Shortlist of nominees announced for the 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia)

Modern structures and heritage buildings among impressive range of nominees, pushing boundaries of development, design, and sustainability

MELBOURNE, Australia — PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, today officially unveiled the shortlist of companies nominated for its real estate awards programme in Australia.

The 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia) will bring together top developers from various states, vying for the must-have prizes in Australian real estate. The gala will be held Friday, 11 October 2024 at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne, where winners will receive the coveted golden statuettes.

This year’s shortlist of nominees spans a broad spectrum of the real estate industry, from reimagined heritage buildings to modern homes and high-tech apartments.

Leading the nominations is OSK Property, along with its project BLVD. Blairgrove Group earned nominations for notable projects such as Leichhardt Hotel, The Burwood Chinatown, and The Grand Shanghai Hotel. MRCB International, along with its 26 Vista project, is also nominated.

Other shortlisted developers include BHC Property, nominated for the project Mercer; Hachem Architecture Pty Ltd (The Playford Adelaide – MGallery); Hermitage Building Group (Kingsbridge); Jean Yip Developments (Elements at Carousel); and Polytec Australia (Beauchamp Sydney). Hexa and IFD are nominated for their Lumina Townhomes project while Hexa and Spectre Property are nominated for Found Huntingdale.

Also set to compete at the ceremony are CHT Architects, nominated for 101 Cremorne; FY Property, Kooringa Group, MA Financial, CPDM (Chatswood Garden); Golden Sedayu (Burswood Point); Parallel Workshop Architects (Sculpt Hawthorn); and Scape Australia Pty Ltd (Scape Victoria Street).

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The independent panel of judges consists of Ivan Lam, chairperson of the Awards in Australia and executive director, international business, Charter Keck Cramer; Lui Violanti, vice-chairperson of the Awards in Australia and regional manager for Western Australia, Inhabit Group; Benson Zhou, director, hotels, CBD and metropolitan sales and state head, Asia markets, Savills Australia; Catherine Tan, senior interior designer, Interite; Jackson Liew, director, Cameron Chisholm Nicol; Karl Fu, partner, Asian markets, Winning Commercial; Karen Kong, head of property lending, Bendigo Bank; Michelle Tay, group executive director, The SILC Group; Peter Li, general manager, Plus Agency; Richard Newling Ward, director, Bayleyward; Shanker Ramakrishnan, director, SR Business & Finance Consulting Pty Ltd; and Steven Yu, founder and CEO, Valorton Group.

The integrity of the judging process is overseen by Josh Chye, partner and head of tax at HLB Mann Judd – HLB Australasia. The official supervisor is part of the “2024 Network of the Year” winner HLB International, the global network of independent professional accounting firms and business advisers.

Winners of the awards will be eligible to compete in the 19th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final in Bangkok on 13 December 2024.

Organised by PropertyGuru Group (NYSE:PGRU), the 7th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia) are made possible by supporting associations Australasia Property Advisory Association; Australia Malaysia Business Council Victoria, Australian Property Developers Association, and Melbourne Chinatown Association; official magazine Property Report by PropertyGuru; official publicity partner Good Talent Media; media partners Australian Property Investor Magazine, Australian Property Journal, Marketing In Asia, PhilTimes.com.au, The Property Tribune, and Your Investment Property Magazine; 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 11 October 2024:

DEVELOPER AWARDS

• Best Developer
• Best Boutique Developer

THE ESG DEVELOPER AWARD

• Sustainable Design Award

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

• Best Mixed Used Development
• Best Industrial Development
• Best Retail Development
• Best Heritage Development
• Best Luxury Townhouse Development (Victoria)
• Best Townhouse Development (New South Wales)
• Best Townhouse Development (Victoria)
• Best Investment Apartment Development
• Best Apartment Development (Western Australia)
• Best Wellness Residential Development
• Best Integrated Work from Home Development
• Best Student Accommodation Development

DESIGN AWARDS

• Best Luxury Apartment Architectural Design (New South Wales)
• Best Apartment Architectural Design
• Best Apartment Architectural Design (Victoria)
• Best Housing Architectural Design
• Best Office Architectural Design
• Best Apartment Interior Design
• Best Housing Interior Design
• Best Retail Interior Design
• Best Hotel Interior Design
• Best Heritage Interior Design

BEST OF AUSTRALIA AWARDS

• Best Apartment Development (Australia)
• Best Townhouse Development (Australia)

PUBLISHER’S CHOICE

• Australia Real Estate Personality of the Year