Property Forum is excited to announce the shortlist of nominees for the CEE Property Forum Awards 2026, celebrating the most outstanding projects, landmark transactions and influential personalities shaping the region’s real estate market. The winners will be selected soon by a jury committee comprising leading real estate professionals, and the recipients will be announced at our CEE Property Forum & Awards Gala 2026 on 23 November in Vienna
With more than 300 nominations received, this year’s awards attracted a record response from the market, making the shortlisting process particularly competitive.
The shortlist was compiled following a thorough review of nominations submitted by market participants, supported by transaction data kindly provided by iO Partners and JLL. Alongside transaction size and volume, we considered the wider contribution that projects, deals and professionals have made to the CEE real estate market over the past 12 months.
The selected nominees reflect significant achievements and a visible influence on the industry during this period. Projects shortlisted or recognised as winners last year were excluded from this year’s selection to give new achievements the opportunity to stand out.
A jury of leading real estate professionals will select the winners at the exclusive Jury Dinner on 4 November. The results will remain confidential until the awards are presented at our CEE Property Forum & Awards Gala 2026 on 23 November in Vienna
What's next?
The winner of each Property Forum award will be selected by our exclusive jury committee that will meet at our jury dinner prior to the event. The list of jury members includes Alex Osborne (WP Carey), Alina Tihan (CMS), Álmos Mikesy (Gránit Asset Management), Andreas Kozma (iREMS), Angelina Nekic (Delta Real Estate), Anna Duchnowska (Invesco Real Estate), Charles Boudet (iO Partners), Clare Shiels (CBRE), Daniel Mäsiar (Immocap), Dániel Ódor (Taylor Wessing), Didier Balcaen (Speedwell), Dobrin Staykov (AG Capital), Dominik Uhe (Kaufland), Florian Nowotny (Indotek Group), Geo Mărgescu (Forte Partners), Günther Artner (Erste Group), Hedwig Höfler (CA Immo), Jaroslav Chalupka (Generali Real Estate), Jaroslav Kysela (Investika), Łukasz Komierowski (Redkom Development), Marcel Sedlak (HB Reavis), Monika Rajska-Wolińska (Colliers), Nicklas Lindberg (Echo Investment), Paul Kuśmierz (Master Management Group), Pavel Sovička (Panattoni), Robert Ionita (NEPI Rockcastle), Sorin Preda (Global Vision), Tomasz Michalczyk (AXI Immo), Vessela Valtcheva-McGee (GBCI Europe), Victor Constantinescu (Kinstellar) and Vladimír Bolek (IAD).
THE SHORTLIST OF NOMINEES FOR OUR CEE PROPERTY FORUM AWARDS IN 2026
Concept of the Year – Residential
• Q by Cresco Real Estate – Bratislava, SK
• Sky Park Tower by Alto Real Estate – Bratislava, SK
• Motion Tower by AFI and Echo Investment – Warsaw, PL
• WIMA Apartamenty by Resi Capital – Łódź, PL
• GLENWOOD Estate by SPEEDWELL – Bucharest, RO
Concept of the Year – Commercial & Mixed-Use
• U•Center 3 / U-Home by Forte Partners – Bucharest, RO
• Riviera Montenegro Swissôtel – Budva, ME
• Green Court D by Globalworth – Bucharest, RO
• 7R Hub Nowa Huta by 7R – Kraków, PL
• Nowy Format A1 by Skanska – Kraków, PL
Landmark Development of the Year
• Panattoni Business Park Cheb – H&M by Panattoni – Cheb, CZ
• Millhaus by Immocap and WOOD & Company – Bratislava, SK
• Moxy Budapest Downtown by Forestay Group – Budapest, HU
• BOOSTER ZABRZE by LemonTree – Zabrze, PL
• Centerpoint 3 by GTC – Budapest, HU
• Studio A by Skanska – Warsaw, PL
Urban Transformation of the Year
• Karolíny Světlé 12 & 14 / HOME by Zeitgeist – Prague, CZ
