Nominations are due Nov. 22, 2024. The 12th annual awards will be presented at the Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum (MREIF) Feb. 4, 2025.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 20, 2024 – Nominations are now open for the 2024 HREI Insights Awards™, the first and only comprehensive national awards program totally dedicated to recognizing excellence in the areas of healthcare real estate (HRE) development and executive leadership. The nomination deadline is Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

The awards are presented by Healthcare Real Estate Insights™, the first and only national media platform entirely devoted to covering HRE development, financing and investment.

“Since 2013, the HREI Insights Awards have recognized the finest achievements in healthcare real estate. However, we continue to be amazed by the caliber of the individuals and projects nominated,” says HREI™ Publisher Murray W. Wolf. “The nominated projects and their development teams exhibit exceptional determination and creativity, which is equally true of the individual awards.”

HREI Editor John B. Mugford added, “The development process is intricate and filled with obstacles. However, we receive numerous submissions every year that highlight the remarkable vision, creativity and dedication of professionals in the healthcare real estate field. We take pride in the fact that the awards have become highly prized and are eagerly awaited each year by healthcare real estate professionals nationwide.”

this awards program has become highly esteemed and is eagerly anticipated by industry professionals each year.”

Finalists will be notified by HREI staff in early December 2024. Winners will be notified in early January 2025. The awards will be presented during a live luncheon presentation Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at the 2025 Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum, one of the year’s largest gatherings of HRE professionals and healthcare executives. The Revista MREIF will be held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

In addition, the winners and finalists will be featured in HREI magazine, the HREI Resource Guide, HREInsights.com and the HREI weekly e-newsletter. For more information on the Revista conference, please click here.

About the HREI Insights Awards™

The HREI Insights Awards™ were established by Healthcare Real Estate Insights™ magazine in 2013 to recognize excellence in healthcare real estate development and executive leadership. Now celebrating their 12th anniversary, the HREI Insights Awards are the only awards totally dedicated to the healthcare real estate sector.

For nomination information, please see below.

Sponsorships

A limited number of Sponsorships for the 2024 HREI Insights Awards are available. For information, please email us at Publisher@HREInsights.com.

Award Categories and Eligibility

Award Categories

HREI Insights Awards are awarded in nine categories:

Category: Medical Office Buildings and Other Outpatient Facilities   Submit Your Nomination

■ Best New Ground-Up Development (4 awards by size, up to 5 finalists in each size range):

• Less than 25,000 square feet
• 25,000 to 49,999 square feet
• 50,000 to 99,999 square feet
• 100,000 square feet or more

■ Best Renovated or Repurposed Healthcare Facility (1 award, up to 5 finalists, any size) Submit Your Nomination

Category: Hospitals and Other Inpatient Facilities
■ Best New Ground-Up Development (1 award, 5 finalists, any size) Submit Your Nomination

Category: Post-Acute & Senior Living Facilities
■ Best New Ground-Up Development (1 award, up to 5 finalists, any size) Submit Your Nomination

     Please note: Our focus will be on projects completed or scheduled to be completed this year, but outstanding projects from previous years will also be considered. 

Category: Healthcare Real Estate Executives
■ Healthcare Real Estate Executive of the Year (1 award, up to 5 finalists)  Submit Your Nomination

Category: Lifetime Achievement Award / Healthcare Real Estate Hall of Fame
■ Lifetime Achievement Award (1 award, up to 5 finalists)  Submit Your Nomination

Eligibility

Projects: Any project completed or scheduled to be completed by Dec. 31, 2024, is eligible. Preference will be given to projects completed or scheduled to be completed in 2024, but consideration will be given to uncompleted projects, as well as exceptional projects from previous years.

Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards: Healthcare real estate professionals from both healthcare real estate firms and hospitals, health systems and physician practice groups are eligible.

How to Enter

Nominations may be submitted online at HREI Insights Awards

When you visit the website, please have this required information ready:

Required Nomination Information for Development Projects Please include all that apply:

■ Facility name
■ Address, City, State
■ Client (owner or tenant)
■ Product type (medical office building, freestanding emergency department, ambulatory surgery center, etc.)
■ Number of stories
■ Square footage (gross or net rentable)
■ Site acreage
■ Parking (surface or structured, # of spaces)
■ Construction start date
■ Construction complete date
■ Cost (total development cost and/or construction cost)
■ Owner (if different than client)
■ Major users/tenants (if multi-tenant)
■ Developer
■ Architect
■ Contractor
■ Lender
■ Broker/leasing agent
■ Property manager
■ Asset manager
■ Consultants
■ Situation: What problem, need or opportunity faced the client? (Maximum character count: 500)
■ Solution: How did the development team help the client solve the problem, meet the need or capitalize on the opportunity? (Maximum character count: 1,000)
■ Results: Specifically, how was this project successful in terms of strategy, development, financing, marketing, leasing, design, construction, property management, asset management and sustainability? Please provide quantitative or qualitative data to support your claim. (Maximum character count: 1,000)

