I think Gateway will be somewhat connected to that Millenium Mall, its like Gateway being Phase-1 of that Millenium Mall. Well, that's how I understand the articles i've read before.

Is it really a Disco? I think I remember my aunt telling me stories about the revolving restaurant in Carriedo and how it has a good view.

Yes she is correct, it is a restaurant/disco.

i think these are some of the 'critical' areas around or within araneta center that needs to be refurbished urgently:

1 the filthy, rotting & scary side of EDSA in araneta center, from santolan flyover to cubao area(san martin de porres), to aurora intersection, and all the way upto kamuning & east avenue crossing in front of GMA network center. i hate to say this but its so damn chaotic.9specially) the nototrious kamuning flyover!! & the numerous bus/FX terminals, dilapidated sidewalks, open manholes & drainage (mahuhulog ka i swear), illegal sidewalk vending, & oh i also found 2 rotting overpass, & stretch of billboards of cheap sexy/action films

2 aurora blvd from anonas intersection all the way to e rodriguez (madilim & disorganized, & very crowded, snatching prone area to)

3 tuazon blvd from alimall to edsa, matraffic

4 e rodriguez from new york to aurora

5

Maybe Millenium Mall is the name of the whole mall development in all its phases. But they renamed it to Gateway (current new one is just one section).

Click here to go to the original "Mega Metro Malls" thread in the Archives:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=160063

Pictures taken last Thursday.

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How long has construction been going on?

How long has construction been going on?

we used to pass by the area everyday on the way to school and I think the demolition of the old Hippodrome and contstruction of the mall started back in the first few months of 2004. or maybe even 2003 still. I'm not too sure. but I know it was before school was out for summer break. haha...!

how long does it usually take to build an SM mall...? they don't get delayed too often though, right..?

There's this supermarket chain name PUREGOLD , I really find that name kind of funny , it sounds like a brand of cooking oil to me.

There's this supermarket chain name PUREGOLD , I really find that name kind of funny , it sounds like a brand of cooking oil to me.
Golden Fiesta? :D but it sounds good to me. hehe.
@absent-minded, the newly-built SM Mall in Batangas City took at least 10 months before it officially opened last November...

Thanks for those pics, thomasian:)

Puregold sells goods in lower prices, thats why its quite popular now.

hmmm sounds like purina gold :D

ako rin ngayon ko lang narinig yang PureGold.

hmmm sounds like purina gold :D

ako rin ngayon ko lang narinig yang PureGold.
Purina Gold? di ba feeds un? :lol: :hilarious:

Isnt Purina Gold pet food? My dogs dont really like it...they prefer Science Diet:D

eh? it's feeds for pigs/piglets I think.

Oh yeah ur right. It is feeds. I got confused with Purina Pro Plan. Unless i fed my dogs feeds:eek: hehehe

hmmm sounds like purina gold :D

ako rin ngayon ko lang narinig yang PureGold.

PureGold started in Subic.. where it served as a Duty Free shop...

Matagal na iyang PureGold. They also started in Clark, I think they were one of the pioneers in the PX supermarket field back when Duty Free Shopping was really big in Subic and Clark. One of their first Metro Manila stores was along Shaw Boulevard near Wack-Wack. My parents like to shop at PureGold in Binan, Laguna because their prices really are around 5% cheaper compared to Robinsons and SM.

Nakakaasar iyang Science Diet. Palaging out of stock yung cat food. Panay dog food lang palagi. Unfair!

Purina Gold? di ba feeds un? :lol: :hilarious:
yup feeds for pigs.

Oh yeah ur right. It is feeds. I got confused with Purina Pro Plan. Unless i fed my dogs feeds hehehe
pakicheck mo uli baka nga feeds na yung kinakain ng doggie mo hahaha! :D

PureGold started in Subic.. where it served as a Duty Free shop...
oh i see, thanks :)

I dropped by at the Gateway Mall to check the cinemas after visiting SSS main , the lobby is really impressive and quite spacious. I noticed that the glass window where you can see New Frontier and Aurora is being fitted with a white colored synthetic rolled-type blind. Maybe to lessen the glare of the skylight , to lessen the sun's rays heat or to simply "hide" the unsightly view outside which is in contrast to the posh mall's ambience.

so kailan ang opening nung cinema with La-z boy seats?

I think it will open on Gateway's Grand Opening.

we used to pass by the area everyday on the way to school and I think the demolition of the old Hippodrome and contstruction of the mall started back in the first few months of 2004. or maybe even 2003 still. I'm not too sure. but I know it was before school was out for summer break. haha...!

how long does it usually take to build an SM mall...? they don't get delayed too often though, right..?

I don't know how how it takes to build an SM Mall but I think this one will be delayed because their target completion is the last quarter of 2005.

http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/Photo_112604_003.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/csbrocks_hunter/Photo_112604_028.jpg

Looks very quiet.

Last I read on the dailies, Gateway's grand opening is sometime on March of 2005.

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Jon

open this, another finished product rendering of gateway!!!:)

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179574&perpage=40&pagenumber=3

:) The Ayala Center Makati was chosen as the 2004 Shopping Center of the Year by the Dept. of Trade and Industry and the Philippine Retailers Association.

No surprises here! Ayala has done a magnificent job all over the Philippines.

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Jon

open this, another finished product rendering of gateway!!!:)

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179574&perpage=40&pagenumber=3

in the second shot there, I noticed how the grey pillars are partially inside and outside the building. that looks pretty cool!! haha.. and I like the colored pillars in the underground parking.

:) The Ayala Center Makati was chosen as the 2004 Shopping Center of the Year by the Dept. of Trade and Industry and the Philippine Retailers Association.

No surprises here! Ayala has done a magnificent job all over the Philippines.

they well deserve it...! dapat lang talaga.

http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/Photo_112604_003.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/csbrocks_hunter/Photo_112604_028.jpg

Looks very quiet.

Well its because I took those photos a day before its soft opening so theres no people there yet except the tenants preparing for the opening and other Gateway Mall staff.

a pretty big explosion was reported at the Araneta Center in Cubao just now. I saw it on ABS-CBNNews.com flash reports. they still don't know whether it was cause by a bomb or firecrackers or what. they say it was near Farmers Plaza and that people heard it all the way in Greenhills...

This story was taken from www.inq7.net

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=2&story_id=22892


4 hurt in Cubao blast
Updated 09:14pm (Mla time) Dec 31, 2004
By Joel Francis Guinto, Tina Santos
Inquirer News Service, INQ7.net




(3RD UPDATE) Four people were hurt following a sidewalk explosion in front of a bank in Quezon City's Cubao commercial district on Friday, New Year's Eve, police said.

Supt. Benigno Durana, commander of the Cubao police station, said the explosion occurred in front of the Philtrust Bank branch on EDSA beside Farmer's Market at the Araneta Center in Cubao.

Durana said they could not yet determine whether the explosion was caused by an improvised explosive or a powerful firecracker.

Durana said in a television interview that the explosion shattered the glass doors and windows of the bank.

The victims, he said, sustained minor injuries and are out of danger. They were brought to the East Avenue Medical Center, Durana added.

Philippine National Police Director General Edgar Aglipay said agents of the Explosives and Ordnance Division (EOD) were investigating the incident.

“They are looking for fragments such as batteries and blasting caps,” Aglipay told GMA Network radio station dzBB in an interview from the blast site.

In the wake of the blast, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Avelino Razon Jr. said police deployment in the metropolis would be “doubled.”

Metro Manila police were placed on the highest “full alert” on Thursday, ahead of the New Year's revelries and as the nation commemorated the deadly Rizal Day bombings of 2000, which left 22 people killed.

On December 24, Christmas Eve, police foiled a bomb attempt, believed to be the handiwork of the Abu Sayyaf, in Manila's Quiapo district.


©2005 www.inq7.net all rights reserved

New Year's Eve was a pretty raucous and noisy night so I think most of the Metro Manilans weren't even aware that this even happened.

yeah. The last time I spent New Year's in Manila before now was about two years ago or so. I'd almost forgotten how noisy it could get.

New year and Christmas celebration here at LA is so quiet and mellow.. unlike Manila's... and NYC.

