The first-ever virtual gala of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia), now in its seventh year, premiered on Tuesday evening, 15 September 2020, with an immersive, interactive event that drew property seekers, real estate agents, overseas developers, and industry stakeholders alike.
Malaysia’s prestigious real estate awards platform presented 35 award categories to the outstanding builders of the country’s skylines and spaces via a multi-streamed event viewed worldwide via asiapropertyawards.com/en/newsroom, and the official channels on YouTube and Facebook. Viewers were able to participate in an exclusive live chat on the official Awards website during the live broadcast.
Tropicana Corporation Berhad received the title of Best Developer, boosted by 10 wins including the coveted trophy of Best Condo Development (Malaysia) for Tropicana Grandhill.
Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd, one of several Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) recipients, was named Best Boutique Developer. Meanwhile, Matrix Concepts Group, Mah Sing Group Berhad, AME Development Sdn. Bhd., and Ideal Property Group earned the newly introduced titles of Best Mega Township Developer, Best Lifestyle Developer, Best Industrial Developer, and Best Affordable Homes Developer, respectively.
Some 25 companies in Malaysian property development took part in the virtual celebrations and accepted their prizes via remote video. These included the Thai-Malaysian venture of Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, which won the plum prize of Best Landed Development (Malaysia) for Anantara Desaru Coast Residences.
In a milestone for the programme, the Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year title was presented to Sarena Cheah, managing director of Sunway Berhad’s property division. She is the first woman to receive this honour in Malaysia.
“Every day, the team at Sunway Property takes on the most pressing challenges of our time and that is to build sustainable cities and communities in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are practiced across the world. This is because we see urban cities as the world’s biggest challenge; but at the same time, that is potentially also our greatest solution,” Cheah said.
“I would like to take the opportunity to also thank all our customers, employees, stakeholders, and everybody who has been on this journey with us. Thank you for being our inspiration, as at the end of the day, it’s really putting smiles on everybody’s faces that is our greatest joy in being a ‘Master Community Developer,’” she added.
An independent panel of expert judges arrived at the shortlist after a rigorous, ethical, fair, transparent judging process supervised by BDO Malaysia, led by Pang Zhi Hao, Partner, and Lu Yan Fen, Director, Audit.
The judging panel comprises Awards chairperson Prem Kumar, Deputy Managing Director, Jones Lang Wootton; Blaine Robert, Creative Director/CEO, Blaine Robert Design Sdn. Bhd. and Blaine Robert Lifestyle Sdn. Bhd.; Boon Che Wee, Director, GRA Architects; Chris Tia, Principal, Tia & Noordin; Dr. Daniele Gambero, CEO & Propenomist, REI Group of Companies; Datuk Ar Hj Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz, Principal, Arte Axis Design Group; Sr Low Han Hoe, Senior Manager, Investment, Nawawi Tie Leung Real Estate Consultants Sdn Bhd; Architect Mustapha Kamal Zulkarnain, Founder and Principal, Arkitek Mustapha Kamal; Sr. Engad Ravana, Principal of ER Consult; and Tan Hui Yin, Partner, Tan Chap & Associates; and Ir. Dr. Zulhkiple A. Bakar, Managing Director, Perunding ZNA.
Site inspections in North Malaysia were conducted under a team of judges that included Michael Yeoh, CEO & Founder, GM Training Academy PLT; Ng Wee Kwong, Property Investor; Richard Oon Hock Chye, Executive Director, ShineWing TY TEOH Consulnet Tax Sdn. Bhd, and Charles Tan Chia Lih, Owner of kopiandproperty blog. Meanwhile, site inspections in South Malaysia were conducted by Lim Qun Kai, Designer, Founder, The Blue Creative; Ir. Dr. Justin Lai, Managing Director of IPM Group; and Law Lee Kiau, President, Johor Interior Designer Association.
