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Awards & Accolades

Reflecting the success of our investment activities, Starwood Capital Group has been honored with numerous industry accolades over the years. These awards serve as a testament to our visionary leadership, deep expertise, and long history of record-setting value creation.

Wood Wharf – London, United Kingdom
Wood Wharf – London, United Kingdom (rendering)
Photo courtesy of Canary Wharf Group

Global

  • PERE Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award (Barry Sternlicht; 2016)
  • Commercial Property Executive: Executive of the Year (Barry Sternlicht; 2020)
  • PERE Industry Figure of the Year (Barry Sternlicht; 2025, 2021, 2015, 2010, 2009)
  • PERE Firm of the Year (2021, 2017)
  • Private Equity Wire: Best Fund Raising Firm – Real Estate (2021)
  • PERE Capital Raise of the Year (2021, 2017, 2014)
  • PERE Residential Investor of the Year (2021)
  • PERE Hotels & Leisure Investor of the Year (2022, 2018)

North America

  • PERE Firm of the Year (2021, 2018, 2017, 2015)
  • Private Equity Wire: US Award for Best Real Estate Manager (fund size above $1 billion; 2020)
  • PERE Industry Figure of the Year (Christopher Graham; 2021, 2017, 2015)
  • PERE Deal of the Year (2021, 2017, 2015)
  • PERE Hotels & Leisure Investor of the Year (2022)
  • PERE Office Investor of the Year (2020, 2019)

Europe

  • PERE Firm of the Year (2021, 2015, 2013)
  • PERE Debt Firm of the Year (2022, 2023)
  • REC Fundraising of the Year: Europe (2025)
  • REC Europe European Industrial & Logistics Lender of the Year (2024)
  • REC Europe U.K. Alternative Lender of the Year (2023)
  • REC Europe European High Yield Lender of the Year (2019)
  • PERE Deal of the Year (2021, 2018)
  • REC Europe Development Financing Deal of the Year (2022)
  • PERE Hotels & Leisure Investor of the Year (2023)
  • PERE Alternatives Investor of the Year (2021)
  • PERE Office Investor of the Year (2021)
  • PERE Residential Investor of the Year (2019)
  • PERE Southern Europe Firm of the Year (2023)
  • PERE U.K. Firm of the Year (2021)
  • PERE Nordics Firm of the Year (2019, 2018)
  • PERE German Firm of the Year (2018)

Asia-Pacific

  • PERE Deal of the Year (2025)

PERE and other publications listed above are leading publications or organizations for the world’s private and public real estate markets. Self-nominations are permissible and winners are chosen online which may enable a firm or individual to vote for themselves. Starwood pays an annual subscription fee for access to certain data from the above publications, but did not compensate any to be considered for, or ultimately receive, the award.

Some of the images depicted herein show property previously owned by funds sponsored by Starwood Capital Group.