Nominations from the public are open until July 24 New award categories added including ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) as well as awards for sustainable concepts Transit-Oriented Development and Smart City Block The gala dinner is scheduled for September 18, 2020

PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards celebrates its 15th anniversary with Hitachi Elevator and Escalator as the main sponsor and has added new award categories to respond to the development and changes in the Thai real estate market today. PropertyGuru, a leading real estate technology company in Southeast Asia, celebrates this milestone by opening nominations from the public to honor companies that demonstrate leadership qualities in various sectors of the real estate industry both within and outside of Bangkok.

Nominations from the public are open from today until Friday, July 24, 2020, before the official gala dinner on September 18, 2020. Applications can be submitted online at: https://www.asiapropertyawards.com/nominations/

In addition to the Best Developer and Best Boutique Developer categories that have been awarded for a long time, this year’s event also adds new award categories to honor companies with outstanding operations in various areas, including Best Sustainability Developer, Best Breakthrough Developer, Best Lifestyle Developer, Best Commercial Developer, Best Hospitality Developer, Best Industrial Developer, and Best Mixed Use Developer

This year’s awards ceremony will also present several special recognition awards for developers who exemplify sustainability, impact social change, and governance. Companies must submit details of their business activities to be considered for Special Recognition in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), Special Recognition in Sustainability Design, Special Recognition in Sustainability Construction and Special Recognition for Community Projects which will be selected by the Right To Play Foundation, the official charity partner of the Asia Property Awards.

Additionally, there will be two special awards presented, namely Best Transit Oriented Development to honor projects that connect with Thailand's new transportation infrastructure, and the Best Smart City Block to recognize communities that promote smart economic systems and intelligent transportation, as well as new regional award categories that will honor outstanding projects in Chiang Mai and Khao Yai, as well as in various provinces in the southern and northeastern regions.


Main event schedule
July 24, 2020 - Close nominations
July 31, 2020 - Close applications
August 10-21, 2020 - Site inspections
August 24-25, 2020 - Final judging
September 17, 2020 - Business leaders' luncheon
September 18, 2020 - Gala dinner and awards ceremony in Bangkok
November 20, 2020 - Final gala dinner ceremony in Bangkok.

BDO, one of the largest audit and accounting firms in the world, will oversee the judging process of the PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards to ensure ethical, fair, transparent, and reliable standards. BDO Thailand is led by Paul Ashburn, Joint Managing Director, Angelina Harnick, Audit Manager, and Gomeng Indrihapsari, Assistant Audit Manager, who will conduct a rigorous and independent judging process.

The PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards were first held in 2005 and are considered the longest-running and most prestigious awards in Thailand, with the event growing larger every year and receiving up to 1,500 nominations from the public and an average of 175-300 applicants each year.

Previously, the 10th gala dinner in 2015 was held at the Royal Meridien Hotel in Bangkok and continued to be the venue until 2019. This year, it will be held again at the newly named hotel, The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok.

The PropertyGuru Thailand Property Awards 2020 has platinum sponsorship from Hitachi Elevator and Escalator, gold sponsorship from JLL Thailand, Thai Airways as the airline partner, the official website sponsor is DDproperty.com, the official magazine of the event is PropertyGuru Property Report, the charity partner is Right To Play, and media partners include The Bangkok Insight, Hot Magazine, Locanation, and Luxury Society Asia, managed by BDO, which has quality assurance awards, and the public relations partner is Vivaldi PR, supported by the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand, with BDO as the official supervisor of the judging process.