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The four-year-old real estate awards welcomed a record-breaking 200-plus entries from around the archipelago this year
Megaworld Corporation took home its first-ever Best Developer award, as well as three more gongs and 13 Highly Commended honors at the fourth annual Philippines Property Awards gala dinner.
The Andrew Tan–led company started the evening with an unprecedented 16 nominations, with its Uptown Bonifacio project in Taguig getting six nods. The high-end urban township eventually won Best Residential Architectural Design for the Uptown Ritz condominium development.
Last year’s Best Developer winner SM Group was nominated for 10 awards through its various subsidiaries and eventually took home Best Commercial Development (Philippines) for the newly opened SM Seaside City Cebu, a retail project by its commercial investment arm, SM Prime Holdings, and currently the country’s third largest shopping mall.
The conglomerate, headed by the Philippines’ richest man Henry Sy Sr., also won the coveted Special Recognition in CSR for providing Filipinos “five-star” homes in prime locations around the country, as well as promoting a conducive learning experience for the youth by building and remodeling overpopulated public school classrooms across the archipelago.
Another highlight of the ceremony was the presentation to former senate president and 2010 presidential candidate Manuel Villar Jr., founder of the Vista Land Group, of the Real Estate Personality of the Year award by the editors of Property Report. It was the only award not selected by the independent judging panel.
Known for his master-planned developments called “Communicities,” the self-made billionaire saw his construction supplies business in the early 1970s grow into a quality housing developer.
“I am deeply grateful for, and profoundly humbled by, this recognition from the Philippines Property Awards,” said Villar. “For me, the Real Estate Personality of the Year award is a testament to how Vista Land has been an instrument in improving the lives of Filipinos by providing them homes to live comfortably and communities where necessities are within their reach.”
Proving his company’s worth as a quality housing specialist, Vista Land & Lifescapes took home the Best Housing Development (Philippines) award for Northpoint, located in Davao. This project beat all the residential category winners from across the nation and, along with the other ‘best of the best’ winners from the Philippines, will move on to compete at the South East Asia Property Awards grand finale in Singapore this November.
“As the Asia Property Awards program continues to grow in its 11th year, we are proud to accomplish our goal to showcase the finest developers and projects from the established and emerging locations in the Philippines,” says Terry Blackburn, founder of the Asia Property Awards and managing director of awards organizer PropertyGuru International. “We look forward to welcoming more entries from regional developers next year as we celebrate the achievements of Philippine real estate.”
Full list of Winners and Highly Commended at the Philippines Property Awards 2016:
DEVELOPER
Best Developer (Philippines)
Winner: Megaworld Corporation
Best Boutique Developer
Winner: AppleOne Properties
Highly Commended: King Properties
Special Recognition in CSR
Winner: SMDC
BEST OF THE BEST
Best Green Development
Winner: Arthaland Century Pacific Tower by Arthaland
Winner: Menarco Tower by Menarco Development
Best Commercial Development (Philippines)
Winner: SM Seaside City Mall by SM Prime
Best Housing Development (Philippines)
Winner: Northpoint by Vista Land
Best Condo Development (Philippines)
Winner: Acqua Private Residences by Century Properties
DEVELOPMENT
Best Luxury Condo Development (Metro Manila)
Winner: Admiral Grand Suites by Anchor Land
Highly Commended: Uptown Ritz by Megaworld
Best Mid-Range Condo Development (Metro Manila)
Winner: Acqua Private Residences by Century Properties
Highly Commended: Salcedo Square by Vista Residences, Sorrento Oasis by Filinvest Land, and The Residences Commonwealth by Century Properties
Best Affordable Condo Development (Metro Manila)
Winner: Hacienda Balai North Quezon City by Phinma Properties
Highly Commended: Grace Residences by SMDC, Shanata by Suntrust Properties, and Trees Residences by SMDC
Best Condo Development (Cebu)
Winner: 8 Newtown Boulevard by Megaworld
Highly Commended: AppleOne Banawa Heights by AppleOne Properties, Avenir by King Properties, Mabolo Garden Flats and The Courtyards at Brookridge by Primary Homes
Best Housing Development (Cebu)
Winner: Solare by Primary Homes
Highly Commended: Casa Mira Linao and Velmiro Heights by Cebu Landmasters
Best Residential Development (Davao)
Winner: Northpoint by Vista Land
Highly Commended: One Lakeshore Drive by Suntrust Properties
Best Condo Development (Resort)
Winner: The Vineyard Residences by Global-Estate Resorts (a subsidiary of Megaworld)
Best Housing Development (Resort)
Winner: Camella Palawan by Vista Land
Highly Commended: Royal Palms Dos by Primary Homes
Best Hotel Development
Winner: Conrad Manila by SM Prime
Highly Commended: Admiral Hotel by Anchor Land, Army Navy Club Restoration and Development by Oceanville Hotel and Spa, and Marriott Courtyard Hotel by Megaworld
Best Office Development
Winner: Ore Central by Monte de Tesoro
Highly Commended: Arthaland Century Pacific Tower by Arthaland, FiveE-Com Center by SM Prime, and Menarco Tower by Menarco Development
Best Retail Development
Winner: SM Seaside City Cebu by SM Prime
Highly Commended: Uptown Mall by Megaworld
DESIGN
Best Residential Architectural Design
Winner: Uptown Ritz by Megaworld
Highly Commended: Salcedo Square by Vista Residences and Uptown Parksuites by Megaworld
Best Residential Interior Design
Winner: Admiral Grand Suites by Anchor Land
Highly Commended: 8 Newtown Boulevard and Salcedo Skysuites by Megaworld
Best Retail Architectural Design
Winner: SM Seaside City Cebu by SM Prime
Highly Commended: The Venice Grand Canal Mall and Uptown Mall by Megaworld
Best Office Architectural Design
Winner: Arthaland Century Pacific Tower by Arthaland
Highly Commended: FiveE-Com Center by SM Prime, Ore Central by Monte de Tesoro, and Uptown Tower 3 by Megaworld
Best Hotel Architectural Design
Winner: Conrad Manila by SM Prime
Highly Commended: Admiral Hotel by Anchor Land, Army Navy Club Restoration and Development by Oceanville Hotel and Spa
Best Hotel Interior Design
Winner: Conrad Manila by SM Prime
Highly Commended: Marriott Courtyard Hotel by Megaworld
Best Landscape Architectural Design
Winner: Ore Central by Monte de Tesoro
Highly Commended: 8 Newtown Boulevard by Megaworld and SM Seaside City Cebu by SM Prime
Real Estate Personality of the Year
Manuel B. Villar Jr., Chairman of the Board, Vista Land
This article was sponsored by the Philippines Property Awards 2016
Images courtesy of the Philippines Property Awards 2016
