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Megaworld Corporation took home its first-ever Best Developer award as well as three more awards and 13 Highly Commended honors at the fourth annual Philippines Property Awards gala dinner.
The Dr. Andrew L. Tan-led company started the evening with 16 nominations, with Uptown Bonifacio getting six nods. The high-end urban township eventually won Best Residential Architectural Design for the Uptown Ritz condominium development.
Last year’s Best Developer winner SM Group was nominated for 10 awards through its various subsidiaries and eventually took home Best Commercial Development (Philippines) for SM Seaside City Cebu, a retail project undertaken by its commercial investment arm, SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
The conglomerate, headed by Henry Sy Sr., also won the coveted Special Recognition in CSR for providing Filipinos “five-star” homes in prime locations around the country, as well as promoting a conducive learning experience for the youth by building and remodelling overpopulated public school classrooms across the islands.
Presented by Hansgrohe, the fourth edition of the Philippines Property Awards 2016 welcomed a new category to reward the country’s outstanding boutique developers. In the category for Best Boutique Developer, AppleOne Properties, Inc. topped King Properties. Fellow Cebu-based firms, Primary Homes, Inc. and Cebu Landmasters, Inc., collected several Winners and Highly Commended accolades in other categories.
With this year’s entries doubling to more than 200 compared to 2015, the time has come to widen the scope of the program, a move that was welcomed by the independent panel of judges and trusted awards supervisor BDO
“While there’s still an emphasis on Metro Manila, there was an increase in the number of entries from Cebu and also Davao,” said Lindsay J. Orr, COO of Jones Lang LaSalle Philippines and chairman of the judges.
“What we need to do now is to continue to bang the drums and build the awareness for the Philippines Property Awards so that next year we make sure that we’ll have an even larger section of entries from other regions.”
Another highlight of the ceremony was the presentation to former Senate President Manuel B. Villar, Jr., founder of the Vista Land Group, of the Real Estate Personality of the Year award by the editors of Property Report. It was the only award not selected by the independent judging panel.
Known for his master planned developments called “Communicities,” the self-made billionaire saw his construction supplies business in the early 1970s grow into a quality housing developer.
“I am deeply grateful for, and profoundly humbled by, this recognition from the Philippines Property Awards,” said Villar. “For me, the award is a testament to how Vista Land has been an instrument in improving the lives of Filipinos by providing them homes to live comfortably and communities where necessities are within their reach. “
Proving his company’s worth as a quality housing specialist, Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. took home the Best Housing Development
(Philippines) award for Northpoint, located in Davao. This project beat all the residential category winners from across the nation and, along with the other ‘best of the best’ winners from the Philippines, will move on to compete at the South East Asia Property Awards grand finale in Singapore this November.
“As the Asia Property Awards program continues to grow in its 11th year, we are proud to accomplish our goal to showcase the finest developers and projects from the established and emerging locations in the Philippines,” said Terry Blackburn, founder of the Asia Property Awards and managing director of awards organizer Property Guru International.
“We look forward to welcoming more entries from regional developers next year as we celebrate the achievements of Philippine real estate.”
source:
Manila Bulletin
The Dr. Andrew L. Tan-led company started the evening with 16 nominations, with Uptown Bonifacio getting six nods. The high-end urban township eventually won Best Residential Architectural Design for the Uptown Ritz condominium development.
Last year’s Best Developer winner SM Group was nominated for 10 awards through its various subsidiaries and eventually took home Best Commercial Development (Philippines) for SM Seaside City Cebu, a retail project undertaken by its commercial investment arm, SM Prime Holdings, Inc.
The conglomerate, headed by Henry Sy Sr., also won the coveted Special Recognition in CSR for providing Filipinos “five-star” homes in prime locations around the country, as well as promoting a conducive learning experience for the youth by building and remodelling overpopulated public school classrooms across the islands.
Presented by Hansgrohe, the fourth edition of the Philippines Property Awards 2016 welcomed a new category to reward the country’s outstanding boutique developers. In the category for Best Boutique Developer, AppleOne Properties, Inc. topped King Properties. Fellow Cebu-based firms, Primary Homes, Inc. and Cebu Landmasters, Inc., collected several Winners and Highly Commended accolades in other categories.
With this year’s entries doubling to more than 200 compared to 2015, the time has come to widen the scope of the program, a move that was welcomed by the independent panel of judges and trusted awards supervisor BDO
“While there’s still an emphasis on Metro Manila, there was an increase in the number of entries from Cebu and also Davao,” said Lindsay J. Orr, COO of Jones Lang LaSalle Philippines and chairman of the judges.
“What we need to do now is to continue to bang the drums and build the awareness for the Philippines Property Awards so that next year we make sure that we’ll have an even larger section of entries from other regions.”
Another highlight of the ceremony was the presentation to former Senate President Manuel B. Villar, Jr., founder of the Vista Land Group, of the Real Estate Personality of the Year award by the editors of Property Report. It was the only award not selected by the independent judging panel.
Known for his master planned developments called “Communicities,” the self-made billionaire saw his construction supplies business in the early 1970s grow into a quality housing developer.
“I am deeply grateful for, and profoundly humbled by, this recognition from the Philippines Property Awards,” said Villar. “For me, the award is a testament to how Vista Land has been an instrument in improving the lives of Filipinos by providing them homes to live comfortably and communities where necessities are within their reach. “
Proving his company’s worth as a quality housing specialist, Vista Land & Lifescapes, Inc. took home the Best Housing Development
(Philippines) award for Northpoint, located in Davao. This project beat all the residential category winners from across the nation and, along with the other ‘best of the best’ winners from the Philippines, will move on to compete at the South East Asia Property Awards grand finale in Singapore this November.
“As the Asia Property Awards program continues to grow in its 11th year, we are proud to accomplish our goal to showcase the finest developers and projects from the established and emerging locations in the Philippines,” said Terry Blackburn, founder of the Asia Property Awards and managing director of awards organizer Property Guru International.
“We look forward to welcoming more entries from regional developers next year as we celebrate the achievements of Philippine real estate.”
source:
Manila Bulletin
