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.

Ativo Plaza, which won The Edge Malaysia-PEPS Value Creation Excellence Award 2015 in the non-residential category, is an 8-storey modern, green and open-design building with 198 office suites and 43 lifestyle retail units.

This year, the S P Setia Corporate HQ won The Edge Malaysia-PAM Green Excellence Award at The Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards 2015.

Today, Desa ParkCity is a model of master-planned township development with a string of awards under its belt. It bagged another this year as one of the winners of The Edge Malaysia Property Development Excellence Award.

Today, Kota Kemuning is home to 9,570 units of bungalows, semidees, linked houses, town houses, condominiums and apartments, commercial centres, shopoffices and factories.