Nothing seems to stop the noise MM makes in the New Year's.

starmall crossing and metropolis alabang
pacific mall acroos starmall

Based on the thick crowds I've seen in Metropolis Alabang (also now a Starmall) I don't think you can say that it's not successful. It's very pang-masa, but that doesn't mean it isn't making money. It has a lot of new tenants and the Robinsons Dept Store, the cinemas, and the facade even just got renovated. I've also seen several groups of foreigners shopping in Metropolis. My guess is they're expats living in Ayala Alabang or other nearby exclusive villages who want to shop tiangge-style but find Greenhills too far away.

I think Starmall Crossing is doing fine as well. While that Pacific Mall was never even finished and is now being under-utilized. Although they've been able to squeeze some use out of it as a used car lot and badminton court.

Yeah! Floods, tsunamis, bombs did not stand in the way of a really wild city-wide New Year's Party!

There was a time that Metropolis was heading to be malls which did not succeed when its Manuela Dept. Store and Hypermart was not making money and had to be closed down but it was eventually replaced with Robinsons Dept and Supermarket/hardware and with tiangge style stalls it has managed to survive presently.
It has a very ideal size for a mall with lots of parking space and wide alleys in between shops . Its accessibility was also recently improved with the creation of more entrances and overpasses including the low-head one under the viaduct.
One thing that is quite disadvantage in it is its disorganized placing of its temporary stalls on its alleys , if only they could place some improvements there to make it more organized .

...I think Starmall Crossing is doing fine as well. While that Pacific Mall was never even finished and is now being under-utilized. Although they've been able to squeeze some use out of it as a used car lot and badminton court.

That Pacific Mall is now Starmall Annex. And it is still very unfinished.

I guess there won't be much demand for retail space in that area for this mall to be finished since it is very saturated with malls like Shangri-La Plaza, Edsa Central, Edsa Central Pavillon, Starmall, Megamall, Robinsons Galleria(quite far), and the MRT Station slash mini Mall.

I saw Pavillion Mall located in Biñan (?) Laguna last week. I haven't been inside but it looks cool in the outside. There were only few cars parked outside, which made me think only few shoppers are going there... :dunno:

The VV Soliven Shopping Complex along EDSA. I don't know why they still call it a shopping complex

Why, what's in there at VV Soliven Shopping Complex why it is still called as such ?

How about the Robinson's Place Pioneer? Is it doing ok? feedbacks? pictures?

Pavilion Mall is an Ayala development, yes, it's in Binan. The parking area is split between the back and the side so you probably didn't see all of the cars. Lots of people shop there, including my parents and siblings who live in Laguna.

I saw an article title something like "Greenbelt reaps int'l design award" on yesterday's Inquirer. it was on the picture of the front page thing. but I couldn't find the article on the website though... did anyone see it? Greenbelt has won a few other international awards in the last year or so... and it deserves every one of them!

sorry to backtrack, but...
lol yeah that's funny. and i quite feel proud everytime i shop at GAP to see some of their items made in the Philippines :D actually even Old Navy and Banana Republic have some of their stuff made in pinas since both brands are divisions under Gap, Inc.

though isn't Gap Inc. in trouble for human rights violations and poor working conditions?

sorry to backtrack, but...though isn't Gap Inc. in trouble for human rights violations and poor working conditions?

Here's what I pulled off from GAP's website....

Sweatshops. There’s no doubt they exist in the garment industry. That’s why we've created one of the most comprehensive factory-monitoring and labor-standards programs in the apparel business. Around the world, Gap Inc. has more than 90 employees whose sole focus is working to improve conditions in the factories that make the clothing we sell. In 2003, these employees conducted nearly 8,500 visits to approximately 3,000 factories. When we find a problem, we take action. In most cases, we’ll work with manufacturers and factories to improve practices and conditions. But, if they don’t get better, we stop using them. We revoked approvals for 136 factories in 2003 because of compliance issues.

We're proud of the differences we're making, but our efforts are a work in progress. Every day we learn something new. And every day we look for ways to do our jobs better.

Learn more about our program on these pages. For more in-depth information, see our 2003 Social Responsibility Report. www.gapinc.com

well, it's good to see they're responding to the charges; I was just commenting off information I browsed from maketradefair.org

Hi. I just heard about a new mall in Divisoria called the 168 Mall. Does anyone have any pictures or information about it? Is it something like the Tutuban Mall?

Yup, there's a new mall in Divisoria, the 168 Mall 1 and 2 (they're connected).
One of its entrance is along Soler St. near Reina Regente St.

Here's a list if some of their foodcourt tenants:

Aldrino's Bibingka Espesyal
Arctic Frost
Chopsticks and Spoon
Flavored rice box
Have a sip
Hwa Hong Eatery
Ice Mom/Suzuki Son
Kabby's Food Express
Kai Hong Eatery
Kal Snacks
Karasa
Kenny Rogers Roasters
Kim Liong Tin
King Kirby
Mexican Connection
Milko
Mitzis Cantonese Kitchen
Namit Gid Restaurant
Nutrimeal
Oscar Squid Balls
Pizza Hut
Plates and Sweets
Potato King
Tai Kai Huat Eatery

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I think most of their tenants are Chinese including those in the foodcourt so maybe we can get authentic chinese food there at an affordable price. Has anyone been there?

Wow that looks great. Thanks Thomasian. That food court list makes me hungry.

My sister, who is vacationing in Manila right now, gave me the following mall report.


Went to divi yesterday. new mall is very organized! Same divi stuff,
but great! Greenhills shopping center is also very very different.
you know the corridor where the bulag minstrels were? that's all
shops now (like bayo, kamiseta, sarisari stype stores) and it's all
pretty and modern. the money exchange stall moved to next to the
orange julius in unimart to make way for a more modern unimart. well,
just a little more modern. i am told the bulags have a new home
within the mall, but i haven't found them. i hope they're ok. other
than that, there's lots of new eating places located in the car park
buildings, and the crossroads arcade is gone, replaced by the
multi-level "promenade". very different. also went to the new mall
on c5 called market market. you would like it. from masa to rich, it
caters to all.


The mall she refers to in the beginning of the report is the 168 Mall. I too hope that the blind minstrels of Greenhills Shopping Center have found a new home and are still sharing their music with shoppers. I spent a lot of time listening to their music whenever I was back there.

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To the blind musicians, I salute you! :cheers:

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I spent a lot of time listening to their music whenever I was back there.
wow! nice to know that. :)

Asian cities really do have nice malls:)

Asian cities really do have nice malls:)


Yes it's very true, it seems. And shopping zones too. I think it's because the whole continent of Asia is continuing to develop and as it does, it's finding itself more into newer concepts. That or Asian countries just like the mall concept, simple as that!

Rendering of the u/c SM Molino, Cavite.
http://www.cdw-asia.com/Images/MO-160304-C2.jpg

Cavite is gonna have two SMs (one in Dasma)?

don't they have one in Bacoor also?

Damn! SM has wayyyy better designs on their malls now!

another SM *sigh* They're gonna rule the world pretty soon.

There goes the neighborhood...

SM also starting the construction of their Sta. Rosa mall ( columms/pillars stage ) , very near the Robinson's mall there . Anyone has a rendering of it ?

I too hope that the blind minstrels of Greenhills Shopping Center have found a new home and are still sharing their music with shoppers. I spent a lot of time listening to their music whenever I was back there.

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hm, I hope so too.
By the way, did they get rid of that little pond/river system they had set up with the huge carp in it? I hope not. A trip to Uni Mart/ Vira Mall just wouldn't be complete for me without stopping by to look at the fish.

As for the SM Sta. Rosa project, wow. I think I had heard that been mentioned back when I was still there (1999). That's a looooong time.

another SM *sigh* They're gonna rule the world pretty soon.


Haha hope not. Otherwise they'll go bulok pretty quickly. And it should be like this, if SM keeps on opening all of these new malls of theirs:

1. do some homework and retain environment/culture and nature of whatever area and plan it out well to help preserve the respective site

2. alongside the many high-quality foreign import clothing and goods from the west or whatever, get more "made in Philippines" products to be sold in the stores, not necessarily true native-style goods (although that should always be in sight) but clothing and other goods that were made in the philippines by filipino companies as well as goods made in RP even if the company is not Filipino

3. do strategic planning towards traffic

Then we can all go shopping and have a good time!

