_Knight Frank wins ‘Consultant of the Year’ in Russia
Knight Frank has been providing a full range of agency and consulting services in the Russian real estate market for 25 years, providing itself as one of the leaders in the residential and commercial real estate markets. Now, Knight Frank has four offices across Russia, employing over 400 people.
By the end of 2020, Knight Frank Russia’s Warehouse and Industrial team took first place among international consulting companies in terms of lease volumes and warehouse sales in Russia and the Moscow region, holding a market share of 43% and 29% respectively based on total volume transactions.
In 2020, Knight Frank’s Industrial and Warehouse team completed 63 transactions, including some of the largest in Russia and the Moscow region.
Knight Frank has closed three investment deals in the warehouse sector, equating to over 170 thousand sq. m. By the end of 2020, the total volume of transactions in the office real estate market exceeded 100 thousand sq. m. In the retail sector of Moscow, Knight Frank led the way in the number of completed lease transactions, the total volume of which exceeded 20 thousand sq. m.
Alexey Novikov, Managing Partner of Knight Frank Russia explained: “I am proud of our team – last year we showed the best results in 25 years of Knight Frank's work in Russia! We have formed a strong, independent team and we are capable of effective cooperation in the context of a pandemic and despite all the difficulties of 2020, we were able to achieve impressive results in the market. The ‘Consultant of the Year’ CRE Moscow Award 2021 for us is a long-awaited victory, a great honor, and the result of the titanic work of our team. On behalf of Knight Frank, I would like to thank the organizers of the award and everyone who believed in us. In 2021, we have set new incredible and ambitious goals for ourselves, and Knight Frank Russia is already on the way to new records.”
The ‘Consultant of the Year’ CRE Moscow Award 2021 for us is a long-awaited victory, a great honour, and the result of the titanic work of our team. On behalf of Knight Frank, I would like to thank the organizers of the award and everyone who believed in us. In 2021, we have set new incredible and ambitious goals for ourselves, and Knight Frank Russia is already on the way to new records.”
The annual Commercial Real Estate Moscow Awards (CRE Moscow Awards) was established in 2003 as an initiative of the industry’s business community. For 18 years, the award ceremony has established itself as the most important and prestigious event in the commercial real estate industry in Moscow and the Moscow region.
The winners of the main and professional nominations are determined by an expert jury, which includes heads of leading investment, development, engineering, consulting, management, and other companies that carry out their professional activities in the real estate sector.