The short list of nominees for the 2017 PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards was announced in HCM City on April 26. — VNS Photo
The list of nominees for this year’s PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards were announced on April 26 in HCM City.
The PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards, presented by Kohler, will reward developers, real estate projects and designs in top-tier markets and emerging resort destinations like HCM City, Ha Noi, Da Nang, Ha Long Bay and Nha Trang.
Leading the race is CapitaLand Vietnam with 10 appearances in the shortlist, including condominium and retail projects. The developer of D1MENSION, the nominated branded condo development in HCM City's District 1, comes to this year's awards following a single win and two highly commended accolades in 2016 for its high-end properties in HCM City and Ha Noi.
In Da Nang, MIVI Joint Stock Company's mixed-used development X2 Hoi An collects a total of seven nominations, including five for architectural, interior and landscape design.
Comprising hotel and residential villa units, the Co Co River front project is set to become one of the acclaimed destinations on Việt Nam's central coast.
Phat Dat Real Estate Development Corporation has six entries in the shortlist, including two in the hotly contested Best High End Condo Development (HCM City) category, where it is competing against the high-profile Diamond Island by Kusto Home and The Sun Avenue by Novaland Group, a four-time nominee and the Best Developer winner of the inaugural awards in 2015.
Another Best Developer (Viet Nam) title holder returns to the competition, this time with a single nomination: Nam Long Investment Corporation with its Valora Fuji housing project.
In Ha Noi, Vietnam International Township Development, developer of the integrated community project ParkCity Hanoi, work on which began in 2008, has four nominations in the Development and Design categories.
Nearly 130 entries were submitted for the extremely competitive 2017 Awards, with a total of 23 companies making the final cut following a rigorous nomination and judging process in the last six months.
Thien Duong, managing director of Transform Architecture, once against heads the 10-member central panel that comprises experts in the real estate and related fields.
He said: "PropertyGuru Vietnam Property Awards offer quality projects in Viet Nam a great amount of exposure to the total market as well as to foreign investors.
“Well-designed and developed projects help to set higher levels of standards for properties in Viet Nam.
“Developers can be proud that they have made benchmark contributions to the built environment while providing value for money to their customers and investors.
“There is an opportunity for businesses in Viet Nam which strive not just for profit but to create brands that have long-term credibility in the market.”
The winners and highly commended awardees in 33 categories will be revealed at a black-tie gala dinner on June 2 at the InterContinental Asiana Saigon.
Hari V. Krishnan, CEO of PropertyGuru Group, said: “Viet Nam is a vital market for PropertyGuru Group. In the past year Viet Nam became our fifth core market and I am excited to see more positive developments in the country’s real estate industry.”
Terry Blackburn, founder and managing director of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards, said BDO, the world’s fifth largest auditing and accountancy firms, continues to be the award’s official judging supervisor to ensure that the entire nomination and judging process is fair and transparent. — VNS