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The UDI Awards for Excellence recognize and honour the outstanding contributions made by development industry leaders to the built environment in British Columbia.

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Celebrating Excellence

The UDI Awards for Excellence are the premiere and highest profile peer-to-peer recognition of completed development projects in the Lower Mainland, Capital Region, Okanagan and the rest of British Columbia.

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  • Mixed Use

    Mixed Use Commercial

    Celebrating excellence in a single use commercial building or a mixed-use commercial building complex containing a combination of retail, office, medical, office tech and/or hotel. This award honours projects that enhance the vitality and attractiveness of commercial districts and innovative workplace environments. These developments showcase innovative design, tenant mix, and placemaking strategies that create memorable experiences for tenants and visitors and contribute to the economic vitality of the surrounding area. Can include leased or strata commercial and retail development.

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  • Mixed Use

    Mixed Use Residential Low Rise

    Recognizing projects that successfully integrate diverse uses such as residential, commercial, retail, and recreational spaces within a single development up to 6 storeys. These projects demonstrate innovative design and planning strategies that create vibrant, dynamic urban environments, promoting connectivity and enhancing the overall urban experience.

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  • Mixed Use

    Mixed Use Residential Mid Rise

    Recognizing projects that successfully integrate diverse uses such as residential, commercial, retail, and recreational spaces within a single development up to 7-14 storeys. These projects demonstrate innovative design and planning strategies that create vibrant, dynamic urban environments, promoting connectivity and enhancing the overall urban experience.

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  • Mixed Use

    Mixed Use – High Rise – 7 storeys +

    Recognizing projects that successfully integrate diverse uses such as residential, commercial, retail, and recreational spaces within a single development 15 storeys and above. These projects demonstrate innovative design and planning strategies that create vibrant, dynamic urban environments, promoting connectivity and enhancing the overall urban experience.

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  • Industrial

    Industrial

    Highlighting outstanding achievements in industrial development, this category recognizes projects that demonstrate excellence in design, functionality, and sustainability within the industrial sector. These developments contribute to economic growth, job creation, and innovation while minimizing environmental impact and promoting efficient resource utilization.

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  • Ground Oriented

    Ground Oriented Housing

    Recognizing exemplary projects in Ground Oriented Housing including gentle density options such as duplexes and townhouses (including stacked townhouses), typically ranging from 2-3 storeys. Each home features individual exterior access, ensuring privacy and ease of entry.

    To qualify for this category, a development must comprise a minimum of 10 homes.

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  • Residential Strata

    Residential Strata Low Rise

    Celebrating multi-family residential strata projects up to 6 storey buildings that offer a harmonious blend of community living and modern comfort. These projects provide convenient access to amenities and boast shared spaces that enhance the quality of life for all.

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  • Residential Strata

    Residential Strata Mid Rise

    Celebrating multi-family residential strata projects between 7-14 storey buildings that offer a harmonious blend of community living and modern comfort. These projects provide convenient access to amenities and boast shared spaces that enhance the quality of life for all.

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  • Residential Strata

    Residential Strata High Rise

    Celebrating multi-family residential strata projects 15 storeys and above that offer a harmonious blend of community living and modern comfort. These projects provide convenient access to amenities and boast shared spaces that enhance the quality of life for all.

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  • Purpose Built Rental

    Purpose Built Rental Low Rise

    This award celebrates excellence in the development of rental properties up to 6 storeys designed specifically to meet the needs of tenants. These developments prioritize affordability, quality, and long-term sustainability, providing safe, comfortable, and inclusive housing options for individuals and families within the community.

    Can be a mix of market and below market rental and may include commercial on the ground floor.

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  • Purpose Built Rental

    Purpose Built Rental Mid Rise

    This award celebrates excellence in the development of rental properties 7-14 storeys designed specifically to meet the needs of tenants. These developments prioritize affordability, quality, and long-term sustainability, providing safe, comfortable, and inclusive housing options for individuals and families within the community.

    Can be a mix of market and below market rental and may include commercial on the ground floor.

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  • Purpose Built Rental

    Purpose Built Rental High Rise

    This award celebrates excellence in the development of rental properties 15 storeys and higher designed specifically to meet the needs of tenants. These developments prioritize affordability, quality, and long-term sustainability, providing safe, comfortable, and inclusive housing options for individuals and families within the community.



    Can be a mix of market and below market rental and may include commercial on the ground floor.

