The Scottish Property Awards, the independent competition which honours achievements in the real estate sector, announced the winners in front of 650 guests at the EICC.

Property Company of the Year, the ultimate award of the night, sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland was presented to Miller Developments. The judging panel praised the company for a landmark year with major large-scale developments totalling over 1.5msq.ft. of commercial space.

Three Universities collected awards for their property development work this year. Stirling University’s Campus Central collected two awards for its major public area project designed and delivered by Page\Park Architects and Robertson, collecting the Architectural Excellence Award (Public Use) and the ESG Refurbishment of the Year. The judges praised the high quality work repurposed the campus in a dramatic transformation of the civic space.

The University of Glasgow won Development of the Year (public buildings) for the Mazumdar Shaw Advanced Research Centre and Heriot-Watt University was commended for its new robotics centre, the National Robotarium.

In large-scale commercial development, Knight Property Group collected an award for its Belgrave Logistics Park in Bellshill and also in the West, Urban Union won Regeneration for its continued long-term work at Lauriston. Drum Property collected the award for Build to Rent development of the Year for its Solasta Riverside Project in Glasgow.

The much-anticipated Deal of the Year category, sponsored by PMP, was awarded to QMile Group at Haymarket and the complex lease arrangement to Edinburgh City Council for a new Hyatt Centric Hotel. The 350-bed hotel will bring significant economic impact to the area and much improve the strength of the EICC as an international event destination. (M&G Real Estate, QMile Group, Hyatt Hotels, Edinburgh City Council).

The ultimate individual award, the Business Leadership Award, was presented to Stuart Heslop, former Managing Director of real estate finance at Royal Bank of Scotland. Sponsored and presented by Faithful + Gould, Heslop announced his retirement from the bank after 35 years of work in the sector and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the UK for real estate finance. In his final year in the role, he led a team of 15 in 4 cities with a lending book of over £4bn and had approved £866m of new investment spent directly into real estate development.

Alan Robertson, chair of the Judging Panel, said: “Thank you to everyone who entered and participated in the 10th annual Scottish Property Awards and to our major sponsors Peace Recruitment and PMP. I send you all our very many congratulations and wish you all continued success in the year ahead.”

The winners in full:

Industrial Team of the Year sponsored by Peace Recruitment Group

WINNER: Savills

FINALISTS:

• Avison Young
• Colliers
• JLL
• Ryden

Investment Agency Team of the Year sponsored by Trident

WINNER: Lismore

FINALIST:

• CBRE

Office Agency Team of the Year sponsored by London and Scottish Property Investment Management

WINNER: JLL

FINALISTS:

• Avison Young
• Cuthbert White
• Ryden

Retail & Leisure Agency Team of the Year sponsored by Together Money

WINNER: Orinsen

FINALISTS:

• Allied Surveyors Scotland
• Savills

Student Accommodation of the Year

WINNER: St Joseph’s House, Edinburgh by S1 Developments / UK Commercial Property REIT

FINALIST:

• Murieston Crescent Student Accommodation, Edinburgh by 56Three / Maven

ESG Refurbishment of the Year sponsored by Eden Property Asset Management

WINNER: Campus Central, University of Stirling by Robertson Construction & Page/Park Architects

FINALISTS:

• St Joseph’s House, Edinburgh by S1 Developments / UK Commercial Property REIT
• Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh by Ica Studio

Financial Partner of the Year

WINNER: Royal Bank of Scotland

FINALIST:

• Aldermore

Health Care Development of the Year sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard

WINNER: Broadford Hospital by hub North Scotland, NHS Highland, Balfour Beatty, Oberlanders Architects & Rural Design

FINALIST:

• Clydebank Health and Care Centre, Clydebank by Anderson Bell Christie and Hub West Scotland

Architectural Excellence Award (Public Use)

WINNER: Campus Central, University of Stirling by Page\Park Architects

WINNER: Duthie Park Nursery, Aberdeen by Halliday Fraser Munro

HIGHLY COMMENDED: The National Robotarium, Edinburgh by Michael Laird Architects

FINALISTS:

