The StarProperty.my Awards Night 2018 on March 14 celebrated the industry’s best developmentsand builders were hailed for their outstanding efforts in offering quality homes to consumers.

Entering its third year, the StarProperty.my Awards Night 2018 was held to commend the efforts by the property industry to develop and deliver quality housing opportunities to the public.

With several new categories, the awards recognised a broader range of property design elements. The competition also encouraged developers to break new ground by being more creative and innovative in providing sustainable housing to potential buyers.

The WOW Award

Most Iconic Development

This award goes to developers who produce iconic, inspiring, and eye-opening residential or commercial projects. It is given to think-out-of-the-box developments that exhibit elegance and innovation.

Excellence - The Wow Award, Setia Spice Convention, SP Setia Bhd

Excellence - The Wow Award, M101 Skywheel Design by Studio F.A. Porsche, M101 Holdings Sdn Bhd

The Family-Friendly Award

The Best Family-Centric Development

This award is for developments that place family as the first priority, are equipped with family-friendly facilities and are designed to be safe and secure with sufficient space to encourage communal living. The developments offer a warm and welcoming atmosphere for growing families to enjoy personal comfort.

Excellence - The Family-Friendly Award (from RM750,000), Eco Terraces, Eco Terraces Development Sdn Bhd

Excellence - The Family-Friendly Award (from RM350,000), Emerald Hills, Alam Damai, Guocoland (Malaysia) Bhd

The Skyline Award

Best High-Rise Residential Development

This award honours high-rise residential developments that offer residents a contemporary and exciting lifestyle. The developments hold great appeal to homebuyers with their comprehensive facilities, ambience, security, uniqueness and innovation.

Excellence - The Skyline Award, Cantara Residences, Sime Darby Ara Damansara Development Sdn Bhd

The Neighbourhood Award

Best Boutique Township (below 500 acres)

This prestigious award is given to boutique townships under 500 acres that offer a closely-knit and integrated lifestyle.

Excellence - The Neighbourhood Award, Southville City, KL South, Mah Sing Group Bhd

The Five Elements Award 

Best Comprehensive Township (above 500 acres)

The award goes to large township developments spanning over 500 acres that hold the five essential elements of modern living: Security, Amenities, Connectivity, Education and Heath.

Excellence – The Five Elements Award, Sunway Iskandar, Sunway Iskandar Sdn Bhd

The Poseidon Award

Best Waterfront Development

The enigmatic yet mesmerising flow of water is the essence of this award. The developments are adjacent to the water features including river, lake and sea, thereby offering a combination of modern living and peaceful nature.

Excellence – The Poseidon Award, The Light Waterfront Penang, IJM Land Bhd

The Earth Conscious Award

Best Sustainable Development

For developments that place sustainability at its centre and prioritise the well-being of Mother Nature. These developments incorporate environment-friendly elements into its planning, design and construction processes.

Excellence – The Earth Conscious Award, Molek Pine 4, Tanjung Bintang Sdn Bhd (Berinda Group)

The Niche & Unique Award

Best Boutique Development

This award honours the best of the best boutique developments in the country. They are relatively small yet breathe a distinctive and unique take on construction to cater to a niche market. These stylish developments combine modern lifestyle and lush landscaping on pieces of land that are less than five acres.

Excellence – The Niche & Unique Award, One Stonor, Malaysia Land Properties Sdn Bhd

The Just Walk Award

Best Integrated Development

Transit Oriented Development (TOD) remains the most popular trend in the property market as it combines the aspects of work, play, live and learn at one place. These developments hold the elements of residential, commercial and office, including a selection of amenities within walking distance of the neighbourhood. They are well-designed developments which have lower carbon footprint and present an integrated, sustainable and liveable environment.

Excellence – The Just Walk Award, Tropicana Gardens, Tropicana Corp Bhd

The Starter Home Award

Best Affordable Home

This award is for developments priced below RM500,000. They  are affordable yet feature the best possible lifestyle amenities with excellent project quality. These are must-own properties for eager first-time homebuyers who seek value for money without discounting quality or aesthetics.

Excellence – The Starter Home Award, SkyAwani 3 Residence, SkyWorld Development Sdn Bhd

The Best Touch and Feel Award

Best Quality and Finishing

Both the exterior design and interior space of these developments incorporate innovation and use exceptional quality materials to ensure functional yet aesthetically pleasing properties.

Excellence – The Best Touch and Feel Award Simfoni Perdana, LBS Alam Perdana, LBS Bina Group Bhd

The Cornerstone Award

Best Landed Development

This award is given to landed property developments that are built to be unique and prioritise the needs of buyers. Sitting in excellent locations with multiple accessible points, they offer high-quality amenities, furnishing and fittings to meet the residents’ discerning criteria.

Excellence – The Cornerstone Award Sejati Residences, Paramount Property (Cjaya) Sdn Bhd

The small is BIG Award

Best Small Home Development

With a built-up size of not larger than 800 sq ft, the mantra ‘less is more’ is loud and clear in these developments which capitalise on limited space to create a clutter-free, efficient and minimalist approach. All these properties are equipped with state-of-the-art amenities and beautifully blended with built-in furniture to maximise and optimise all available space.

Excellence – The small is BIG Award Utropolis Batu Kawan, Penang, Paramount Property (PW) Sdn Bhd

The Safe and Sound Award

The Best Safety Feature Development

This unique award is given to developments that implement innovative security technologies to safeguard residents. These projects are planned and designed with safety in mind, which includes having private security, guardhouses and other innovative features.

Excellence – The Safe and Sound Award Eco Majestic, Eco Majestic Sdn Bhd

The Business Estate Award

Best Industrial Park Development

Industrial developments that boast a clean and green environment as their commitment to innovation are highlighted in this award. The use of space, design, layout, security and infrastructure are key aspects for judges to pick the winners of this category.

Excellence – The Business Estate Award i-Park@Senai Airport City, iPark Development Sdn Bhd

The Happy Buyer Award

Most ROI Development

Being ‘second’ is not a problem for these developments as this award hails properties with a proven record of their increased value in the secondary market transactions compared to the first selling price from the developers. The projects are recognised for their achievement in excellent value creation.

Excellence – The Happy Buyer Award Horizon Hills, Horizon Hills Development Sdn Bhd

The Long Life Award

Best Health and Wellness Facilities Development

The winning projects are artfully designed to offer comprehensive health, fitness and rejuvenation facilities for residents. By harmoniously blending the elements of nature with healthy living, these developments are dedicated to providing wellness living for health-conscious residents.

Excellence – The Long Life Award Eco Sanctuary, Eco World Development Group Bhd

The Northern Star Award

Best Northern Malaysia Development

This award recognises the best property developments from the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia, namely Perak, Penang, Kedah and Perlis. These developments are the best in the region that merge the concepts of proximity, connectivity and creative living.

Excellence – The Northern Star Award Queens Waterfront, Ideal Property Group

The Borneo Star Award

Best East Malaysia Development

This award goes to the best residential or commercial developments in East Malaysia which include the states of Labuan, Sabah and Sarawak. These projects feature unchallenged visibility, convenience and accessibility while aiming to bring the meaning of home and living in East Malaysia to new heights.

Excellence – The Borneo Star Award Bukit Bantayan Residences, Gamuda Land