ThisFire :)

do you guys think SM north edsa would lose out competition to the soon to be built ayala north triangle depot mall? it would have two huge advantage...1.newer architecture like higher floor to ceiling height. 2. it would be connected to an MRT station unlike SM

do you guys think SM north edsa would lose out competition to the soon to be built ayala north triangle depot mall? it would have two huge advantage...1.newer architecture like higher floor to ceiling height. 2. it would be connected to an MRT station unlike SM

And 3 It is the site of the new North Bus Terminal

wow!! SM Molino looks like it's gonna turn out quite nicely! but like you guys have said, every new SM mall brings more than just a mall to the area it's opened in... when SM Baguio was put up, they did try to work it out with the local people in order try to fit it in into area. hopefully, future SM malls like this one in Molino will continue to do so and even work out better and better each time.

I like ThisFire's ideas :)

Thank you ike! I really think about things like this, and I mean what I say when it comes to issues such as this one! :)

I heard SM will build a mall either in San Pablo, Laguna or Sto.Tomas, Batangas. Sana Sto. Tomas na lan...mas malapit sa akin. hehehe. :D

I heard SM will build a mall either in San Pablo, Laguna or Sto.Tomas, Batangas. Sana Sto. Tomas na lan...mas malapit sa akin. hehehe. :D

is that different from the SM Sta. Rosa that's under construction mentioned above by cropher? eh di magkakalapit na ngarud yun, ang dami naman. dapat kami rin sa norte meron :cry:

Iba pa un. balita ko hindi na pinag-renew ng contract ung mga may stalls sa Pamilihang Bayan ng Sto. Tomas, kc nga daw magtatayo ng SM. sana next week may confirmation na kung ano ba talaga. :D

Have you guys heard about SM San Pablo?
SM had reportedly bought a land there for another mall.

I'm not sure where in Laguna is San Pablo, can anyone name the cities that surround it?

so there really is SM San Pablo? :eek: OMG! i'll let my gf know right away :D (pero baka araw-araw na ang shopping pag meron na yung SM :no: )

here's a map of laguna, thomasian :) you can see san pablo somewhere down south.

http://islandsproperties.com/maps/img-maps/laguna-map.jpg
image from www.islandsweb.net

Sana hindi sa San Pablo, sana sa may Sto. Tomas na lan, mas strategic ang lugar. hehehe. peace po.

Mga Batangueno: Meron bang malaking mall na malapit sa lalawigan ng Tanauan?

errrr... wala e. Fiesta World Mall lan and Robinsons ang meron sa Lipa City (na malapit sa Malvar, na katabi ng Tanauan).. :(

Mhe-ann, nakalimutan mo ata SM Batangas City, ang laki nun ah. :)

malayo na po kc un. baka mas malapit pa un sa SM Lucena. kc mga kapitbahay namin sa SouthMall na lan pumupunta or sa SM Cavite kaysa SM Batangas.

Yah , distance is quite a factor these days because of the per distance increment increasing of passenger fares on PUV's and if you have your own car , the oil consumption price for travelling on such far distance will bleed your pocket .
So the closer , the better .

SM San Pablo and SM Sto. Tomas? di ba masyadong magkalapit na yan?

^ either of the two. :)

Construction for the walkway connecting LRT II and MRT is quite fast.
The steel structure for the bridge is already there, I guess it won't take long before it gets completed.

hey.. i just was looking at this article on the internet and it said That Gaisano has a New Mall in Taguig that is suppost to be larger than any of their malls in the Visayas and Mindanao? do you know were this mall is located? is it in FGC?

Probably , this is their ( Gaisano's ) flagship store called METRO located in Market! Market! BGC -Taguig , but the mall is an Ayala project , or maybe they co-venture this with Ayala .

it's in Market Market? so is it like a dep't store?

yes it's the department store in Market Market.

So this is the first Gaisano in Metro Manila?

No, there's a Gaisano in Cubao, near the old COD (now Pure Gold). And they have a small office/store along Shaw Boulevard in Pasig.

isn't Market Market! also called Gaisano? I'm confused.

Market! Market! is the entire shopping complex.

Metro Gaisano Market! Market! refers only to the department store and grocery component of that huge shopping complex. :)

No, there's a Gaisano in Cubao, near the old COD (now Pure Gold). And they have a small office/store along Shaw Boulevard in Pasig.

yup, there's one in Cubao and I've been there when I was young.
it's been closed for years.

What happened to the Wolfgang Puck resto that is supposed to be in Gateway?

ahh ok, thanks for the clarification @ Lightspeed. Whew! Im learning a lot here. :D

I guess it's comparable to the SM Department Stores in SM Malls:D

Some AWESOME news for Cagayan De Oro

Ayala to put up P4-B center in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Ayala Corp. plans to build a P4-billion complex in Bgy. Indahag in this city that will feature shopping malls and high-rise condominiums.

This was learned from Mayor Vicente Emano, who said Ayala Corp. representatives visited city hall recently to discuss the project.

He also said that with an initial investment of P2 billion growing to P4 billion in several years, the Ayala project would help create jobs for city residents.

Cagayan de Oro currently hosts nine mixed-use shopping malls: SM City, Robinsons' Big R Super Center, Limketkai Center, and three malls each for the Gaisano and Ororama groups.

Limketkai, a pioneering mall developer in this city, is developing its Limketkai Center into a central business district. Aside from the shopping mall, the center now hosts open cafes, restobars, and a few townhouses. Limketkai mall also features an atrium that can accomodate 4,500 people.

Limketkai proposes to put up condominium units, a hospital with links to US-based specialists, a commercial building for private offices, and a government building that will house local and national government offices.

Part of its plan is the development of a one-hectare area into a basement parking, ground floor department store, four modern theaters on the third floor, and a 320-room business hotel.

The 30-hectare Limketkai Center opened in June 1991. So far, nine hectares have been developed. Two of the biggest locators in the center are Plaza Fair and Robinsons. -- Ellen P. Red

Went to Robinsons Place Pioneer kanina. It seems okay naman, very clean, good space utilization, and some interesting shops. And the Do It Best center is HUGE! I think they're anticipating the huge demand for home improvement supplies once people start moving into all the condominiums under construction nearby. For now, there aren't too many people shopping in the mall. It's only a third as busy as Robinsons Ermita or Galleria on a usual day. They may have opened the mall too soon. It might have been better for them to wait until the condos were ready for occupancy or at least topped off so that there'd be a bigger market. And Robinsons should help pay for a stairway or escalator from the MRT Boni station going in the direction of the mall. The current stairway points away from the mall, adding to the distance and the danger of getting there.

By the way, I went there just so I could try the Hot Loops Donuts. In my opinion, their donut dough tastes a lot like Dunkin Donuts, except the hot loops fillings and frostings are a bit yummier. Still too sweet though.

I also noticed that they repainted the Robinsons Apartelle. So what's really going to hapen to it if it's not going to be demolished?

The mall of asia in Manila Bay City is open na pala but it is in first phase only so dont expect that it is literally the mall of asia maybe ten years from now.

Any pictures :?

I was just at the Mall of Asia area last saturday and it didn't look open to me, although construction is in full swing and looks set to hit this year's target date.

yeah, any pics?

To anyone, please try to go down to the Bay and take pictures of the projects there like the Mall of Asia, and then please post them on here with your name on them. This would be the only way for eveyone to see what's going on. :)

I also noticed that they repainted the Robinsons Apartelle. So what's really going to hapen to it if it's not going to be demolished?

Based on their map of Gateway Residences, Gateway Ridge is supposed to stand from where Robinson's Apartelle now is. If that's the case, then they should demolish it soon. Or probably they are making the most out of it while preselling is underway.

This is the article about SM San Pablo from SM Prime Holding's website.

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SM leases Fil-Estate land in Laguna
Author: Elizabeth Sanchez
Publication: Philippine Daily Inquirer
Date of Publication: 12/18/2004

Posted: 01/10/2005

Fil-Estate Properties Inc. has agreed to lease a 5.8-hectare property in San Pablo City, Laguna to mall developer SM Prime Holdings, Inc., which is developing the site for a mixed-use commercial mall.

FEPI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fil-Estate Land, Inc. and its partner Holmsdale Realty and Development Corp., signed a 25-year lease contract with listed firm SM Prime, the group that has developed 19 malls nationwide to date.

The leased land is in front of a residential subdivision project of FEPI in San Pablo City dubbed as Riverina. The lease is renewable for another 25 years from October 2029, according to Roberto Roco, Fil-Estate corporate information officer.

SM Prime earlier said its net earnings from July to September grew 11 percent to P1.14 billion from last year's P1.03 billion, driven by higher revenues.

Gross revenues increased 20 percent to P2.51 billion in the third quarter from P2.09 billion in the same period last year.

