Sunway named best developer at Seapa Malaysia 2014

Sunway executive director of property development division, central region, Ong Ghee Bin (left) receiving the Best Developer Award from judging panel chairman David Aboud.

KUALA LUMPUR: Sunway Bhd scooped up four awards, including Best Developer, at the recent Southeast Asia Property Awards (Seapa) Malaysia 2014 held at the Westin Kuala Lumpur.

“We are pleased to receive these recognitions as they help us benchmark our developments against the best in the region,” said joint managing director of property development division, Malaysia and Singapore, Sarena Cheah. “Sunway is always striving to better its developments and brand for our communities while [improving] liveability for all Malaysians.”

The conglomerate’s projects that won Best Housing Development awards in the north Malaysia, central Malaysia and south Malaysia categories respectively were Sunway Wellesley in Bukit Mertajam, Penang; Sunway Montana in Desa Melawati, Kuala Lumpur; and Sunway Lenang Heights in Taman Molek, Johor.

Sunway Wellesley, the group’s maiden project on Penang’s mainland, is an 82-acre (33ha) residential project with a gross development value of RM800 million. Sunway Montana is a freehold residential development that boasts green features such as a 14-acre park, skywalk and a RM10 million clubhouse.
Sunway Lenang Heights is an exclusive gated freehold 88-acre residential project that has lush landscaping, parks and a clubhouse.

Sunway will represent Malaysia at the Seapa grand finale on Oct 16 in Singapore, where it will compete with winners from Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on August 29, 2014.