CELEBRATING A DECADE OF HONOURING INNOVATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN IN THE CITY-STATE
- In its 10th year, Singapore’s most prestigious real estate awards programme innovates with an inaugural virtual gala event and ceremonies, broadcast worldwide via AsiaPropertyAwards.com and partner channels
- GuocoLand emerges
victorious with wins for supertall project Wallich Residence and the Real
Estate Personality of the Year award for the company’s esteemed group managing
director, Cheng Hsing Yao
- Landmark 10th edition of the awards presents almost 40
titles, including accolades never presented before in the Developer, Development
and Design categories
SINGAPORE – 30 October 2020
PropertyGuru, Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, announced today the pioneering crop of winners and highly commended awardees at the first virtual gala edition of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore).
The inaugural virtual gala event and awards ceremony, also known as the landmark 10th edition of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore), was broadcast on AsiaPropertyAwards.com and partner channels, including YouTube and Facebook.
GuocoLand emerged victorious with top accolades that included Best Developer, the highest award of the night, and Best Condo Development (Singapore) for Wallich Residence. The exquisite residential project, housed in Singapore’s tallest building, also garnered the new title of Best Ultra Luxury Condo Development (Completed).
Cheng Hsing Yao, GuocoLand’s Group Managing Director, also accepted the Real Estate Personality of the Year award, the only accolade not chosen by the independent judging panel. The award is decided annually by the editors of PropertyGuru Property Report, the official magazine of the awards.
Under his commendable leadership, GuocoLand has served at the forefront of urban rejuvenation in Singapore – breathing life into the city’s underserved areas with high-concept developments and strategic placemaking projects.
UOL Group Limited, which won the Best Developer award last year, returned to clinch several awards for Avenue South Residence, its project with UIC Limited and Kheng Leong Company, as well as Clavon, its project with UIC Limited.
Aurum Land (Private) Limited received the title of Best Boutique Developer this year, with the support of projects such as Nyon, which won Best Boutique Condo Development, and The Hyde, which won Best Boutique Condo Architectural Design.
A pioneering roster of companies gained several titles that had never been presented before under the Developer categories: Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited (Best Landed Developer); GuocoLand (Best Mixed Use Developer); Macly Group (Best Breakthrough Developer); Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd (Best Industrial Developer); Qingjian Realty (South Pacific) Group Pte Ltd (Best Residential Developer); and Wing Tai Asia (Best Lifestyle Developer).
A total of 18 projects received trophies and Highly Commended citations at the awards. One of the most nominated projects, Pullman Residences, Newton by EL Development (Horizon) Pte Ltd, won all four of its nominations, namely Best Luxury Condo Development, Best Luxury Condo Architectural Design, Best Luxury Condo Interior Design, and Best Luxury Condo Landscape Architectural Design.
Another highly nominated project, Forett at Bukit Timah by Qingjian Perennial (Bukit Timah) Pte Ltd, garnered the titles of Best Private Condo Development and Best Private Condo Landscape Architectural Design. Qingjian Realty (Marymount) Pte Ltd also won the new award of Best Sales Gallery Architectural Design for JadeScape.
Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited won one of the highest accolades of the night, Best Housing Development (Singapore), for its Luxus Hills Contemporary Collection project.
Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd won Best Industrial Development, Best Industrial Smart Building Development, and Best Green Development for its Solaris @ Tai Seng project.
Wing Tai Asia added the wins of Best Residential Smart Building Development and Best Private Condo Interior Design for The M @ Middle Road project.
Other winning projects include Parkwood Collection by Fantasia (Park) Pte Ltd (Best Strata Housing Development) and The Woodleigh Residences by Kajima Development Pte. Ltd. and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. (Best Integrated Development).
Around 40 awards were presented this year, including special prizes that were given to GuocoLand; Kajima Development Pte. Ltd. and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.; Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd; and UOL Group Limited in the fields of ESG, Sustainable Construction, Sustainable Design, and Building Communities.
The 10th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) is supported by platinum sponsor Kohler; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.sg; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; official PR partner Klareco Communications; media partner Archibazaar; official charity partner Right To Play; official ESG partner Baan Dek Foundation; and official supervisor BDO.
