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Award Winners 2006

Date: 23 August 2006
Venue : Grand Ballroom, The Westin Sydney

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At the Annual Dinner and Awards night of the Urban Taskforce in Sydney on Wednesday 23rd August 2006, The Hon. Frank Sartor MP presented the Urban Taskforces Development Excellence Award 2006 to Leighton Properties Pty Limited for Westpac Place, Sydney

2006 Annual Dinner & Awards Night VIP
Table - The Westin Sydney Hotel

Overall Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006

Westpac Place, Sydney
Leighton Properties Pty Limited

The development was pre leased to Westpac Banking Corporation and pre-sold to Westpac Funds Management Ltd.

Minister Frank Sartor MP presents the
Overall Winner to Mr Mark Gray for Westpac
Place, Sydney

Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Commercial Development

Westpac Place, Sydney
Leighton Properties Pty Limited

Formerly known as the KENS site, the development comprises a 32 storey commercial office space, 2 retail levels, 6 levels of basement parking, a north facing urban park and the refurbishment of the Erskine Terraces. The development was pre leased to Westpac Banking Corporation and pre-sold to Westpac Funds Management Ltd.

Minister Frank Sartor MP presents the Commercial Development Award to Mr Andrew Cooper for Westpac Place.

Commendation: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Residential Development

˜Pindari at Randwick
Opportunity Investments

A medium density residential development to comprise 66 new units and townhouses on completion. Block C is the first of three buildings. Key design elements include integration with the surrounding landscape, particularly the eucalypt canopy, and the use of natural lighting and ventilation.

Minister Frank Sartor MP presents the Residential Day Award to Mr Sean O'Toole & Mr Pierre Abrahamse for Discovery Pt.

Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Residential Development

Discovery Point
Australand Holdings Pty Ltd and Landcom

An urban regeneration site that will contain a mixed-use development of 9 sites with 1200 apartments, 54,000m2 of retail and commercial space and 2.3 hectares of parkland on Cooks River frontage. Stage 1 comprises the Greenbank building with 135 apartments, restoration of heritage buildings and creation of public open space.

Minister Frank Sartor MP presents the Residential Dev Award to Mr Sean O-Toole & Mr Piere Abrahamse for Discovery Pt.

Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Retail Development

World Square Retail & Strata Commercial
Multiplex Developments Australia

A 2 storey CBD subregional shopping centre, anchored by Coles supermarket, and a five level commercial building with 66 strata suites. The development is designed to create a sense of transparency and spaciousness.

Minister Frank Sartor MP presents the Retail
Dev Award to Mr Cameron Laird for World
Square Retail & Strata Commercial

Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Adaptive Re-Use Development

Kings View, Rose Bay
Coles Myer Property Developments Ltd

An adaptive reuse of the original North Rose Bay Cinema art deco heritage building, into a contemporary supermarket and mixed use commercial and residential apartments. The development involved the retention and reinstatement of original design elements.

Minister Frank Sartor MP presents the
Adaptive Re-Use Dev Award to Mr Mark
Jamieson for "Kings View", Rose Bay

Judging Panel:

	Chair - Professor Chris Johnson Executive Director Cities and Centres Strategy, Department of Planning		Mr Peter Mould NSW Government Architect Department of Commerce
	Mr Robert Harley Property Editor Australian Financial Review		Ms Sue Salmon Chair, Total Environment Centre
	Mr John Ferrarin Director WT Partnership (Aust) Pty Ltd		Mr David Tanevski Managing Director, KWC Capital Group and Director, Urban Taskforce

These projects represent the pinnacle of achievement for the property industry in Australia.
For more information about the awards contact Urban Taskforce on (02) 9238 3955