Frasers Hospitality demonstrates leadership in asset management with two wins at Real Estate Asia Awards | News

At the Real Estate Asia Awards, Frasers Hospitality’s Investment and Asset Management division confirmed its strength and expertise through a disciplined, multi-market strategy aimed at increasing asset values ​​and driving sustainable performance across its multinational portfolio.

The effectiveness of this strategy is validated with two awards at the Real Estate Asia Awards 2026: Hotel Development of the Year – Japan for YOTEL Tokyo Ginza and Specialized Living Space Development of the Year – China for Modena by Fraser Shenzhen. The awards were presented to two standout hospitality and residential developments in Tokyo and Shenzhen, and underline Frasers Hospitality’s track record of responding to changing market dynamics and transforming assets to deliver value.

Mr Jason Leong, Executive Director, Head of Investment and Asset Management of Frasers Hospitality, said: “Our asset management approach focuses on creating and capturing value from the full potential of each asset through a combination of market insight, strategic repositioning and disciplined execution, leveraging our integrated hospitality expertise. We take the long term and align capital investments with evolving demand factors and operational performance to ensure assets remain competitive, relevant and resilient through market cycles. These awards reflect the strength of our integrated platform and our ability to create differentiated assets that deliver sustainable value for owners and investors.”

Enhancing the value of hospitality assets through strategic asset repositioning

Frasers Hospitality’s expertise is reflected in its ability to identify opportunities within complex assets and execute strategies that enhance both revenue generation and long-term asset value.

YOTEL Tokyo Ginza, Frasers Hospitality’s first land development and direct investment in Japan, is an example of the company’s ability to transform development complexity into long-term assets. Faced with strict zoning regulations and severe land scarcity in Ginza, the investment and asset management team has almost fully utilized the permitted gross floor area and carried out a decisive repositioning midway through the development, shifting the project from an amenity-rich residence to a technology-based micro-hotel concept to maximize room inventory and respond to the resilient demand for short-term stays in central Tokyo. The repositioning resulted in a highly efficient and commercially resilient property that outperformed benchmark returns for comparable properties in the core city, while achieving Japan’s CASBEE Design sustainability certification for the hotel’s environmental performance.

Fraser Shenzhen’s Modena, winner of Specialized Living Space Development of the Year China, demonstrates Frasers Hospitality’s ability to anticipate structural shifts in urban life and translate them into a differentiated real estate product with global standards and local characteristics. Located in Shenzhen’s Luohu district, the 325-unit premium rental apartment development was purpose-built to meet high demand from incoming young professionals and cross-border residents seeking flexibility, quality and community-oriented living experiences. Modena by Fraser Shenzhen strengthens Frasers Hospitality’s sustainability-focused approach to asset development, achieving LEED Gold, China Green Building Label (2-star) and Fitwel certifications.

Scaling expertise across its multinational hospitality portfolio

The same disciplined approach is being applied to Frasers Hospitality’s recently announced AEI program, with enhancements at Capri by Fraser Kensington, London, Novotel Melbourne to Collins, The Westin Kuala Lumpur and Frasers House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Singapore, aimed at strengthening market positioning, enhancing the guest experience and improving operational efficiency.

Supported by a vertically integrated platform spanning investment, asset management, design, development and operations, Frasers Hospitality is well positioned to execute these strategies in a consistent and scalable manner.

For more information, please visit www.frasersproperty.com/hospitality.