• Tropicana voted Best High Rise Development Category at iProperty People’s Choice Awards with Tropicana Metropark
• Group is nominated as a finalist in five out of the ten categories, one of the highest amount of nominations

Kuala Lumpur – Tropicana Corporation Berhad (‘Tropicana’ or ‘Group’) took home the iProperty.com People’s Choice Awards for the Best High Rise Development Category with Tropicana Metropark’s Pandora and Paloma Serviced Residences. The winning entry was based on the design, facilities, connectivity and the holistic nature of Tropicana Metropark.

 

Tropicana was also nominated in five other categories at the iProperty Awards ceremony, which were Developer of the Year, Best Luxury and Landed Development, Best Landed Development, Best Township of the Year and Best Integrated Development. The Group has seen a recent surge in their accolades with their recent wins at The Edge Property Excellence Awards as well.

 

Present at the award ceremony, Ms Pam Loh, Executive Director of Marketing & Sales at Tropicana said “We are extremely grateful to have won this significant award. It is a symbol of our Group’s efforts and hard work in the creation, construction and the marketing of this unique development. Pandora and Paloma Serviced Residences are a one-of-a-kind product in Subang Jaya and its surrounding areas, offering a very holistic way of living”.

 

Ms Loh added “Winning this award is a manifestation of the public’s confidence in our products and in the Tropicana brand name. We will continue to strive in developing properties with a similar approach…one that offers not just a holistic way of living but also convenience, innovative designs and of course, putting our customers needs’ first and foremost.”

 

Appropriately named the iProperty.com People’s Choice Awards, iProperty Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Georg Chmiel said “Our main objective for organising the iProperty.com People’s Choice Awards was to recognise, honour and celebrate the enormous achievements of developers in the country as they tirelessly contribute to the growth of the Malaysian economy as well as make a difference by providing homes, offices and various properties to meet the needs of Malaysians. We had over 10,000 Malaysians cast their votes and tonight we honour the best, as chosen by Malaysians themselves.”

 

According to Mr Chmiel, prior to inviting the general public to vote, a panel of highly acclaimed judges comprising of himself, Chan Seong Aun, President of Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia, Chris Tan Chur Pim, Founder & Managing Director of Chur Associates, Wong Kuen Kong, Deputy Chairman, Redha Johor were all invited to review and shortlist the entries received based on a set criteria.

 

The award-winning Tropicana Metropark is a mixed development strategically located in the growing, affluent neighbourhood of Subang. Bringing together comfort, serenity and convenience, it comes complete with its aptly name ‘Green Lung’ which is 9.2-acre green central park. This integrated development offers varied components comprising of townhouses, serviced apartments, shop fronts, business suites, SOHO, office towers, a proposed shopping mall, a medical centre and an education hub. The freehold development has an overall estimated gross development value (‘GDV’) of RM7.1 billion and will be connected to a network of highways including a new RM106 million flyover which will directly link the integrated development to the Federal Highway. Work on the flyover will commence in the second quarter of 2014 and will be completed in 2016.

 

Pandora Serviced Residences, the first phase of Tropicana Metropark was launched last year with a successful take-up rate of over 90%. With a GDV of RM365 million, the 627 units Pandora Serviced Residences offers three design options in two residential towers – studio, two and three-bedroom units with built-up areas ranging from 600 to 1,200 square feet. Its second phase, Paloma Services Residences has a GDV of RM465 million and comprises two serviced residential towers, which offers a total of 587 units.

 

Tower B of Paloma Serviced Residences is open for sale and consists 248 units. This upscale development meets the needs of different market segments with the 609 square feet studios that are suitable for single professionals, two-bedroom units ideal for young couples or small families and the 1,259 to 1,309 square feet three-bedroom units for larger families.

 

For those who are interested in finding out more about Tropicana Metropark, please log onto www.tropicanametropark.com.my.