Tuesday, 19 May 2026
The 10th edition of the HOF Awards took place on 14 May 2026 at the Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest, bringing together real estate professionals, developers, advisers and investors from across Central and South Eastern Europe.
Organised by CIJ EUROPE, the annual event represents the final stage of the CIJ Awards season, with national winners from across the region competing for the “Best of the Best” distinctions. According to the organisers, the awards combine jury evaluation and industry voting to recognise achievements in development, investment, sustainability, design and professional services across the commercial real estate sector.
This year’s ceremony covered categories across residential, office, retail, logistics, mixed-use and professional services, with winners representing the Czech Republic, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
In the residential sector, Crestyl Real Estate received the award for Best of the Best Premium Residential Development of the Year, Czech Republic for the Semerínka project, while ITB Development won Best of the Best Standard Residential Development of the Year, Slovakia for Čerešne Residence.
AFI Romania was recognised for Best of the Best Residential Buildup in Development, Romania for AFI Home North, Phase 2, while North Bucharest Investments received the award for Best of the Best Residential Real Estate Agency of the Year, Romania.
In the retail segment, LCP Poland, part of M Core, won Best of the Best Retail Development & Developer of the Year, Poland for M Park Mrągowo, a 15,000 sqm retail project. The award for Best of the Best New Retail Lease of the Year, Romania went to Auchan for its 7,000 sqm lease at Sun Plaza.
The logistics and industrial categories saw CTP awarded Best of the Best Warehouse Development & Developer of the Year, Romania for CTPark Ploiesti, while Urbanity received the award for Best of the Best Warehouse Buildup in Development of the Year, Czech Republic for Urbanity Campus Bruntál.
In the office and mixed-use categories, Vastint Romania won Best of the Best Office Buildup Development of the Year, Romania for Timpuri Noi Square, Phase 2, while NEPI Rockcastle received the Best of the Best Mixed-Use Buildup in Development award for Promenada Mall Bucharest.
Ghelamco Poland secured the Best of the Best Leading Green Development & Developer of the Year, Poland award for The Bridge, while Hagag Development Europe was recognised in the refurbishment category for H Stirbei Palace in Bucharest.
Professional service and consultancy awards were also presented during the evening. Przemysław Wardęga received the Marketing & PR Professional of the Year award, while Crosspoint Real Estate and Cushman & Wakefield Echinox were recognised as Local and International Real Estate Agencies of the Year respectively.
In the design and construction categories, WEMAT won Best of the Best Commercial Design FIT-OUT Project of the Year for the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel project, while COS in Romania received the Commercial Design Space Company of the Year distinction.
Additional awards went to LCP Poland Property Management, Vitalis Consulting, Coral Construct, DRS Architects, Kinstellar, Biris Goran and Bog’Art.
The evening’s leadership award, Best of the Best Property Leadership of the Year, was presented to Roland Hofman of URBANITY for his leadership in the Czech Republic.
The HOF Awards were held alongside the CEDER Conference & Exhibition 2026, which also took place at the Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest earlier in the day.
