4th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka) return with the island nation’s premier developers, projects

Leading real estate awards programme resumes with laurels for Sri Lanka’s most impressive luxury and lifestyle developers

• Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd dominates 2021 programme with seven awards, including Best Developer and the Best of Sri Lanka titles
• Kelsey Developments PLC wins all-new Best Lifestyle Developer award, plus accolades for projects Central Park Ja-Ela and Urban Gateway Kottawa

BANGKOK, Thailand — 9 December 2021

Organisers of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards revealed today the winners and Highly Commended awardees of the 4th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka).

Sri Lanka’s leading real estate awards programme made its highly awaited return this year with accolades for the premier development companies in the island nation. A leading name in high-quality, luxurious residential developments in key locations, Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd won the title of Best Developer, one of seven awards the company garnered this year. Kelsey Developments PLC, a pioneer behind gated community concepts in the country, won Best Lifestyle Developer, a title presented for the first time this year.

Projects by Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd dominated the coveted Best of Sri Lanka awards. Canterbury Golf Resort Apartments was named Best Condo Development (Sri Lanka), in addition to Best Condo Development (Colombo Metropolitan Region). Canterbury Golf Villas garnered the Best Housing Development (Sri Lanka) title, as well as the Best Housing Development (Colombo) and Best Townhouse Architectural Design awards.

Central Park Ja-Ela by Kelsey Developments PLC won Best Housing Architectural Design, plus the Highly Commended award for Best Housing Development (Colombo). Kelsey Developments PLC also earned the Highly Commended award in the Best Condo Development (Colombo Metropolitan Region) category for Urban Gateway Kottawa.

Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd received the Special Recognition in ESG for promoting environmental consciousness and embracing sustainable initiatives like solar power use and waste segregation, as well as making generous contributions to the wider community.

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Hari V. Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer of PropertyGuru Group, said: “Congratulations to the recipients of the 2021 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka). Your well-designed homes, serene golf communities, and inspired lifestyle developments attest to the continuing maturation of a truly promising property market. The future of Sri Lankan real estate looks bright based on your amazing projects.”

Jules Kay, Managing Director of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards and Events, said: “We’ve once again reached thousands of developers, agents and investors throughout the region with a dynamic combination of physical and virtual gala presentations. We’re delighted to see more entries returning from Sri Lanka as the property market recovers.”

The virtual awards presentation of the 4th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka) premiered on AsiaPropertyAwards.com and the programme’s official live channels on Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Highlights of the show will be broadcast on the History Channel.

The list of awardees of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka) was determined by an independent panel of judges consisting of Dr. Nirmal De Silva, Awards Chairperson and Director and CEO, Paramount Realty; Emeritus Prof. Chitra Weddikkara, Managing Director, QServe Pte Ltd.; Nandike D. Samaranayake, Chartered Architect, AIA (SL); Natalie Pendigrast, Founder and Director, Pendi PVT Ltd; Nilesh De Silva, Chartered Architect and Director, Kahawita De Silva & Associates Pvt Ltd (KDS); Roshan Madawela, Founding Director and CEO, RIU Real-Estate Intelligence Unit; Stephanie Balendra, Director, Homes N Spaces Lanka Properties (Pvt) Ltd.; and William Vincent Asoka Tilakawardane, Fellow of the Institute of Project Managers (Sri Lanka).

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Ensuring the fairness, transparency and credibility of the awards in Sri Lanka was the team of Dinuk Hettiarachchi, Managing Partner of HLB Sri Lanka, represented by Nihal Hettiarachchi & Company, Chartered Accountants.

Organised by leading property technology company PropertyGuru Group, the 4th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka) programme is supported by the industry’s leading brands, including official cable TV partner History Channel; official newspaper Daily FT; official magazine PropertyGuru Property Report; official PR partner PR Wire Consultancy; official charity partner Right To Play; official ESG partner Baan Dek Foundation; supporting associations Asia MarTech Society and Ceylon Institute of Builders; and official supervisor HLB.

For more information, email [email protected] or visit the official website: AsiaPropertyAwards.com.

LIST OF WINNERS AND HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARDEES

4th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka)

DEVELOPER AWARDS

Best Developer

• WINNER: Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd

Best Lifestyle Developer

• WINNER: Kelsey Developments PLC

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Best Condo Development (Colombo Metropolitan Region)

• WINNER: Canterbury Golf Resort Apartments by Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd
• HIGHLY COMMENDED: Urban Gateway Kottawa by Kelsey Developments PLC

Best Housing Development (Colombo)

• WINNER: Canterbury Golf Villas by Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd
• HIGHLY COMMENDED: Central Park Ja-Ela by Kelsey Developments PLC

DESIGN AWARDS

Best Housing Architectural Design

• WINNER: Central Park Ja-Ela by Kelsey Developments PLC

Best Townhouse Architectural Design       

• WINNER: Canterbury Golf Villas by Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd

BEST OF SRI LANKA AWARDS

Best Condo Development (Sri Lanka)

• WINNER: Canterbury Golf Resort Apartments by Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd

Best Housing Development (Sri Lanka)      

• WINNER: Canterbury Golf Villas by Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd

SPECIAL AWARD

Special Recognition in ESG

• WINNER: Home Lands Skyline (Pvt) Ltd

Relive the virtual gala celebration below