THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BLACK-TIE GALA CELEBRATION WILL MAKE ITS RETURN TO THE LION CITY

• Established and emerging names in real estate development advance to the gala celebration on 28 October 2022 at Shangri-La Singapore
• Michelle Yong, CEO of Aurum Land and CEO and founder of Core Collective, will be receiving the Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year award

SINGAPORE — 12 October 2022

PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, announced today the companies that will advance to the gala celebration of the 12th annual edition of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore), supported by Kohler and Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd.

Established and emerging names in real estate development are shortlisted as nominees to the 12th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore). They include Artyzen Hospitality Group; Aurum Land (Private) Limited; Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited; Fairview Developments Pte Ltd (a unit of Tong Eng Group); Frasers Property Singapore; GuocoLand; Hovoh Pte Ltd; JBE Holdings Pte Ltd; Mandai 7 JV Pte Ltd; Orchard Sophia Pte Ltd; Property Enterprises Development (Singapore) Pte Ltd; Shun Tak Holdings; The Assembly Place; TQS Development Pte Ltd; and UOL Group Limited.

Joint ventures by UOL Group Limited, Singapore Land Group Limited, and Kheng Leong Company are also shortlisted as nominees this year.

Michelle Yong, CEO of Aurum Land and CEO and founder of Core Collective, will be receiving the Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year award at the gala celebration. The award, decided by the editorial team of PropertyGuru Property Report Magazine, acknowledges Yong’s efforts at transforming and modernising Aurum Land into a true space and business innovator, as well as her contributions to Singapore’s co-sharing economy.

The award recipients will be presented in a black-tie gala dinner and ceremony at the Shangri-La Singapore ballroom on Friday, 28 October 2022. This marks the return of the highly anticipated gala celebration to the Lion City.

The independent panel of judges who shortlisted this year’s nominated developers and projects consist of Kristin Thorsteins, chairperson of the Awards in Singapore and head of partnerships – SEA, IWG PLC; Chua Shang Chai, partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP; Greg Shand, architect, Robert Greg Shand Architects; Henry Woon, director, Atelier Ten; Joelle Chen, sustainability director, Singapore, Lendlease; Tay Kah Poh, adjunct associate professor at NUS Department of Real Estate; Dr. Teo Ho Pin, senior adviser, managed services, Surbana Jurong Private Limited; and Wenhui Lim, partner, SPARK Architects.

As the official supervisor of the Awards, the team of HLB Singapore Foo Kon Tan, led by Raymond Kong and Chen Tsai-Wei Vivian, made this year’s selection process as fair, transparent, and credible as possible.

The 17th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final, set on 9 December in Bangkok, Thailand, will welcome awardees from around the region, including main winners of the Awards in Singapore, to compete for the titles of ‘Best in Asia.’

Organised by PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), the 12th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Singapore) programme is supported by gold sponsors Kohler and Mitsubishi Electric Asia Pte Ltd.; official portal partner PropertyGuru.com.sg; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; official channel partner History; official PR partner Artemis Associates; media partners d+a Magazine, Luxuo, Palace, and Yacht Style; official ESG partner Baan Dek Foundation; supporting associations Singapore Estate Agents Association and Singapore Green Building Council; and official supervisor HLB.

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

The Winners and Highly Commended awardees in these categories will be presented at the gala celebration on 28 October 2022:

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Best Developer

Best Transnational Developer

Best Sustainable Developer

Best Lifestyle Developer

Best Hospitality Developer 

Best Mixed Use Developer

Best Co-Living Operator 

Best Luxury Developer

Best Landed Developer  

Best Boutique Developer 

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Best Ultra Luxury Condo Development  

Best Luxury Condo Development 

Best Premium Condo Development 

Best Private Condo Development    

Best Boutique Condo Development  

Best Executive Condo Development 

Best Luxury Waterfront Condo Development

Best Nature-Integrated Development

Best Lifestyle Development   

Best Strata Housing Development 

Best Office Development  

Best Hotel Development   

Best Industrial Development  

DESIGN AWARDS

Best Ultra Luxury Condo Architectural Design     

Best Ultra Luxury Condo Landscape Architectural Design

Best Luxury Condo Architectural Design   

Best Luxury Condo Interior Design     

Best Premium Condo Architectural Design 

Best Premium Condo Interior Design 

Best Premium Condo Landscape Architectural Design  

Best Private Condo Architectural Design 

Best Private Condo Interior Design 

Best Boutique Condo Interior Design

Best Hotel Architectural Design   

Best Hotel Interior Design   

Best Co-Living Space   

Best Heritage Co-Living Space   

BEST OF SINGAPORE AWARDS

Best Condo Development  (Singapore)

Best Housing Development  (Singapore)

SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Recognition in ESG

Special Recognition in Sustainable Design and Construction

PUBLISHER’S CHOICE

Singapore Real Estate Personality of the Year

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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. 

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