EXCLUSIVE: These are officially the best properties in Thailand
From Chiang Mai to Koh Samui, here are all the winners from the landmark 10th anniversary Thailand Property Awards
Marking its first decade as an institution that has helped put Thai real estate on the radar, the Thailand Property Awards 2015, presented by Property Report, honoured the Winners and Highly Commended in an exclusive, black-tie awards gala held at the prestigious Plaza Athenee Bangkok (a Royal Meridien hotel) las night. Established and up-and-coming developers in Bangkok, Phuket, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai, Khao Yai, Samui and Eastern Seaboard vied for a total of 29 categories over three sections: Developer, Development and Design.
Three-time nominee SC Asset Corporation PLC claimed the biggest award of the evening for Best Developer, beating ‘MQDC’ Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited, which received a Highly Commended certificate in the same category and was also presented a Special Recognition in Corporate Social Responsibility.
Completing at least 50 successful projects in the last five years that are focused on creating sustainable and “lively neighbourhoods”, SC Asset was a shoo-in for the year’s top honour, as well as for the Best Housing Development (Bangkok) award, which was given to its Granada Pinklao project that features practical design and friendly amenities. The Chatuchak-based developer also became a Highly Commended winner in the Best Affordable Condo Development (Bangkok) for its Centric Tiwanon Station project.
Another three-time nominee Absolute World Group emerged victorious, this time in the Best Boutique Developer category. Considered one of the current leaders of the vacation club ownership industry in Thailand, the company is also known and respected for building an impressive boutique collection of forward-thinking resorts with an environmentally-conscious approach. The firm also bagged two Highly Commended honours for current developments on Phuket and Samui.
It was also an exciting evening for Minor International Plc, which was the most nominated developer of this year with five nods for the company and its subsidiaries. The group won the judges’ approval for Best Residential Interior Design for The Residences by Anantara, a project undertaken by its Hua Hin Resort Company Limited unit, and also took home four Highly Commended certificates: two in Design, and one each for villa and hotel developments.
In a departure from the various award categories, Minor International’s founder, CEO and chairman, WIlliam “Bill” E. Heinecke was presented the Real Estate Personality of the Decade award by the editors of Property Report, for being “consistently influential and instrumental over the past decade in not only shaping Thai real estate, but also promoting Thai brands in the global arena,” according to the magazine’s editor-in-chief Liam Aran Barnes. It was the only award not selected by the independent panel of judges.
While the Thai market has been affected by political tension and changes, a fluctuating economy, and concerns of a potential bubble in the last few quarters, the industry has remained solid, particularly the high-end, luxury, villa and retail segments in the Thai capital.
Bangkok-focused Pruksa Real Estate Public Company Limited certainly has had a great year. The developer received two highly coveted development awards – Best Luxury Condo Development (Bangkok) for Ivy Ampio, and Best Affordable Condo Development (Bangkok) for Chapter One: The Campus Kaset – as well as one ‘Best of the Best’ award for Best Condo Development (Thailand), which went to Ivy Ampio.
Another big winner from Bangkok is the recently completed AIA Sathorn Tower by AIA Company Limited, which won a three-peat for Best Commercial Development (Thailand), Best Green Development, and Best Office Development. The 29-storey Grade-A office tower located in the Sathorn central business district is touted to be another iconic addition to the capital’s ever-evolving skyline. Elsewhere, Andara Signature Resort and Villas by Andamandara Development Co., Ltd. claimed four trophies, including Best Housing Development (Thailand) and Best Villa Development (Phuket), plus two design awards.
Attended by more than 500 real estate VIPs and top industry leaders, the event, organised by Ensign Media, was the culmination of the fair and transparent nomination and judging process spanning the last six months.