• Castlebrae Community Campus, Edinburgh by jmarchitects
• Galson Estate Trust Community Hub, Isle of Lewis by Oberlanders Architects
• Winchburgh Sport and Well Being Hub by Ryder Architecture

Architectural Excellence Award (Commercial Use) sponsored by Aldermore

WINNER: Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh by Ica Studio

WINNER: Glencoe Base Station by Anderson Bell Christie

HIGHLY COMMENDED: St Andrews Links Trust Headquarters by Nicoll Russell Studios

FINALISTS:

• Custom House & The St Enoch Quarter, Glasgow by Artisan Real Estate
• St Joseph’s House, Edinburgh by S1 Developments / UK Commercial Property REIT

Build to Rent Development of the Year sponsored by Dentons

WINNER: Solasta Riverside, Glasgow by Drum Property Group

FINALIST:

• Mannsfield Place, Avoch, The Black Isle by Trail Architects

Development of the Year (Public Buildings) sponsored by SPACE

WINNER: Mazumdar-Shaw Advanced Research Centre, Glasgow by Multiplex / Faithful+Gould

FINALISTS:

• Castlebrae Community Campus, Edinburgh by Hub South East & City of Edinburgh Council
• Winchburgh Schools Campus by Hub South East & West Lothian Council

Development of the Year (Commercial Buildings) sponsored by Ryden

WINNER: Belgrave Logistics Park, Bellshill, Glasgow by Knight Property Group

FINALISTS:

• Haymarket One, Edinburgh by Qmile Group
• M&G Building at Kildean Business Park, Stirling by Stirling Development Agency
• Solasta Riverside, Glasgow by Drum Property Group

Regeneration Project of the Year sponsored by Bruce Stevenson Insurance Brokers

WINNER: Laurieston, Glasgow by Urban Union

FINALISTS:

• Auldcathie District Park, Winchburgh by Winchburgh Developments
• Custom House & The St Enoch Quarter, Glasgow by Artisan Real Estate
• Haymarket, Edinburgh by Qmile Group
• Springwell House, Edinburgh by AMA (Homes) / Smith Scott Mullan
• Virgin Hotel, Edinburgh by Thomas and Adamson / Thomas Johnston / Ica Studios’

2023 Deal of the Year sponsored by PMP

WINNER: Haymarket, Edinburgh. Lease to Edinburgh City Council for new Hyatt Centric Hotel. (M&G Real Estate, QMile Group, Hyatt Hotels, Edinburgh City Council)

FINALISTS:

• 177 Bothwell Street Sale by HFD Property Group to Pontegadea (HFD Property Group, Pinsent Masons, Pontegadea, CBRE, Axiom)
• 2 West Regent Street, Glasgow Letting to Wizu Workspace (WH West Regent Street, Wizu Workspace, Avison Young, G8 Consult, Edgar Property Solutions, Brodies LLP, Blackadders)
• Cadworks Building, Glasgow. Lease to OVO Energy Ltd. (Fore Partnership, Ryden, Savills, Avison Young, Cuthbert White, Dentons, Clyde & Co.)
• Central Quay, Hydepark Street, Glasgow. Sale by XLB Property. (XLB Property, Avison Young and Burness Paull)
• Dundas House, Brandon Street, Edinburgh. Letting to Blackrock. (Blackrock, Abrdn, JLL, Savills)
• Haymarket One, Edinburgh. Final Pre lets (QMile Group, Deloittes, Shoosmiths, Dentons)
• The Silver Fin Building, Union Street, Aberdeen. Letting to Shell. (Titan Investors, CBRE , Shell, FG Burnett, Shepherd & Wedderburn, Knight Frank, Womble Bond Dickinson)

2023 Business Leadership Award sponsored by Faithful Gould

WINNER: Stuart Heslop

Property Company of the Year sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland

WINNER: Miller Developments

FINALISTS:

• Drum Property Group

HFD Group

Knight Property Group

QMile Group