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  • Innovation and Sustainability

    Innovation and Sustainability

    Celebrating projects featuring extraordinary and innovative social, economic and environmental components that go above and beyond any requirements imposed by legislation. May include heritage restoration, creative housing model, construction methodology (e.g. pre-fabrication), smart home/office future proofing, parking infrastructure for EV/autonomous vehicles, unique materials, building for resilience etc.

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  • Non-Market / Social Housing

    Non-Market / Social Housing

    This award honours multi-family residential projects designed in partnership with private and non-profit sectors, government health authorities, ministries and community groups that provide a residential assisted housing option for the social good.

    May include low income and/or assisted housing, co-op housing, SRO, student housing, and other alternative housing forms.

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  • Seniors Housing / Healthcare

    Seniors Housing / Healthcare

    Celebrating outstanding achievements in a building or building complex intended for seniors and/or healthcare purposes with attention to safety, accessibility, socialization, comfort, personalization and a supportive environment.

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  • Master Planned Community

    Master Planned Community

    Recognizing any completed phase of a multi-phased comprehensively designed community. Consideration will be given to livability, mix of affordability, amenities to live, work and play, sustainability measures etc. These projects prioritize community engagement, social responsibility, and sustainable practices, fostering a sense of belonging and enhancing the quality of life for residents and stakeholders.

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  • Best of the Fraser Valley

    Best of the Fraser Valley

    The "Best of" awards recognize exceptional projects that significantly contribute to the enhancement and vitality of our urban landscape. This prestigious accolade is open to any type of urban development project within the specific region, regardless of its specific use or category.

    Whether it's a residential complex, a commercial hub, a public space, or a mixed-use development, the "Best of" awards celebrate innovation, excellence in design, and impactful contributions to the community. This award acknowledges projects that stand out for their visionary approach, outstanding execution, and the positive difference they make in the urban environment.

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  • Best of Vancouver Island

    Best of Vancouver Island

    The "Best of" awards recognize exceptional projects that significantly contribute to the enhancement and vitality of our urban landscape. This prestigious accolade is open to any type of urban development project within the specific region, regardless of its specific use or category.

    Whether it's a residential complex, a commercial hub, a public space, or a mixed-use development, the "Best of" awards celebrate innovation, excellence in design, and impactful contributions to the community. This award acknowledges projects that stand out for their visionary approach, outstanding execution, and the positive difference they make in the urban environment.

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  • Best of the Okanagan

    Best of the Okanagan

    The "Best of" awards recognize exceptional projects that significantly contribute to the enhancement and vitality of our urban landscape. This prestigious accolade is open to any type of urban development project within the specific region, regardless of its specific use or category.

    Whether it's a residential complex, a commercial hub, a public space, or a mixed-use development, the "Best of" awards celebrate innovation, excellence in design, and impactful contributions to the community. This award acknowledges projects that stand out for their visionary approach, outstanding execution, and the positive difference they make in the urban environment.

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  • Special Award

    Best in Show

    The jury will select the most outstanding project from all the category winners.ï»żï»ż

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  • Special Award

    The Maureen Enser Future Leader Award

    An individual under 40 years of age who has best shown leadership, vision and made significant contributions in the last two years which have improved their company, the industry and the municipalities they work in.

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  • Special Award

    UDI's Hall of Fame

    Honouring individuals who have made significant contributions to the urban development industry throughout their careers.

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Mixed Use

Mixed Use Commercial

Past Winners
 

  • 2021/22: 151/155 Water Street, Low Tide Properties / Houss, Conwest
  • 2018: 565 Great Northern Way, PCI Developments Corporation
  • 2016: MNP Tower, Oxford Properties Group
Mixed Use

Mixed Use Residential Low Rise

Past Winners 
 

  • 2021/22: Grosvenor Ambleside, Grosvenor
  • 2018: CentreView, Onni Group
  • 2016: Marine Gateway, PCI Developments Corporation
Mixed Use

Mixed Use Residential Mid Rise

Past Winners 
 

  • New category for 2024!
Mixed Use

Mixed Use – High Rise – 7 storeys +

Past Winners
 

  • 2021/22: Station Square, Anthem Properties / Beedie Living 
Industrial

Industrial

Past Winners
 

  • 2021/22: Lot 4 Gateway 200 Business Park, Wesgroup Properties
  • 2018: AG Professional Hair Care Products Ltd., Beedie
Ground Oriented

Ground Oriented Housing

Past Winners 
 

  • 2022: Forester, Townline Homes
Residential Strata

Residential Strata Low Rise

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: 
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Residential Strata

Residential Strata Mid Rise

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: Fantom, Forge Properties
Residential Strata

