MELBOURNE, Australia — PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU) announced the Winners and Highly Commended recipients of the 6th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia), supported by sponsor Subzero Wolf and partner Realestate.com.au, among others.

Australia’s finest developers and projects were honoured in the biggest edition yet of the awards programme, held for the first time at the Grand Hyatt Melbourne. At The black-tie gala dinner and ceremony Skyland Group was awarded the 'Best Luxury Boutique Developer' title and also won 'Best Boutique Luxury Apartment Development (NSW)' for VILLIA Bellevue Hill.

PropertyGuru judges spent many months scrutinizing different developers and their development projects until finally determining a shortlist of Developers who were in the running for the awards. Shortlisted Developers were invited to the Asia Property Awards Gala Event in Melbourne, and it is there in which the final winner was announced.

Jeremy Williams, managing director, Marketplaces, PropertyGuru Group, said: “We are proud to have held the largest edition of our Awards in Australia this year in Melbourne. The distinguished companies honoured this year have impressed the judges with their range and diversity, including the country’s finest apartments, housing, townhouses, smart homes, student accommodations, and senior living spaces. Together, they raise the gold standard of real estate in Australia and help local and international investors alike make confident property decisions in the country.”

Jules Kay, GM of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards and Events, said: “Australia has long been a sought-after investment destination for property seekers from Asia, so we’re delighted to host the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards for the first time in Melbourne. The awarded companies have conceptualised and created a range of impressive properties that offer a diverse choice of appealing opportunities for cross-border investors. These well-deserved awardees represent the growth and innovation that continue to drive the Australian property market.”

The list of winners was determined by an independent panel of nine judges. with HLB Australasia supervising the selection process under the guidance of Josh Chye, partner and head of tax, helping to make the process fair, transparent, and credible.

Main country winners of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Australia) will be eligible to advance to the 18th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final on Friday, 8 December in Bangkok, Thailand where they will compete for honours against their peers from Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, as well as India, Japan and China.

Article by PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards here.