MESPIL, a Portuguese-Irish property developer focused on pan-European investment and asset management, has received 7 awards at the International Property Awards. Pine Hills Vilamoura, in the Algarve, won the "Best Apartment Portugal", "Best Residential Development Portugal", "Best Mixed-use Development Portugal" and "Best Leisure Interior Europe" awards. The awards ceremony took place on October 24th, 2019, at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London where two company officials were present.
"We’re over the moon to have our Pine Hills Vilamoura Resort, in the Algarve, Portugal win 4 International Property Awards, and an additional 3 for our marketing and developing projects is great motivation for our entire international team", says Tom O'Connor, Director of MESPIL.
"7 award wins is very exciting, and to have Pine Hills Vilamoura receive recognition at this level further inspires us to deliver our newest development, Nº9 Lisbon to the same standard", comments Aaron Tracey, Sales Director.
The International Property Awards is composed of an independent jury of 80 real estate experts who focus on the design, quality, service, innovation, originality, commitment and sustainability. The judging panel is chaired by Lord Caithness and Lord Best, members of the House of Lords in the UK Parliament.
MESPIL's new luxury project in Lisbon
MESPIL's Pine Hills Vilamoura is a residential resort in the heart of the "Golden Triangle" in southern Portugal. The Algarve is considered one of “Europe’s best kept secrets " and a "bright spot" among international real estate investment specialists.
MESPIL's newest development, Nº9 Lisbon has just been announced. It consists of 17 luxury apartments and 5 commercial units, has Golden Visa qualification and is ideally located in the centre of Lisbon. More details about each MESPIL project can be requested by email to info@mespil.ie.
Founded in 2004 in Dublin, Ireland, MESPIL has evolved into an award-winning pan-European investment and asset management company. With a current focus on real estate, past investments include: property development and sales, infrastructure, energy, healthcare and professional services in nine countries, with more than 500 million euros raised. MESPIL's main focus is to deliver projects with quality and integrity, ensuring value and profitable return for its investors.
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