PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2017 reveals shortlist that defines todayโs urban landscape
Singaporeโs best residential, commercial, industrial and green properties will be rewarded at the Garden Cityโs most prestigious real estate awardsยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย GuocoLand, EL Development, QingJian Realty, Lian Beng Group lead the shortlistยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย A total of 16 companies and joint venture firms are competing for honours in 25 categoriesSINGAPORE โ 27 September 2017The PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2017, presented by Kohler and supported by the countryโs No. 1 property site PropertyGuru.com.sg, have revealed the official shortlist of nominees comprising the yearโs best and most inspired projects that define the urban landscape in Singapore today.More than 20 developments from 16 companies and joint venture firms have made the final stage of the countryโs most prestigious real estate competition, with GuocoLand Singapore leading with 12 nominations โ the most for any developer.GuocoLandโs projects inside the integrated development Tanjong Pagar Centre earn nods in multiple categories, including outstanding office, retail, hotel and condominium development and design.The entire project, which has direct access to the Tanjong Pagar MRT, is the site of Wallich Residence, a Best Luxury Condo Development nominee that was inspired by famous botanist Dr Nathaniel Wallich, a pioneer in establishing Singaporeโs reputation as Asiaโs โGarden Cityโ.โSustainable Developmentโ nominee EL Development is tied in second place with eight nods. A number of its official entries are competing with each other, namely in the categories for Best Private Condo Development, Best Private Condo Architectural Design, and Best Condo Landscape Architectural Design.Tied in second place with eight nominations is boutique developer Lian Beng Group Ltd for the company and its joint ventures, followed in third place by last yearโs two-time winner QingJian Realty, with seven nominations for its affiliates and subsidiaries.Known for forming successful joint ventures in Singapore and overseas, Oxley Holdings Limited receives six shortlists in the office and hotel categories, as well as the new award for Best Industrial Development, a nomination it shares with JV partner Lian Beng Group. The partners also share a nod in the special award for their corporate social responsibility initiatives.Now in its seventh year, the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) competition returns to recognise the finest in Singaporean real estate, which โ despite slowing down in recent years due to government-led cooling measures and having a lower number of transactions or launches compared with previous years โ still leads the ASEAN region in green building, sustainable design, and technological and architectural innovation.ย โIncreasing globalisation and Internet exposure have no doubt added to the competition amongst Singaporean developers and in doing so, raised the standard across the region,โ said chairman of the judges and renowned architect Minkqee Tan, chief designer at MINKEE Architects Pte Ltd.โWeโre excited to see that developers are plying their trade with more thoughtful products and are forced to embrace innovations and new features in order to stay ahead of the game. Concept, design, pricing, green features, world-class amenities, quality of construction, creativity and originality, plus unique selling points, are all considerations for the judges.โTan is joined on the independent panel of judges by respected industry experts: Alexander Karolik Shlaen (CEO, Panache Management); Robert Greg Shand (Greg Shand Architects); Lim Wenhui (Partner, SPARK Architects); Clement Ong (Head of Strategic Planning and Investment, Banyan Tree Group); Benedict Lim (Managing Director, Real Estate Transaction, Ernst & Young Corporate Finance Pte Ltd); and Natalie Breen (Real Estate Legal Leader & Partner, PwC Legal International Pte Ltd).Under the strict supervision of trusted awards supervisor BDO, the panel selected the final shortlist following a six-month nomination and judging process that included actual site inspections and intensive panel deliberations.All 25 competition and special awards shortlists were decided by the panel, with the exclusion of the 2017 Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year award, which will be chosen by editors of PropertyGuru Property Report magazine and the winner announced before the gala dinner.โThis is an exciting time to celebrate the success of Singaporeโs best developers as the market slowly rebounds due to increasing local and foreign demand. With this strong shortlist, we look ahead to the future of the domestic property sector that gives importance to sustainable and green amenities to suit the needs of consumers. It is our hope that consumers look to this yearโs finalists to aid them in making informed and confident decisions,โ said Hari V. Krishnan, CEO of PropertyGuru Group.Shortlisted developers are now gearing up to attend the black-tie gala dinner on Tuesday, 7 November, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands, where Winners and Highly Commended companies will be named.The gala dinner and presentation ceremony is exclusive for shortlisted nominees, taking place alongside the two-day PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit (7-8 November) and the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final (8 November), where delegates and regional nominees from around Asia will gather to honour the best in Asiaโs real estate sector.The seventh annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2017 is supported by title sponsor Kohler; co-sponsors Regus and Mitsubishi Electric; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.sg, Singaporeโs No. 1 property site; media partners Southeast Asia GLOBE, Oxford Business Group, Realestate.com.kh, Indesign Media Asia Pacific, and PropertyGuru Property Report, Asiaโs leading luxury real estate, architecture and design publication; supporting association European Chamber of Commerce Singapore; and official supervisor BDO, the worldโs fifth largest auditing and accountancy firm led by executive director Roger Loo and manager Jan Weidlich.THE FULL SHORTLIST OF NOMINEESPropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) 2017DEVELOPER CATEGORIESBest Developerยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย WINNER will be revealed on 7 November 2017 during the gala dinnerBest Boutique Developerยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Lian Beng Group Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Pollux Properties Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย TEE Land LimitedDEVELOPMENT CATEGORIESBest Luxury Condo Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Spottiswoode Suites by Spottiswoode Development Pte Ltd (a JV between Lian Beng Group Ltd and Centurion Properties Pte