■ Primary contact (name, address, phone # and email)
■ High-resolution full-color images of the building. Please include at least one hi-res image and no more than three. Minimum resolution of 300 dpi at 11” x 14”. Here’s the link: 2024 HREI Insights Awards images (Additional information about image uploads will be provided when you submit your nominations.)
■ Entry fee: $50 per nomination, no limit

Required Nomination Information for Healthcare Real Estate Executives and Lifetime Achievement Award

■ Executive’s name
■ Title
■ Name of company or organization
■ Address, City, State
■ Phone number
■ Email address

■ How has the individual demonstrated leadership in the healthcare real estate sector? (Maximum character count: 500)
■ How has the individual demonstrated excellence in the use of strategy, innovation and creativity?  (Maximum character count: 500)
■ Describe the individual’s significant contributions to professional healthcare real estate organizations. (Maximum character count: 500)
■ Describe his/her professional awards and accreditations. (Maximum character count: 500)
■ Summarize other relevant contributions, including teaching/mentoring, presenting, judging and publishing. (Maximum character count: 500)
■ Executive’s biography. (Maximum character count: 1,000)
■ Primary contact (name, address, phone # and email)
■ High-resolution full-color headshot of the executive. Minimum resolution of 300 dpi at 11” x 14”. Here’s the link: 2024 HREI Insights Awards images (Additional information about image uploads will be provided when you submit your nominations.)
■ Entry fee: $50 per nomination, no limit

Schedule and Judging Process

■ Nomination Deadline: Friday, Nov. 22, 2024
■ December 2024: Finalists will be chosen and notified by HREI staff
■ January 2025: Winners will be selected by the HREI Editorial Advisory Board and will be notified by HREI staff
■ Feb. 4, 2025: Awards will be presented during a live luncheon presentation Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at the 2025 Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum, one of the year’s largest gatherings of HRE professionals and healthcare executives. The Revista MREIF will be held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. For more information on the Revista conference, please click here.

Judging Criteria

Finalists and winners of the HREI Insights Awards will be selected based on excellence in all facets of healthcare real estate development, with a particular emphasis placed on strategy, development and financing.

Specific Judging Criteria and Relative Importance:

Development Awards

For each project, the judges will consider the following:
■ How has the building enabled the developer, owner and/or client or tenants to successfully achieve its business objectives and implement its business strategies?
■ How was the development process outstanding in terms of quality, value, size, importance to the community, professionalism, service, overcoming obstacles, taking advantage of opportunities, creativity, flexibility, uniqueness, etc.
■ How was the financing of the project outstanding in terms of quality, value, size, importance to the community, professionalism, service, overcoming obstacles, taking advantage of opportunities, creativity, flexibility, uniqueness, etc.

■ Strategy (maximum of 25 points)
■ Development (25 points)
■ Financing (25 points)
■ Marketing/Leasing (10 points)
■ Design and Construction (5 points)
■ Property/Asset Management (5 points)
■ Sustainability (5 points)
Total (maximum of 100 points)

For the Healthcare Executive of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards categories, winners and finalists will be judged on the following:
■ Demonstrated leadership in the healthcare real estate sector
■ Demonstrated excellence in the use of strategy, innovation and creativity
■ Significant contributions to professional healthcare real estate organizations
■ Professional awards and accreditations
■ Other contributions, including teaching/mentoring, presenting, judging and publishing

What Winners and Finalists Will Receive

■ Publicity in a December news release announcing the finalists (and subsequent media coverage)
■ Recognition at the Revista Medical Real Estate Investment Forum, including in the printed luncheon program, signage and luncheon program presentation
■ Publicity in a February news release announcing the winners (and subsequent media coverage)
■ Editorial coverage in the January/February and March/April 2025 editions of HREI and the 2025-26 HREI Resource Guide
■ Customer “Finalist” or “Winner” HREI Insights Awards logo available for use in your marketing

Sponsorships

A limited number of Sponsorships for the 2024 HREI Insights Awards are available. For information, please email us at Publisher@HREInsights.com.