The 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020 was supported by platinum sponsor Kohler; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.my; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; media partners Business Today, Kopi and Property, Malaysian Business, The Grid, and Top 10 of Malaysia; official PR partner Klareco Communications; official charity partner Right To Play; official supplier CornerStone Wines; and official supervisor BDO.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS & HIGHLY COMMMENDED AWARDEES
7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020
DEVELOPER AWARDS
Best Developer
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Boutique Developer
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Developer
WINNER: Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: KLK Land
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: UMLand
Best Lifestyle Developer
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Best Industrial Developer
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Affordable Homes Developer
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Best High End Condo Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Mid End Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: Waltz Residences by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best Mass Market Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: M Oscar by Mah Sing Group Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Horizon Suites by Horizon L&L Sdn Bhd
Best Waterfront Development
WINNER: Residensi AVA @ KIARA BAY by UEM Sunrise Berhad and Melati Ehsan Group
Best Luxury Landed Development
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
Best Landed Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Aman – Dalia Residences by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Cluster Brownfield Development (Central)
WINNER: Karya Residensi by Selaman Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Southern)
WINNER: AMBER HEIGHTS By UMLand Seri Alam
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Paradigm Residence by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best High End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Sutera Ideal by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Mahligai @ Nusa Damai by Temokin Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Mid End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
Best Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: St Marco Park – Phase 1 by Casa Bayu Idaman Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sierra Heights (Daintree Residence) by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Northern)
WINNER: The Horizon @ Ipoh by DreamLike Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Development
WINNER: Bandar Sri Sendayan by Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Taman Sutera Utama by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Aman by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Township Development
WINNER: SIERRA HEIGHTS by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Hotel Development
WINNER: Courtyard by Marriott, Penang @ Tropicana 218 Macalister by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Industrial Development
WINNER: i-Park@Senai Airport City by iPark Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mixed Use Development
WINNER: Tropicana Gardens by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Retail Development
WINNER: Uno @ Bukit Raja by Rivertree Signatures
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Oasis 3 by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Vervea by Aspen Group & IKEA Southeast Asia
DESIGN AWARDS
Best Condo/Apartment Architectural Design
WINNER: Novo Ampang By Alfranko Development Sdn Bhd
Best Housing Architectural Design
WINNER: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
Best Landscape Architectural Design
WINNER: QuayWest Residence by Asia Green Group
BEST OF MALAYSIA AWARDS
Best Condo Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Landed Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Special Recognition for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition in Sustainable Construction
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
Special Recognition in Sustainable Design
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Special Recognition for Building Communities
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: UMLand
PUBLISHER’S CHOICE
Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year
WINNER: Sarena Cheah, Managing Director, Property Division, Sunway Berhad
Malaysia’s prestigious real estate awards platform presented 35 award categories to the outstanding builders of the country’s skylines and spaces via a multi-streamed event viewed worldwide via asiapropertyawards.com/en/newsroom, and the official channels on YouTube and Facebook. Viewers were able to participate in an exclusive live chat on the official Awards website during the live broadcast.
Tropicana Corporation Berhad received the title of Best Developer, boosted by 10 wins including the coveted trophy of Best Condo Development (Malaysia) for Tropicana Grandhill.
Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd, one of several Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) recipients, was named Best Boutique Developer. Meanwhile, Matrix Concepts Group, Mah Sing Group Berhad, AME Development Sdn. Bhd., and Ideal Property Group earned the newly introduced titles of Best Mega Township Developer, Best Lifestyle Developer, Best Industrial Developer, and Best Affordable Homes Developer, respectively.
Some 25 companies in Malaysian property development took part in the virtual celebrations and accepted their prizes via remote video. These included the Thai-Malaysian venture of Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, which won the plum prize of Best Landed Development (Malaysia) for Anantara Desaru Coast Residences.
In a milestone for the programme, the Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year title was presented to Sarena Cheah, managing director of Sunway Berhad’s property division. She is the first woman to receive this honour in Malaysia.
“Every day, the team at Sunway Property takes on the most pressing challenges of our time and that is to build sustainable cities and communities in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are practiced across the world. This is because we see urban cities as the world’s biggest challenge; but at the same time, that is potentially also our greatest solution,” Cheah said.
“I would like to take the opportunity to also thank all our customers, employees, stakeholders, and everybody who has been on this journey with us. Thank you for being our inspiration, as at the end of the day, it’s really putting smiles on everybody’s faces that is our greatest joy in being a ‘Master Community Developer,’” she added.
An independent panel of expert judges arrived at the shortlist after a rigorous, ethical, fair, transparent judging process supervised by BDO Malaysia, led by Pang Zhi Hao, Partner, and Lu Yan Fen, Director, Audit.