Residential Strata High Rise

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: The Arc, Concord Pacific
Purpose Built Rental

Purpose Built Rental Low Rise

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: Sawyer Block, The Salient Group
Purpose Built Rental

Purpose Built Rental Mid Rise

Past Winners 
 

  • New category for 2024!
Purpose Built Rental

Purpose Built Rental High Rise

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Past Winners

  • 2022: The Royals, Chard Development
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Innovation and Sustainability

Innovation and Sustainability

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: Ironworks, Conwest Developments
Non-Market / Social Housing

Non-Market / Social Housing

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: Vivid at the Yates, Chard Development
Seniors Housing / Healthcare

Seniors Housing / Healthcare

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: The Link, Hungerford Properties

     

Master Planned Community

Master Planned Community

Past Winners 
 

  • New category for 2024!
Best of the Fraser Valley

Best of the Fraser Valley

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: Latimer Heights, Vesta Properties
Best of Vancouver Island

Best of Vancouver Island

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: Esquimalt Town Centre, Aragon

     

Best of the Okanagan

Best of the Okanagan

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: The Clement, Colliers Strategy and Consulting

     

Special Award

Best in Show

Special categories are not open for submission. the winners will be chosen by a separate jury panel.

Past Winners
 

  • 2022: Grosvenor Ambleside, Grosvenor
  • 2018: Strathcona Village, Wall Financial Corporation
Special Award

The Maureen Enser Future Leader Award

Special categories are not open for submission. the winners will be chosen by a separate jury panel.

Past Winners 
 

  • 2022: Mike Mackay, Strand 
  • 2018: Virginia Bird, Pottinger Bird Community Relations 
  • 2016: Daniel Boffo, Boffo Properties 
  • 2014: Beau Jarvis, Wesgroup Properties 
  • 2012: Renee Wasylyk, Troika Development
Special Award

UDI's Hall of Fame

Introduced in 2012, UDI's Hall of Fame honours individuals who have made significant contributions to the urban development industry throughout their careers. As of 2022, there are 10 inductees. 

Special categories are not open for submission. the winners will be chosen by a separate jury panel.

Inductees

2022: 

  • Peeter Wesik is the Chair of Wesgroup Properties, a family real estate company, started over 50 years ago, with a diverse portfolio of commercial and residential real estate located mainly in Greater Vancouver. Peeter is also Chair of Wesgroup Equipment, a subsidiary of Wesgroup Properties, which is a full‐service construction equipment and material handling distributor operating in 7 dealer locations throughout the Province of
    British Columbia. Peeter previously practiced law before becoming a full time business person and is a director of the Royal BC Museum.

2018: 

  • David Podmore of Concert Properties is honoured for his lifelong contribution to our industry and the community in which we live. For over 40 years, he has been recognized as one of Vancouver’s most influential contributors to the real estate industry.
    David Podmore’s immense contributions to the community include his involvement with the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation as immediate past-chair, successfully bringing the Winter Olympics to Vancouver in 2010, and Concert Properties’ sponsorship of bursaries to help students in the BCIT Trades Discovery programs. In total, the company has endowed over $2.6 million to BCIT, and contributed over $3.3 million to trades training programs across Canada overall.

2016: 

  • Nat Bosa, Bosa Development

2014: 

  • Keith Beedie, Beedie Development Group
  • Joseph Segal, Kingswood Capital Corporation
  • Milan Ilich, Progressive Group of Companies
  • Robert H. Lee, Prospero International Realty

2012: 

  • Michael Audain, whose contributions to British Columbia and Canada as a philanthropist, patron of the arts, and advocate for social justice have been well documented. The founder and chairman of Polygon Homes, Audain’s commitment to excellence in the development industry has resulted in high standards for members of the Urban Development Institute, where he served as a director for many years and as president 1985-86. Michael Audain is one of our most outstanding British Columbians, committed to the economic and social wellbeing of the province.
  • Victor Lewis, one of the founding fathers of UDI, was president of British American Construction Materials and then Genstar Development, and spearheaded some of the largest real estate development projects across Canada. A visionary whose passion for the development industry lasted a lifetime, he left a legacy of professionalism and the creation of sustainable cities. Victor passed away in February of this year at the age of 92.
  • Jack Poole, co- founder of Daon Developments and Concert Properties, led Vancouver to the unqualified success of Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – and, regretfully, passed away shortly before the Games began, at the age of 76. As one newspaper put it: Jack Poole was a great Canadian, a great Westerner, a great Builder and great Human Being. And a worthy inaugural member of UDI’s Hall of Fame.
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