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The event held at the Courtyard by Mariott, Ahmedabad on June 28, 2024 had the realty leaders from Gujarat sharing their insightful views at the conclave comprising of topics delving into the past, present and future state of Gujarat’s real estate. The evening marked the achievements of the professionals of Gujarat real estate and building industry.
The industry partner for the event was CREDAI Ahmedabad GIHED. The event Co-Partners were Million Minds Tech City by Ganesh Housing Corporation Limited, LIC Housing Finance Ltd and Godwitt Construction. The Event associates were Altern Capital, Swagat Group and Arvind Smatspaces. The PropTech Partner was Absolute CX by Insomniacs, Digital Partner was Realatte and PR Partner was Simulations.
The event’ organized by Realty+ had BW Businessworld as Business Media Partner and Online media partner was Exchange4media group.
MEANINGUL DISCUSSIONS
The conclave of the day began with the discussion on the topic of Deciphering Gujarat’s Residential Realities. The session was moderated by Ravin Bhojani, A&T Head, Ahmedabad, CBRE India and the eminent speaker were Dhruv Patel, President, CREDAI Ahmedabad GIHED, Kamal Singal, Managing Director & CEO, Arvind SmartSpaces Limited, Paras Pandit, CMD, Sheetal Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Rocky Israni, Managing Director - India Investments, Pacifica Companies, Rohan Shah, Co-Founder, Realatte.
The speakers touched upon the fact that residential real estate in Gujarat although had gone into a decline mode, the average performance of the sector has been remarkable over the years with positive sentiments in the market. It is the affordability that has become the recent challenge.
The second session for the day was Buoyant Commercial Real Estate of Gujarat. The session was led by Jigar Mota, Director - Head of Transactions, Cushman & Wakefield – Gujarat and speakers joining the session were Anmol Patel, Promoter, Ganesh Housing Limited, Himanshu Sharma, Managing Director, Head - Leasing & Business Development, Tishmen & Speyer, Umesh Uttamchandani, Co-Founder and Chief Growth Officer, DevX, Viren Mehta, Founder & CEO, WiseVision Realty Pvt. Ltd, Yash Shah, Founder & Director, The Address. The discussion deliberated on the scope of commercial real estate in Gujarat, how land has been playing a vital role in terms of major players investing in to the commercial secto. The speakers concurred that Gujarat will have to vie with other cities to attract IT and ITeS sector businesses.
The session exploring Gujarat’s Industrial Parks Growth Story was chaired by Rumit Parikh, Director - Occupier Strategy and Solutions Industrial & Logistics and Retail, Knight Frank India Pvt Ltd and joining him were Anshul Shah, Director, Ducon Consultants Pvt Ltd, Bakir Gandhi, CMD, Crystal Group, Kartik Jalan, Founder & CEO, Indicold, Nirav Kothary, Director, Godwitt Construction Pvt Ltd.
The panellists were very bullish on the industrial sector development in the state and explained that unlike e-commerce companies being biggest occupiers till now, it is the manufacturing companies that have been leasing most of the industrial parks in the recent years.
The next panel on Gujarat’s Infrastructure Boom & Real Estate was moderated by Paresh Sharma, Former Chief Town Planner Government Of Gujarat and expert speakers were Atman Desai, Partner, Infrastructure and Project, Khaitan & Co, Parth Patel, Managing Director, Kavisha Group, Sameer Sinha, Founder & MD, Savvy Group, Suresh Patel, Director - Gujarat State Road Development Corporation, President NAREDCO – Gujarat and Dr. Vatsal Patel, Founder - Setu Infrastructure, and President, Gujarat Institute of Civil Engineers and Architects (GICEA). Speaking about the most upcoming infrastructure developments in the state, the speakers elaborated on how the major areas in the state with infrastructure boost are playing a vital role in offering better opportunities for real estate growth in the state to the developers.
The Final Discussion on Unlocking Gift City Real Estate Potential was led by Ravin Bhojani, A&T Head, Ahmedabad, CBRE India and he was joined by Amit Jaitly, Deputy Managing Director, Mid India, Project Management, Colliers India, Chitrak Shah, Co-Founder & MD, Shivalik Group, Chairman CREDAI Ahmedabad, Rutul Shah, Co-Founder & Partner, Aurtus Consulting And SK Patel, Founder, Kavyaratna Group. The experts shared their views on Gift city’s capacity to deliver exceptional growth in real estate in future with its ease of doing business. It only lacked social infrastructure, which is just a matter of time.