For the nine month period, net earnings climbed 10 percent to P3.37 billion from P3.07 billion. Gross revenues jumped 16 percent to P7.44 billion from January to September. It opened three additional SM Supermalls last year-- SM City Lucena, SM City Baguio and SM City Marilao.

SMPH has also set aside P5 billion for capital spending next year. Construction is ongoing on SM Mall of Asia, touted to be the country's largest mall along Roxas Boulevard. The first phase of the mall will open next year with a gross floor area of 360,000 square meters. This consists of the main mall, an entertainment mall, and two parking buildings. Also set to open next year are SM City San Lazaro in Manila, and SM City Molino in Cavite.

shop till u drop!!!! w/ big discounts & great savings welcoming manila this 2005!!!! good lord!!! :rofl:

Gucci Greenbelt 4 - Fall Winter Sale - starting Jan 15
Mango - all branches - STILL on sale with as high as 70% off now
Terranova - STILL on sale (still on 50%) *With new collection*
Ayala Centers - Glorietta, Alabang Town Center, Greenbelt 1234 Welcome 2005 Mall Wide Sale - upto 50% off Jan 15-31
50% off on all items on all Kamiseta branches
Rustan's End of Season Sale from January 14 to 31.
all Topshop and Topman branches up to 50% off on most items.
Powerbooks now on sale! (the usual 20%)
National is too! For selected items and imported books (which mean almost all that we buy haha!) only!
Marks & Spencer Special Offers!
MARKS & SPENCER End of Season SALE in all Stores Up to 40% Off! Buy 1 Take 1 on Selected Food & Wines Items.
KAMISETA SALE, up to 50% off. Jan 7-23, 2005.
AYALA CENTER MAKATI Mall-wide Sale, Jan 14- 31, 2005.
PAUL SMITH Sale, 30% off on all Men's Fall/Winter 04 collections and the full women's BLUE collections. Glorietta and Shangri-la Plaza.
T Sale selected shoes and bags, until Jan 31, 2005. Galleria.
THE BLACK SHOP up to 50% off! until Jan 31, 2005. All branches.
MALDITA Sale, up to 50% off! until Jan31, 2005. All branches.
NOTHING BUT WATER sale up to 50% off. Until Jan 31, 2005. All branches.
MENDREZ Sale, up to 50% off shoes. Until Jan31, 2005. All branches.
POWER PLANT MALL Clearance Sale, up to 70% off. Jan, 14-16, 2005.
LA ELEGANCIA, 50% off selected gold items. Extended til end of January 2005. Glorietta.
OHRELLE Sale, up to 50% off! Starts Dec 31, 2004. All branches.
FURLA Sale, selected items. Starts Dec 31, 2004. All branches.
TERRANOVA Sale, everything up to 50% off! Glorietta, Galleria.
SCHU (Xdus) Sale, up to 50% off selected items. From Dec 31, 2004. Glorietta.
FLORSHEIM Sale, selected items. Starts Dec 31, 2004. Rockwell.
THE BODY SHOP Sale, 10%-30% off all items. Starts Dec 30, 2004. All branches.
GIRBAUD Sale, selected items. Starts Dec 30, 2004. All branches.
FULLY BOOKED, Sale up to 50% off selected titles. Power Plant Mall.
FREEWAY, ENSEMBLES, SOLO, 22 BC CLEARANCE SALE, Jan 14, 2005 to Feb 13, 2005. All branches.
CINDERELLA Sale, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
ESPRIT Sale, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
NAF NAF Sale, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
BENCH Sale, selected items. Until Jan 31, 2005. All branches.
MINT Sale, all tops at P250. 10% off all other items. Starts Dec 28, 2004. Galleria.
U2 Sale, up to 50% off, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
VENICE JEWELLERS sale 40%-50% off selected items. Glorietta.
BAYO-selected items
DOCKERS
NINE WEST-all branches\
BALLY- all branches
GH BASS -all branches

happy shopping!!!!
MANILA- ASia's shoppin capital!!!

shop till u drop!!!! w/ big discounts & great savings welcoming manila this 2005!!!! good lord!!! :rofl:

Gucci Greenbelt 4 - Fall Winter Sale - starting Jan 15
Mango - all branches - STILL on sale with as high as 70% off now
Terranova - STILL on sale (still on 50%) *With new collection*
Ayala Centers - Glorietta, Alabang Town Center, Greenbelt 1234 Welcome 2005 Mall Wide Sale - upto 50% off Jan 15-31
50% off on all items on all Kamiseta branches
Rustan's End of Season Sale from January 14 to 31.
all Topshop and Topman branches up to 50% off on most items.
Powerbooks now on sale! (the usual 20%)
National is too! For selected items and imported books (which mean almost all that we buy haha!) only!
Marks & Spencer Special Offers!
MARKS & SPENCER End of Season SALE in all Stores Up to 40% Off! Buy 1 Take 1 on Selected Food & Wines Items.
KAMISETA SALE, up to 50% off. Jan 7-23, 2005.
AYALA CENTER MAKATI Mall-wide Sale, Jan 14- 31, 2005.
PAUL SMITH Sale, 30% off on all Men's Fall/Winter 04 collections and the full women's BLUE collections. Glorietta and Shangri-la Plaza.
T Sale selected shoes and bags, until Jan 31, 2005. Galleria.
THE BLACK SHOP up to 50% off! until Jan 31, 2005. All branches.
MALDITA Sale, up to 50% off! until Jan31, 2005. All branches.
NOTHING BUT WATER sale up to 50% off. Until Jan 31, 2005. All branches.
MENDREZ Sale, up to 50% off shoes. Until Jan31, 2005. All branches.
POWER PLANT MALL Clearance Sale, up to 70% off. Jan, 14-16, 2005.
LA ELEGANCIA, 50% off selected gold items. Extended til end of January 2005. Glorietta.
OHRELLE Sale, up to 50% off! Starts Dec 31, 2004. All branches.
FURLA Sale, selected items. Starts Dec 31, 2004. All branches.
TERRANOVA Sale, everything up to 50% off! Glorietta, Galleria.
SCHU (Xdus) Sale, up to 50% off selected items. From Dec 31, 2004. Glorietta.
FLORSHEIM Sale, selected items. Starts Dec 31, 2004. Rockwell.
THE BODY SHOP Sale, 10%-30% off all items. Starts Dec 30, 2004. All branches.
GIRBAUD Sale, selected items. Starts Dec 30, 2004. All branches.
FULLY BOOKED, Sale up to 50% off selected titles. Power Plant Mall.
FREEWAY, ENSEMBLES, SOLO, 22 BC CLEARANCE SALE, Jan 14, 2005 to Feb 13, 2005. All branches.
CINDERELLA Sale, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
ESPRIT Sale, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
NAF NAF Sale, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
BENCH Sale, selected items. Until Jan 31, 2005. All branches.
MINT Sale, all tops at P250. 10% off all other items. Starts Dec 28, 2004. Galleria.
U2 Sale, up to 50% off, Jan 3-31, 2005. All branches.
VENICE JEWELLERS sale 40%-50% off selected items. Glorietta.
BAYO-selected items
DOCKERS


happy shopping!!!!
MANILA- ASia's shoppin capital!!!


WOW! Have fun shopping! :)

wow indeed:D It seems to follow with the winter sales of Europe.

Araneta Center will have a three day midnight sale on January 28, 29 and 30!!!
Gateway Mall is included in the sale.
Prices will be slashed up to 50% on selected items.

Mall Hours:
January 28 and 29 - 10am to 12mn

January 30 - 10am to 10pm

If they have 50% or more off on Florsheim shoes when I arrive I will definitely buy one, better yet I will just have something made in the Philippines.

Jon

i've been at araneta last sunday...i especially like the glass apperance of gateway entrance...the one beside the coffe shop

hello guys,im just new here.Im john from Rizal,college student taking up BSHRM.almost one month ko pinapasok ang website na ito para basahin yung mga comment and suggestion nyo about the development undergo in the philippines specially here in manila.I hope na welcome ako rito.thank you

hello guys,im just new here.Im john from Rizal,college student taking up BSHRM.almost one month ko pinapasok ang website na ito para basahin yung mga comment and suggestion nyo about the development undergo in the philippines specially here in manila.I hope na welcome ako rito.thank you
Sigurado akong welkam na weklam ka dito Weklam sa forums. ;)

oo nga po, welcome ka dito. pero bawal maging inactive once na nag-member ka...may penalty!!! :D :jk:

Anong penalty?

i just wonder if 'ayala center' includes Landmark. im sorry if that'd be a stupid question. i preferred shopping on a one-stop shop rather than going round and round several shops at SM or Glorietta.

Landmark is in Ayala Center;)

Yeah.... well at least the maps recognise it. The CBD is usally divided into 4 quarters, Salcedo, Urdaneta, Legazpi, and Ayala Center.

i even wonder why the 2 villges (leg & sal) has to be called as such eh wala naman bahay don

Well.......I'm guessing they used to have. Looking around the CBD most of its sides are surrounded by current subdivisions.

Those 2 villages ( legaspi & salcedo ) are supposed to be meant originally as a an exclusive housing subdivision in the league of San Lorenzo village , but for some reasons it did not flourish as a village but instead converted into a commercial zone and got included the Makati CBD of the present.

If you could noticed , the streets in the legaspi and salcedo villages are narrow and suited for a residential villages , no boulevard or avenue type ( ayala/buendia/makati/paseo de roxas ) traversing it and because the CBD is very successful manifested by the spillover developments in the area , the Makati CBD expanded , hence including those 2 villages in its turf.

Ayala Land now leads North Triangle mall project
Posted: 2:05 AM | Dec. 29, 2004

AYALA Land Inc. has taken controlling interest in North Triangle Depot Commercial Corp., which will set up a five-billion-peso shopping complex in the North Triangle area in Quezon City.

Ayala Land, a unit of Ayala Corp. and the country's largest property developer, on Tuesday disclosed that it had acquired the 31-percent minority interest of the Fil-Estate group in NTDCP in exchange for interests it holds in companies with developable properties in the Makati business district.

The acquisition increased Ayala Land's interest in North Triangle Depot Commercial to 47 percent from 16 percent and makes it the biggest shareholder in the company.

The arrangements "will be effective upon the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent to the contemplated transactions," Ayala Land told the stock exchange.

Ayala Land senior vice-president, chief financial officer and treasurer Jaime Ysmael said the assets that had been swapped with Fil-Estate for the stake in North Triangle Depot Commercial involved "small companies" and the deal was valued at about 600 million pesos.

"We hope to start construction of the mall in the first quarter of next year," he told XFN-Asia. "The entire project will cost five billion pesos."

He said Ayala Land planned to borrow 2.5-3.0 billion pesos to help cover the funding requirement and may get some of the balance from additional equity infusion by shareholders. He did not give further details about the borrowing plan.

"We expect the mall to be operational by 2007," Ysmael said.

The mall will rise near the SM City-North EDSA shopping mall operated by SM Prime Holdings Inc. -With INQ7.net

@Thomasian, hopefully this time it will finally push through with the construction. I have been reading about this project for a few years now.

Pearl of the Orient Seas - The Philippines (http://community.webshots.com/user/jbkayaker12)

Jon

excited na ako makita ang masterplan ng project na ito.

I have an early rendering of this project.
...will post them later.

Its about time! Great that Ayala will lead the project, which is a vital transportation hub and commercial center:) Will they still build condos on top of the mall, as originally planned? They need a really big and dependable car park complex for the commuters and shoppers alike.

I only wish that it was not ayala who got this project, too much concentration of key sites with a few players

As promised, here's the rendering.

http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/north_triangle_mall.jpg

:eek: Nice!! I love Ayala's current design of malls...not generic and very modern and has a tropical feel. Hope to see more renderings, especially the transpo hub.

wow.. nice to hear of new developments with this mall.. :D

sweeet! nice design... are they going to push through with starting construction in the next few months...?

ang ganda sana simulan na ang project

that looks great :cheers: ever since Greenbelt stepped up it has almost become the benchmark for future malls. Now it's just just the square indoor box. I like how it's massive, but yet has space for outdoor spaces. Reminds me of Alabang Town Center

sm city baguio is one of the largest malls north of manila with a total gross floor area of 110000 sq m within a 8 hectare area in luneta hill.................and yet one of the most beautiful malls in the philippines. any questions?

SM Megamall are currently renovating its frontage canopies , are they going to repaint or put any eye candy claddings on the whole stretch of the mall's building. BTW , what do you guys call on the type of that outside floor and wall finish does the Robinson Galleria has where small pebbles are sprinkled on it? RG seems should follow suit with SM Mega in renovating. RG's back entrance is more beautiful that its main entrance in EDSA , and the rows of tiangge style carts/shops from the main entrance leading to the foodcourt is an eyesore , they should not have been place in there so that that hallway will be more clean , bright and spacious.

SM Megamall are currently renovating its frontage canopies , are they going to repaint or put any eye candy claddings on the whole stretch of the mall's building. BTW , what do you guys call on the type of that outside floor and wall finish does the Robinson Galleria has where small pebbles are sprinkled on it? RG seems should follow suit with SM Mega in renovating. RG's back entrance is more beautiful that its main entrance in EDSA , and the rows of tiangge style carts/shops from the main entrance leading to the foodcourt is an eyesore , they should not have been place in there so that that hallway will be more clean , bright and spacious.


pebble wash i think.

http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/mega_a.jpg

I think the SM Megamall is very nice and always a big name attraction, but the outsides and front need some spicing up instead of being just a pure white block.

Looks like they're recladding to make it look like the glass in SM Makati.... at least that's the first thing that came to my head

@ThisFire, actually I think before SM took care of the building's exteriors, Megamall was one of the better looking malls they had built, despite of its age

Yeah, it's not bad, but it needs some spicing up to it. Especially since it is world-famous and right by the EDSA, which is becoming more and more busy. Same for that part of Mandaluyong which is becoming more and more of a cosmopolitan area.

there was this huge mosaic close up billboard unveilled last nyt, & it accordin to them could be another guiness book entry :)

Looks like it will turn out very nice...good move by SM for upgrading one of its premier malls.

an MRT train even stopped midway stations to view the unveilling of the Photo Mosaic and fireworks display. that MRT coach has VIPs namely Luli Arroyo, Bayani Fernando etc. together with the passengers. the VIPs boarded at the Ayala station.

The walkway in Araneta Center connecting LRT2 and MRT3.

01.28.05
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_012805_002x.jpg

01.28.05
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_012805_004x.jpg

Must be a long walk.. I thought it also goes to Gateway, the new mall in Araneta..:?

where is that photo mosaic @ thamasian?
the last time i was there, that walkway hsa not been constructe yet. i thought theyre goin to build a walkway that would not pass thru Araneta Malls. that must be a good way of diverting people into the malls.

I should try that walkway looks interesting. Am happy that Cubao is being Spruced up. I actually still remember when Cubao was one of the best places to go shopping but unfortunately the Araneta's let it go to seed, but now they're coming back with a vengeance, great for the people of QC. I hope they succeed.

By the where is the billboard. I saw there was some brouhaha on TV, is it in front of Megamall?

Alson on Mega, some portions of the back seem to be done. It seems to be some sort of Cladding made of Perforated Metal. Looks Good with contrast versus the plain wall.

I think that walkway is temporary (for about 5 years), for connecting the two lines before they finish the rest of the phases of the Araneta Center rehab.

It looks u/c at the moment, but those stairways also look concrete and there to stay to me....

Only the stairs are concrete...but the actual bridge itself is a steel structure that can easily be removed. Besides, the full plan of their upgrading of Araneta Center is make the malls (gateway, farmers plaza, etc) fully connected around the dome.

hmm... you're right then. But why not just make a permanent walkway so you don't hassle to make another one?

Because the permanent connection will be a new extention of Gateway that will connect with Farmers Plaza. So, Farmers and Gateway will become one big mall connecting the two MRT lines. This is my understanding of the project, backed by the diagrams and renderings we saw last year (i cant find them anymore!!)

Yes I remember those. If my memory serves well it has one big circle in the middle :lol: and LRT2 in the top and MRT3 in the lefthand side.......

Yup...those. It also showed new condos and offices on top of the surrounding mall (circling the dome).

where is that photo mosaic @ thamasian?
the last time i was there, that walkway hsa not been constructe yet. i thought theyre goin to build a walkway that would not pass thru Araneta Malls. that must be a good way of diverting people into the malls.

the giant photo mosaic is in Edsa-Guadalupe.

Must be a long walk.. I thought it also goes to Gateway, the new mall in Araneta..:?

it goes through Araneta Coliseum then goes out at Gateway.