The judging panel comprises Awards chairperson Prem Kumar, Deputy Managing Director, Jones Lang Wootton; Blaine Robert, Creative Director/CEO, Blaine Robert Design Sdn. Bhd. and Blaine Robert Lifestyle Sdn. Bhd.; Boon Che Wee, Director, GRA Architects; Chris Tia, Principal, Tia & Noordin; Dr. Daniele Gambero, CEO & Propenomist, REI Group of Companies; Datuk Ar Hj Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz, Principal, Arte Axis Design Group; Sr Low Han Hoe, Senior Manager, Investment, Nawawi Tie Leung Real Estate Consultants Sdn Bhd; Architect Mustapha Kamal Zulkarnain, Founder and Principal, Arkitek Mustapha Kamal; Sr. Engad Ravana, Principal of ER Consult; and Tan Hui Yin, Partner, Tan Chap & Associates; and Ir. Dr. Zulhkiple A. Bakar, Managing Director, Perunding ZNA.
Site inspections in North Malaysia were conducted under a team of judges that included Michael Yeoh, CEO & Founder, GM Training Academy PLT; Ng Wee Kwong, Property Investor; Richard Oon Hock Chye, Executive Director, ShineWing TY TEOH Consulnet Tax Sdn. Bhd, and Charles Tan Chia Lih, Owner of kopiandproperty blog. Meanwhile, site inspections in South Malaysia were conducted by Lim Qun Kai, Designer, Founder, The Blue Creative; Ir. Dr. Justin Lai, Managing Director of IPM Group; and Law Lee Kiau, President, Johor Interior Designer Association.
The 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020 was supported by platinum sponsor Kohler; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.my; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; media partners Business Today, Kopi and Property, Malaysian Business, The Grid, and Top 10 of Malaysia; official PR partner Klareco Communications; official charity partner Right To Play; official supplier CornerStone Wines; and official supervisor BDO.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS & HIGHLY COMMMENDED AWARDEES
7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020
DEVELOPER AWARDS
Best Developer
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Boutique Developer
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Developer
WINNER: Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: KLK Land
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: UMLand
Best Lifestyle Developer
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Best Industrial Developer
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Affordable Homes Developer
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Best High End Condo Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Mid End Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: Waltz Residences by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best Mass Market Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: M Oscar by Mah Sing Group Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Horizon Suites by Horizon L&L Sdn Bhd
Best Waterfront Development
WINNER: Residensi AVA @ KIARA BAY by UEM Sunrise Berhad and Melati Ehsan Group
Best Luxury Landed Development
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
Best Landed Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Aman – Dalia Residences by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Cluster Brownfield Development (Central)
WINNER: Karya Residensi by Selaman Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Southern)
WINNER: AMBER HEIGHTS By UMLand Seri Alam
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Paradigm Residence by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best High End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Sutera Ideal by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Mahligai @ Nusa Damai by Temokin Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Mid End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
Best Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: St Marco Park – Phase 1 by Casa Bayu Idaman Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sierra Heights (Daintree Residence) by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Northern)
WINNER: The Horizon @ Ipoh by DreamLike Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Development
WINNER: Bandar Sri Sendayan by Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Taman Sutera Utama by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Aman by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Township Development
WINNER: SIERRA HEIGHTS by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Hotel Development
WINNER: Courtyard by Marriott, Penang @ Tropicana 218 Macalister by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Industrial Development
WINNER: i-Park@Senai Airport City by iPark Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mixed Use Development
WINNER: Tropicana Gardens by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Retail Development
WINNER: Uno @ Bukit Raja by Rivertree Signatures
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Oasis 3 by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Vervea by Aspen Group & IKEA Southeast Asia
DESIGN AWARDS
Best Condo/Apartment Architectural Design
WINNER: Novo Ampang By Alfranko Development Sdn Bhd
Best Housing Architectural Design
WINNER: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
Best Landscape Architectural Design
WINNER: QuayWest Residence by Asia Green Group
BEST OF MALAYSIA AWARDS
Best Condo Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Landed Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Special Recognition for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition in Sustainable Construction
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
Special Recognition in Sustainable Design
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Special Recognition for Building Communities
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: UMLand
PUBLISHER’S CHOICE
Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year
WINNER: Sarena Cheah, Managing Director, Property Division, Sunway Berhad
Malaysia’s prestigious real estate awards platform presented 35 award categories to the outstanding builders of the country’s skylines and spaces via a multi-streamed event viewed worldwide via asiapropertyawards.com/en/newsroom, and the official channels on YouTube and Facebook. Viewers were able to participate in an exclusive live chat on the official Awards website during the live broadcast.
Tropicana Corporation Berhad received the title of Best Developer, boosted by 10 wins including the coveted trophy of Best Condo Development (Malaysia) for Tropicana Grandhill.
Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd, one of several Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) recipients, was named Best Boutique Developer. Meanwhile, Matrix Concepts Group, Mah Sing Group Berhad, AME Development Sdn. Bhd., and Ideal Property Group earned the newly introduced titles of Best Mega Township Developer, Best Lifestyle Developer, Best Industrial Developer, and Best Affordable Homes Developer, respectively.
Some 25 companies in Malaysian property development took part in the virtual celebrations and accepted their prizes via remote video. These included the Thai-Malaysian venture of Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, which won the plum prize of Best Landed Development (Malaysia) for Anantara Desaru Coast Residences.
In a milestone for the programme, the Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year title was presented to Sarena Cheah, managing director of Sunway Berhad’s property division. She is the first woman to receive this honour in Malaysia.
“Every day, the team at Sunway Property takes on the most pressing challenges of our time and that is to build sustainable cities and communities in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are practiced across the world. This is because we see urban cities as the world’s biggest challenge; but at the same time, that is potentially also our greatest solution,” Cheah said.
“I would like to take the opportunity to also thank all our customers, employees, stakeholders, and everybody who has been on this journey with us. Thank you for being our inspiration, as at the end of the day, it’s really putting smiles on everybody’s faces that is our greatest joy in being a ‘Master Community Developer,’” she added.
An independent panel of expert judges arrived at the shortlist after a rigorous, ethical, fair, transparent judging process supervised by BDO Malaysia, led by Pang Zhi Hao, Partner, and Lu Yan Fen, Director, Audit.
The judging panel comprises Awards chairperson Prem Kumar, Deputy Managing Director, Jones Lang Wootton; Blaine Robert, Creative Director/CEO, Blaine Robert Design Sdn. Bhd. and Blaine Robert Lifestyle Sdn. Bhd.; Boon Che Wee, Director, GRA Architects; Chris Tia, Principal, Tia & Noordin; Dr. Daniele Gambero, CEO & Propenomist, REI Group of Companies; Datuk Ar Hj Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz, Principal, Arte Axis Design Group; Sr Low Han Hoe, Senior Manager, Investment, Nawawi Tie Leung Real Estate Consultants Sdn Bhd; Architect Mustapha Kamal Zulkarnain, Founder and Principal, Arkitek Mustapha Kamal; Sr. Engad Ravana, Principal of ER Consult; and Tan Hui Yin, Partner, Tan Chap & Associates; and Ir. Dr. Zulhkiple A. Bakar, Managing Director, Perunding ZNA.
Site inspections in North Malaysia were conducted under a team of judges that included Michael Yeoh, CEO & Founder, GM Training Academy PLT; Ng Wee Kwong, Property Investor; Richard Oon Hock Chye, Executive Director, ShineWing TY TEOH Consulnet Tax Sdn. Bhd, and Charles Tan Chia Lih, Owner of kopiandproperty blog. Meanwhile, site inspections in South Malaysia were conducted by Lim Qun Kai, Designer, Founder, The Blue Creative; Ir. Dr. Justin Lai, Managing Director of IPM Group; and Law Lee Kiau, President, Johor Interior Designer Association.
The 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020 was supported by platinum sponsor Kohler; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.my; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; media partners Business Today, Kopi and Property, Malaysian Business, The Grid, and Top 10 of Malaysia; official PR partner Klareco Communications; official charity partner Right To Play; official supplier CornerStone Wines; and official supervisor BDO.
