This
is the 3rd time when the awards were conducted in the city of Bangalore, post
dividing three zones for the awards, namely South, West & North zones. The Bangalore event will be
followed by a similar gala event to be held in Mumbai -- Realty Plus Conclave
and Excellence Awards (West) on May 22, 2013 and in Gurgaon - Realty Plus
Conclave and Excellence Awards (North) on May 24, 2013
The
morning conclave began with the lighting of the lamp and welcome address by
Chief Guest Dr. A. Chakrapani, Hon’ble
Chairman- Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council followed by unveiling of a special
coffee table book on India’s Top 100 Developers, brought out by Realty Plus.
The
first plenary session, Integrated Townships: examining Demand, deliberated upon
the rising demand for integrated township projects.
The
panelist included Aaron Schwarz, MD (India), Perkins Eastman, Vineet Relia, COO,
SARE Homes, Snehdeep Aggarwal, CMD, Bhartiya Group, Diljit Sethi, Director,
Callison (Seattle), Vineet Singh, EVP & Business Head, 99Acres and Naresh
V.Narasimhan, Partner & Principal Architect of Venkataramanan Associates.
Mr
Vineet Relia, COO, SARE Homes stressed on the need for government support for
integrated township projects. He also pointed out the need for single window
clearance for such projects.
Mr.
Snehdeep Aggarwal, CMD, Bhartiya Group stressed upon the need for leadership
initiatives in setting vision for integrated township. “Developers alone can’t
build an integrated township. We require government support to supplement our
efforts,” he added.
The
second session Marketing Real Estate to Generations Y focused on the new-age
marketing strategies & communication skills of developers. Bangalore has a
growing number of young buyers who are ready to purchase their first houses as
early as 24 to 25 years of age.
The
panelists deliberated upon the strategies and game plans used in today’s
digital world to target the young urban home buyers. The eminent panelists
included Ramesh Jude Thomas, President and Chief Knowledge Officer, Equitor,
Karthik Sundarajoo, MD, CG Werks, Singapore, Farook Mahmood, CMD, Silverline
Realty, Sumit Jain, Co- Founder & CEO, Commonfloor.com, Naimunnisa Khan,
Urban Planner & Principal Architect, Liases Foras.
Speaking
about the new age marketing strategies, Mr. Farook Mahmood, CMD, Silverline
Realty said there is a perceptible change now in the way developers sell their
projects.
Mr.
Sumit Jain, Co-Founder & CEO, Commonfloor.com pointed at the rising demand
for affordable housing from the younger generations. To tap these youth,
companies are using technology and social media to market affordable housing
projects, he added.
The
3rd session on Ultra Luxury Houses witnessed speakers discussing luxury real
estate from high end security systems in swanky homes to limited edition homes.
To what degree of differentiation can a builder go, when building such abodes
of luxury?
The
conclave delved into all these and many more aspects, features and concepts
that go into making the homes for ultra rich. The panelists included in this
session were J. C. Sharma, Vice Chairman & MD, Sobha Group, Maxwell Roy
Barcham, Director, FSH Design, Irshad Ahmed, President, Irshads Property
Matters and Founder & President of BRAI, T. Chitty Babu, Chairman &
CEO, Akshaya Homes and Ram Chandnani, Deputy MD, South India, CBRE.
Speaking
on the occasion, Mr. J.C. Sharma, Vice Chairman & MD, Sobha Group said,
“The luxury home segment has shown great growth potential as the infrastructure
is improving significantly and the city has witnessed a rapid pace of
urbanisation. The demand for luxury homes and villas is on an upswing as a
large number of customers are buying them. More and more people now want
customised homes, according to their requirement.”
The
last plenary session on Smart Developments - Creating sustainable habitats
through Smart Growth saw panelists emphasising that simply making green
buildings are not enough, but home-seekers also need not be encouraged to ‘Live
Green.’
The
speakers at the session included Syed Mohammed Beary, Chairman, IGBC (Bangalore
Chapter) & Chairman, Bearys Group, Chitra Vishwanath, Principal Architect
and MD, Biome Environment, Sushil Mantri, VP, CREDAI and Chairman & MD,
Mantri Developers and Chandrashekar Hariharan, Executive Chairman, ZED- BCIL.
Speaking
on the occasion, Mr. Sushil Mantri, VP, CREDAI and Chairman & MD, Mantri
Developers said, “Buyers still do not consider the ‘Live Green’ aspect while
buying a home.” He stressed on the need
for vertical development in the cities such as Bangalore to reduce the cost of
living.
Mr.
Syed Mohammed Beary, Chairman, IGBC (Bangalore Chapter) & Chairman, Bearys
Group pointed out the challenges faced by developers in selling green buildings
as buyers are still not ready to shell out extra money for buying a green unit.
The
awardees of ‘Realty Plus Excellence Awards 2013 - South’ were chosen after a
rigorous selection amongst the real estate community from the entire Southern
India. The 27 different award categories acknowledged the outstanding
achievements of the who’s who of the Indian realty sector in developing real
estate and infrastructure facilities and promoting state--of-the art designs
and architecture.
Speaking
on the occasion, Mr. Annurag Batra, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief,
exchange4media Group said, “Post the overwhelming response of last year’s
awards, it was natural for us to continue our endeavor and bring Realty Plus
Excellence Awards into a new avatar with
newer, wide-ranging categories to identify and felicitate the worthy real
estate players. The Awards are a testimony to the hard work of real estate stalwarts
in creating and executing landmark real estate projects. We are thankful to our
eminent jury who has selected candidates on a neutral basis while following a
transparent process.”
The
awards were presented to the winners by chief guest for the evening, Prof.
Rajeev Gowda, Chairperson – Centre for Public Policy, IIM-Bangalore, Member,
Central Board, Reserve Bank of India & senior leader of the Congress Party.
He stressed on the need for both government and developers to join hands to
work for the common cause of providing housing for the masses.
Also
present on the occasion were Vinod Behl, Editor, Realty Plus and Atul Sharma,
Business Head, exchange4media Group.
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