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Havelock City, Colombo’s landmark luxury residential and commercial complex, has been awarded a prestigious five star award for the ‘Best Development in Sri Lanka’ and a four star award for the ‘Best High Rise Development in Sri Lanka’ at the recently concluded Asia Pacific Property Awards 2008, held in association with CNBC networks worldwide, the promoters said.

The Asia Pacific Property Awards are the earliest established international property awards programme in the world and are open to residential property development professionals from any business based within the Asia Pacific region. Entries from around the world are judged by a panel of well-respected experts from various disciplines relating to the design, development and marketing of properties.

Havelock City is constructed on 16 acres of land and will include eight towers, each rising from 22 to 29 levels in height, surrounding a lush landscaped paradise. Phase One of the project, the Park and Elibank residential towers comprising 226 apartments, is nearing completion with 60% of the apartments already sold.

The project is developed under the leadership of Mireka Capital Land (Pvt) Ltd, a joint venture between Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC and Bank of Ceylon, the press release said. “There’s no doubt that winning this award and being recognized as the best in the country, is a matter of great pride and fulfillment to all of us, locally and internationally. Havelock City will bring internationally recognized standards of design and quality amenities to discerning homeowners in Sri Lanka,” said Remaz Ghouse, Deputy General Manager Marketing, Mireka Capital Land (Pvt) Ltd.