For more information, email [email protected] or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS & HIGHLY COMMMENDED AWARDEES
7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020
DEVELOPER AWARDS
Best Developer
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Boutique Developer
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Developer
WINNER: Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: KLK Land
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: UMLand
Best Lifestyle Developer
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Best Industrial Developer
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Affordable Homes Developer
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Best High End Condo Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Mid End Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: Waltz Residences by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best Mass Market Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: M Oscar by Mah Sing Group Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Horizon Suites by Horizon L&L Sdn Bhd
Best Waterfront Development
WINNER: Residensi AVA @ KIARA BAY by UEM Sunrise Berhad and Melati Ehsan Group
Best Luxury Landed Development
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
Best Landed Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Aman – Dalia Residences by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Cluster Brownfield Development (Central)
WINNER: Karya Residensi by Selaman Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Southern)
WINNER: AMBER HEIGHTS By UMLand Seri Alam
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Paradigm Residence by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best High End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Sutera Ideal by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Mahligai @ Nusa Damai by Temokin Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Mid End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
Best Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: St Marco Park – Phase 1 by Casa Bayu Idaman Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sierra Heights (Daintree Residence) by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Northern)
WINNER: The Horizon @ Ipoh by DreamLike Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Development
WINNER: Bandar Sri Sendayan by Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Taman Sutera Utama by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Aman by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Township Development
WINNER: SIERRA HEIGHTS by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Hotel Development
WINNER: Courtyard by Marriott, Penang @ Tropicana 218 Macalister by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Industrial Development
WINNER: i-Park@Senai Airport City by iPark Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mixed Use Development
WINNER: Tropicana Gardens by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Retail Development
WINNER: Uno @ Bukit Raja by Rivertree Signatures
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Oasis 3 by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Vervea by Aspen Group & IKEA Southeast Asia
DESIGN AWARDS
Best Condo/Apartment Architectural Design
WINNER: Novo Ampang By Alfranko Development Sdn Bhd
Best Housing Architectural Design
WINNER: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
Best Landscape Architectural Design
WINNER: QuayWest Residence by Asia Green Group
BEST OF MALAYSIA AWARDS
Best Condo Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Landed Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Special Recognition for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition in Sustainable Construction
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
Special Recognition in Sustainable Design
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Special Recognition for Building Communities
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: UMLand
PUBLISHER’S CHOICE
Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year
WINNER: Sarena Cheah, Managing Director, Property Division, Sunway Berhad
The first-ever virtual gala of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia), now in its seventh year, premiered on Tuesday evening, Sept 15, with an immersive, interactive event that drew property seekers, real estate agents, overseas developers, and industry stakeholders alike.
Malaysia’s prestigious real estate awards platform presented 35 award categories to the outstanding builders of the country’s skylines and spaces via a multi-streamed event viewed worldwide via asiapropertyawards.com/en/newsroom, and the official channels on YouTube and Facebook. Viewers were able to participate in an exclusive live chat on the official Awards website during the live broadcast.
Tropicana Corporation Berhad received the title of Best Developer, boosted by 10 wins including the coveted trophy of Best Condo Development (Malaysia) for Tropicana Grandhill.
Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd, one of several Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) recipients, was named Best Boutique Developer. Meanwhile, Matrix Concepts Group, Mah Sing Group Berhad, AME Development Sdn. Bhd., and Ideal Property Group earned the newly introduced titles of Best Mega Township Developer, Best Lifestyle Developer, Best Industrial Developer, and Best Affordable Homes Developer, respectively.
Some 25 companies in Malaysian property development took part in the virtual celebrations and accepted their prizes via remote video. These included the Thai-Malaysian venture of Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, which won the plum prize of Best Landed Development (Malaysia) for Anantara Desaru Coast Residences.
In a milestone for the programme, the Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year title was presented to Sarena Cheah, managing director of Sunway Berhad’s property division. She is the first woman to receive this honour in Malaysia.
“Every day, the team at Sunway Property takes on the most pressing challenges of our time and that is to build sustainable cities and communities in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are practiced across the world. This is because we see urban cities as the world’s biggest challenge; but at the same time, that is potentially also our greatest solution,” Cheah said.
“I would like to take the opportunity to also thank all our customers, employees, stakeholders, and everybody who has been on this journey with us. Thank you for being our inspiration, as at the end of the day, it’s really putting smiles on everybody’s faces that is our greatest joy in being a ‘Master Community Developer,’” she added.
An independent panel of expert judges arrived at the shortlist after a rigorous, ethical, fair, transparent judging process supervised by BDO Malaysia, led by Pang Zhi Hao, Partner, and Lu Yan Fen, Director, Audit.
The judging panel comprises Awards chairperson Prem Kumar, Deputy Managing Director, Jones Lang Wootton; Blaine Robert, Creative Director/CEO, Blaine Robert Design Sdn. Bhd. and Blaine Robert Lifestyle Sdn. Bhd.; Boon Che Wee, Director, GRA Architects; Chris Tia, Principal, Tia & Noordin; Dr. Daniele Gambero, CEO & Propenomist, REI Group of Companies; Datuk Ar Hj Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz, Principal, Arte Axis Design Group; Sr Low Han Hoe, Senior Manager, Investment, Nawawi Tie Leung Real Estate Consultants Sdn Bhd; Architect Mustapha Kamal Zulkarnain, Founder and Principal, Arkitek Mustapha Kamal; Sr. Engad Ravana, Principal of ER Consult; and Tan Hui Yin, Partner, Tan Chap & Associates; and Ir. Dr. Zulhkiple A. Bakar, Managing Director, Perunding ZNA.
