GB3 - depends on the movie, price range is from 130 to 160 (all reserved seating)

GB1 - Php101 (Php1.00 for red cross i think - free seating)

For me and my friend... it's free, because he has an MTRCB ID (the cardholder can take a friend with him/her, also for free).
Although it's sad I don't have any contact with him anymore.
Now I have to pay for movies again.

@ Bustero - do you think those non-traditional malls (like that "Hobbies Center of Asia") would succeed? Is there really a market for them?

Mahirap sabihin minsan.

I hope they do well. But there are so many malls. Then again I thought what the heck was Blue wave doing in the middle of nowhere and now it's a really a great strip mall.

I think the Hobby Center of Asia (Is this the one near GSIS?_) should be ok as the investment looks so small anyway. If they are leasing the lot for very little they should be succesful even if it'snot roaring business for their locators.

Yup, it's the one near GSIS/Senate.

Thanks for your insight. ;)

I was in the vicinity of Ortigas to pay some bills , I went to Greenhills to check out the new developments there . I check out The Promenade , its fine , also check out Theater Mall , but I also went out early bcoz i was a"mazed" .

I also check out the ff: as The Shops, Shopsville Arcade but Virra Mall is still under renovation . I wonder where will they put the SM hypermart ?
Most of the shops are still in renovation so I will not make any comment , I will probably be back there once the renovations are done . Is Greenhills the only commercial center that Ortigas manages?

Who among the big land developers in the Philippines who are first timers but they delivered at par with the old timers in terms of developing retail complexes?

Frontera Verde, a mixed-use complex consisting of Tiendesitas, SM Hypermarket, MC Mall, etc., is also owned by Ortigas and Co.

SM Hypermarket could be in Virra Mall.

Theatre Mall is great, although you'll be a"mazed".
The shops there are worth checking out, they have the best clothes in the Greenhills and the best thing there is that you can haggle.
The clothes there are definitely not the tiangge-ish quality unlike in the other areas of Greenhills (except "The Shops").
Some stores there worth checking out are, Hallway, Venetta, Folded and Hung (although you can't haggle here), Hipstop and Camiseria.

Anyway, have you seen Virra Mall closely?
I saw recently in the gaps between the fence that the inside is now just a skeleton of the structure. Talk about big time renovations.
I also noticed that they're adding another floor to it, or maybe they just want to utilize the unused 4th level by expanding it to accomodate store spaces.
You'll get a great view of the under renovation Virra Mall from the top of the Connecticut parking building, don't forget to take pics there if you go back there. ;) I took some pics when I went there recently... http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=4958886&postcount=275

want great shopping value? getting tired of the usual malls?

go to the country's timeless shopping district: DIVISORIA! :cheer::cheer:

you'll find items often 40% cheaper than Greenhills! :omg: visit the tutuban mall, the 168 mall and enjoy the historical landmarks of the area... and it's the only place in the world where you can make tawad and still *pay on **credit card! :cool: (*on selected stores **all major credit cards accepted)

you can buy everything (and i mean everything!) under the sun in Divisoria!... from trendy clothes to luxurious housewares to colorful costumes to the world famous $1.25 (PHP 75.00) :2cents: DVDs!

experience true filipino cuisine! from the exotic fried one day old chicks to the sumptious grilled chicken or pork intestines!

you can even ride a kalesa from there and stop at the new LRT/Megatren Recto station! now that's travelling in style! :horse:

so come on and come all in the shopping heaven of Asia: DIVISORIA!!!

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

http://www.antel.com.ph/theavenue/images/avenue%20mall.jpg
11,604 square meters of space.

A.VENUE BOARDWALK. A.venue Boardwalk is an Entertainment Mall that fully integrates rows of restaurants with entertainment ranging from videoke, comedy club, dance club, live bands, exclusive clubs, bars and a night market. A.venue Boardwalk combines the rustic architecture of the old Makati with modern influences thus, creating a unique blend. By 12 midnight, the entire complex converts into one giant party place where people can dance to lively music.

http://www.antel.com.ph/theavenue/images/pavilion-hirescolorbg.jpg
2,463.94 square meters of space.

