australian Unity SDA Fund
Nominated by Mastt

DIYBA
Nominated by The Investors Agency & DIYBA

The Neighbourlytics Platform
Nominated by Neighbourlytics

Land iQ—Standardised Land Use Evaluation Tool
Nominated by NSW Department of Planning and Environment

Keyvision—Prop Tech and Community Management Platform
Nominated by Keyvision

Downsizer
Nominated by Block Builder Pty Ltd

And the winner is:

The Neighbourlytics Platform

Excellence in Marketing Innovation

Presented by: Volume Vision

Northsea Wollongong
Nominated by Traders In Purple

West End Revitalisation Project—Retail Kickstarter Grant
Nominated by Studio Perspective, To Good Use and Trenerry Property

ESR Australia Agents Recognition Program Brand Development & Loyalty Program Launch
Nominated by ESR Australia & Creative & Digital Agency, Thursday Design

Nicholas Street Precinct
Nominated by Nicholas Street Precinct and Ipswich City Council

Waterfront Brisbane App
Nominated by Dexus

Trielle by Mirvac Display Galleria
Nominated by Mirvac

And the winner is:

West End Revitalisation Project—Retail Kickstarter Grant

Excellence in Project Marketing

Presented by: The Boundary

Waterfront Brisbane
Nominated by Dexus

Domaine Homes—Build Happy
Nominated by Frost*collective

Hemingway
Nominated by Hirsch & Faigen

The Frederick by Mirvac
Nominated by Mirvac

Louise Melbourne
Nominated by Samuel Property / Studio White Noise / Blair Property Group

Ode, Double Bay
Nominated by Top Spring Australia

Ethos Chatswood
Nominated by Central Element in collaboration with Hoyne

AURA by Aqualand
Nominated by Aqualand

And the winner is:

Louise Melbourne

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Award for Decarbonisation in Real Estate

Nightingale Village
Nominated by Nightingale Housing and Architecture architecture and Austin Maynard Architects and Breathe and Clare Cousins Architects and Hayball and Kennedy Nolan

Ferrars & York
Nominated by HIP V. HYPE

DesignSuites by GPT
Nominated by The GPT Group

And the winner is:

Nightingale Village

Lachlan Webb Lifetime Achievement Award:
Bert Dennis

Civil engineer and greenfield developer Bert Dennis has been honoured for his lifetime of work in the property sector, and more than 60 years of success with the multi-generational Dennis Family Corporation. 

Development of the Year—Social Infrastructure

Presented by: ACS Financial

Western Sydney University—Bankstown Campus
Nominated by Walker Corporation and Western Sydney University

The Victorian Heart Hospital
Nominated by John Holland and AECOM

The Bond
Nominated by Mulpha

SDA By Project Friday Carnegie
Nominated by Project Friday

Brighton Homes Arena
Nominated by Brisbane Lions, COHA Group, Hutchinson Builders and Populous

New Epping Stage 1 Residences
Nominated by Riverlee

And the winner is:

The Victorian Heart Hospital

Development of the Year—Retirement, Aged Care and Seniors Living

Presented by: NEFF

Pavilions Blackburn Lake
Nominated by VIA Pty Ltd

The Balmoral Collection, Mosman
Nominated by Central Element

Europa on Alma
Nominated by Bolton Clarke

And the winner is:

Pavilions Blackburn Lake

Development of the Year—Mixed-Use

Presented by: Sammut Group

Ed.Square
Nominated by Frasers Property Australia

Western Sydney University—Bankstown Campus
Nominated by Walker Corporation and Western Sydney University

Ukiyo, Prahran
Nominated by K2LD Architects Pty Ltd and Chapter Group

The Continental Sorrento
Nominated by Urban Pty Ltd

Jonson Lane
Nominated by JD Property Group 

Walyalup Koort—Town Centre & FOMO Retail Precinct, Fremantle, WA
Nominated by Sirona Urban & City of Fremantle

And the winner is:

Jonson Lane

Development of the Year—Commercial

Presented by Altus Group

Michael Hill HQ
Nominated by Anthony John Group

Quay Quarter Tower
Nominated by Dexus Wholesale Property Fund (DWPF), Mirvac Wholesale Office Fund (MWOF) and Rest Super

