PropertyGuru, an online property company, has announced that the inaugural PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka) domestic awards night will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo on Thursday, July 12, 2018.
Following the positive reception of Sri Lankan companies that participated in the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka) 2017 competition in Singapore, the domestic awards night will be a celebration of Sri Lanka’s finest developers and their achievements in real estate, a spokesman for the organisers said.
Co-founder and CEO of Paramount Realty, and chairman of the judging panel, Dr. Nirmal de Silva said that the enthusiasm shown by local developers to participate in the 2017 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards (Sri Lanka) competition in Singapore signalled a new era for the property sector.
“I have been impressed with the design, functionality and processors put in place by local developers. It is evident that we are reaching world-class standards in the local real estate sphere,” he said.
“It will be an honour to finally hold our domestic awards gala event to show the world that Sri Lanka is truly committed to quality development and innovation,” Dr. de Silva said.
Nominations are now open for eligible entries in the Developer, Development and Design categories and will be accepted until May 11, with the official shortlist to be revealed in the first week of June.
Sri Lanka joined the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards series for the first time in 2017, with nine developers making the shortlist for domestic accolades and sending representatives to the Awards’ Grand Final event in Singapore in November.
The newly announced 2018 local edition in Colombo will create more opportunity for Sri Lankan developers to participate in the competition that recognises real estate excellence via a fair, transparent and ethical awards system.