Ltd)ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Wallich Residence by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Private Condo Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย High Park Residences by CEL Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Parc Riviera by EL Development Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Queens Peak by HY Realty (Dundee) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Stars of Kovan by Property Enterprises Development (S) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Symphony Suites by EL Development Pte LtdBest Executive Condo Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย iNz Residence by QingJian Realty (Choa Chu Kang) Group Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย The Visionaire by QingJian Realty (Sembawang) Group Pte LtdBest Landed Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Belgravia Villas by Fairview Developments Pte Ltd (a unit of the Tong Eng Group)Best Retail Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Tanjong Pagar Center (TPC) Retail by GuocoLand Singaporeยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Stars of Kovan by Property Enterprises Development (S) Pte LtdBest Office Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Guoco Tower by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Hotel Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Novotel Singapore on Stevens, Mercure Singapore on Stevens by Oxley Holdings Limitedยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Sofitel Singapore City Centre by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Industrial Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Mandai Foodlink by Wealth Property Pte Ltd (a JV between Lian Beng Group Ltd and The Legacy Industrial (Mandai) Pte Ltd)ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Solaris @ Kallang 164 by Soilbuild Groupยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย T-Space by Goldprime Land Pte Ltd (a JV between Lian Beng Group Ltd and Oxley Holdings Limited)Best Mixed Use Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Le Quest by QingJian Realty (BBR) Group Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Paya Lebar Quarter by Lendleaseยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Stars of Kovan by Property Enterprises Development (S) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Tanjong Pagar Centre by GuocoLand SingaporeDESIGN CATEGORIESBest Luxury Condo Architectural Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Spottiswoode Suites by Spottiswoode Development Pte Ltd (a JV between Lian Beng Group Ltd and Centurion Properties Pte Ltd)ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Wallich Residence by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Private Condo Architectural Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Kingsford Waterbay by Kingsford Property Development Pte. Ltd.ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Parc Riviera by EL Development Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Stars of Kovan by Property Enterprises Development (S) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Symphony Suites by EL Development Pte LtdBest Condo Interior Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Le Quest by QingJian Realty (BBR) Group Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Kingsford Waterbay by Kingsford Property Development Pte. Ltd.ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Parc Riviera by EL Development Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Stars of Kovan by Property Enterprises Development (S) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Wallich Residence by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Retail Architectural Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Stars of Kovan by Property Enterprises Development (S) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Tanjong Pagar Centre (TPC) Retail by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Office Architectural Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Guoco Tower by GuocoLand Singaporeยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Oxley Tower by Oxley Holdings LimitedBest Hotel Architectural Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Novotel Singapore on Stevens, Mercure Singapore on Stevens by Oxley Holdings Limitedยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Sofitel Singapore City Centre by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Condo Landscape Architectural Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย High Park Residences by CEL Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Kingsford Waterbay by Kingsford Property Development Pte. Ltd.ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Parc Riviera by EL Development Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Symphony Suites by EL Development Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย The Visionaire by QingJian Realty (Sembawang) Group Pte LtdBest Commercial Landscape Architectural Designยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Paya Lebar Quarter by Lendleaseยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Tanjong Pagar Centre by GuocoLand Singaporeยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย T-Space by Goldprime Land Pte Ltd (a JV between Lian Beng Group Ltd and Oxley Holdings Limited)SPECIAL AWARDS CATEGORIESSpecial Recognition in CSRยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Lian Beng Group Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Oxley Holdings LimitedSpecial Recognition in Sustainable Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย EL Development Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Lian Beng Group LtdBest Green Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย iNz Residence by QingJian Realty (Choa Chu Kang) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Paya Lebar Quarter by Lendleaseยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Tanjong Pagar Centre by GuocoLand SingaporeBest Universal Design Developmentยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย iNz Residence by QingJian Realty (Choa Chu Kang) Pte Ltdยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Paya Lebar Quarter by LendleaseBEST OF SINGAPORE CATEGORIESBest Condo Development (Singapore)ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย WINNER to be selected from Condo category winners and announced during the gala dinner on 7 November 2017Best Housing Development (Singapore)ยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย WINNER to be selected from Housing category winners announced during the gala dinner on 7 November 2017PUBLISHERโS CHOICEReal Estate Personality of the Yearยท ย ย ย ย ย ย ย WINNER to be announced by Property Report magazine editors before the gala dinner on 7 November 2017For more information about the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore), email info@asiapropertyawards.com or visit: AsiaPropertyAwards.com/singapore/