The 9th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) gala dinner and awards presentation ceremony was held last weekend at the St. Regis Singapore.
"We are privileged to bring together the country’s finest developers for our most successful edition yet of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore). These established and boutique developers inspire confidence with their commitment to innovation, green building standards, and heritage development."
--- Hari V. Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer, PropertyGuru Group ---
A total of 46 awards were presented, with UOL Group emerging as the biggest winner of the evening, sweeping up 12 trophies, including the coveted Best Developer award, Best Condo Development (Singapore), and the special awards for CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility), Sustainable Development, and Design and Construction.
The prestigious award programme expanded this year to include four new categories – Best Heritage Development (1953 by Oxley Holdings Ltd), Best Mega-Scale Condo Development (Parc Clematis by Sing-Haiyi Gold Pte Ltd), Best Strata Housing Development (Watercove by Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited), and Best Co-Working Space Design – to reflect growing trends in the Singapore real estate sector, as well as to recognise more quality projects in niche segments. The National Gallery was given the Special Recognition for Public Facility.
"Our goal remains the same: to help property seekers in Singapore discover the best projects for them though the injection of transparency and trust in our vision for building a Property Trust Platform, that includes our coveted awards programme, which remains the gold standard in Asian real estate."
--- Hari V. Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer, PropertyGuru Group ---
The UOL Group was commended for pushing the limits on design, experimenting and succeeding with interior and style possibilities and leading the way in architectural perfection, according to the independent panel of judges.
One of the most coveted special awards was the 2019 Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year,
which was given to Kemmy Tan, Chief Executive Officer of M+S Pte Ltd, the team behind the acclaimed Marina One and DUO projects, which were both completed in 2017. Through Tan’s vision and leadership, she has successfully brought vibrancy to the Marina Bay Pilot Business Improvement District.
Kemmy is the second female recipient of the special award in Singapore, following Celine Tang of SingHaiyi Group in 2018. The recipient was chosen by editors of the PropertyGuru Property Report magazine.
All the winners in Singapore will compete at the region-wide PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final to be held this November in Bangkok, for a chance to be crowned the "Best in Asia".
For more on the Asia Property Awards, visit www.asiapropertyawards.com.
