LAGOS-based 3Invest Limited has opened nominations for the forthcoming real estate awards billed for September in Lagos.
The awards aim to elevate the standards of the industry and practice by providing an opportunity to encourage promote and recognise spectrum of talents, achievements and excellence in the Nigerian real estate Sector.
About 25 segments of the award are being listed for nomination, which covers all categories of players in the sector: from core real estate practices in development and construction; to services such as finance, manufacturing, design and a host of other real estate activities.
“It is designed as a carefully managed process of identification, nomination, screening, adjudication and recognition aimed at engendering healthy competition in the quest to make Nigeria a conducive and habitable haven for investment, living and business,” according to a statement signed by Ruth Obih, Managing Director of 3Invest Limited.
The top ten categories of the awards are Active private equity firm in Nigeria, Most active Mortgage Lending Institution (2012), Estate Developer of the Year, Outstanding development of the year, Affordable housing development of the year, Hotel Development of the year, Alternative real estate financing company, Best Public Private Partnership Project (Housing), Best Public Private Partnership (Infrastructure), Most outstanding Architectural design of the year.
All nominations will be considered and selected by the awards committee and the finalists will be subjected to a Panel of Judges. Nominations will be for active achievements within the past five years. For the finalists that will be nominated and screened, the awards committee will be looking for execution of exceptional projects that have made huge contributions to the social, growth, economic and developmental wellbeing of the people of Nigeria.