Celebrates the Gold Standard bearers of real estate

Celebrates the Gold Standard bearers of real estate

PropertyGuru Group, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, revealed today the winners of the 16th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final, presented by Kohler and supported by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.

The 2021 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards series culminated in the celebratory virtual finale that accoladed Asia Pacific’s most illustrious, exemplary developers, developments and designs in 31 categories. The innovative celebration, filmed according to current health and safety protocols, made its global premiere over various digital platforms, including the awards program’s official website AsiaPropertyAwards.com, as well as YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Highlights of the show are set to air on the History Channel, the official cable TV partner of the awards.

For the first time in the history of the awards, a company from Indonesia, Sinar Mas Land, won the title of Best Developer (Asia), besting nine country winners from around the region. It marks one of seven Best of Asia titles presented to companies representing Indonesia this year, including Best Mixed Use Developer (Asia) for PT Metropolitan Kentjana Tbk, which also won Best Retail Development (Asia) for Pondok Indah Mall 3; Best Commercial Developer (Asia) for Agung Sedayu Group; and Best Boutique Developer (Asia) for Farpoint. Paramount Petals by Paramount Land won Best Township Masterplan Design (Asia) while SMI Tower by Simbiotik Multitalenta Indonesia won Best Office Architectural Design (Asia).

Vietnam gained six regional wins, including the Best Lifestyle Developer (Asia) title for Gamuda Land (HCMC) JSC. and Best Sustainable Developer (Asia) for CapitaLand Development (Vietnam). Two of the year’s most competitive titles, Best Condo Architectural Design (Asia) and Best Landscape Architectural Design (Asia), were awarded to Promena by National Housing Organization, JSC. and Grand Marina, Saigon by Masterise Homes, respectively. The Best Industrial Development (Asia) title was awarded to Binh Duong Industrial Park by Frasers Property Vietnam while the Best Hotel Interior Design (Asia) title was awarded to Park Hyatt Phu Quoc Residences by BIM Land (a member of BIM Group).

Mainland China was also well represented at the awards with five regional wins, including the all-new Special

Projects from Hong Kong gained two regional wins: Best Housing Development (Asia) for Mt. La Vie by Sino-Ocean Group and Best Mixed Use Architectural Design (Asia) for Commercial Development at Kiu Tau Wai, Yuen Long by Atelier Global. Singapore scored four regional wins, including the all-new award of Best Hospitality Developer (Asia) for UOL Group Limited. The Best Green Development (Asia) and Best Hotel Architectural Design (Asia) titles were also awarded to UOL Group Limited for Pan Pacific Orchard. Park Nova by Shun Tak Holdings bested 14 projects across the region for the highly competitive title of Best Condo Development (Asia).

The Philippines and Thailand collected two regional wins each. The Best Industrial Developer (Asia) award was presented to Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc. (Integrated Economic Centers) while the Best Township Development (Asia) award went to Davao Global Township (DGT) by Cebu Landmasters, Inc. Kimpton Kitalay Samui by Choengmon Real Estate Company Limited was named Best Hotel Development (Asia) while Maison Blanche - Sukhumvit 67 by Baan Sasidara Co., Ltd. garnered the title of Best Housing Interior Design (Asia).

The award of Best Breakthrough Developer (Asia), one of nine Developer categories this year, was presented to Mekong Land Development Co., Ltd. from Cambodia. From Greater Niseko in Japan, SC Global Developments Pte Ltd won Best Condo Interior Design (Asia) for Setsu Niseko.

The 2021 PropertyGuru Icon Award, a title decided by editors of PropertyGuru Property Report Magazine, was presented to Liam Wee Sin, the Group Chief Executive of UOL Group Limited. The award honours the industry leader for the growth and leadership he has exhibited since receiving the Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year award in 2015. UOL Group Limited itself was a previous recipient of the Best Developer (Asia) accolade.

Liam Wee Sin said, “This award is a testimony to the hard work and resilience of my people at UOL Group Limited and Pan Pacific Hotels Group amidst a challenging business environment.”

About 135 companies were in contention for this year’s regional accolades. The shortlist had been selected from the elite pool of award-winning companies and projects distinguished by the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards’ series of hybrid and virtual gala celebrations in 2021.

Jules Kay, Managing Director of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards and Events, said: “There’s no doubt that the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards have become the most respected and sought-after real estate awards series in the Asia Pacific region. When we switched to a virtual platform last year in many countries, our digital and hybrid gala presentations were viewed by over half a million people across 11 regional markets. This year, we have granted over 360 awards in our country series. And through this recognition of developers’ varied achievements, we hope to motivate leading industry players as they continue to break the boundaries of development and design and stay resolute in their mission to uphold the Gold Standard in real estate, no matter the challenges.”

The independent jury behind this year’s Grand Final consist of the head judges of participating markets in the awards program: Thien Duong, Awards Grand Final Chairperson and Managing Director of Transform Architecture (Vietnam); Amit Khanna, Managing Director, Phoenix Advisers (India); Bill Barnett, Founder and Managing Director, C9 Hotelworks (Greater Niseko); Christophe Vicic, Country Head, Jones Lang LaSalle Philippines, Inc. (Philippines); Doddy A. Tjahjadi, Managing Director, PTI Architects (Indonesia); Ken Ip, Assistant General Manager and Group Head of Marketing at B.S.C. Group (Mainland China); Kristin Thorsteins, Head of Partnerships – SEA, IWG PLC (Singapore); Lui Violanti, Regional Manager for Western Australia, Inhabit Group (Australia); Dr. Nirmal De Silva, Director and CEO, Paramount Realty (Sri Lanka); Paul Tse, President, Board of Directors, Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers (Hong Kong and Macau); Prem Kumar, Deputy Managing Director, Jones Lang Wootton (Malaysia); Sorn Seap, Executive Vice President, Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (Cambodia); and Suphin Mechuchep, Chairperson, JLL Thailand (Thailand).

HLB, the leading international accounting and advisory firm, maintained the fairness, transparency and credibility of the judging process. These were made possible by the leadership of Paul Ashburn, Co-Managing Partner of HLB Thailand and ASPAC Leader at HLB Real Estate Group.

Since it was established in Thailand in 2005, the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards program has expanded to become the Gold Standard of real estate in 16 property markets, including Australia, Greater Niseko (Japan), India, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Sri Lanka.

VietNam Economic News