Top developers advance to compete at the 9th PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards

The stage is set for Vietnam real estate’s most prestigious gala night

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — The organisers of the PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards today unveiled the shortlist of nominated companies advancing to the highly anticipated gala event on Friday, 10 November 2023.

The 9th Annual PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards will recognise and celebrate excellence in the real estate sector across 37 categories. The black-tie gala dinner and presentation ceremony will take place for the first time at Vinpearl Landmark 81, Autograph Collection in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnam’s outstanding companies will be honoured across a wide range of Developer categories while various accolades will be presented to the country’s most impressive townships, mixed-use projects, homes, offices, resorts, and more.

The companies in contention for the 2023 awards include BIM Land, a member of BIM Group; CapitaLand Development (Vietnam); DojiLand Real Estate Investment Company Limited; Gamuda Land; Huong Viet Holding (HVH); Keppel; Khai Hoan Land Group Joint Stock Company; Kusto Home Joint Stock Company; Nalux Development; ParkCity Group; Phu Long Real Estates Corporation; SonKim Land Corporation; Tan A Dai Thanh – MeyLand; and TBS Land.

The independent panel of judges who determined the shortlist of nominees this year consist of Thien Duong, chairperson of the Awards in Vietnam and general director, Group GSA Vietnam; Chau Ta, executive director – legal transactions, SC Capital Partners Pte Ltd.; David Jackson, principal and CEO, Avison Young Vietnam; David McDonald, general director, WT Partnership (Vietnam) LLC; Hang Dang, managing director, CBRE (Vietnam) Co, Ltd.; Jack Nguyen, advisor, Vinacrowd; Jean-Francois Chevance, group director of hospitality and design, Archetype Group; Mauro Gasparotti, director, Savills Hotels APAC; and Paul D. Volodarsky, partner, head of regional real estate practice, head of hospitality sector, DFDL Legal and Tax.

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The panel also included specialists in the Hanoi market, consisting of Andras Germ, general manager, Astra; Dang Van Quang, director of strategy consulting services, Navigat; Douglas Lee Snyder, executive director, Vietnam Green Building Council; and Tran Quynh Trang, owner of property management firm Sapphire Indochina.

As official supervisor, AASC – HLB Vietnam upheld the fairness, transparency, and integrity of the selection process, under the leadership of Do Manh Cuong and Lan Ng Hoang.

Main country winners of the PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards will be eligible to compete in the 18th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final on Friday, 8 December in Bangkok, Thailand. They will contend for the ‘Best in Asia’ honours against their peers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, as well as Australia, India, Japan and China.

Organised by PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, the 9th PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards are supported by platinum sponsor Kohler; gold sponsors Dulux Professional and Vasta Stone; official portal partner Batdongsan.com.vn; official magazine Property Report by PropertyGuru; media partners Robb Report, Vietnam Heritage, Vietnam Insider, Vietnam News, and Xay Dung; supporting associations IFC – Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies and Vietnam 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 10 November 2023:

DEVELOPER AWARDS

• Best Developer                 
• Best Luxury Developer         
• Best Mixed Use Developer               
• Best Commercial Developer             
• Best Sustainable Developer              
• Best Lifestyle Developer                 
• Best Community Developer                                                           
• Best Breakthrough Developer            

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

• Best Mega Township Development               
• Best Waterfront Township Development          
• Best Mixed Use Development   
• Best Boutique Mixed Use Development                     
• Best Ultra Luxury Condo Development (HCMC)            
• Best High End Condo Development (HCMC)                
• Best Luxury Condo Development (Hanoi)         
• Best High End Condo Development (Hanoi)                
• Best Condo Development (Binh Duong)           
• Best Connectivity Condo Development            
• Best Eco Friendly Condo Development            
• Best Completed Condo Development             
• Best Lifestyle Development              
• Best Landmark Development            
• Best Waterfront Housing Development            
• Best Completed Serviced Apartment Development         
• Best Office Development                
• Best Integrated Resort Development                        

DESIGN AWARDS

• Best Mixed Use Architectural Design              
• Best Luxury Condo Architectural Design          
• Best High End Condo Architectural Design                 
• Best Completed Condo Landscape Design        
• Best Condo Landscape Design           
• Best Biophilic Landscape Design         

BEST OF VIETNAM AWARD

• Best Condo Development (Vietnam)              

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Special Recognition in ESG              
• Special Recognition in Sustainable Design  and Construction                                   
• Special Recognition for CSR             
• Special Recognition for Building Communities