SkyWorld Development Berhad's SkyAwani 2 and SkyArena residential projects in Kuala Lumpur took home two top honours at a recent property award ceremony.
The city developer's CSR effort, SkyAwani 2, located off Jalan Ipoh received the Affordable Urban Housing Excellence Award.
This award recognises excellent affordable housing developments in terms of product quality, design innovation, connectivity and accessibility, liveability, maintenance, community involvement (public and shared use spaces, safe and secure access), land cost, and location.
SkyAwani 2, which falls under the "Awani Series," has changed how homebuyers, especially first-time purchasers, think about affordable housing, said the company's chief executive officer Lee Chee Seng.
"SkyWorld believes affordable urban housing is more than just homes that are priced affordably but come with quality workmanship, good location, comprehensive facilities, and sustainable building without compromising on its aesthetics. Most importantly, it is to create a communal living that connects people from all walks of life living together, sharing spaces and responsibilities, and pursuing common interests and values in a harmonious way," said Lee.
The 2.78-acre mixed development offers residential homes, SOVO suites and retail shop lots.
SkyArena in Setapak won the Excellence in Place Regeneration Award.
This integrated development is SkyWorld's first excursion into Setapak to enhance city life by offering an "active living" concept that would improve the welfare and well-being of its citizens.
It is recognised as an exceptional catalytic development as it has revitalised the tired Setapak, a good location that lacked the spark to raise the standard of living for inhabitants and value creation through healthy and quality lives.
Lee claimed that being the city's largest single development that consists of three residential phases, a multi-storey multi-facility sports complex, and commercial space, SkyArena has given the city's other established neighbourhoods a true run for their money.
"We have set our vision to be as simple as ABCD or 'Always Best City Developer' with a clear purpose of 'Make Living Better'. Hence we will continue to stay focused in the city and build our properties around our three brand pillars, sky living experience, innovation, and value creation," he said.