655 Elizabeth Street
Nominated by PDG and Roberts Co

6&8 Parramatta Square
Nominated by Walker Corporation

Wurriki Nyal 
Nominated by Quintessential Equity

Goldfields House
Nominated by Goldfields

And the winner is:

Quay Quarter Tower

Development of the Year—Urban Regeneration

Presented by: Stac Capital

Jubilee Hotel
Nominated by Rohrig Qld

C&L Residences, Lyf on Oxford, Pincho Disco, Orlo & Office
Nominated by Urban Pty Ltd

Walyalup Koort—Urban Renewal of Fremantle Town Centre, Fremantle, WA
Nominated by Sirona Urban & City of Fremantle

Morris Moor
Nominated by Up Property

And the winner is:

Walyalup Koort—Urban Renewal of Fremantle Town Centre

Development of the Year—New Communities

Presented by: OpenLot

The Fabric by Mirvac
Nominated by Mirvac

Vista Park
Nominated by Sheargold

Redbank North Richmond
Nominated by Redbank Communities

Silverwoods Golf and Lifestyle Resort
Nominated by Lotus Living

Harriott Armstrong Creek
Nominated by Jinding

And the winner is:

The Fabric by Mirvac

Development of the Year—Retail

Presented by: Retail Strategy Group

Ed.Square Town Centre
Nominated by Frasers Property Australia

Carmel Village, Box Hill
Nominated by GroupGSA

And the winner is:

Ed.Square Town Centre

Development of the Year—Build-to-Rent, Hotels and Accommodation

Presented by: Temple & Webster

QT Hotel Newcastle
Nominated by Iris Capital with SJB and Nic Graham and Associates

Motel Molly
Nominated by Knox Group

Oxford House
Nominated by Public Design Studio

InterContinental Hotel Sydney
Nominated by Built

LIV Munro
Nominated by Mirvac

Home Richmond
Nominated by Home

Lyf on Oxford—Hotel and Accommodation
Nominated by Urban Pty Ltd

And the winner is:

InterContinental Hotel Sydney

Development of the Year—Small-Scale Residential (1-3)

Presented by: Gaggenau

Oasian Duo
Nominated by Kyearn Architecture

Merewether Residences
Nominated by PARVIA

Asana by Omira Property Group
Nominated by Omira Property Group

And the winner is: 

Asana by Omira Property Group

Development of the Year—Small-Scale Residential (4-20)

Presented by: Trilogy Funds

Beach House Broadbeach
Nominated by Andrews Projects

The Isles, by Made Property
Nominated by Made Property

Rondure House
Nominated by Cera Stribley and Above Zero

The One
Nominated by Luxcon

Park Terraces
Nominated by Celsius Developments and Hillam Architects

388 Barkly Street
Nominated by DREAMER with Breathe Architecture

Fifty Two Black
Nominated by PB&Co.

Maison New Farm
Nominated by GRAYA

MerriPark, Northcote
Nominated by PACASA

Slate House Brighton
Nominated by Lucent™

And the winner is:

Maison New Farm

Development of the Year—Medium-Density Residential

Presented by: Trilogy Funds

Huntington
Nominated by DOMA Group & SJB

Belle Parc Residences
Nominated by WBG Property and MJA Studio

Topaz Parkdale
Nominated by Lowe Living

Ferrars & York
Nominated by HIP V. HYPE

Cabana Palm Beach
Nominated by Ignite Projects

FORME, Apartments of Tullamore by Mirvac
Nominated by Mirvac

And the winner is:

Ferrars & York

Development of the Year—High-Density Residential

Presented by: Downsizer

Luminare
Nominated by Cavcorp Qld Pty Ltd

Nightingale Village
Nominated by Nightingale Housing and Architecture architecture and Austin Maynard Architects and Breathe and Clare Cousins Architects and Hayball and Kennedy Nolan

Rivière by Aria
Nominated by Aria Property Group

The Langston, Epping
Nominated by Cbus Property

Cowper Residences
Nominated by ClarkeHopkinsClarke

Highline Westmead, by Deicorp
Nominated by Deicorp Pty Ltd

The Patterson by Mosaic
Nominated by Mosaic Property Group

And the winner is:

Luminare

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