This is the 13th edition of The Edge Malaysia’s property awards, introduced to recognise Malaysia’s best developers and to raise the benchmark for them and their development projects.

The awards gala night was held on Nov 30 at the Mandarin Oriental in Kuala Lumpur and more than 300 of real estate’s biggest players and experts came together to celebrate the industry’s best and brightest stars.

The property developers were ranked according to their overall score. After the points for the quantitative and qualitative attributes were tabulated, the results were audited by Deloitte Malaysia.

Sunway Bhd has retained its top spot in the overall ranking of The Edge Malaysia Top Property Developers Awards for the second year running. It also takes the sub award for Best in Qualitative Attributes again.

One of Datuk Alan Tong's greatest legacies in the industry would be the development of the upmarket condominium enclave of Mont’Kiara in Kuala Lumpur. As the founder of Sunrise Sdn Bhd, which eventually became a listed company known as Sunrise Bhd, he was the first to begin the transformation of Mont’Kiara from a rubber estate into what is now a bustling, much sought-after international enclave.

The can-do attitude has stood Mah Sing Group Bhd group managing director, Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum in good stead through the years since Mah Sing expanded into property development.

Tan Sri Danny Tan has been at the helm of Tropicana Corp Bhd for more than 23 years. Earlier this year, however, he handed over the reins to group CEO Datuk Yau Kok Seng and deputy group CEO Datuk Dickson Tan.

The “kiasu” spirit has helped Datuk Chang Khim Wah, the president and CEO of Eco World Development Group Bhd in his career.

Tan Sri Abd Wahab Maskan is a man who believes in “walking the talk”.

This year, Phase 15 of its Ambang Botanic residential development — by Harum Intisari Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Gamuda Land — bagged The Edge Malaysia-PEPS Value Creation Excellence Award 2015 in the residential segment. This makes it the third consecutive year that properties in Bandar Botanic have won the award.