KF Centre For Excellence was the Judges’ Choice Best Overall entry winner at the 2023 event. (Photo Credit: KF Aerospace)
KELOWNA – Nominations are now open for the 2024 Thompson Okanagan Commercial Building Awards, presented by BDO Canada. The event will take place on September 26th, 2024 at the Coast Capri Hotel in Kelowna.
“We’re elated to help celebrate and promote the top commercial real estate projects and developers across the region,” says John MacDonald, Publisher of the Business Examiner News Group.
“This years’ event builds off of the success of 2023’s, with a record number of eligible projects completed over the past 18 months,” he adds. “We’re also excited to announce the first set of our fantastic sponsors who make these events possible, with BDO Canada signing on as our Title Sponsor, Gold Sponsor RE/MAX Commercial represented by veteran commercial real estate specialist Kris McLaughlin, and TOMTAR/TRS Building Envelope joining as a Category sponsor. We’re also excited to announce Green Sheet Construction Data adding their support to this event as a Media Sponsor. Additional event supporters will be announced in the coming weeks.”
Eligible projects must be completed between January 1, 2024, and June 30, 2024 and located in one of the following regions: Kelowna, City of West Kelowna, Lake Country, Kamloops, Vernon, Coldstream, Salmon Arm, Penticton, Summerland, Oliver, Osoyoos, Columbia Shuswap Regional District, North Okanagan Regional District, or the Thompson Nicola Regional District.
To nominate a project, please see the Nomination Form here. The nomination deadline is August 23, 2024. A group of four independent judges from real estate related companies and organizations will adjudicate the entries prior to the event.
There will be at least 13 award categories, including:
- Affordable Housing
- Community Institutional
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Industrial
- Multi-Family Condominium
- Multi-Family Townhouse
- Office
- Purpose Built Rental
- Renovation
- Retail
- Safety Award
- Architect of the Year
- Construction Business of the Year
There will also be a Judges’ Choice Award for the best overall entry.
Individual tickets to the awards are $249 plus GST, while tables of 8 are $1,500. Organizers expect this to sell out quickly. Tickets can be purchased here.
To nominate a project, please see the Nomination Form here.
For information regarding sponsorship, nominations or questions in general, please contact John MacDonald at 1-866-768-2684 or via email at: john@businessexaminer.ca.