Property Forum is excited to announce the winners of its annual CEE Property Forum Awards for 2025. The winners of each category were selected from our shortlist by the jury committee, comprising leading players in the CEE real estate industry. The awards, celebrating the best projects, most impactful transactions and most inspiring personalities of the CEE market, were presented at our awards gala in Vienna, part of the annual CEE Property Forum conference.
Our list of nominees was put together based on information provided by our official data partners, iO Partners and JLL, in addition to hundreds of submissions by real estate companies. Nominations that made it onto our shortlist were selected by our editorial team. Except for one category - Tech Gamechanger of the Year, which we opened up for a public vote -, the winner of each Property Forum award was selected by our exclusive jury committee that met at our jury dinner prior to the event.
The list of jury members includes Andrei Boca (Globalworth), Bogdan Doicescu (Bog’Art Holding Management), Charles Boudet (iO Partners), Christopher Mertlitz (W. P. Carey), Daniel Bienias (CBRE), Didier Balcaen (Speedwell), Dobrin Staykov (AG Capital), Dominik Uhe (Kaufland International), Doron Klein (AFI), Erik Drukker (BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland), Erwin Hanslik (Taylor Wessing Czech Republic), Ferenc Gondi (CTP Hungary), Florian Nowotny (Indotek Group), Günther Artner (Erste Group Bank AG), Hedwig Höfler (CA Immo), Inga Chkhaidze-Heynen (Revetas Capital), János Gárdai (Futureal), Jaroslav Kysela (Investika), Jiří Horák (REICO Erste Asset Management), Katarina Horvathova (Manova Partners), Mateusz Bonca (JLL Poland), Nicklas Lindberg (Echo Investment), Paul Hallam (GalCap Europe), Pavel Sovicka (Panattoni CZ & SK), Pavel Streblov (Penta Real Estate), Răzvan Gheorghiu-Testa (Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii), Renata Osiecka (AXI IMMO), Robert Ioniță (NEPI Rockcastle), Roxana Fratila (CMS Romania), Rudolf Nemec (Cushman & Wakefield Slovakia) and Tomas Cifra (Mitiska REIM).
THE WINNERS OF THE CEE PROPERTY FORUM AWARDS IN 2025
Concept of the Year
• MILESTONE Warszawa Mokotów by SPEEDWELL Development – Warsaw, PL
Office Project of the Year
• The Bridge by Ghelamco – Warsaw, PL
Retail Project of the Year
• Iulius Mall Suceava expansion by Iulius & Atterbury Europe – Suceava, RO
Logistics Project of the Year
• Panattoni Business Park Ostrov North – Hala A by Panattoni – Ostrov, CZ
Living Project of the Year
• Amadeus Rezidence by Dostupné bydlení České spořitelny – Prague, CZ
Investment Deal of the Year – above €200 million
• Silesia City Center sold by Pimco, Ginkgo Tree & ECE to NEPI Rockcastle – Katowice, PL
Investment Deal of the Year – below €200 million
• Bory Mall sold by Penta Real Estate to ZFP realitní fond – Bratislava, SK
Financing Story of the Year – above €300 million
• €510 million refinancing for Varso Place by HB Reavis from Santander Bank Polska, Helaba, Bank Pekao, PKO Bank Polski, Erste Group Bank, Berlin Hyp & Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance
Financing Story of the Year – below €300 million
• €185 million samurai loan for CTP from 13 Japanese banks led by SMBC Group
Investment Professional of the Year
• Petr Čížek (INVESTIKA Real Estate Fund)
Financing Professional of the Year
• Günther Artner (Erste Group)
Tech Gamechanger of the Year
• iO4Land