A.VENUE PAVILLION. A.venue Pavillion is an Events Venue that is
completely sound-proofed, and is equipped with the latest lighting and sound system. The venue will play host to the country’s top International events such as DJ parties, foreign trade expos, car shows, foreign and local artist concerts, product launchings, plus more..

http://www.antel.com.ph/theavenue/images/interior.jpg
Interior Perspective of the A.venue Boardwalk showing
the rows of restaurants and entertainment establishments.

For the rest of the project (the condos) visit...
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=144653&page=2

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It seems like mall developers right now are finding their own niche markets (because of the saturation of malls in MM) by making specialized malls, this time the party-loving crowd.

hmm.. rustic architecture of old Makati... should be a new look this mall, thing is how it can easily blend, or will it be a dodgy version.

they've already fenced the open parking at Greenbelt1.. I think they'll be starting with the renovation of Greenbelt1 now? there were rumors before that even the Mcdo there wont be spared..

...and the Max's Restaurant too. I thought Greenbelt 5 would be built first before the renovation of Greenbelt 1.

they've already fenced the open parking at Greenbelt1.. I think they'll be starting with the renovation of Greenbelt1 now? there were rumors before that even the Mcdo there wont be spared..

Noo! They should spare McDo. That has been there as far back as i can remember. its almost like a landmark already.

You know what would be cool? A retro designed shopping center, with exterior architecture like the old-school Rustan's, you know with the pattern on the wall, and also an amusement center/food court designed like the good old Amusement Center in Makati. Even a design like the interior of Fairmart or Plaza Fair, you know with wooden railings, etc, and alcoves and stuff like that. I remember the Gotesco Grand Central in Monumento with the infamous escalator that leads to nowhere, presumably it leads to heaven, heh heh. How about reviving Good Earth or Masagana? By the way is 680 Appliance Store still around?

Noo! They should spare McDo. That has been there as far back as i can remember. its almost like a landmark already.

I like the O.G. Greenbelt, that one is classic. I remember eating at the Sizzling Sate over there and our school librarians ate there too and we had to hide ourselves because we owe them a boatload of money from overdue fees. I also ate with my late lolo at the mami joint there, and then afterwards watching "Bagets" in the cinema. It has a retro design, which reeks of 70's, I like it!

@ Pinoyd2tayo:

Re: 'Bagets:' Wow, there's a throwback!

Used to live in Kalookan before and Gotesco was an almost daily stopover for me going to and coming from Ermita via the LRT. Which elevator would this be?

680 is gone, as far as I know. Emilio S. Lim is still around though.

168 Shopping Mall continues expansion

With the continued succes of 168 Shooping Malls 1 and 2 that house more than 1,000 stall spaces offering all kinds of commodities, from novelty items, hardware, RTWs and others, Yeeloofa Developing Corp. (YDC), developers of 168 Shopping Mall, recently launched the full blast construction of yet another shoppers' paradise - the adjacent Mall 3 last June 6, 2005. The lauch of Mall 3 is in response to meet the public's growing demand for high-quality yet very affordable goods and products in a convenient location. The groundbreaking ceremonies were held by Congressman Miles Roces, councilor Joe Lopez, Yeeloofa Developing Corp (YDC) chairman Basilio Tan, YDC director James Ang, YDC president Ronald Ragudo, project architect and designer Albert Yu, including other officials and guests. 168 Shopping Mall is a fully air-conditioned shopping destination that provides ample parking space and a classy foodcourt. 168 Mall is located along Sta Elena St., Binondo, Manila

>>Any new updates/pics/renderings/articles of the following mall projects?..

>>>Greenbelt 5
>>>Podium Expansion Mall
>>>SM North Edsa Annex 3
>>>Ayala North Triangle Mall
>>>SM Sucat Expansion Mall
>>>SM San Lazaro
>>>SM Valenzuela
>>>SM Molino
>>THANKS!

