By A Correspondent

The first edition of the NDTV Property Awards 2013 was held recently to recognize and award real estate czars. Indian Real Estate companies were honoured at a ceremony in New Delhi at the Taj Palace Hotel.

PNC Menon of Sobha Developers was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award at the NDTV Property Awards and presented the Award by Chief Guest Ajay Makhen, Union Minister for Housing & Poverty Alleviation.

Special Awards given included Outstanding Industry Contribution – Niranjan Hiranandani; Most Transparent Developer – Akshaya; Best Brand Ambassador – Karishma Kapoor for Avalon Group; Outstanding Woman CEO – Anita Arjundas of Mahindra Lifespaces; Best Emerging Developer – Godrej Properties; Transformational Leadership – Ravi Puravankara; Innovative Leadership – RK Arora of Supertech; Top Residential Space Developer – DLF; Top Commercial Space Developer – Prestige and Best Mall: The Property Show Viewers’ Choice – Select City Walk, Delhi.

Extensive research was carried out to determine the nominees and the winners under the guidance of leading names from the industry and business world on the jury, including Renu Sud Karnad, MD, HDFC with Prof Neelima Risbud, Dean of Studies, SPA (School of Planning and Architecture), Delhi; Rohit Salhotra, MD and CEO ICICI-HFC; Anshuman Magazine, Chairman & MD, CBRE; Anoop Pabby, President, DHFL;  Amit Bhagat, CEO & Managing Director, ASK Property Investment Advisors Pvt. Ltd;  Sachin Sandhir, MD, South Asia, RICS; Roopak Kothari, Architect and Manisha Natarajan, Senior Editor, Business and Real Estate, NDTV as the other members.

Jury results were tabulated and audited by Ernst & Young with PropEquity as the Knowledge Partner.

The winners of the NDTV Property Awards 2013: