The Asia Pacific Commercial Property Awards are presented annually by International Property Awards Ltd, an affiliation of CNBC.

The award assesses aspects such as accessibility, appearance and finish, architecture and placement of units at this outlet, which was once a stately residence in Colombo. In addition to the exterior and interior appearance of the building, the appraisal for the award also looked at the communal, leisure and other facilities and services that the development offers as well as factors such as safety, security, sustainability, innovation and marketing. “Just as much as the actual products we sell, it is the inimitable ambience of the property that makes ODEL one of Sri Lanka’s most popular shopping destinations,” said Otara Gunewardene, Founder and CEO of ODEL. “It is an ever-evolving nucleus of goods and services that appeal to a wide audience. We consider this a most fitting tribute to our efforts of several years.”

The exterior view of ODEL’s main building remains virtually unchanged, giving the outlet a distinguishing old world grandeur that makes it distinctively different from the modern shopping malls elsewhere in the city.  The interior, extending to 35,000 square feet also retains the rooms, wooden main staircase and ceilings that testify to the buildings origins.

Communal and leisure facilities at the location include free parking with easy entrance and exit, a variety of food outlets, kids play area, luxury toilets, the gym, public address system in an emergency, drivers seating area, WI FI service, emergency medical facility, bank, in house fashion shows, baby nappy changing facility, mobile phone company outlets and car valet service.

Among conservation activities being implemented at the outlet are the use of degradable bags, re-cycling of paper and cardboard, conservation of trees at the premises and offering product lines dedicated to nature with messages on protecting environment and wild life conservation. ODEL’s Embark campaign is dedicated to improving the wellbeing of stray dogs in Sri Lanka whilst controlling their population and the rabies spread among humans.

The Asia Pacific Property Awards are open to commercial and residential property professionals from any business based in or working within the Asia Pacific region. ODEL offers customers a range of products from designer wear and high street fashion and accessories to homewear and leisure products at very affordable prices. In addition to the flagship outlet at Alexandra Place ODEL is present at Kohuwala, Ja-ela, Nugegoda (Warehouse) Majestic City and at the Bandaranaike International Airport.

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