Sunway Property central region senior executive director Chong Sau Min (centre) and Sunway City Iskandar Puteri chief executive officer Gerard Soosay (fourth from right) celebrating their big haul with the team.

A celebration of the property developers who have made an impact on 2021

The celebration of the StarProperty Developer Awards 2022 once again saw a physical gala dinner after two years of having held them virtually due to the limitations of the pandemic.

In a stately fashion, StarProperty splurges out in a grand way to commemorate the occasion as winners celebrate their hard-won trophies. StarProperty, the property division of Star Media Group (SMG), conducted the auspicious event in Shangri-La Hotel Kuala Lumpur on Aug 24, just days before the nation’s 65th Merdeka celebration.

It came as no surprise when property giants Sime Darby Property and Sunway Property bagged the most trophies for 2022, each winning nine awards.

The properties that won their respective categories for Sime Darby Property include Jendela Residences in KLGCC Resort, City of Elmina in the Subang Constituency, The Ridge at KL East, Bandar Bukit Raja in Klang, The Glades at Putra Heights and Serenia City in Sepang. 

For Sunway Property, they include Sunway Belfield, Sunway GEO Tower and Sunway Serene in Klang Valley and Sunway Emerald Residence and Sunway GRID Residence in Sunway City Iskandar Puteri, Johor. 

Equally impressive were Lagenda Properties (Lagenda) and LBS Bina Group (LBS) as they each took home seven trophies. Lagenda’s winning projects include Bandar Baru Setia Awan Perdana and Lagenda Teluk Intan. It also won two Readers’ Choice Awards.

LBS’s Prestige Residence in Seri Kembangan, KITA Mekar in Cybersouth and Cameron Centrum and Vines 3 in Cameron gave the developer the trophies. 

LBS also won two of the three new categories, namely the Digital Strategist Award for the best digital marketing strategies undertaken by property developers and the Highlander Award for the best property development in the highlands.

Matrix Concepts Holdings (Matrix Concepts) raked in five trophies with their Bayu Sutera, Clover @ Resort Residence, d’Tempat Country Club and Bandar Sri Sendayan township. Similarly, taking five trophies was UEM Sunrise. Its winning projects include Arcoris, Allevia Mont’Kiara and Aspira Gardens, which interestingly all start with the letter A. 

Four property developers each won four awards namely IJM Land, OSK Property, Platinum Victory and UDA Holdings. IJM’s winning projects were Residensi Suria Pantai in Pantai Sentral Park, Bandar Rimbayu in Kota Kemuning and Seremban 2 while for OSK Property, they were Mira at Shorea Park in Puchong and Yarra Park in Kedah. 

Platinum Victory’s winning project is The Face Victory Suites in Kuala Lumpur and for UDA Holdings, they were Anggun Residence in Kuala Lumpur and Crescent Dew Lakehomes and Gravitas in Penang.

Gamuda Land, IOI Properties (IOIPG), Mah Sing Group (Mah Sing), Paramount Property, Sri Pengkalan Binaan and Tropicana Corporation (Tropicana) each bagged three awards. Gamuda Land won one of the new awards, namely the Placemaker Award for the property development with the best placemaking facilities. Also, recipients of this award were Sime Darby Property and Matrix Concepts.

Gamuda Land’s winning projects were Enso Woods, Gamuda Cove and Twentyfive.7 in Kota Kemuning while IOIPG’s were Aralia and Cello, Bandar Putra Kulai, Johor. Mah Sing’s M Luna n Kepong was the winning project but the developer also won the Readers’ Choice Award. 

Paramount Property’s winning projects were The Atrium in Kuala Lumpur and Sinaran, Utropolis in Batu Kawan, Penang while Sri Pengkalan Binaan won their trophies with La Casa Lunas in Kedah and Puncak Kasa Heights in Melaka.

Boustead Properties’ One Cochrane Residences, GuocoLand’s Mallow, JKG Land’s The Era and MCT’s Aetas gave them their respective awards. The remaining award recipients are Horizon Hills Development, Parkland Group, Posh Homes, Rivertree Group and Sunsuria. Their projects are Horizon Hills in Johor, Bandar Botani Parkland in Melaka, Lume Homes in Petaling Jaya, Esteem Business Park in Klang and Monet Garden in Sepang respectively.

A total of 18 property developers were awarded the coveted All-Stars Award this year. They are Boustead Properties, Gamuda Land, GuocoLand, IJM Land, IOIPG, Lagenda, LBS, Mah Sing, Matrix Concepts, OSK Property, Paramount Property, Platinum Victory, Sime Darby Property, Sri Pengkalan Binaan, Sunway Property, Tropicana, UDA Holdings and UEM Sunrise.

Tropicana group managing director Jared Ang (sixth from right) and marketing and sales, and group procurement senior managing director Joanne Lee (fifth from right) with the team after receiving their trophies.

UDA Holdings chief executive officer Mohd Salem Kailany (fourth from right) with his team celebrating their award.

IJM Land central region senior general manager Datuk Hoo Kim See (centre) taking a photo with his team after bagging their trophies.

Lagenda chairman Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Kamarulzaman Ahmad Badaruddin shows why holding two trophies is better than one.

Platinum Victory managing director Tan Sri Gan Yu Chai pumps his fist in celebration of his win,

Sunsuria deputy chief project officer Ter Shin Ann posing with the trophy.

Paramount Property’s property division chief executive officer Chee Siew Pin strikes a pose with his trophy.

MCT chief executive officer Teh Heng Chong holds his trophy up high as he celebrates his win.

LBS digital and media corporate communication assistant general manager Amal Abdul Aziz is all smiles with the Digital Strategist Award.

Horizon Hills Development general manager Jim Woon poses with his trophy.

Gamuda Land GMO general manager Yong Ming Wai holding one of the trophies won at the photo wall.

UEM Sunrise chief marketing officer Kenny Wong pose with one of their trophies.

Posh Homes chief executive officer Datuk Francis Liew and his wife Datin Cao Fang Fang.

Matrix Concepts group managing director Ho Kong Soon holding one of the five trophies that the developer won.

Mah Sing group chief executive officer Datuk Ho Hon Sang give the thumbs up after receiving one of their three trophies.

JKG managing director Datuk Teh Kean Ming is a happy man, having received his award.

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