The Conclave concluded on an informal note with the Realty+ Real Talk – Inspiring Success Stories by Sapna Srivastava, Editor, Realty+ in a tête-à-tête with Sumit Suri ,Investments, Altern Capital, Neel Thakkar, Managing Director, Dharmadev Infrastructure Pvt Ltd And Tanuj Gupta, Founder & CEO, Big Estate. They shared their honest views on their own journey and experiences and their accomplishments.
AWARDING THE DESERVING
The sparkling awards evening showcased the winning moments of the 16th Realty+ Excellence Awards 2024 – Gujarat winners. The awards were presented in various categories across different segments of real estate for organizations and individuals. The winners were:
Commercial Project of the Year
Rajyash Group for Rajyash One, Gift City
Residential Project of the Year
Kavisha Group for The Portrait
Retail Project of the Year
VR Surat for VR Surat Mall
Affordable Housing Project of the Year
Pramukh Group for Pramukh Vivan
Mid-Segment Project of the Year
Amrut Infracon for Om Courtyard
Luxury Project of the Year
Ratnaakar Group for Ratnaakar Pristine
Luxury Project of the Year - Commercial
Mundra Group for Infinia Park
Ultra Luxury-Lifestyle Project of the Year
Ratnaakar Group for Eternity By Ratnaakar
The Design Project of the Year
Pramukh Group for Pramukh Orbit
Zade Group for Z-Luxuria
Themed Project of the Year
Dharmadev Infrastructure Ltd. for NK Anantaya
Villa Project of the Year
Arvind SmartSpaces Limited for Arvind Forreste
Iconic Project of the Year
Swagat Group for Swagat Queensland
Mixed-Use Project of the Year
Swagat Group for Swagat Kingsland
Most Environment-Friendly Residential Space
Pramukh Group for Pramukh Vivanta
Most Popular Mall of the Year
Rajyash Group for The Retail Park
Hospitality Project of the Year
Dharmadev Infrastructure Ltd. for Patang Re-Evolve
BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS AWARDS :
Developer of the Year – Residential
Rajyash Group
Ridham Bhai & Avi Bhai, Partners, Rajyash Group
Developer of the Year in Ultra Luxury & Lifestyle
Arvind SmartSpaces Limited
Emerging Developer of the Year
Sharanya Group
Developer of The Year – Villa
Ratnaakar Group for Aravalli By Ratnaakar
Excellence in Customer Service
Sangini Group
Developer of the year – Luxury
Ratnaakar Group
ARCHITECT AND INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS :
Architectural Firm of the Year
DSP Design Associates
Architectural Design of the Year – Residential
Prashant Parmar Architect | Shayona Consultants for Elevated Compact House
Architect of the Year.
PDC Architects -Prashant Paradava & Shivani Paradava, Principal Architects, PDC Architects
Luxury Interiors of the Year
PDC Architects for Rajyash Regius
Best Interior Design – Commercial
The Address for Qatar Airways done by Spaces by The Address
REALTY CONSULTANT AWARDS :
Project/Construction Management Firm of the Year
Colliers India
The Best Property Consultant of the Year – Residential
Prachit Property Buildtech Pvt. Ltd.
BRANDING & MARKETING AWARDS :
Digital Marketing Campaign of the Year
Realatte for The Villas for Alembic City
Innovative Marketing Campaign of the Year
Pramukh Group for One Tapi
Print Campaign of the Year
Insomniacs Digital Pvt. Ltd. for The Canvas for Kavisha Group
Project Launch of the Year
Insomniacs Digital Pvt. Ltd. for The Portrait for Kavisha Group
Advertising Agency of the Year
Rioconn Interactive Pvt. Ltd.
OOH Campaign of the Year
Ratnaakar Group for The Reserve Annexe By Ratnaakar
PROPTECH AWARDS & FLEX SPACES AWARDS :
PropTech Start-up of the Year
Cleardeals
PropTech Architectural Firm of the Year
DSP Design Associates
PropTech Emerging Brand of The Year
Build Formula
Managed Offices Start-Up of the Year
The Address
Co-Working Icon of the Year
Yash Shah, Founder & Director, The Address
Managed Offices Young Achiever of the Year
Pinank Vyas, Assistant Director - Projects, The Address
CSR Excellence Awards
VR Surat
INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS :
CXO of the Year
Prashant N Bhatu, Managing Director, Pramukh Group
Young Achiever of the Year
Neel Thakkar, Managing Director, Dharmadev Infrastructure Ltd.
The 16th Realty+ Conclave and Excellence Awards 2024 – Gujarat was praised by the industry leaders for its capacity to set a trend for the year in the city.
To watch the entire conclave and awards click on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70Ju5LBeQHc
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