And the 7th ProPertyGuru winners Are…
Last July 5, 7th PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards 2019 brought together the country’s top developers for a night of glamour and revelry. With global brand Kohler and Hitachi Elevators & Escalators as the major sponsors of the event, members of the real estate industry took center stage and received their respective awards and recognitions.
Topping the list of winners is Cebu Landmasters, who won as this year’s Best Developer. Jose Soberano III, who had the mission and vision to provide better homes for the average Filipino, founded the Cebu-based development company and is now the leading property developer in Visayas and Mindanao. It also won the Best High End Condo Development for Cebu and Special Recognition in Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR).
SM Development Corporation also won big, bagging Best Mid Range Condo Development for Metro Manila, Best Low Rise Affordable Condo Development, Best Condo Development for Greater Manila, Best High End Condo Interior Design, and Best Condo Landscape Architectural Design.
The award body also honored the late Henry Sy, Sr. by awarding him posthumously the “Real Estate Personality of the Year.” Grandson Hans Sy Jr., president of SM Engineering Design and Development Corp., and other members of the Sy family accepted the award. Torre Lorenzo Development Corp. also had a grand night, winning Best Boutique Developer, Best Condo Development, Best High End Condo Development for Davao, and Best Hotel Interior Design. Three-time Best Developer titleholder Megaworld Corporation and its subsidiaries Empire East Land Holdings Inc. and Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI) won a collective 12 trophies including Best Housing Development, Best Mid End Condo Development, Best High Rise Affordable Condo Development, Best Retail Development, Best BPO Office Development, Best Mixed Use Development, Best Township Development, and Best Housing Development for Resort Destination.
Other winners included ArthaLand Corp. who won five awards including Best Office Development and Best Green Development, Ayala-owned Alveo Land with four awards — including Best High End Condo Development in Metro Manila, and Grand Land with two.
Main category winners are eligible to compete at the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards grand finals to be held in Bangkok in November.