Do you think the Araneta Center can be like makati business district? Can they have the will power to convince the old building to be demolished and turned to new office building? This would be a great advantage to people cause it would decongest makati, eastwood, etc.

Not like Makati CBD. It's really comparable to a development like Eastwood or Rockwell.

Yah like Rockwell or Eastwood and Araneta Center's advantage is that it is twice as big against the two and so accessible at all points unlike the two pocket developments.

I agree...its really a commercial center, not a business district. Very comparable to Eastwood and Rockwell, only larger and has a sports stadium.

Even if it's twice as big as the two other developments, it is crowded by existing structures in it which makes developing it harder as compared to Eastwood and Rockwell which started development from scratch.

Are there any other commercial center developments in Rockwell aside from the PowerPlant mall ? Eastwood has citywalk and a future one with the podiums of One/Two Central Park .
I only have been to these two places once at a time wayback in 2000-2001 and my impression that time was that Rockwell is more cosmo , what about these days?

Have you been to metro manila disneyland. I thought tokyo and hongkong are the only asian cities that has disney land.
http://www.imagesphilippines.com/images/011703_103201.jpg

that's a church

that's the HQ of Iglesia ni Kristo located along Commonwealth Ave., in QC.

what i'm really excited is what sta ana race track will turn out when the race track transfers to cavite.....it would be very comparable to rockwell giving makati another pocket development...the only problem is that there're too many squatters at the sta ana side of makati...the cityhall would need to kick them out first..it would be easier because the squatters there are not muslim unlike the ones at coastal road

Do you think the Araneta Center can be like makati business district? Can they have the will power to convince the old building to be demolished and turned to new office building? This would be a great advantage to people cause it would decongest makati, eastwood, etc.


I think it should be, and it was intended to be one in the first place. But I think they are really giving Cubao a lift. It would be so cool if it would become like another Ayala area because that means it would be a neverending line commerce and "it" district skylines and zone. :)

I think it should be, and it was intended to be one in the first place. But I think they are really giving Cubao a lift. It would be so cool if it would become like another Ayala area because that means it would be a neverending line commerce and "it" district skylines and zone. :)
well then again there's one other way for this to happen....remeber the bus terminals...they won't need them anymore with the construction of the north triangle terminal...they should just demolish these and turn them into call centers....

good call

SM Megamall's new facade... backside...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p4e92967ea1aa1a159f1e0a6c2b4a51aa/f5480c71.jpg

the one with a crane is the u/c of Tiangge on the old Limits building

hmm... looks cool. that's glass right? so will the mallers see some natural light from the sides now?

No, it's not glass, its some sort of metal with small holes in it if you look closely.
But it will not add light inside the mall even if it is somewhat translucent because they just put it on top of the concrete wall of Megamall.

Right so it's just there to look "cool"

yeah, it's just like giving Megamall a casing or cover that looks "cool".

yup.. it's just an external add-up to its old wall... actually they also made the walls thicker... during construction, they added styropores on its walls before applying cement on top of them... they they put up those metal structures to accentuate the walls with spaces for advertisments.... anyways... they removed the glass windows on that side situated in the cinema area... so the back is now purely concrete and metal....

the front side of Megamall is now undergoing this facelift.. it seems that it will look impressive when done.. i'll take pictures of it soon..:D

Have you been to metro manila disneyland. I thought tokyo and hongkong are the only asian cities that has disney land.
http://www.imagesphilippines.com/images/011703_103201.jpg

haha very funny, kahit na lumang joke iyan. It's actually quite lovely at night. What it's doing in a metro mall thread beats me!

I think it's very good sign that three very main malls/commercial areas are upgrading.

Mega installed that styropor sheeting,(again can'tremember the name). All the new malls are putting it in. Saves a lot of money in terms of electricity used for cooling.

I hope Araneta will turn out to be successful so we can disperse a little bit, then people coming from East Manila/Cogeo di na malalayuan.

Even Greenhills is upgrading.

It's good to see that these very rich families the Aranetas and Ortigases have decided to plunk in money back to the philippines instead of keeping it in dollars. Both of these are several billion pesos upgrades (200million US for Cubao, 4.5 billion for greenhills) . Of course kikitain nila iyan but as long as they spend the money here ok lang.

yeah... kahit hindi catholic church yan... gandang ganda pa rin ako sa architecture nya..:D

Some images from Araneta Center's masterplan.

http://www.aranetacenter.net/ac2003home/images/acmasterplan3_03big.jpg

http://www.aranetacenter.net/ac2003home/images/acmasterplan3_02big.gif

http://www.aranetacenter.net/ac2003home/images/masterplanbig_01.jpg

http://www.aranetacenter.net/ac2003home/images/acbirdseyeview.jpg

http://www.aranetacenter.net/ac2003home/images/acsideview.jpg

http://www.aranetacenter.net/ac2003home/images/viewdownaguinaldo.jpg

Thanks, thomasian...thats part of what i was looking for. There's also a diagram of the layout of the whole project...i dont know where it went though. You can clearly see that its a massive project that will take years in phases. And that Araneta Center will change dramatically to becoming a modern and vibrant part of QC. Although its not that clear, you can see that existing malls will be upgraded and new malls will be constructed to surround the dome (almost in 360 degrees). Gateway Mall is just phase I (or is it phase II, since the refurbishing of Farmers Plaza and the Colliseum is phase I?)

I'm still looking for the other images of AC's masterplan I remember saving some of it in one of my CDs.

Here they are.
I lost some of the slides from the AC Masterplan slide show.
Does anyone have the other slides?

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img002_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img008_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img009_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img010_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img011_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img012_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img013_2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/img014_2.jpg

Yay! You have what i was looking for...thanks thomasian:okay: Indeed, there are more slides..

If I remember it right there are 16 slides.

And isn't it that the BB Pilipinas competition is going on right now? They're going to have nice new features to go with it. Now if they could just work on the getting the right girls to join! :)

Yep, that's it thomasian :colgate: great job in keeping them.

Thanks, that powerpoint show seem to be long gone from the AC website so I can't get the missing slides.

yeah I tried finding it a couple of months ago. Thanks again.

Look at those two scrapers in the 8th slide. the one near each other i think that's the 40 storey one.. but there's also one across it to the left. Also in the photo above it it only shows one.... man that definately complicates some things.

sana mangyari lahat ng yan kase sayang talaga

And isn't it that the BB Pilipinas competition is going on right now? They're going to have nice new features to go with it. Now if they could just work on the getting the right girls to join! :)

Lol, yeah. This year's tallest applicant is about 6'2, I think. Which is very shocking for the Filipino average.

Good Presentation, where did you guys get this?

Looks like a very long term masterplan, reminds me of all those fancy masterplans the big guys were making. Hopefully matuloy.

the Araneta Center will be awesome when it's done. the plans just make me think of Dubai for some reason. hehehe... cuz they also have some huge shopping center, right...? umm, is Gateway following the plans? like, have they kicked off the redevelopment with Gateway?

Good Presentation, where did you guys get this?

Looks like a very long term masterplan, reminds me of all those fancy masterplans the big guys were making. Hopefully matuloy.

From the Araneta website couple of months back.

the Araneta Center will be awesome when it's done. the plans just make me think of Dubai for some reason. hehehe... cuz they also have some huge shopping center, right...? umm, is Gateway following the plans? like, have they kicked off the redevelopment with Gateway?

Gateway is already part of the redevelopment and it didn't start just only on Gateway. Redevelopment has started long before Gateway.

I think it actually started with the renovation of Araneta Coliseum's Interiors and painting of its exterior. Then they started placing landscaping on the islands and other parts of AC followed by the renovation of Ali Mall, Farmers Plaza and Value Station and the transfer of Fiesta Carnival from the former structure (now Shopwise) to the open area beside SM Cubao.

I hope SM would start the renovation of SM Cubao because it's becoming an eyesore with the continuous redevelopments happening in Araneta Center.

^Yeah, what he said:D Gateway is a major phase in the redevelopment plan, but more and bigger projects are on the way.

Yeah maybe put some of those kaartihans SM put in Megamall :D Hey it's their money, personally I think it's useless if it's just gonna be decors, not actually contributing to the maller's experience.

Yeah , the frontage renovation in SM Megamall , at first I thought they will construct an expansion of the mall in the huge canopy area , just like when Galleria had their expansion years ago , but it turns our that they are only redecorating the mall. Anyway , it still big .

I never knew there was an SM in Cubao til now...!! hahaha. is it a mall or just one of their department store thingies?

It's just a department store, but it has a foodcourt in its basement.

I was at Greenbelt 3 the other day and was surprised to see that the food court below the cinemas are gone.. even the hot selling GONUTS Donuts is gone.. Does anyone know where GONUTS transferred?

If the foodcourt was gone , what will the mall owner put there?

Huh!?!? Food Choices @ Greenbelt 3 is gone?
That's weird kasi mukha namang mabenta lahat ng food court outlets doon.
So ano nang itsura niya, naka-fence?

Yeah it was pretty crowded, very crowded actually when I went there. Maybe an expansion perhaps?

And didn't Greyx Weirdo and Francis meet up there aswell?

yup.. naka fence sya.. weird nga eh.. lakas lakas nang GONUTS don.. actually nung Tuesday lang pala nagsara.. I got this from inq7.net

Fast food gone fast
DON'T go around looking for a quick bite at the Greenbelt 3 mall's fast-food area. There is none.

In fact, even the fast-food stalls are gone.

The various concessionaires packed up after serving their last meals on Monday. According to one shop owner, the entire area will be transformed into another higher-end restaurant row, similar to those lining the first and second floors of Greenbelt 3.

Apparently, landlord Ayala Land Inc. is relocating all the cheap eats to the old Greenbelt 1, closer to the office buildings, or to the Glorietta mall, on the other side of Makati Avenue.

I was at Greenbelt 3 the other day and was surprised to see that the food court below the cinemas are gone.. even the hot selling GONUTS Donuts is gone.. Does anyone know where GONUTS transferred?
kawawa naman yung manager ng food court don...nakilala ko pa naman yun...taga UPLB yun scholar ni ayala dati...then they hire him...i hope he gets transferred not fired

Puro high-end na pala lahat doon , kaya naman lalo na nakaka-intimidate kumain doon kapag hindi ka rich .

woah...i wish they kept food choices there. so that there is a variety of cheaper food and high-end food. Oh well...I still like that place:)

If you notice, the food concessioners at the food court in Greenbelt 4 are also closing down one by one. My cousin, whose girlfriend's mom handles Ayala Malls development, said that the reason many of them are closing down is because they can't make a profit from the high rents Ayala is charging for Greenbelt 3 and Greenbelt 4. I guess instead of lowering them, Ayala is instead just solving the problem the other way and shifting away from fast food in GB3 and GB4 and keeping the fast food in GB1? That's my hypothesis.

The Ayala mall food court that generates the most revenue for concessioners is Market! Market!

How about the Food Choices in G4?

If they're shifting away from the fast-food, woulnd't the other shops in Greenbelt 3 and 4 decline because not all office workers etc. in Makati wouldn't want to be dining in expensive dining, and instead they have to go to Greenbelt 1. Or another hypothesis, Ayala is suiting Greenbelt 3 and 4 to people with more cash... maybe to get some of the people to go back to Glorietta... :D

If you notice, the food concessioners at the food court in Greenbelt 4 are also closing down one by one. My cousin, whose girlfriend's mom handles Ayala Malls development, said that the reason many of them are closing down is because they can't make a profit from the high rents Ayala is charging for Greenbelt 3 and Greenbelt 4. I guess instead of lowering them, Ayala is instead just solving the problem the other way and shifting away from fast food in GB3 and GB4 and keeping the fast food in GB1? That's my hypothesis.

The Ayala mall food court that generates the most revenue for concessioners is Market! Market!

Thats a very good point. My dad wanted to set up a grill55 in GB3, but found the rental price waay to high! Thats why we settled for Pasay Road. Right now, Pasay Road restaurants have formed a coalition to try to attract customers back to Pasay Road to compete with GB.

Besides, GB1 is closer to the offices than GB3 so office workers will find it easier to eat at GB1 rather than GB3.

Thats a very good point. My dad wanted to set up a grill55 in GB3, but found the rental price waay to high! Thats why we settled for Pasay Road. Right now, Pasay Road restaurants have formed a coalition to try to attract customers back to Pasay Road to compete with GB.

Besides, GB1 is closer to the offices than GB3 so office workers will find it easier to eat at GB1 rather than GB3.

I notice that since the 90's up to now many establishments in pasay road are closing down. Does that something to do with the Feng Shui? he he he.

It has to do with GB and Glorietta taking away Pasay Road's customers. That is why they (pasay road restaurants) are now trying to compete better to entice customers.

And don't forget, a lot of food courts have already mushroomed around the Makati CBD, at Enterprise, Robinsons Summit, etc.

Food Choices was "just another food court" among many kumbaga.

^Thats true...but Food Courts in malls have a market during weekends and not just weekdays.

Putting more high-end restaurants next to Timezone seems pretty weird to me.

Oh, and Pasay Road restaurants can hold their own against greenbelt. Some of the restaurants, like Foo Yiu, offer really good food at competitive prices. Besides, those restaurants are walking distance from SanLo, for people who are too lazy to trek the extra few metres to greenbelt :)

Putting more high-end restaurants next to Timezone seems pretty weird to me.

Oh, and Pasay Road restaurants can hold their own against greenbelt. Some of the restaurants, like Foo Yiu, offer really good food at competitive prices. Besides, those restaurants are walking distance from SanLo, for people who are too lazy to trek the extra few metres to greenbelt :)

:lol: yeah, thats weird to me too.

As for Pasay Road, they have lost a lot of revenue because of GB3, but lately (for a few months), restaurants have been able to increase profits/decrease loss.

i would say medyo swapang rin yung ayala no???? ang taas ng rental nila...tapos di pa sila content...dadamihan pa nila yung competition ng mga high end restaurant sa GB para lang tumaas yung kita nila

i wonder how can they just close the entire food court like that? wala bang contract don? like yung GONUTS.. ilang months pa lang sila don.. surely they wont sign a contract good only for a few months? and to agree to close down even without a place to transfer?

OR.. maybe they Ayala land bought out their contracts?

was on Glorietta earlier and:

- Max's is no longer at G4 Food Choices
- that Thai outlet previously at Greenbelt 3 is now poised to tranfer at G4 Food Choices
- Gonuts Donuts now has a branch at the ground floor concourse area of SM Makati

Good for Gonuts. :)

egamall - a closer look
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Tiangge (St. Francis Square)
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Went to Market! Market! yesterday and I took some shots of the Frontera Verde complex.
The tiangge part of the complex namely Tiendesitas is already u/c. It looks so Bahay-Kubo inspired.

http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/Photo_020605_004x.jpg

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The roof will be covered eventually with the Cogon grass used as roofs for the traditional bahay-kubo or Nipa Hut.

where exactly is this frontrera verde

nakakainis, dapat punta kami sa Market! Market! last Saturday..hindi natuloy...kc...waahhh, ayoko ng sabihin. may pera pa naman ako nun. :lol: :jk:

@ Ronnaveth, it is located along C5 between Ortigas and Julia Vargas avenues.

Currently, there's only two develoments, the Caltex? Megastation with several restaurants and fastfoods and the currently u/c Tiendesitas.

Future developments include an SM Hypermarket and (probable) residentials.

@mhe-ann, sayang di natuloy pagpunta nio sa Market Market! ang dami pa namang magandang damit doon at pwede ka pang tumawad dun sa ibang stores na hindi part nung tiangge.

try mo ring kumain dun sa mga ihaw-ihaw restaurants sa Fiesta Market ng Market! Market! sarap nung mga seafoods nila, pwedeng umorder nung mga lutong pagkain o di kaya eh mamili ka na lang dun sa mga fresh seafoods nila tapos ipaluto mo (hiwalay charge nung pagpapaluto).
Masarap yung hipon sa "Trinity", fresh na fresh as in buhay yung mga hipon tapos ipaluto mo in butter and honey, sarap.

uy.. may parang Dampa-style sa Market!2x... nice....:D

Currently, there's only two develoments, the Caltex? Megastation with several restaurants and fastfoods and the currently u/c Tiendesitas.


