Thirteen companies from five regions were named Developers of the Decade at the Pillar Awards ceremonies that capped the Golden Jubilee National Convention held recently by the Chamber of the Real Estate and Builders’ Association Inc. (CREBA) at the Conrad Hotel Manila.
Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual and Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar were present to acknowledge the housing industry’s contributions to national development and commit their respective office’s support to the sustained growth of the real estate development sector.
According to national president Noel TCariño, the awardees were chosen based on their social impact, innovation, sustainability, adaptation and financial success.
Real estate builders, according to awards chair and former CREBA president Nathaniel von Einsiedel, are “creators of community, where families can raise their children and live productive lives in a livable, safe, sustainable and resilient environment.”
Two major awards were given to developers described as not only having excelled in pioneering industry developments but having shaped the country’s real estate landscape: Ayala Land Inc. was named the Exemplary Developer of National Distinction while Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc. was given the Exemplary Developer of National Significance award.
For North and Central Luzon, Hausland’s Fiesta Communities won in both the low-cost and economic categories for residential subdivisions in Dau and San Rafael, Pampanga, respectively, while Apec Homes won under the socialized housing category.
For Southern Tagalog, Homeowners Development Corp. won in the economic housing category while the open market plum went to the Aboitiz ‘The Villages’ development in Lipa, Batangas.
SMDC Green 2 in Dasmariñas, Cavite received the vertical residential award; Brittany Crosswinds of the Vistaland Group got the mixed use and township citation; while Sta. Lucia Land’s Palo Alto topped the leisure farm and residential category.
In the Visayas, Cebu Landmasters won under economic housing, Filinvest Cebu under open market housing and Aboitiz Amoa, under the vertical open market segment.
In Mindanao, Italpinas Verona received the horizontal residential economic category award while Italpinas Primavera was cited under the vertical residential category. The mixed use and township award went to Pueblo de Oro Township Development.
In Metro Manila, SMDC Shore won in the vertical residential category, Filinvest Sorrento for open market condominium, DMCI Lumiere for mid to upper-mid market condominium, Robinsons Land-Bridgetown for mixed use and township, while Federal Land was feted for Hyatt BGC under luxury and hospitality.