For more information, email awards@propertyguru.com or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS & HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARDEES
10th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore)
DEVELOPER AWARDS
Best Developer
WINNER: GuocoLand
Best Boutique Developer
WINNER: Aurum Land (Private) Limited
Best Breakthrough Developer
WINNER: Macly Group
Best Landed Developer
WINNER: Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited
Best Mixed Use Developer
WINNER: GuocoLand
Best Industrial Developer
WINNER: Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd
Best Lifestyle Developer
WINNER: Wing Tai Asia
Best Residential Developer
WINNER: Qingjian Realty (South Pacific) Group Pte Ltd
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Best Ultra Luxury Condo Development (Completed)
WINNER: Wallich Residence by GuocoLand
Best Luxury Condo Development
WINNER: Pullman Residences, Newton by EL Development (Horizon) Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Midtown Bay by GuocoLand
Best Boutique Condo Development
WINNER: Nyon by Aurum Land (Private) Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Iveria by Macly Iveria Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Verticus by Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd
Best Mega-Scale Condo Development
WINNER: Avenue South Residence by UOL Group Limited, UIC Limited and Kheng Leong Company
Best Private Condo Development
WINNER: Forett at Bukit Timah by Qingjian Perennial (Bukit Timah) Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Wilshire Residences by TE2KS-RH Pte Ltd (JV with Tong Eng Group & Roxy Pacific Holdings)
Best Landed Housing Development
WINNER: Luxus Hills Contemporary Collection by Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited
Best Strata Housing Development
WINNER: Parkwood Collection by Fantasia (Park) Pte Ltd
Best Industrial Development
WINNER: Solaris @ Tai Seng by Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd
Best Integrated Development
WINNER: The Woodleigh Residences by Kajima Development Pte. Ltd. and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
Best Mixed Use Development
WINNER: Guoco Midtown by GuocoLand
Best Green Development
WINNER: Solaris @ Tai Seng by Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd
Best Industrial Smart Building Development
WINNER: Solaris @ Tai Seng by Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd
Best Residential Smart Building Development
WINNER: The M @ Middle Road by Wing Tai Asia
DESIGN AWARDS
Best Luxury Condo Architectural Design
WINNER: Pullman Residences, Newton by EL Development (Horizon) Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Midtown Bay by GuocoLand
Best Boutique Condo Architectural Design
WINNER: The Hyde by Aurum Land (Private) Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Verticus by Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd
Best Private Condo Architectural Design
WINNER: Clavon by UOL Group Limited and UIC Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Forett at Bukit Timah by Qingjian Perennial (Bukit Timah) Pte Ltd
Best Mega-Scale Condo Architectural Design
WINNER: Avenue South Residence by UOL Group Limited, UIC Limited and Kheng Leong Company
Best Sales Gallery Architectural Design
WINNER: JadeScape by Qingjian Realty (Marymount) Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Avenue South Residence by UOL Group Limited, UIC Limited and Kheng Leong Company
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Forett at Bukit Timah by Qingjian Perennial (Bukit Timah) Pte Ltd
Best Luxury Condo Interior Design
WINNER: Pullman Residences, Newton by EL Development (Horizon) Pte Ltd
Best Private Condo Interior Design
WINNER: The M @ Middle Road by Wing Tai Asia
Best Luxury Condo Landscape Architectural Design
WINNER: Pullman Residences, Newton by EL Development (Horizon) Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Midtown Bay by GuocoLand
Best Private Condo Landscape Architectural Design
WINNER: Forett at Bukit Timah by Qingjian Perennial (Bukit Timah) Pte Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Clavon by UOL Group Limited and UIC Limited
BEST OF SINGAPORE AWARDS
Best Condo Development (Singapore)
WINNER: Wallich Residence by GuocoLand
Best Housing Development (Singapore)
WINNER: Luxus Hills Contemporary Collection by Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited
SPECIAL AWARDS
Special Recognition for ESG
WINNER: UOL Group Limited
Special Recognition in Sustainable Construction
WINNER: Soilbuild Group Holdings Ltd
WINNER: UOL Group Limited
Special Recognition in Sustainable Design
WINNER: GuocoLand
Special Recognition for Building Communities
WINNER: GuocoLand
WINNER: Kajima Development Pte. Ltd. and Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
WINNER: UOL Group Limited
PUBLISHER’S CHOICE
Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year
WINNER: Cheng Hsing Yao, Group Managing Director, GuocoLand
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