QUEZON CITY
population: over 2.5 million
mall::: SM City North Edsa
average daily customers::: 180,000
mall::: SM Fairview
average daily customers::: 100,000
mall::: SM Sta Mesa
average daily customers::: 80,000
mall::: Robinsons Novaliches
average daily customers::: 60,000

QUEZON CITY MALLS average daily customers::: over 400,000

CEBU CITY
population: at least 600,000
mall::: Ayala Center Cebu
average daily customers::: 135,000
mall::: SM City Cebu
average daily customers::: 120,000
mall::: Robinsons Place Cebu
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Elizabeth mall
average daily customers::: 25,000
mall::: Metro Gaisano
average daily customers::: 65,000
mall::: Gaisano Country Mall
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Banilad Town Centre
average daily customers::: 15,000

CEBU CITY MALLS average daily customers::: at least 400,000

ANALOGY ANALYSIS:
CebuCity: 600,000population: 400,000shoppers:
QuezonCity: 2.5mil population: 400,000shoppers:
does this mean that cebuanos overspend?

Or that a big chunk of the QC population are well below the poverty mark? :? But also the QC malls could have had visitors from neighboring MM cities, or was that removed from this stat?

Or that a big chunk of the QC population are well below the poverty mark? :? But also the QC malls could have had visitors from neighboring MM cities, or was that removed from this stat?

um, the average number of shoppers already includes all types of shoppers whether from or not from the vicinity

QUEZON CITY
population: over 2.5 million
mall::: SM City North Edsa
average daily customers::: 180,000
mall::: SM Fairview
average daily customers::: 100,000
mall::: SM Sta Mesa
average daily customers::: 80,000
mall::: Robinsons Novaliches
average daily customers::: 60,000

QUEZON CITY MALLS average daily customers::: over 400,000

CEBU CITY
population: at least 600,000
mall::: Ayala Center Cebu
average daily customers::: 135,000
mall::: SM City Cebu
average daily customers::: 120,000
mall::: Robinsons Place Cebu
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Elizabeth mall
average daily customers::: 25,000
mall::: Metro Gaisano
average daily customers::: 65,000
mall::: Gaisano Country Mall
average daily customers::: 20,000
mall::: Banilad Town Centre
average daily customers::: 15,000

CEBU CITY MALLS average daily customers::: at least 400,000

ANALOGY ANALYSIS:
CebuCity: 600,000population: 400,000shoppers:
QuezonCity: 2.5mil population: 400,000shoppers:
does this mean that cebuanos overspend?

having those numbers doesn't mean cebuanos overspend... it's actually a matter of demographics...

both cities have 400,000 shoppers, those reflect the number of people who has the capacity to buy things or otherwise known as "purchasing power"

in your data, (if you get the ratio between the shoppers and the population) it seems that cebuanos have a much much higher purchasing power than QC people... your data seem plausable because it is a fact that QC has the largest population of people below the poverty line...

where did you actually get these info?

the customer of cebu city malls is the whole cebu island while QC malls has only for QC residents plus rivals

from philstar:

List of SM Malls Opening Date Land Size Area

SM City North Edsa November-85 16.1 hectares 275,419 sqm
SM City Sta. Mesa September-90 3.0 hectares 133,327 sqm
SM Megamall June-91 10.5 hectares 331,679 sqm
SM City Cebu November-93 13..8 hectares 161,562 sqm
SM City Southmall April-95 20.0 hectares 205,120 sqm
SM City Bacoor July-97 8.8 hectares 116,892 sqm
SM Fairview October-97 20.0 hectares 130,600 sqm
SM City Iloilo June-99 17.5 hectares 101,735 sqm
SM City Manila April-00 2.5 hectares 166,554 sqm
SM City Pampanga November-00 31.6 hectares 110,650 sqm
SM Supercenter Sucat July-01 6.5 hectares 66,150 sqm
SM City Davao November-01 13.2 hectares 75,440 sqm
SM City Bicutan November-02 1.8 hectares 112,737 sqm
SM City Cagayan de Oro November-02 5.2 hectares 56,288 sqm
SM City Lucena October-03 8.0 hectares 72,057 sqm
SM City Marilao November-03 20.3 hectares 88,654 sqm
SM City Baguio November-03 8.0 hectares 105,331 sqm
SM City Dasmarinas May-04 12.7 hectares 79,792 sqm
SM City Batangas November-04 8.5 hectares 70,819 sqm
SM City San Lazaro July-05 4.0 hectares 179,000 sqm
SM Supercenter Valenzuela November-05 2.4 hectares 61,460 sqm
SM Supercenter Molino November-05 4.8 hectares 48,248 sqm
SM Mall of Asia December-05 19.5 hectares 450,000 sqm