Site inspections in North Malaysia were conducted under a team of judges that included Michael Yeoh, CEO & Founder, GM Training Academy PLT; Ng Wee Kwong, Property Investor; Richard Oon Hock Chye, Executive Director, ShineWing TY TEOH Consulnet Tax Sdn. Bhd, and Charles Tan Chia Lih, Owner of kopiandproperty blog. Meanwhile, site inspections in South Malaysia were conducted by Lim Qun Kai, Designer, Founder, The Blue Creative; Ir. Dr. Justin Lai, Managing Director of IPM Group; and Law Lee Kiau, President, Johor Interior Designer Association.
The 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020 was supported by platinum sponsor Kohler; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.my; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; media partners Business Today, Kopi and Property, Malaysian Business, The Grid, and Top 10 of Malaysia; official PR partner Klareco Communications; official charity partner Right To Play; official supplier CornerStone Wines; and official supervisor BDO.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS & HIGHLY COMMMENDED AWARDEES
7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Malaysia) 2020
DEVELOPER AWARDS
Best Developer
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Boutique Developer
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Developer
WINNER: Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: KLK Land
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: UMLand
Best Lifestyle Developer
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Best Industrial Developer
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Affordable Homes Developer
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Best High End Condo Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Mid End Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: Waltz Residences by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best Mass Market Condo/Apartment Development (Central)
WINNER: M Oscar by Mah Sing Group Berhad
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Horizon Suites by Horizon L&L Sdn Bhd
Best Waterfront Development
WINNER: Residensi AVA @ KIARA BAY by UEM Sunrise Berhad and Melati Ehsan Group
Best Luxury Landed Development
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
Best Landed Development (Central)
WINNER: Tropicana Aman – Dalia Residences by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Cluster Brownfield Development (Central)
WINNER: Karya Residensi by Selaman Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Southern)
WINNER: AMBER HEIGHTS By UMLand Seri Alam
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Paradigm Residence by WCT Land Sdn Bhd
Best High End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Sutera Ideal by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Mahligai @ Nusa Damai by Temokin Development Sdn. Bhd.
Best Mid End Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
Best Landed Development (Southern)
WINNER: St Marco Park – Phase 1 by Casa Bayu Idaman Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Sierra Heights (Daintree Residence) by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Condo/Apartment Development (Northern)
WINNER: The Horizon @ Ipoh by DreamLike Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mega Township Development
WINNER: Bandar Sri Sendayan by Matrix Concepts Group
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Taman Sutera Utama by Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Tropicana Aman by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Township Development
WINNER: SIERRA HEIGHTS by Kemajuan Tong Tor Sdn Bhd
Best Hotel Development
WINNER: Courtyard by Marriott, Penang @ Tropicana 218 Macalister by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Industrial Development
WINNER: i-Park@Senai Airport City by iPark Development Sdn Bhd
Best Mixed Use Development
WINNER: Tropicana Gardens by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Retail Development
WINNER: Uno @ Bukit Raja by Rivertree Signatures
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Oasis 3 by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Vervea by Aspen Group & IKEA Southeast Asia
DESIGN AWARDS
Best Condo/Apartment Architectural Design
WINNER: Novo Ampang By Alfranko Development Sdn Bhd
Best Housing Architectural Design
WINNER: D’Art 18 Collection III by PH World
HIGHLY COMMENDED: Ayera Residences by Tropicana Danga Cove Sdn Bhd
Best Landscape Architectural Design
WINNER: QuayWest Residence by Asia Green Group
BEST OF MALAYSIA AWARDS
Best Condo Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Tropicana Grandhill by Tropicana Corporation Berhad
Best Landed Development (Malaysia)
WINNER: Anantara Desaru Coast Residences by Minor International and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Special Recognition for ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Fieldman Construction Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: Tropicana Corporation Berhad
WINNER: UMLand
Special Recognition in Sustainable Construction
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: KLK Land
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
Special Recognition in Sustainable Design
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
Special Recognition for Building Communities
WINNER: AME Development Sdn. Bhd.
WINNER: Ideal Property Group
WINNER: Mah Sing Group Berhad
WINNER: Tanah Sutera Development Sdn Bhd
WINNER: UMLand
PUBLISHER’S CHOICE
Malaysia Real Estate Personality of the Year
WINNER: Sarena Cheah, Managing Director, Property Division, Sunway Berhad