“For 10 years the Thailand Property Awards, and the entire Asia Property Awards programme as a whole, have demonstrated that excellence and adherence to quality never go out of style,” said Terry Blackburn, CEO of Ensign Media. “The high quality of developments in Thailand has allowed the industry to transform itself from being an emerging market in 2006, to becoming one of the stars of Southeast Asian real estate today, despite certain economic or socio-political challenges.”
“Real estate is too vital for the future of Thailand, and the Asia Property Awards wouldn’t exist without Thailand,” he added.
Now that the event is over, the top winners in Thailand will move on to compete with their ASEAN peers in the grand finale – the South East Asia Property Awards 2015, which will take place at The Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore on Wednesday, 21 October. The awards gala be preceded by the inaugural Property Report Congress, a high-level forum featuring the region’s top industry leaders and experts, and present and past Winners of the Asia Property Awards series.
COMPLETE WINNERS & HIGHLY COMMENDED LIST
PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Thailand) 2015:
DEVELOPER AWARDS
Best Developer
- Winner: SC Asset Corporation PLC
- Highly Commended: ‘MQDC’ Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited
Best Boutique Developer
- Winner: Absolute World Group
- Highly Commended: Emerald Development Group Co., Ltd.
Special Recognition in CSR
- ‘MQDC’ Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited
BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS
Best Commercial Development (Thailand)
- Winner: AIA Sathorn Tower by AIA Company Limited
Best Villa Development (Thailand)
- Winner: Andara Signature Resort and Villas by Andamandara Development Co., Ltd.
Best Condo Development (Thailand)
- Winner: Ivy Ampio by Pruksa Real Estate Public Company Limited
Best Green Development
- Winner: AIA Sathorn Tower by AIA Company Limited
PUBLISHER’S CHOICE
Real Estate Personality of the Decade
- William “Bill” E. Heinecke, Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Minor Group
DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Best Luxury Condo Development (Bangkok)
- Winner: Ivy Ampio by Pruksa Real Estate Public Company Limited
- Highly Commended: Menam Residences by Menam Residences Co., Ltd.
Best Affordable Condo Development (Bangkok)
- Winner: Chapter One: The Campus Kaset by Pruksa Real Estate Public Company Limited
- Highly Commended: Centric Tiwanon Station by SC Asset Corporation Public Co., Ltd.
Best Housing Development (Bangkok)
- Winner: Granada Pinklao by SC Asset Corporation Public Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: District Sriwara by AP (Thailand) Public Company Limited
Best Retail Development
- Winner: Central Plaza Westgate by Central Pattana Plc.
Best Office Development
- Winner: AIA Sathorn Tower by AIA Company Limited
Best Hotel Development
- Winner: Anantara Phuket Layan Resort & Spa by MHG Phuket Limited, Minor International PCL
- Highly Commended: Akyra Manor Chiang Mai by Manor Group
- Highly Commended: Holiday Inn Pattaya by The Erawan Group PLC.
- Highly Commended: Sala Ayutthaya by SALA Hospitality Group
- Highly Commended: Thames Valley Khao Yai by Thames Valley Khao Yai Hotel Co., Ltd.
Best Condo Development (Phuket)
- Winner: The Emerald Terrace Condominium Patong by Phuket Future Development Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: Absolute Twin Sands Resort & Spa – PHASE 2 & 3 by Absolute World Group
Best Villa Development (Phuket)
- Winner: Andara Signature Resort and Villas by Andamandara Development Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: Anchan Villas by Pearl Island Property Co.,Ltd.
- Highly Commended: The Residences by Anantara by Hua Hin Resort Company Limited, subsidiary company of Minor International PCL
Best Luxury Condo Development (Eastern Seaboard)
- Winner: MÖVENPICK Residences & Pool Villas by Apex Development PCL
- Highly Commended: The Palm Wongamat Beach by Nova Luxury Developments Co. Ltd
- Highly Commended: The Riviera by The Riviera Group
Best Villa Development (Eastern Seaboard)
- Winner: Sedona Villas by Sedona Villas Co. Ltd.
