At last night’s ceremony, Ballymore Group received the accolade of Large Developer of the Year at Property Week Magazine’s RESI Awards – arguably the most prestigious award of the night. The award, which is the ‘Oscars’ of the international property industry, was a testimony to Ballymore’s outstanding year, during which the company secured a joint venture with EcoWorld to help fund three prominent schemes at London City Island, Embassy Gardens and Wardian London, continued to progress its development pipeline, furthered its commitments to regeneration and placemaking and unveiled a complete company rebrand. The judges praised Ballymore for their standout financials and exceptional marketing and design which sets them apart. One of Ballymore’s major successes in 2015 was securing the EcoWorld Ballymore JV; following a lengthy global marketing campaign. The resulting partnership represented a £428m land transaction, raising £1.54bn development finance and totalling c.2,800 units, making the JV a top five London developer overnight. The deal was shortlisted for Deal of the Year last night and was highly commended in the ceremony. Ballymore also conducted and extensive rebrand during 2015, in order to define the evolved Ballymore brand and firmly position the company as a creative and cultural developer with a commitment to being creative, passionate and innovative in all that they do. 2015 saw the first residents move in to Ballymore’s Embassy Gardens development in Nine Elms on the South Bank – also shortlisted in the awards for Development of the Year – in addition to the unveiling of designs for The Sky Pool to international acclaim, new pieces of public art including a piece by Turner Prize nominee Sarah Lucas and the opening of the first leisure facilities including a 18,000 sq ft Waitrose and Market Porter grocery, deli, restaurant and wine bar. Further East at London City Island Ballymore announced in May 2015 that English National Ballet and English National Ballet School would be relocating their headquarters to the island, an announcement shortly followed by the news that the London Film School too intend to move their headquarters, cementing the islands reputation as a place for culture and the arts. To reinforce Ballymore’s position as Developer of the Year was the launch of Wardian London, adjacent to Canary Wharf, which was Ballymore’s fastest selling launch in the company’s history. Sean Mulryan, founder, Chairman and CEO of Ballymore, commented: “Sean Mulryan: “Our core values at Ballymore include exciting design and placemaking, and this award is testament to that approach. We are a developer intent on creating a cultural economy around the areas we develop, creating inspiring places with intelligently designed homes anchored by culture and community. Our entry into this award featured details of how we delivered on these aspirations at Embassy Gardens and London City Island - where we are creating completely new neighborhoods in London. We are thrilled with what has been achieved and thank the judges and our industry peers for their support of Ballymore.” - Ends - About Ballymore Group Ballymore is an international property development company with a reputation for innovative projects that push boundaries and energise cities. Led by its founder, Chairman and CEO Sean Mulryan, who formed the company in Ireland over 35 years ago, Ballymore believe in creating developments that improve, enrich and enhance people’s lives, with the scale of a heavyweight developer whilst retaining the integrity of a family business. Ballymore have an entirely new vision for every project they undertake, aiming to produce residential and commercial developments that set new standards in placemaking, construction, design and urban planning, with each development culturally led and drawing on the character and history of the neighbourhood in which it is found. Ballymore lead each project from conception through to delivery and they remain fully committed to their buildings, long after the last unit has been sold, through their estate management teams. Ballymore’s current development portfolio includes Royal Wharf, London City Island, Embassy Gardens, Wardian London, 161 Marsh Wall, Three Snowhill, Dublin Landings, West Hampstead Square, Providence Tower, Pipers Hill and Royal Canal Park.