Heavyweight builders New World China and Sino Land picked up the top prizes at last week’s PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards honouring the best of the real estate business in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.
New World China won the title of Best Developer (Mainland China) while Sino Land received the award for Best Developer (Hong Kong and Macau) at the luncheon and presentation ceremony held in Bangkok. The event at The Athenee Hotel, supported by official partner Anjuke, marked a return to handing out awards in person after a series of virtual broadcasts that began in 2020.
Zhuhai Huafa Sky Hill Mansion won for Best Condo Development (Mainland China) in one of multiple wins for Zhuhai Huafa Properties, while Jardini gained the title of Best Condo Development (Hong Kong and Macau) among other accolades for CITIC Pacific. The Best Boutique Developer (Hong Kong and Macau) title went to CSI Properties.
“Congratulations to the recipients of our awards in China,” said Jeremy Williams, managing director for marketplaces at PropertyGuru Group. “We take pride in recognising exemplary developers and design practices for their residential, commercial and mixed-use projects, built and designed across the country. Embracing modernity with reverence for the past, these impressive structures show exciting possibilities in architecture and design and keep us optimistic towards the future of China’s cities.”
Design Shines
Sino Land’s The Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong scooped up the award for Best Hotel Development (Hong Kong and Macau), with the property also honoured for Best Green Development (Hong Kong and Macau).
Hong Kong design shop Lead8 received numerous wins for its local and mainland projects — namely ITC Shanghai, K11 Atelier 11 Skies and MixC Nanjing — while Benoy Ltd won Best Mixed-Use Interior Design (Mainland China) for China Merchants Commercial Property Management’s Tianfu Garden City.
Design Power House was honoured for its work on the Shanghai Aerospace Science & Technology City, taking home the award for Best Retail Interior Design (Mainland China).
“China is known as a wellspring of innovation in architecture, design and construction, and this was showcased by the year’s winning entries by design and development firms,” said Jules Kay, general manager of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards and Events. “In recognising these feats of creativity and ingenuity, the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards amplify their impact on the millions of property seekers seeking to live, work and thrive in tomorrow’s cities.”
Shanghai Landmark
Other award-winning projects in Hong Kong and Macau included Grand Jeté by CK Asset Holdings and Sun Hung Kai Properties, M8 by China Construction Engineering (Macau) and The Arles by Centralcon Properties.
In mainland China, Shun Tak Qiantan (Shanghai) Cultural and Real Estate Company won Best Landmark Development and Best Mixed-Use Development for New Bund 31.
Organised by PropertyGuru Group, the 10th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards for mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau were made possible by official marketing partner Global Design Awards Lab, official magazine Property Report by PropertyGuru, official publicity partners Artemis Associates and Molihua Media Group, media partners Mingtiandi and The Standard, official courier partner Ezy Express and official supervisor HLB.
For more information, send an email to awards@propertyguru.com or visit the official website, AsiaPropertyAwards.com.
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