• Prize by Radisson at Sky Tower by Adventum Group – Wrocław, PL
• WITA by Echo Investment – Kraków, PL
• Hala Targowa Enjoy by Apsys Polska – Gdańsk, PL
• H Știrbei Palace by Hagag Development – Bucharest, RO
• Comfy Park Bydgoszcz by Redkom Development - Bydgoszcz, PL
Investment Deal of the Year – Above €250 million
• Resi4Rent residential portfolio sold by Resi4Rent to Vantage Development – Poland
• Palladium sold by Union Investment to REICO Erste Asset Management – Prague, CZ
• Posnania Shopping Centre (70% stake) sold by Apsys to Trigea – Poznań, PL
• Riverside Karlín sold by CA Immo to Trinity Bank – Prague, CZ
• Six Romanian regional shopping centres sold by MAS to AFI Europe – Romania
• The Bridge sold by Ghelamco to Eastnine – Warsaw, PL
Investment Deal of the Year – €150–250 million
• Prague Marriott Hotel & Millennium Plaza sold by PH Properties to Prime Hotel Assets Fund – Prague, CZ
• Auchan retail portfolio sold by Auchan Polska and Ceetrus Polska to Shopper Park Plus – Poland
• Raben Group logistics portfolio sold by Raben Group to W. P. Carey – Poland
• Studio A sold by Skanska to Stena Real Estate – Warsaw, PL
• Höfe am Brühl shopping centre sold by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield to INVESTIKA Real Estate Fund – Leipzig, DE
Investment Deal of the Year – Below €150 million
• Port 7 sold by Skanska to AFI – Prague, CZ
• BOOSTER ZABRZE sold by LemonTree to Vestas Investment Management Europe – Zabrze, PL
• Na Příkopě 14 sold by CPI Property Group to Generali Investments – Prague, CZ
• Six retail parks sold by Patron Capital and Trei Real Estate to Generali Investments CEE and SCF – Poland
• Tatra Asset Management's strategic investment in Slovakia's state-supported rental housing programme – Slovakia
Financing Deal of the Year – Above €200 million
• €537 million refinancing for AFI Romania's property portfolio from Erste Group, BCR, Raiffeisen Bank Romania, Raiffeisen Bank International & UniCredit Bank
• €324 million refinancing for four Polish shopping centres by EPP from Santander Bank Polska, Erste Group Bank & Helaba
• €305 million refinancing for Palas Iași by IULIUS from Erste Group, BCR, Raiffeisen Bank Romania & Raiffeisen Bank International
• €290 million refinancing for Westend in Budapest by Gránit Pólus Group from Erste Group Bank, Erste Bank Hungary, UniCredit Bank & K&H Bank
• €270 million refinancing for Aupark Bratislava by WOOD & Company and Tatra Asset Management from UniCredit Bank, ČSOB, ING Bank, Tatra banka & VÚB banka
• €250 million green loan for NEPI Rockcastle from EBRD
Financing Deal of the Year – Below €200 million
• €180 million financing for The Bridge in Warsaw by Eastnine from Erste Group Bank & Erste Bank Polska
• €172 million refinancing for Elektrownia Powiśle in Warsaw by Tristan Capital Partners and White Star Real Estate from Erste Group Bank & Erste Bank Polska
• €146 million refinancing for six logistics parks in Poland by DL Invest Group from Erste Group Bank & Erste Bank Polska
• €123 million refinancing for Radisson Blu Hotel Complex in Bucharest by Cerberus Capital Management and Revetas Capital from Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (pbb)
Investment Professional of the Year
• Anca Nacu (NEPI Rockcastle)
• Doron Klein (AFI)
• Didier Balcaen (SPEEDWELL)
• Hedwig Höfer (CA Immo)
• Josef Malíř (SCF)
• Kristóf Bárány (Adventum)
• Peter Noack (ZEITGEIST Asset Management)
Financing Professional of the Year
• Dieter Knittel (pbb)
• Gábor Pető (Futureal Group)
• Georg Blaschke (Helaba)
• Georgina Sofatzi (Alpha Bank)
• Hubert Mańturzyk (Aareal Bank)
• Peter Andrašina (HB Reavis)
