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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): SP Setia Bhd has again been ranked the No 1  property developer in the country, the third consecutive year that it has taken the top spot of The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards (TPDA) 2018.

The 16th TPDA anchors The Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards (TEPEA) 2018, which were presented at a gala dinner tonight at the Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur, with more than 450 real estate players and experts in attendance.

The TPDA rankings this year saw IJM Land coming in second.

The rest of the top 10 are Sime Darby Property (No 3), UOA Development Bhd (No 4), Sunway Bhd — Property Division (No 5), Eco World Development Group Bhd and IOI Properties Group Bhd (both in No 6), Mah Sing Group Bhd and UEM Sunrise Bhd (joint No 7), Gamuda Land (No 8), Tropicana Corporation Bhd (No 9) and Eastern and Oriental Bhd (No 10).

The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards’ Best in Quantitative Attributes sub award went to S P Setia and UOA Development Bhd, while the Best in Qualitative Attributes sub award was won by S P Setia.

TEPEA 2018 also featured the following award categories — The Edge Malaysia-PAM Green Excellence Award, The Edge Malaysia-PEPS Value Creation Excellence Award, The Edge Malaysia Affordable Urban Housing Excellence Award, The Edge Malaysia Outstanding Property CEO Award, The Edge Malaysia Pioneer Development Award and The Edge Malaysia Lifetime Property Achievement Award.

Tan Sri Teo Chiang Kok was awarded The Edge Malaysia Lifetime Property Achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to the property industry.

As the director of Bandar Utama City Centre Sdn Bhd, Teo is well-known veteran in the real estate, retail, education and hospitality industry.

Being in the industry for over 30 years, he also played an important role in reshaping the landscape of Petaling Jaya with the creation of Bandar Utama, which has become a successful township development model in the country.

In his speech, The Edge Media Group publisher and group CEO Ho Kay Tat said since TEPEA was established in 2003, it has become an industry benchmark for property companies that have sustainable financial strength and who deliver quality products to their customers to be occupied as a home or used as an investment.

“In tough times it is the strongest who will prevail but how do we know who are the strongest? It’s precisely to provide the answer to this question that we launched these awards 16 years ago, to provide a guide to the public and homebuyers on the best real estate players in the country,” Ho said.

Also at the gala dinner were The Edge Media Group chairman Datuk Tong Kooi Ong and managing director and editor-in-chief of EdgeProp.my, Au Foong Yee.

Presented by City & Country, the weekly property pullout of The Edge Malaysia, the awards are supported by EdgeProp.my, the one-stop property portal offering free property news, data and analytics.

Partners of TEPEA 2018 were Auto Bavaria BMW and USG Boral.

The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) deputy minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad, who was guest of honour, said the government and private sector have a collective responsibility in helping Malaysians, especially young citizens and first-time homebuyers, to own a house.

“The time has passed for us to highlight all the reasons why young Malaysian couldn’t afford a home. We are all by now very familiar with the problems of low income, high prices and difficulties in securing end-financing.

"It is now the time for the market to offer innovative solutions to address this issue and the government is ready to work with private sector to find these solutions. Malaysia can be the first to develop an out of the box way to address the problem of affordability which is in fact a global problem," he said.

The Edge Malaysia-PAM Green Excellence Award, which was jointly created with Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM), went to the Environmental Preservation and Innovation Centre (EPIC) by Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd; Mangala Resort & Spa by Franky Land Sdn Bhd and Setia Spice by Eco Meridian Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of S P Setia Bhd, both received special mention.

This award recognises property developments with sustainable designs that are innovative and outstsanding, while contributing positively to the community.

Meanwhile, The Edge Malaysia-PEPS Value Creation Excellence Award 2017 winner for the residential segment is Horizon Hills (Phase 2D3) by Gamuda Land's Horizon Hills Development Sdn Bhd, while a merit prize went to Alpine @ M Residence 2 by Mah Sing Group Bhd.

This award was created in partnership with the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector (PEPS) to recognise developments that have provided outstanding rewards to their purchasers in terms of capital appreciation.

The Edge Malaysia Affordable Urban Housing Excellence Awards 2017, which honours affordable housing projects for the urban middle-income group undertaken wholly by Malaysian private developers, was awarded to Savanna Executive Suites @ Southville City by Mah Sing Group Bhd.

MKH Bhd managing director Tan Sri Eddy Chen and UEM Sunrise Bhd managing director and CEO Anwar Shahrin Abdul Ajib were awarded The Edge Malaysia Outstanding Property CEO Award, which honours CEOs whose leadership have grown their companies to new heights.

Last but not least is The Edge Malaysia Pioneer Development Award which went to Sunway Medical Centre by Sunway Bhd and Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care by Sime Darby Bhd. Both developers were recognised for their efforts in venturing into private healthcare projects. — EdgeProp.my

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