Returning with unmatched enthusiasm, the event brought together Gujarat real estate stalwarts, developers, architects, and policymakers for a power-packed day of thought-provoking discussions, and an inspiring awards ceremony.
The event Presenting Partner was Godwitt Construction, Co-Partners were Nemetschek Group, Winntus, and Homesure Gypex Industry Partners were NAREDCO Mahi, NAREDCO, and CREDAI Ahmedabad GIHED and Absolute CX was Proptech Partner; Hi-Tech Projects Pvt Ltd. was Construction Partner; Arvind SmartSpaces and Lumos were Event Associates. BW BusinessWorld as Business Media Partner, and exchange4media.com as the Online Media Partner.
The conclave commenced with the Exclusive Conversation on Gujarat Warehousing Boom: Decoding Opportunities & Challenges had the sector experts Dhaval Mehta (Founder, Godwitt Construction), Bakir Gandhi (Chairman & MD, Crystal Group), Daljit Singh (Director Marketing, NDR InvIT), Bijal Chhatrapati (Partner, JSA Law), Sandeep Shirke (Business India Head & GM, Oppermann), and Rumit Parikh (Sr. Director, Occupier Strategy & Solutions, Knight Frank India) explore the booming warehousing sector in Gujarat, driven by industrial growth and logistics demand, They also deliberated on the roadblocks like land acquisition hurdles, infrastructure gaps, and increasing competition.
The Urban Vision – Innovation, Inclusion & Sustainability conversation was chaired by Architect Kunal Mevcha (Managing Director, Vibrant Designs Pvt Ltd.) with panellists Harpal Dave (Additional Chief Town Planner, Govt. of Gujarat), Prashant Parmar (Founder & Principal, Shayona Consultant), Rohit Chakraborty (VP, Sales, Walplast Products), Shoaib Shaikh (Sales Head, Nemetschek Group), and Yatin Pandya (Founder, FOOTPRINTS E.A.R.T.H). The discussion examined the evolution of heritage, working and future cities in the context of—environment, economy and social interaction.
The insightful discussion on GIFT City – Investment Potential & Demand Dynamics, was led by Ravin Bhojani (Sr. Director, CBRE) and the leading experts of the session were Nisarg Acharya (Head, Marketing & PR, GIFT City), Shaan Zaveri (Partner, Collated Ventures), Shreyans Shah (CEO & Director, Savvy Group), S.K. Patel (Founder, Kavyaratna Group), and Tejas Dalal (Co-Founder, Hi-Tech Projects). The discussion highlighted GIFT City’s position as India’s first operational smart city and International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), envisioned as a global financial and IT hub.
During the Fireside Chat titled Gujarat Rejuvenation – Redevelopment Transforming Residential Realty, Rocky Israni (Managing Director, Pacifica Companies) spoke to Anand Choksi (MD, The Real Estate Connect), Paresh R. Jani (Founder, Jani & Co.), and Suresh Patel (President, NAREDCO Gujarat) on the growing momentum towards redevelopment in cities of Gujarat and what are some of the aspects that need to be addressed for a holistic development.
The penultimate panel on Vision 2030: Gujarat Real Estate Development Forecast, led by Jigar Mota (Director, Cushman & Wakefield), featured Kamal Singal (MD & CEO, Arvind SmartSpaces), Mudit Shah (Partner, Khaitan & Co.), Sharvil Shridhar (Promoter, A. Shridhar Group) and Suresh Patel (President, NAREDCO Gujarat as they examined Gujarat’s economic trajectory, infrastructure development, government policy reforms, and predicted real estate growth by 2030.
The conclave concluded with Realty+ Real Talk – Inspiring Success Stories, an informal conversation between Sapna Srivastava (Editor, Realty+) and Dhruv Patel (President, CREDAI Ahmedabad GIHED), that highlighted the transformation of Gujarat’s real estate landscape. Dhruv Patel shared his success mantra and the latest initiatives by real estate bidy CREDAI Ahmedabad in making the state’s real estate an example for others.
Celebrating Trailblazers
The 17th Realty+ Excellence Awards 2025 Gujarat evening celebrated achievements across the real estate spectrum.
The evening commenced with a powerful keynote by Dr. Annurag Batra, Editor-in-Chief & Chairman, exchange4media & BusinessWorld Media Group. He emphasized on the health, happiness and humility as the way of life and urged the real estate fraternity continue on the path of collaboration to make India a trillion-dollar economy.
The Winners were:
- Residential Project of the Year: Infinity Group – Infinity Baug
- Iconic Project of the Year – Commercial: Sangini Group – Sangini Edge
- Integrated Township Project of the Year: Adani Realty – Shantigram
- Iconic Project of the Year: Arvind SmartSpaces – Arvind Aqua City
- Affordable Housing Project of the Year: Samarthya Group – Salister by Samarthya & Devshree Reality – Devshree Benedite
- Luxury Project of the Year – Residential: Pramukh Group – Pramukh Vedanta
- Industrial/Warehousing Project of the Year: Arete Group – PIP – Payal Industrial Park
- Budget Housing Project of the Year: Pramukh Group – Pramukh Vivan
- Luxury Project of the Year – Commercial: Infinity Group – Iscon Infinity
- Mid-Segment Project of the Year: Pacifica Companies – North Enclave
- Villa Project of the Year: Arvind SmartSpaces – Arvind Forreste
- Architectural Design of the Year – Villa: Prashant Parmar Architect | Shayona Consultants – The NRI Bungalow, Naranpura
- Residential Complex of the Year: Pacifica Companies – Amara
- Construction Firm of the Year: Hi-Tech Projects Pvt Ltd.
- Architectural Firm of the Year: DSP Design Associates
- Architectural Design Project of the Year – Offices: RSP Design Consultants India – Prestige Fintech
- Mixed-Use Project of the Year: Devshree Reality – Devshree Iconic
- Best Interior Design Firm – Commercial: DSP Design Associates
- Best Interior Design – Offices: RSP Design Consultants India – Infineon, Ahmedabad
- CSR Excellence Award: VR Surat – Dumas Art Project 2024 & Guinness World Record Attempt
- Experiential Marketing Campaign of the Year: VR Surat – Christmas Carnival Campaign 2024
- Marketer of the Year: Akash Singh Tomar, Founder, Lead Magnets
- Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year: Insomniacs Digital – Savvy Group & Kavisha Group
- Digital Marketing Agency of the Year: PVOT Designs Pvt Ltd.
- Emerging Developer of the Year – Industrial & Warehousing: NDR INVIT Managers Pvt Ltd
- Developer of the Year – Residential: Arvind SmartSpaces
- Excellence in Customer Service: Sangini Group
- Developer of the Year – Industrial & Warehousing: Arete Group
- PropTech AI Application of the Year: Absolute CX by Insomniacs – Convo AI
- Young Achiever of the Year: Raj Shah, Director & CFO, Hi-Tech Projects
As the curtains came down on this remarkable event, the 17th Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2025 – Gujarat stood as a resounding celebration of the strength, spirit, and infinite possibilities of the state’s ever-evolving real estate landscape.
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