LUXURIOUS, MULTIGENERATIONAL PROPERTIES TAKE CENTRE STAGE DURING A DAY OF CELEBRATION AT THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOURS

• Top award for Best Developer (Australia) goes to Auriton Group while SPG Land garners seven wins
• Wide variety of projects from Victoria to South Australia honoured, including well-developed, well-designed homes for seniors and international students
• William Wu, director of Mayrin Group, wins inaugural Australia Real Estate Personality of the Year award
• Winners from Australia garner ‘Best of Asia’ honours at the 17th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final

BANGKOK, Thailand — 9 December 2022

PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, today announced the Winners and Highly Commended recipients of the 5th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia).

The Awards in Australia were presented in 28 categories, recognising developers and projects that appealed to property seekers of various age and income groups throughout Asia Pacific.

Auriton Group became the first winner of the Best Developer title in the history of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia). The company also received Highly Commended citations for its waterfront apartment project Rivea.

Other companies that excelled in the Developer categories were Salvo Property Group, named Best Residential Developer, and Spacious Group, which won both the Best Boutique Developer title and the Best Low Rise Apartment Development (Victoria) award for its project Voyage Altona.

SPG Land won all seven of its nominations—the most of any company this year. The company’s Gold Coast development, Paradiso Place, was named Best Apartment Development (Queensland), Best Integrated WFH Development, Best Waterfront Apartment Development, Best Smart Building Development, Best Lifestyle Development, Best Apartment Interior Design, and Best Apartment Architectural Design.

The prestigious honour of Best Condo/Apartment Development (Australia) went to Forbes Residences, Applecross by Mustera Property Group Ltd in one of three wins for the company. Mayrin Group gained four wins, including the honour of Best Housing Development (Australia) for The Archwood Residences.

William Wu, director of Mayrin Group, became the first recipient of the Australia Real Estate Personality of the Year award. The editors of Property Report by PropertyGuru, the official magazine of the Awards, chose Wu to receive the inaugural honour for his precocious achievements as a property investor, having acquired lucrative properties and developed apartments across Australia.

This year’s Awards in Australia honoured homes that catered to the country’s diverse demographics. Scape Australia won the Best Student Accommodation Development award for Scape Redfern while Mark Moran Group won Best Senior Living Development for Mark Moran Warrawee.

The new title of Best Apartment Development (South Australia) was awarded to Greaton Development Pty Ltd. for West Franklin. Well-developed, beautifully designed projects in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia were also accoladed, including Heyington by Sterling Global which won Best Luxury Apartment Development (Victoria).

Hari V. Krishnan, CEO and managing director of PropertyGuru Group, said: “Congratulations to the recipients of our Awards in Australia! Our Awards have expanded to represent more states in Australia and recognise developments that appeal to more generations, spanning a wide range of property seekers from investors to international students.”

The 2022 edition of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia) were presented in an exclusive luncheon and presentation ahead of the 17th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final on 9 December at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok.

Top winners of the Awards in Australia vied for the ‘Best in Asia’ honours at the Grand Final, which celebrated the best of the best real estate in dynamic markets across Asia Pacific. Spacious Group won the Best Boutique Developer (Asia) title while Paradiso Place by SPG Land was named Best Smart Building Development (Asia) and Best Integrated Work From Home Development (Asia). Zero Gipps by Dare Property Group won Best Eco Friendly Commercial Development (Asia) while The Archwood Residences by Mayrin Group won Best Housing/Landed Architectural Design (Asia).

The awardees were chosen by an independent panel of judges, namely Lui Violanti, chairperson of the Awards and regional manager of Western Australia for Inhabit Group; Benson Zhou, director of Savills Melbourne and divisional head of Asia in Victoria; Ivan Lam, ​head of international business, Charter Keck Cramer; Jessica Liew, director, Plus Architecture; Peter Li, general manager, Plus Agency; Richard Newling Ward, director, Bayleyward; Sandra Furtado, co-founder and director, Furtado Sullivan; and Steven Yu, founder and CEO, Valorton Group.

HLB Mann Judd – HLB Australasia, led by partner and head of tax Josh Chye, supervised the selection process—ensuring its fairness, transparency, and credibility.

Organised by PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), the 5th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia) programme is supported by official channel partner History; official magazine Property Report by PropertyGuru; official PR partner Good Talent Public Relations; media partner Your Investment Property; and official supervisor HLB.