- Highly Commended: Huay Yai Villas by Pattaya Traditional Homes (Trading as Huay Yai Villas)
- Highly Commended: Santa Maria by Real Wood Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: The Vineyard, Phase Three, La Residence by Bravothai Lifestyle Co., Ltd
Best Affordable Condo Development (Eastern Seaboard)
- Winner: Amari Residences Pattaya by Nova Group
- Highly Commended: ACQUA Condominium by Jomthian 9 Condominium Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: Serenity Wongamat by Novana Wongamat Co., Ltd by Nova Group
Best Residential Development (Hua Hin)
- Winner: Veyla ChaAm Residences by Ideas 1606 Co., Ltd
- Highly Commended: Mali Residence by – Mali One by SLM Real Estate Co Ltd – trading as Orchid Palm Homes
- Highly Commended: Red Mountain by Red Mountain Hua Hin
- Highly Commended: Smart House Valley by Suppagarn Real Estate Service Co. Ltd
Best Residential Development (Samui)
- Winner: Aqua Samui by Luxury Living
- Highly Commended: Azur Samui by Azur Samui Co., Ltd
- Highly Commended: Horizon Residence by Residence gold Company Ltd
- Highly Commended: The Ridge by Panoramic Estate Company
Best Residential Development (Chiang Mai)
- Winner: Peaks Avenue Condominium by Saha Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: The Prominence by Regal Asset Co., Ltd.
Best Residential Development (Khao Yai)
- Winner: Provence Khao Yai by Provence Khao Yai Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: Toscana Valley’s La Casetta III by Toscana Valley Co.,Ltd
DESIGN AWARDS
Best Residential Architectural Design
- Winner: Andara Signature Resort and Villas by Andamandara Development Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: Aqua Samui by Luxury Living
- Highly Commended: Menam Residences by Menam Residences Co.,Ltd.
- Highly Commended: The Residences by Anantara by Hua Hin Resort Company Limited, subsidiary company of Minor International PCL
Best Residential Interior Design
- Winner: The Residences by Anantara by Hua Hin Resort Company Limited, subsidiary company of Minor International PCL
- Highly Commended: Menam Residences by Menam Residences Co.,Ltd.
- Highly Commended: The Vineyard, Phase Three, La Residence by Bravothai Lifestyle Co., Ltd
Best Hotel Interior Design
- Winner: Akyra Manor Chiang Mai by Manor Group
- Highly Commended: Anantara Phuket Layan Resort & Spa by MHG Phuket Limited, Minor International PCL
- Highly Commended: Sala Ayutthaya by SALA Hospitality Group
- Highly Commended: The Beach Samui by Absolute World Group
Best Retail Architectural Design
- Winner: Central Plaza WESTGATE by Central Pattana PLC
- Highly Commended: Central Plaza Rayong by Central Pattana PLC
Best Office Architectural Design
- Winner: G Tower by Grand Canal Land Public Company Limited
- Highly Commended: AIA Sathorn Tower by AIA Company Limited
Best Hotel Architectural Design
- Winner: Sala Ayutthaya by SALA Hospitality Group
- Highly Commended: Akyra Manor Chiang Mai by Manor Group
- Highly Commended: Anantara Vacation Club, Phuket Mai Khao by Samui Beach Club Owner Limited
- Highly Commended: Thames Valley Khao Yai by Thames Valley Khao Yai Hotel Co., Ltd.
Best Landscape Architectural Design
- Winner: Andara Signature Resort and Villas by Andamandara Development Co., Ltd.
- Highly Commended: Thames Valley Khao Yai by Thames Valley Khao Yai Hotel Co., Ltd.
For more information on the Thailand Property Awards, visit official website: AsiaPropertyAwards/ThailandPropertyAwards or email: [email protected]. Follow also #AsiaPropertyAwards to join the conversation about the Asia Property Awards series on social media.
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