UDI honours B.C. real estate industry

Monday, December 1, 2014

The Urban Development Institute Pacific Region (UDI) has announced the winners of the 2014 UDI Awards for Excellence, honouring B.C.’s real estate industry.

“The UDI Awards are the premier form of peer recognition for B.C.’s real estate development industry,” said Anne McMullin, president and chief executive officer of the Institute. “This year’s record number of exceptional submissions had the jury deliberating at length to identify the top achievers for each category.”

The development teams and their winning projects were judged based on marketing success, innovative design, sustainable building, landscape features and integration with transit.

The Maureen Enser award went to Beau Jarvis, senior vice-president of development at Wesgroup Properties. The award recognizes a UDI member who has demonstrated leadership and vision, among other attributes.

In addition, four industry leaders, Keith Beedie, Milan Ilich, Robert H. Lee and Joe Segal, were inducted into the UDI Hall of Fame.

 

2014 UDI Awards for Excellence Winners include:

Best Heritage: 564 Beatty Street, Reliance Properties

Best Outside the Box: Victoria Public Market at The Hudson, Townline Group of Companies

Best of the Okanagan: West Harbour Resort, Troika Developments

Best of Vancouver Island: Union, Anthem Properties

Master Planned Community: River Green, Aspac Developments

Best Affordable: The Standard, Blue Sky Properties

Best Urban High-Rise: The Mark, Onni Group

Best Suburban High-Rise: MetroPlace, Intracorp Projects

Best Mid-Rise Residential: Kits360, Intergulf Development Group

Best Low-Rise Residential Vancouver/North Shore: SAIL, Adera Development

Best Low-Rise Residential Richmond/Burnaby/Vancouver Island:Storybrook, Ledingham McAllister Properties

Best Low-Rise Residential New Wesminster/Delta/White Rock/Surrey/Langley: Saltaire, Ledingham McAllister Properties

Best Ground Oriented Multi-Family: Mason&Green, Polygon Homes

Best Single Family/Duplex: Hampstead at Silver Ridge, Portrait Homes

Best Urban Infill: Rolston, Rize Alliance Properties

Best Commercial/Retail/Office: 1025 Robson, Westbridge Capital Group/West Coast Projects

Best Mixed Use: The Prescott, Wesgroup Properties

Best Environmental Innovation: Private Residences at Hotel Georgia, Delta Land Development

Best Industrial: FedEx Freight at PacificLink, Wesgroup Properties

Best in Show: 564 Beatty Street, Reliance Properties

UDI/Vancouver Sun Readers’ Choice Award (for Best Residential High-Rise): The Private Residences at the Hotel Georgia, Delta Land Development