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Contenders from Mainland China, HK and Macau at the 2019 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards unveiled

Development extraordinaires vie for honours representing an outstanding cross-section of Chinese real estate

  • Latest annual edition offers comprehensive picture of the Chinese property market with categories spanning not only the PRC but also the Greater Bay Area and special administrative regions (SAR)
  • Henderson Land Development Company leads this year’s pack of nominees in Hong Kong and Macau, while Huafa Industrial and SM Shopping Center (Chengdu) charge to the fore of mainland nominees
  • This year’s awards assure regional showcase of Chinese developers at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards regional programme 

BANGKOK — 11 October 2019

Visionaries behind China’s outstanding properties will come together for the 2019 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau), presented in association with Anjuke, part of leading Chinese online marketplace 58.com.

Nominees for the awards for shortlisted Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau developers and projects have been announced ahead of the exclusive awarding ceremony of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards on Friday, 22 November, at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok in Thailand. The presentation will be immediately followed by the highly awaited 14th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final gala dinner and ceremony.

Developers from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau were first honoured at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards in 2014 and have benefitted from the regional exposure at the prestigious programme.

The Awards casts its net wider this year on one of the world’s most vigorous property markets. Categories in the 2019 edition are expected to set apart the standouts of the real estate scene in not only the PRC, but also the Greater Bay Area and the special administrative regions (SAR) — offering industry players a comprehensive picture of the state of Chinese real estate.

Huafa Industrial Share Co., Ltd. Zhuhai is in the running for nominations in four categories, including one for Best Condo Development (Greater Bay Area). Multiple nominations are also extended to the likes of SM Shopping Center (Chengdu) Co, Ltd, with nods in four categories under the mainland China awards.

China Vanke Co., last year’s mainland China winner for Best Developer, will return to claim a special trophy for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts.

Henderson Land Development Company Limited leads this year’s nominees in the Chinese SARs (Hong Kong and Macau) with eight nominations, including three for the Best Universal Design Development category.

Couture Homes Properties Limited, Asia Standard International Group Limited and Grosvenor Asia Pacific, known for winning last year’s Highly Commended award for Best Condo Architectural Design in Hong Kong and Macau, returns this year with nominations in the Best Luxury Condo Development and Best Condo Interior Design categories.

LWK + PARTNERS dominates the Hong Kong and Macau design categories with nods for their Tsuen Wan Sports Centre project in the new categories of Best Sporting Facility Architectural Design and Best Sporting Facility Interior Design.

Lu Lin, Chairman of the Board, Cura Investment & Management Co., Ltd., serves as chairperson of the judges for the mainland China awards. He was assisted in the shortlist deliberations by a central panel of judges including Chen Jinsong, Founder and Chairman of World Union Group Inc.; Liu Hongyu, Director of the Institute of Real Estate Studies and Associate Director of the Institute for China Sustainable Urbanization at Tsinghua University; Mike Chan, Head of Property and Asset Management at JLL in Shenzhen; Sun Yigong, Chairman, Tospur Real Estate Consulting Co., Ltd.; and Xu Jun, MRICS,MAI,MHKIS, Senior Real Estate Appraiser, Senior Land Appraiser, and Senior Engineer.

Paul Tse, President of the Board of Directors of the Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers, returned this year as chairperson of the Hong Kong and Macau awards. A panel of industry experts helped Tse discern the best of the Chinese SARs: Bernie Devine, Regional Director for Asia at Yardi Systems, Inc.; Gregory Ku, Managing Director of Jones Lang Lasalle Macau & Zhuhai; Jimmy Wardhana, Co-Founder and Principal of JWCC Architecture; Sr Yew Yat-ming, Edmond, Chairman, Planning and Development Division Member, Surveyor Registration Board Member, Disciplinary Panel, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors; Vincent Cheung, Founder and Managing Director of Vincorn Consulting and Appraisal Limited; and Yu Kam Hung, Past President of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors.

