Winners in the spotlight

The best new buildings and achievements in the commercial and public property sector in Scotland were celebrated at the Scottish Property Awards last week.

The winners in the independent competition were revealed in front of 700 guests at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.

The top award of the night, Property Company of the Year, was presented to Artisan Real Estate Investors, the acquisitive developer which has delivered New Waverley, the £200 million, sevenacre regeneration scheme in Edinburgh city centre, and has also made several strategic acquisitions in the last year.

The Individual Contribution Award was presented to Daniel O’neill, the co-founder and director of Ediston Real Estate, for delivering a landmark year.

Property company sponsored by Royal Bank of Scotland Artisan Real Estate Investors. Runners-up: Buccleuch Property, Drum Property Group, Ediston Real Estate, Hub South East, Knight Property Group.

Deal of the year sponsored by PMP 4North, Edinburgh. Pre-let of the property to Computershare on a 20-year lease at record rental level for offices in Edinburgh. Deal team: Knight Property Group; CBRE; JLL; Computershare; Pepper Group. Runners-up: Pre-let of 190,000sq ft of Grade A office space to the UK Government at New Waverley, Edinburgh. Deal team: Artisan Real Estate Investors; DLA Piper; Government Property Agency; JLL; Mcaleer & Rushe; Montagu Evans. Sale of a 102,000sq ft office at Prime Four Business Park, Aberdeen, to LCN Capital Partners for £43.2m in March 2017. Deal team: Drum Property Group; Brodies; FG Burnett; JLL; Royal Bank of Scotland; Ryden. Sale of Ecocampus comprising 235,322sq ft and 1,503 car parking spaces at Hamilton International Park in Glasgow for £51.321m. Deal team: HFD Property Group, Aviva Investors, GVA. The Capitol, Aberdeen. Lease of 48,161sq ft Grade A office space in Aberdeen city centre to Chrysaor. Deal team: Knight Property Group; M&G Real Estate; Ryden; Savills; AB Robb; Chrysaor; FG Burnett; Brodies. Quartermile 3, Edinburgh. Pre-let of 65,628sq ft of Grade A office space to State Street Bank on a 15-year lease, 10 months before practical completion. Deal team: Quartermile Developments; CBRE; Cushman & Wakefield; Montagu Evans; M&G Real Estate. Atlantic Quay, Glasgow. Pre-let of 79,500sq ft at 3 Atlantic Quay on a 25-year lease, culminating in the sale of the asset for £50m, reflecting a net initial yield of 3.6 per cent. Deal team: Moorfield Group; Resonance Capital; Ryden; JLL; Brodies.

Individual contribution sponsored by Bank of Scotland Daniel O’neill of Ediston Real Estate. Fairfield Real Estate, IME Property.

Architectural excellence (commercial use) sponsored by RSM Restoration Yard, Dalkeith – Buccleuch Property. Highly commended: Marischal Square, Aberdeen – Halliday Fraser Munro. Runners-up: 132 Princes Street, Edinburgh – 3D Reid Architects with Hazledene House; the Silver Fin Building, Aberdeen – Cooper Cromar; Lloyd’s Register, Aberdeen – Halliday Fraser Munro; Foundry Courtyard Student Accommodation, Glasgow – Oberlanders Architects; Scottish Power Headquarters, Glasgow – Page\ Park Architects.

Architectural excellence (public use) sponsored by Wolffe City of Glasgow College City Campus, Glasgow – Michael Laird Architects and Reiach & Hall Architects. Runners-up: Bearsden Community Hub, Bearsden, Glasgow – Anderson Bell + Christie; Clydebank Leisure Centre, Clydebank – hub West Scotland; Garnock Community Campus, Glengarnock, Ayrshire – JM Architects, hub South West, North Ayrshire Council and Kier Construction; Kirkintilloch Town Hall, Kirkintilloch – Michael Laird Architects; The Hawkhead Centre for Scottish War Blinded, Paisley – Page\park Architects with CCG; Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Dunfermline – Richard Murphy Architects.

