LUXURIOUS, MULTIGENERATIONAL PROPERTIES TAKE CENTRE STAGE DURING A DAY OF CELEBRATION AT THE PRESTIGIOUS HONOURS
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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ABOUT PROPERTYGURU ASIA PROPERTY AWARDS:
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
ABOUT PROPERTYGURU GROUP:
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PropertyGuru.com.sg was launched in Singapore in 2007 and since then PropertyGuru Group has made the property journey a transparent one for property seekers in Southeast Asia. In the last 15 years, PropertyGuru has grown into a high-growth PropTech company with a robust portfolio of leading property marketplaces across its core markets; award-winning mobile apps; mortgage marketplace, PropertyGuru Finance; and a host of enterprise solutions now under PropertyGuru For Business, including a high-quality developer sales enablement platform, FastKey, DataSense, ValueNet, Awards, events and publications across Asia.
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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.
6 Does not include impact of Sendhelper acquisition in October 2022.
7 Based on Google Analytics data between April 2022 and September 2022.
8 Based on data between April 2022 and September 2022.