For more information, email [email protected] or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com.

LIST OF WINNERS AND HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARDEES

5th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia)

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Best Developer

WINNER: Auriton Group

Best Residential Developer 

WINNER: Salvo Property Group

Best Boutique Developer 

WINNER: Spacious Group

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Best Luxury Apartment Development (Victoria)

WINNER: Heyington by Sterling Global

Best High Rise Apartment Development (Victoria)

WINNER: Melbourne Square by OSK Property

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Stature Southbank by Salvo Property Group

Best Low Rise Apartment Development (Victoria)

WINNER: Voyage Altona by Spacious Group

Best Apartment Development (Western Australia)

WINNER: Forbes Residences, Applecross by Mustera Property Group Ltd

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Rivière Residences by Edge

Best Apartment Development (South Australia)

WINNER: West Franklin by Greaton Development Pty Ltd.

Best Apartment Development (Queensland)

WINNER: Paradiso Place by SPG Land

Best Integrated WFH Development

WINNER: Paradiso Place by SPG Land

Best Waterfront Apartment Development

WINNER: Paradiso Place by SPG Land

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Rivea by Auriton Group

Best Smart Building Development

WINNER: Paradiso Place by SPG Land

Best Lifestyle Development

WINNER: Paradiso Place by SPG Land

Best Townhouse Development (New South Wales)

WINNER: The Archwood Residences by Mayrin Group

Best Student Accommodation Development

WINNER: Scape Redfern by Scape Australia

Best Senior Living Development

WINNER: Mark Moran Warrawee by Mark Moran Group

Best Low Rise Mixed Use Development

WINNER: Balfour Place by Thirdi Group

Best High Rise Mixed Use Development

WINNER: Melbourne Square by OSK Property

Best Eco Friendly Commercial Development

WINNER: Zero Gipps by Dare Property Group

DESIGN AWARDS

Best Apartment Interior Design

WINNER: Paradiso Place by SPG Land

Best Apartment Architectural Design

WINNER: Paradiso Place by SPG Land

HIGHLY COMMENDED: Rivea by Auriton Group

Best Townhouse Architectural Design

WINNER: The Archwood Residences by Mayrin Group

Best Townhouse Interior Design

WINNER: The Archwood Residences by Mayrin Group

Best Senior Living Interior Design

WINNER: Evette Moran, Mark Moran Warrawee by Mark Moran Group

BEST OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS

Best Condo/Apartment Development (Australia)    

WINNER: Forbes Residences, Applecross by Mustera Property Group Ltd

Best Housing Development (Australia)   

WINNER: The Archwood Residences by Mayrin Group

SPECIAL AWARD

Special Recognition in Sustainable Design and Construction

WINNER: Mustera Property Group Ltd

PUBLISHER’S CHOICE

Australia Real Estate Personality of the Year

WINNER: William Wu, Director, Mayrin Group

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PropertyGuru’s Asia Property Awards, established in 2005, are the region’s most exclusive and prestigious real estate awards programme. The Asia Property Awards are recognised as the ultimate hallmark of excellence in the Asian property sector. Boasting an independent panel of industry experts and trusted supervisors, the Awards have an unparalleled reputation for being credible, ethical, fair and transparent. 

In 2022, the Awards series is open to more than a dozen key property markets around the region. The exciting gala events welcome senior industry leaders and top media, as well as reach property agents and consumers via live streaming. Recognising excellence within each Asian market with a variety of categories, including green and sustainable development, each local awards programme will culminate in the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final, which takes place after the PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit during ‘PropertyGuru Week’ in December 2022. 

For more information, please visit AsiaPropertyAwards.com

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¹ Based on SimilarWeb data between April 2022 and September 2022.

² The third quarter and first nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes results of the iProperty Malaysia and thinkofliving businesses which were acquired on August 3, 2021. 

³ Included in the S$13.2 million of adjustments between net loss and Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2022 was a S$4.9 million depreciation and amortization expense.

⁴ Included in the S$8.2 million of adjustments between net loss and Adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2021 were a S$3.9 million depreciation and amortization expense and a S$3.0 million net finance expense.

⁵ Based on SimilarWeb data between April 2022 and September 2022.

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⁸ Based on data between April 2022 and September 2022.