City regeneration project sponsored by Anderson Strathern Dundee Central Waterfront Project (Phase 1) – Dundee City Council. Runners-up: Marischal Square, Aberdeen – Muse Developments, Aviva Investors and Aberdeen City Council; West Edinburgh Retail Park and the Fruitmarket, Chesser, Edinburgh – Ediston Real Estate.

Community development project sponsored by The Scotsman The Loanhead Centre, Loanhead, Midlothian – Midlothian Council. Runners-up: Bearsden Community Hub, Bearsden, Glasgow – CCG (Scotland), East Dunbartonshire Council and hub West Scotland; Garnock Community Campus, Glengarnock, Ayrshire – hub South West, North Ayrshire Council and Kier Construction; Hawkhead Centre for Scottish War Blinded, Paisley – Page\park Architects with CCG; Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, Dunfermline – Richard Murphy Architects; Wick Community Campus, Wick – Ryder Architecture.

Development (commercial buildings) sponsored by Ryden Marischal Square, Aberdeen – Muse Developments. Highly commended: Courtyard by Marriott, Baxter’s Place, Edinburgh – Chris Stewart Group. Runners-up: Lloyd’s Register, Aberdeen – Drum Property Group; Rutherglen Links Business Park, Rutherglen, Glasgow – Harris Finance; Scottish Power Headquarters, Glasgow – Page\park Architects; Quartermile 3, Edinburgh – Quartermile Developments.

Development (public buildings) sponsored by BRE City of Glasgow College City Campus, Glasgow – Michael Laird Architects and Reiach & Hall Architects. Runners-up: Ayr Academy, Ayr – hub South West, South Ayrshire Council and Kier Construction. Bearsden Community Hub, Bearsden, Glasgow – CCG (Scotland), East Dunbartonshire Council and hub West Scotland. Clydebank Leisure Centre, Clydebank – hub West Scotland. Dalbeattie Learning Campus, Dalbeattie, Dumfries & Galloway – hub South West, Dumfries & Galloway Council, Graham Construction. Duns Primary School, Duns, Berwickshire – hub South East and Scottish Borders Council. Garnock Community Campus, Glengarnock, Ayrshire – hub South West, North Ayrshire Council and Kier Construction. Greenfaulds High School, Cumbernauld – hub South West, North Lanarkshire Council, Morrison Construction. Kelso High School, Kelso – Hub South East and Scottish Borders Council. Lothian Bundle, Blackburn (West Lothian), Firrhill (Edinburgh) and North West Edinburgh – hub South East and NHS Lothian (with the City of Edinburgh Council and West Lothian Council). Marr College, Troon – Kier Construction, hub South West Scotland and South Ayrshire Council. The Loanhead Centre, Loanhead, Midlothian – Midlothian Council. The Hawkhead Centre for Scottish War Blinded, Paisley – Page\park Architects with CCG.

Student accommodation development sponsored by Business Insider George Street Apartments, Glasgow – KR Developments. Highly commended: Salisbury Court, Edinburgh – Allan Murray Architects, Unite Students and University of Edinburgh. Runners-up: Foundry Courtyard Student Accommodation, Glasgow – Balfour Beatty Investments; The Old Printworks, Edinburgh – Crosslane Student Development; Dobbie’s Point, Student Residences, Glasgow – Manson Architects + Planners.

Town centre regeneration project sponsored by Together Kirkintilloch Town Hall, Kirkintilloch – hub West Scotland and East Dunbartonshire Council. Runners-up: Bearsden Community Hub, Bearsden, Glasgow – CCG (Scotland), East Dunbartonshire Council and hub West Scotland; Port Glasgow Shopping Park, Port Glasgow – Ediston Real Estate.

Property funder sponsored by Weightmans Bank of Scotland. Highly commended: Fairfield Real Estate. Runners-up: M&G Real Estate, Royal Bank of Scotland.

Hotel, retail and leisure agency team sponsored by Santander JLL. Runners-up: Cushman & Wakefield, IME Property.

I nvestment agency team sponsored by Trident Knight Frank. Runners-up: Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, Ryden.

Office agency team sponsored by New Waverley JLL. Runners-up: CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, GVA, Knight Frank, Ryden.