Actually, it's Shell. right now, may chowking. if you'll go up the flyover from rosario to ortigas, you'll see initial road network already. it will have an access road from orticgas. wonder if they have traffic study here. once SM hypermart is there, expect worst traffic. :eek2:

try mo ring kumain dun sa mga ihaw-ihaw restaurants sa Fiesta Market ng Market! Market! sarap nung mga seafoods nila, pwedeng umorder nung mga lutong pagkain o di kaya eh mamili ka na lang dun sa mga fresh seafoods nila tapos ipaluto mo (hiwalay charge nung pagpapaluto).
Masarap yung hipon sa "Trinity", fresh na fresh as in buhay yung mga hipon tapos ipaluto mo in butter and honey, sarap.

sabi nung kaibigan ko hindi raw umiikli ang pila dito. ganun ba siya talga kasarap?

Oh yeah! Trinity in Market Market!

Mag-pa ihaw kayo doon ng sugpo in lemon butter sauce!

Also around the corner from Trinity is Ineng's Barbecue. They sell the most barbecue per day in the Philippines. I believe 6,000 sticks a day in just the Market Market location (according to my friend's mother who manages ALI mall properties).

@mhe-ann, sayang di natuloy pagpunta nio sa Market Market! ang dami pa namang magandang damit doon at pwede ka pang tumawad dun sa ibang stores na hindi part nung tiangge.

try mo ring kumain dun sa mga ihaw-ihaw restaurants sa Fiesta Market ng Market! Market! sarap nung mga seafoods nila, pwedeng umorder nung mga lutong pagkain o di kaya eh mamili ka na lang dun sa mga fresh seafoods nila tapos ipaluto mo (hiwalay charge nung pagpapaluto).
Masarap yung hipon sa "Trinity", fresh na fresh as in buhay yung mga hipon tapos ipaluto mo in butter and honey, sarap.
sayang talaga. :cry: ok lan. next time. balak ko bumili ng pants. at lumamon din. sife, ita-try namin pag natuloy na. salamat!

wow...Megamall is much better now. It isnt a plain white box anymore.

St. Francis Tiangge is quite impressive:)
Cool... Frontera Verde complex is also impressive esp. since because of its Pinoy look. A SM hypermarket is very much feasible (since that is the latest trend in other countries with Carrefour, Wal-Mart).

I have got to check out Ineng's BBQ:D

I have explored Makati today after paying my bills somewhere in Legaspi Vill. As I walk to the elevated walkways passing thru the Enterprise center , I remember that it has foodcourt that I read here , so I check it out and surprisingly found the seafood that i'm craving for in one of the stores there .So I did not take second thought having my late lunch there at 2:30 pm and for 110 pesos I immensely enjoyed my meal to the fullest.
Afterwards I proceeded to Greenbelt , its still beautiful but it is so hot in the unairconditioned portion. I'm expecting at least a breezy wind because of the trees that abound in the park but the trees are really dormant and still . I also saw that the foodcourt in GB3 was gone and it is fenced with plywood.
After that I passed by Glorietta and SM Makati. I saw the Gonuts Donuts kiosk with lots of people lining up . I was enticed to buy because the donuts looks so delicious but I still feel I'm full so I decided not to buy anymore and I proceeded going home.
Anyway Gonuts Donuts has a new full store branch in Westgate , Alabang so I might try that there soon.

The cladding at the back of SM Megamall in the pictures above , is it like a semi-transparent glass like texture? If it is , it looks like the one they use at SM Southmall's level 2 ceiling cladding ( in the open hallway where Internet cafe's and coffee shops are located )

These are perforated sheets of metal, quite inexpensive . It's used as ceiling cladding and many others uses.

[QUOTE=thomasian
try mo ring kumain dun sa mga ihaw-ihaw restaurants sa Fiesta Market ng Market! Market! sarap nung mga seafoods nila, pwedeng umorder nung mga lutong pagkain o di kaya eh mamili ka na lang dun sa mga fresh seafoods nila tapos ipaluto mo (hiwalay charge nung pagpapaluto).
Masarap yung hipon sa "Trinity", fresh na fresh as in buhay yung mga hipon tapos ipaluto mo in butter and honey, sarap.[/QUOTE]



Puede bang "shrimp with garlic and butter on a bed of spinach or kangkong" how about "Escargot in coconut milk" I like both these dishes. Everytime I visit the Philippines I ask my relatives to buy snails, mussels and shrimps.
Sarap talaga ng seafood. How about the price Thomasian? Reasonable?

I will definitely be back to Global City to check out Market! Market!.

Sundial at the Global City
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Jon

try mo ring kumain dun sa mga ihaw-ihaw restaurants sa Fiesta Market ng Market! Market! sarap nung mga seafoods nila, pwedeng umorder nung mga lutong pagkain o di kaya eh mamili ka na lang dun sa mga fresh seafoods nila tapos ipaluto mo (hiwalay charge nung pagpapaluto).
Masarap yung hipon sa "Trinity", fresh na fresh as in buhay yung mga hipon tapos ipaluto mo in butter and honey, sarap.

Puede bang "shrimp with garlic and butter on a bed of spinach or kangkong" how about "Escargot in coconut milk" I like both these dishes. Everytime I visit the Philippines I ask my relatives to buy snails, mussels and shrimps.
Sarap talaga ng seafood. How about the price Thomasian? Reasonable?

I will definitely be back to Global City to check out Market! Market!.

Sundial at the Global City
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Jon

I'm not sure about the other dishes pero the price seems reasonable for me.
The smaller shrimps are priced at 250 per kilo I think while yung sugpo eh parang 500 per kilo yata. I'm not so sure kasi di ko tiningnan ng husto yung price dahil gutom na gutom na ako nung time na yun kaya hinayaan ko na lang si mama na mamili ng ipapaluto.

Ganun nga no? Ng pumunta ako dun. Ganun din ang nangyari sa akin. Gutom na gutom na ako. Di ko na napansin ang presyo. Kaya isang plato ng sugpo sa Trinity at tatlong pirasong barbecue sa Ineng. Tapos nun may halo-halo pa dun sa may tabi ng Trinity-- yung pagkain na galing pampanga... Ninang something ata.

Wahhhh... :cry: Iniinggit mo naman ako dun sa halo-halo. Hindi kasi ako pwedeng mag halo-halo nung nag market! market! kami last sunday dahil may ubo ako.

way back 90s i saw that sundial on mag. nung pacontest on public art to be placed inside BGC. im glad that there is still room for public art here esp new devts.

way back 90s i saw that sundial on mag. nung pacontest on public art to be placed inside BGC. im glad that there is still room for public art here esp new devts.

Yes they are great additions to this great development. Sayang lang I was pressed for time and naubosan ako ng film so I was not able to take pictures of the skylines in Makati and Ortigas. I like the view from this area. Better take pictures on my next trip before the view gets blocked by skycrapers.

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Went to Gateway yesterday to watch a movie. Sabi nung taga cineplex pwede na rin naman daw yung pagkain at drinks na binili sa labas kahit na nakasulat sa ticket eh bawal. As usual they don't want to disclose the opening date of the cinema with La-Z Boy seats, tentative pa daw.

BTW, Rustan's had already opened the second and third level of their department store in Gateway, and Food Choices looks like it will be opening soon because I can see through the gap in the fence walls that it looks pretty completed or at least for that area of the foodcourt only.

shrimps with butter and honey and with side nilagang kangkong wow sarap

Wahhhh... :cry: Iniinggit mo naman ako dun sa halo-halo. Hindi kasi ako pwedeng mag halo-halo nung nag market! market! kami last sunday dahil may ubo ako.
sarap nga mag-halo-halo. May bangus ba dun? wrong timing naman ang pagyayaya ng mga ka-berks ko pagpunta Market! Market! Sunday pa ng umaga. kainis! :bash:

isa ka pa...
pinaalala mo na naman yang halo-halo na yan eh hanggang ngayon
may ubo pa rin ako kaya bawal pa rin ang halo-halo sa akin. :cry:

:lol: pasaway ba? sorry po. :angel: kung puede lang mamaya na kami magpunta ng Market! Market! dun makakain ng mix-mix. hehe. :colgate:

cge na nga mix-mix na basta wag lang h***-h*** ha. :colgate:

:lol: Chowking na lang ang bagsak ko nito para makakain ng mix-mix. hehe. @thomasian...may bangus po ba dun sa Market! Market! ?

Hindi ko napansin pero malamang ay merong bangus doon kasi madami talaga silang mga seafoods.

Is bangus you guys referring to , the fish itself ? Because there is a restaurant named " BANGUS " which specialty is the variety of recipes you can create with bangus or milkfish , which that resto says is the tastiest fish in the world .
I did not know that bangus is the tastiest fish in the world , but I believe it is indeed.