The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence
Celebrating the best of urban development from across Australia and New Zealand.
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About the awards
The Urban Developer has announced the finalists for The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence, presented in partnership with Trilogy Funds.
The awards program has again drawn an exceptional response from across Australia and New Zealand — this year attracting the highest number of submissions to date and resulting in more than 200 finalists across 28 categories.
Winners will be announced at a black-tie gala event on July 30 at The Star Gold Coast, as part of Urbanity-25.
Ticket details have been sent directly to finalists and partners.
2025 Categories
Development of the Year
High-Density Residential (200+)
High-Density Residential (under 200)
Medium-Density Residential (40+)
Medium-Density Residential (Under 40)
Small-Scale Residential (11- 20+)
Small-Scale Residential (4-10)
Small-Scale Residential (1-3)
New Communities
Urban Regeneration
Retail
Commercial
Mixed Use
Build-to-Rent and PBSA
Hotels and Accommodation
Retirement, Aged Care and Seniors Living
Social Infrastructure
Industrial
Industry Excellence
Community Engagement
Sustainability
Industry Leadership
Design Innovation
Construction Innovation
Commercial Innovation
Project Marketing
Marketing Innovation
Best New PropTech
The ULI Award for Decarbonisation in Real Estate
Lachlan Webb Lifetime Achievement Award
Why enter?
The Urban Developer Awards for Industry Excellence are an opportunity to be recognised for excellence through the only truly independent awards program in the Asia-Pacific region.
The awards brings together an extensive group of independent judges to select and assess the finalists, in association with a team of journalists, editors and executives from The Urban Developer.
Benefits:
- National publicity via The Urban Developer platform
- Industry recognition by a jury of 30+ judges
- Collaboration and networking opportunities
- Benchmarking your project against peers
- Boosting team morale and sense of achievement
2025 winners
EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABILITY
Wyvern Private Hospital
Australian Unity
EXCELLENCE IN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
Coronation Cares
Coronation Property
EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN INNOVATION
Glasshouse
Spyre
EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Sydney Metro Martin Place Integrated Station Development (SMMPISD)
Macquarie Group
EXCELLENCE IN COMMERCIAL INNOVATION
Parc
Sammut Group
EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION
Australian Pile Croppers
Australian Pile Croppers
BEST NEW PROPTECH
OPEX
OPEX Contracts
EXCELLENCE IN MARKETING INNOVATION
La Strada, Potts Point
ARC Property
EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT MARKETING
Highforest
Mirvac
THE URBAN DEVELOPER & URBAN LAND INSTITUTE (ULI) AWARD
Sydney Metro Martin Place Integrated Station Development (SMMPISD)
Macquarie Group
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Habilis Housing
Habilis Housing
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - RETIREMENT, AGED CARE AND SENIORS LIVING
Uniting Leichhardt
Uniting NSW.ACT
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - MIXED-USE
Sydney Metro Martin Place Integrated Station Development (SMMPISD)
Macquarie Group
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - COMMERCIAL
Bourke & Bowden
Hickory, Time & Place and Qualitas
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - INDUSTRIAL
Altona Circuit
Urban Logistics Co.
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - URBAN REGENERATION
Nicholas Street Precinct
Ipswich City Council
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - NEW COMMUNITIES
Norman Estates
Sekisui House Australia
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - RETAIL
Woolworths Leppington Village
Woolworths Group
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - HOTELS AND ACCOMMODATION
Melbourne Place
Kennedy Nolan
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - BUILD-TO-RENT AND PBSA
LIV Aston
Mirvac
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - SMALL-SCALE RESIDENTIAL (1-3)
DUNE
Graya Developments
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - SMALL SCALE RESIDENTIAL (4-10)
Florence
Mosaic Property Group
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - SMALL SCALE RESIDENTIAL (11-20+)
82 Westgarth
Jarrah
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (UNDER 40)
Reunion Place
Noetic Places
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (40+)
PAMA
Holm Developments and DeMartini Fletcher
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (UNDER 200)
Hampton Quarter
EPC Pacific and Pace Developments
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YEAR - HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (200+)
AURA by Aqualand
Aqualand
Key dates
Nominations open
March, 2026
Early Bird ends
TBC
Nominations close
TBC
Finalists announced
TBC
Site inspections
TBC
Judging
TBC
TBC
2025 Judges
JULIE SAUNDERS
CEO
COMMUNITY HOUSING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
CARLY COTTAM
Managing Director
MOTIV
ADRIAN MEZZINA
Marketing Consultant
ADRIAN MEZZINA & CO
KATE MILLS
CEO
PROPERTY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
CLINTON ARENTZ
Executive Director – Lending and Property Assets
TRILOGY FUNDS
KATE MEYRICK
Director
URBIS
JEN BERRYMAN
Director
CHANJE PARTNERS
NICK MATERIA
Chief Executive Officer
READY MEDIA GROUP
ROB BURGESS
Head of Research & Strategy, Quantify Strategic Insights
QUANTIFY STRATEGIC INSIGHTS
BELINDA BENTLEY
Managing Director
9SPRINGS
ANDREW COWARD
Founder and Managing Director
POLYMER STUDIOS
ANGELA BONNEFIN
Founder and Director
RETAIL STRATEGY GROUP
LUKE DIXON
Head of Institutional Capital & Research
RAY WHITE
ROSS ELLIOTT
Director
SUBURBAN FUTURES
ARNAUD MILLECAMPS
Group Managing Director
GATEHOUSE HOSPITALITY
PENNY KALETA
NSW State Manager
PROPERTY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
TOM HYWOOD
Co-Founder and Group General Manager
AD GROUP
MARISSA BATEMAN
Senior Principal
UAP
TONY MASSARO
Partner
KORDAMENTHA
CAITLIN SHIELDS
Partner
MITCHELL BRANDTMAN
BEN MARTIN-HENRY
Vice President, MSCI Research
MSCI
BILL MCWILLIAMS
Chief Investment Officer
MAXCAP
JACK NOONAN
Vice President
INTERNATIONAL WELL BUILDING INSTITUTE
ASHLEIGH PORTER
President, Commercial – APAC
HUBEXO
ANDREW HOGAN
Managing Director
POINT POLARIS
DAVID MCCRACKEN
Inaugural ULI Australia Executive Director
URBAN LAND INSTITUTE
SHANE FOLEY
Managing Director
REALM PROJECTS
TRUDY CROOKS
Managing Director
MOTIV
MAOIBH RUSSELL
Partner, Financiers’ QS Services
MITCHELL BRANDTMAN
REBECCA OSTERMAN
Director, QLD
NEOSCAPE
ANDREW COWARD
Founder and Managing Director
POLYMER STUDIOS
CATHY HOUSTON
Managing Director | Asset Management
MA FINANCIAL
JOHAN MOYLAN
Director | Planning
PLANNING AND PROPERTY PARTNERS
2025 partners
PRESENTING PARTNER
RED CARPET PARTNER
TROPHY PARTNER
CENTREPIECE PARTNER
CHARITY PARTNER
AWARDS SPONSORS
About the gala
Winners will be announced during our Awards Gala Night, which takes place at the same time as our flagship conference, Urbanity.
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