The First Group
Property Awards
SETTING NEW INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS
Over the past two decades, The First Group has received multiple international awards for its lifestyle-focused hospitality and leisure brands, upscale hotel developments and efforts to set new quality benchmarks in the UAE’s hotel and hospitality sectors.
This widespread recognition is a testament to the firm’s enduring ability to deliver exciting hotel investment opportunities and the very finest services to its clients who hail from more than 120 countries worldwide.
The First Group has received more than two dozen international awards to date, including multiple accolades for its fast-growing hotel portfolio comprising The First Collection at Jumeirah Village Circle, Wyndham Dubai Marina, Millennium Place Marina, and TRYP by Wyndham Dubai, as well as new properties under development across Dubai.
Ciel, its landmark hotel being built in the heart of Dubai Marina – which will be the world’s tallest hotel upon completion – has already earned seven major international awards, including International Property Awards (IPAs) for Best International Hotel Architecture, Best Hotel Architecture Arabia and Best High-rise Architecture Arabia.
The sheer scale of ambition encapsulated in Ciel and the international recognition the project has received to date reflects The First Group’s commitment to setting new benchmarks in Dubai’s hotel sector and delivering the very best services to its investors and hotel guests.
International praise for The First Group
International Property Awards
The IPAs are recognised as the world’s most respected property development awards programme. Ciel – the world’s tallest hotel upon completion – has earned four IPAs to date, while still being under construction in the heart of Dubai Marina.
- Ciel
Best International Hotel Architecture 2019 - 2020
Best Hotel Architecture Arabia 2019 - 2020
Best High-rise Architecture Arabia 2019 - 2020
- The One at Jumeirah Village Circle
Best Hotel Architecture Dubai 2018 - 2019
Arabian Property Awards
This world-renowned awards programme is recognised for setting the gold standard for excellence in the Middle East property development industry. The First Group has won multiple awards for the following properties:
- The One at Jumeirah Village Circle
New Hotel Construction and Design 2020-2021
Hotel Architecture 2020-2021
Hotel Interior 2020-2021 - The One Hotel in Business Bay
Hotel Architecture - Dubai 2020-2021
New Hotel Construction & Design - Dubai 2020-2021
Arabian Property Awards
This world-renowned awards programme is recognised for setting the gold standard for excellence in the Middle East property development industry. The First Group has won multiple awards for the following properties:
- Ciel
Best Hotel Architecture Dubai 2019 - 2020
Best High-rise Architecture Dubai 2019 - 2020
Best Commercial High-rise Development Dubai 2019 - 2020
Best New Hotel Construction & Design Dubai 2019 - 2020
Dubai Land Department Appreciation Awards
The First Group is honoured to have received Appreciation Awards from the Dubai Land Department (DLD) – the Dubai government’s real estate regulator – in 2017 and 2019. The DLD recognition acknowledges The First Group’s reputation as one of Dubai’s leading property developers and its key role in promoting the growth of the emirate’s real estate sector globally.
- Appreciation Award 2019
- Appreciation Award 2017
Middle East Hospitality Awards
The Middle East Hospitality Awards rank among the region’s most prestigious industry awards programmes. In 2018, The First Group’s hugely popular hotel located in Barsha Heights, TRYP by Wyndham Dubai –the world’s biggest TRYP hotel with 675 rooms and suites – was named Four-Star Hotel of the Year. The win was a testament to the hotel’s efforts to set new benchmarks in the upscale leisure hotel sector.
- TRYP by Wyndham Dubai
4-Star Hotel of the Year 2018
KSA Ministry of Housing
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Housing recognised The First Group’s growing presence in the Kingdom and its services to Saudi property investors by granting the firm its WAFI award in 2018. The award acknowledges the firm’s reputation as a highly respected and credible Gulf-based real estate developer providing Saudi investors with the assurance that all current and future properties marketed by The First Group in the kingdom meet the Ministry’s licensing and regulatory requirements. The First Group currently operates three sales and marketing offices in Saudi Arabia located in Riyadh, Jeddah and Khobar.
- Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Housing (WAFI) Recognition 2018
World Luxury Hotel Awards
Established in 2006, this prestigious awards programme invites 300,000 international travellers to cast their votes for winners each year, making it one of the largest global awards programmes of its kind.
- TRYP by Wyndham
Luxury Modern Hotel Middle East 2018 - Wyndham Dubai Marina
Luxury Modern Hotel Dubai 2018
UC Forward Awards (China)
In 2016, Chinese real estate giant UC Forward and its online partner Fang.com – the world’s most popular real estate website with more than 34 million active members – granted The One at Jumeirah Village Triangle its prestigious Best New Design & Construction Award. The property also received the Best Hotel Construction & Design Award at the Arabian Property Awards in 2017.
- The One at Jumeirah Village Triangle
Best New Design & Construction 2016
Arabian Property Awards
This world-renowned awards programme is recognised for setting the gold standard for excellence in the Middle East property development industry. The First Group has won multiple awards for the following properties:
- The One at Jumeirah Village Triangle
Best Hotel Construction & Design 2016 - 2017 - Wyndham Dubai Marina
Best Apartment Dubai 2013 - 2014 - www.thefirstgroup.com
Best Developer Website Dubai 2013 - 2014 - The Bridge
Best Residential High-Rise Development Dubai 2013 - 2014
Russian Federation
The First Group has long had a significant sales presence in Russia and the countries of the CIS, with both regions proving strong source markets for investment. In 2013, the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Dubai and Northern Emirates named The First Group the Best Real Estate Developer in the UAE, providing a strong endorsement for the firm and reinforcing its already strong reputation among Russian investors.
- Best Developer Real Estate 2013
The Luxury Living Africa Awards
Highlighting The First Group’s growing international profile, the firm was named Best International Property Developer in 2013. The Luxury Living Africa Awards are renowned as Africa's largest and most prestigious real estate awards programme. The awards are staged in conjunction with Luxury Living Africa, Africa's largest annual real estate event.
- Best International Property Developer 2013
CNBC International Property Awards
This prestigious international awards programme recognised the world’s best properties and the organisations responsible for their development. We are honoured to have received multiple CNBC International Property Awards in recent years.
- The Bridge
Best Residential Apartment 2009 - The Matrix
Best Residential Architecture 2009 - Best Residential Development for the four projects at Dubai Sports City
- Multiple Best Development Marketing
Arabian Property Awards
This world-renowned awards programme is recognised for setting the gold standard for excellence in the Middle East property development industry. The First Group has won multiple awards for the following properties:
- The Bridge at Dubai Sports City
Best Apartment Dubai 2009 - The Matrix at Dubai Sports City
Best Architecture Dubai 2009 - Dubai Sports City Projects
Best Development Dubai 2009
Best Development Marketing Dubai 2009