BDO, one of the world’s largest networks of accounting and auditing firms, supervised every stage of the judging process, including site inspections. BDO China SHU LUN Certified Public Accountants LLP, led by Dongjun Qu, Senior Marketing Manager; Jimmy Zhang, Director, Partner; and Tom Lin, Senior Partner, ensured fairness, transparency and credibility of the judging process for the mainland China entries. Meanwhile, BDO Limited Hong Kong, led by Senior Marketing Manager Sala Lo, Auditor Wendy Fong, and Marketing Manager Heidi Lau, supervised the judging process for Hong Kong and Macau.

The 2019 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final has the support of platinum sponsor Kohler; gold sponsor Thai Airways; official portal partner PropertyGuru; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; and official supervisor BDO. Media partners include Luxury Society Asia, APAC Real Estate, Top 10 Malaysia, South East Asia Globe, The Bangkok Insight, Business Today, Vietnam Heritage, Deluxe Magazine, and Robb Report Thailand.

 

OFFICIAL SHORTLIST OF NOMINEES

PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Mainland China) 2019 

 

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Best Developer (Mainland China)                        

  • Winner to be revealed on 22 November at the Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand

Best Developer (Greater Bay Area)  

  • Winner to be revealed on 22 November at the Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand

Special Recognition in CSR (Mainland China)    

  • China Vanke Co., Ltd

 

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Best Mixed Use Development (Mainland China)

  • Hengqin International Financial Center by Zhuhai Huafa Group Co., Ltd
  • Huafa City Hub by Huafa Industrial Share Co., Ltd. Zhuhai

Best Retail Development (Mainland China)

  • Beijing Fangshan Huafa Mall by Huafa Industrial Share Co., Ltd. Zhuhai
  • The One by Poly Investment Co., Limited Hubei
  • Zhuhai Jinwan Huafa Mall by Huafa Industrial Share Co., Ltd. Zhuhai

Best Condo/Apartment Development (Mainland China)     

  • Park Villa by Mingmen Real Estate (Henan) Co., Ltd.
  • Time·Yalong Bay by Sanya Zhonghaijun Investment and Property Development Company Limited & Sanya Jiulong Nursery Development and Construction Company Limited
  • Top Mansion by Jiahong Group
  • Wuhan Military Athletes’ Village by Wuhan Poly JinXia Real Estate Development Co. Ltd

Best Condo Development (Greater Bay Area)    

  • Huafa Hills by Huafa Industrial Share Co., Ltd., Zhuhai

Best Condo/Apartment Development (Southwest China)     

  • SM Jin Yue Fu by SM Shopping Center (Chengdu) Co, Ltd.

Best Lifestyle Condominium Development (Mainland China)     

  • Brilliant Prospect by Beijing Jinan Xingye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
  • Easyhome In World by Changchun Easyhome Commercial Real Estate Co., Ltd.
  • Oriental China Residence by Beijing Antai Xingye Real Estate Co., Ltd.
  • Shoukai Xiangxijun by Tongxin Branch Company Of Beijing Capital Development Co., Ltd

 

DESIGN AWARDS

Best Mega Mixed Use Architectural Design (Mainland China)

  • Hangzhou Gallium Valley Science Park by LWK + PARTNERS
  • Skyline, Guiyang, China by CIFI Group & HZS Design
  • The Skyline, Guangzhou, China by Longfor & Shokai & HZS Design

Best Mixed Use Architectural Design (Mainland China)     

  • Aegean Place, Shanghai, China by Macalline & Xinhua
  • Xi’an Guoba Factory Renovation by Quantum Industry Company
  • Zhengshen Taigugang Commercial Development by JATO Design International Limited

Best Condo/Apartment Architectural Design (Mainland China)     

  • Glorious Mansion by Shanghai Xuteng Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
  • Parkview by Shanghai Rui Hong Xin Cheng Co. Ltd.
  • The Skyline, Guangzhou, China by Longfor & Shokai

Best Condo/Apartment Architectural Design (Southwest China)

  • Artisan of Pure by Dowell Group & Shanghai PT Architects
  • SM Jin Yue Fu by SM Shopping Center (Chengdu) Co, Ltd.

