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
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Westpac Place, Sydney 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.
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Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Commercial Development
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Westpac Place, Sydney
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.
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Commendation: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Residential Development
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˜Pindari at Randwick
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.
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Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Residential Development
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Discovery Point
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. |
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Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Retail Development
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World Square Retail & Strata Commercial
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. |
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Winner: Urban Taskforce Development Excellence Awards 2006 for Adaptive Re-Use Development
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Kings View, Rose Bay
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. |
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Judging Panel:
| Chair – Professor Chris Johnson Executive Director Cities and Centres Strategy, Department of Planning |
Mr Peter Mould NSW Government Architect Department of Commerce |
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| Mr Robert Harley Property Editor Australian Financial Review |
Ms Sue Salmon Chair, Total Environment Centre |
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| 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 |
