2025 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!
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.
Details on ticketing for finalists and partners will be released soon.
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
Previous winners (2024)
HIGH DENSITY
Upper House
ARIA PROPERTY GROUP
MEDIUM DENSITY
Kurraba Residences
THIRD.I
HOTELS & ACCOMMODATION
Capella Sydney
ESSENCE, MAKE ARCHITECTS, BUILT
DESIGN INNOVATION
Total Fusion Platinum
CAVCORP
SMALL-SCALE RESIDENTIAL (4-20)
Osprey
FIGUREHEAD GROUP
COMMERCIAL INNOVATION
Flexie™
LEDLIN DEVELOPMENTS
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Liverpool Civic Place
BUILT
INDUSTRIAL
Switchyard
MIRVAC
SUSTAINABILITY
Western Sydney University Bankstown City Campus
WALKER CORPORATION
Key dates
Nominations open
Early Bird ends
Finalists announced
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
Meet our partners
PRESENTING 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.
- Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2025
- Time: 6.30pm—11.30pm
- Location: The Star Event Centre, Gold Coast
- Dress Code: Black Tie
*All finalists must attend the gala event to be eligible for acceptance of their award, should they win.
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