Best Retail Architectural Design (Mainland China)       

  • Hangzhou East Station Mix C by China Resources Land
  • Longfor Chengdu Xichen Paradise Walk by LWK + PARTNERS
  • Qingpu Wanda Mall by Shanghai Qingpu Wanda Mall Investment Co., Ltd.
  • Zhengshen Taigugang Commercial Development by JATO Design International Limited

Best Office Architectural Design (Mainland China)       

  • Aegean Place, Shanghai, China by Macalline & Xinhua & HZS Design

Best Office Interior Design (Mainland China)    

  • The Executive Centre – Level 38 CTF Finance Centre Guangzhou China by The Executive Centre

Best Housing Architectural Design (Mainland China)     

  • Soochow Birthmark, Suzhou, China by MOMA & HZS Design

Best Retail Interior Design (Mainland China)    

  • Foshan Rainbow Shopping Center by Shenzhen Lingben Environmental Art Co., Ltd.
  • Jiuwu Culture City, Shenyang by JATO Design International Limited

Best Condo Interior Design (Mainland China)   

  • Epoch Making by Rsun Group

Best Condo Interior Design (Southwest China) 

  • Guanghan Aoyuan · Tsuen Wan Villa by Shenzhen Lingben Environmental Art Co., Ltd.
  • SM Jin Yue Fu by SM Shopping Center (Chengdu) Co, Ltd.

Best Landscape Architectural Design (Mainland China)     

  • Lanzhou Wanda City by Lanzhou Wanda City Development Co., Ltd
  • Sincere Garden by Wuxi Greentown Longting Real Estate Co. Ltd.
  • SM Jin Yue Fu by SM Shopping Center (Chengdu) Co, Ltd.

 

OFFICIAL SHORTLIST OF NOMINEES

PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (China – Hong Kong and Macau) 2019

 

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Best Developer (Hong Kong)                      

  • Winner to be revealed on 22 November at the Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand

 

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS 

Best Mixed Use Development (Hong Kong)                 

  • Square Mile – Tai Kok Tsui Urban Renewal by Henderson Land Development Company Limited

Best Office Development (Hong Kong)                         

  • 218 Electric Road by Henderson Land Development Company Limited

Best Luxury Condo Development (Hong Kong)                    

  • Dukes Place by Couture Homes Properties Limited, Grosvenor Asia Pacific and Asia Standard International Group Limited

Best Boutique Condo Development (Hong Kong)                          

  • One Artlane Twin Towers by Henderson Land Development Company Limited

Best Green Mixed Use Development (Hong Kong)                          

  • Square Mile – Tai Kok Tsui Urban Renewal by Henderson Land Development Company Limited

Best Green Office Development (Hong Kong)                      

  • 218 Electric Road by Henderson Land Development Company Limited

 

DESIGN AWARDS 

Best Condo Interior Design (Hong Kong)                   

  • Dukes Place by Couture Homes Properties Limited, Grosvenor Asia Pacific and Asia Standard International Group Limited

Best Sporting Facility Architectural Design (Hong Kong)                        

  • Tsuen Wan Sports Centre by LWK + PARTNERS

Best Sporting Facility Interior Design (Hong Kong)                        

  • Tsuen Wan Sports Centre by LWK + PARTNERS

Best Universal Design Development (Hong Kong)                          

  • 218 Electric Road by Henderson Land Development Company Limited
  • One Artlane Twin Towers by Henderson Land Development Company Limited
  • Square Mile – Tai Kok Tsui Urban Renewal by Henderson Land Development Company Limited

Best Landscape Architectural Design (Hong Kong)                         

  • Tsuen Wan Sports Centre by LWK + PARTNERS

 

SPECIAL AWARDS 

Special Recognition in CSR

  • Winner to be revealed on 22 November at the Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand

Special Recognition for Design and Construction (Hong Kong)                     

  • Winner to be revealed on 22 November at the Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand

Special Recognition for Building Communities (Hong Kong)                     

Winner to be revealed on 22 November at the Grand Final in Bangkok, Thailand

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