TOTAL 3,199,514 sqm

guess mbassy has filled the gaps that I was wondering about. QC does have a lot of people below the povo line.

:cheers: the customer of cebu city malls is the whole cebu island while QC malls has only for QC residents plus rivals

The customer of quezon city malls are qc residents and visitors from neighboring cities and provinces such as bulacan, caloocan, valenzuela and marikina which have limited amount of malls while the customers of cebu city malls is not actually the whole cebu island because several mini malls have been scattered (e.g Gaisano Bogo, Danao and Super Metro Mandaue in the North, Gaisano Mactan and SaveMore Supermarket in the East, Gaisano South, CarCar and Tabunok in the South.)...

BTW, any updates of the malls i posted yesterday..Thank You

from philstar:

List of SM Malls Opening Date Land Size Area

SM City North Edsa November-85 16.1 hectares 275,419 sqm
SM City Sta. Mesa September-90 3.0 hectares 133,327 sqm
SM Megamall June-91 10.5 hectares 331,679 sqm
SM City Cebu November-93 13..8 hectares 161,562 sqm
SM City Southmall April-95 20.0 hectares 205,120 sqm
SM City Bacoor July-97 8.8 hectares 116,892 sqm
SM Fairview October-97 20.0 hectares 130,600 sqm
SM City Iloilo June-99 17.5 hectares 101,735 sqm
SM City Manila April-00 2.5 hectares 166,554 sqm
SM City Pampanga November-00 31.6 hectares 110,650 sqm
SM Supercenter Sucat July-01 6.5 hectares 66,150 sqm
SM City Davao November-01 13.2 hectares 75,440 sqm
SM City Bicutan November-02 1.8 hectares 112,737 sqm
SM City Cagayan de Oro November-02 5.2 hectares 56,288 sqm
SM City Lucena October-03 8.0 hectares 72,057 sqm
SM City Marilao November-03 20.3 hectares 88,654 sqm
SM City Baguio November-03 8.0 hectares 105,331 sqm
SM City Dasmarinas May-04 12.7 hectares 79,792 sqm
SM City Batangas November-04 8.5 hectares 70,819 sqm
SM City San Lazaro July-05 4.0 hectares 179,000 sqm
SM Supercenter Valenzuela November-05 2.4 hectares 61,460 sqm
SM Supercenter Molino November-05 4.8 hectares 48,248 sqm
SM Mall of Asia December-05 19.5 hectares 450,000 sqm

TOTAL 3,199,514 sqm

AFAIK, SM Megamall is the largest and SM Southmall is the 3rd largest... But what differentiates an SM Supercenter from an SM City... Ive visited SM Sucat once and noticed that they have the same chain of stores like the regular SM City, the only difference is that they have SM Hypermarket instead of SM Supermarket but still SM City Marilao has SM Hypermarket but they aren't considered a supercenter... What's distinguishes an SM city from a supercenter?

BTW, has anyone got any updates of ST FRANCIS TIANGGE SQUARE that is u/c between SM Megamall and the PODIUM? Just read a lot of advertisements about this Tiangge Square in Philippine Star Recently.

guys singit ko lang yung higway 54 kasi nagpaguusapan naitin ito minsan.any update about this.galing kc me megamall punta ako galleria may nakita ako na construction sa tapat ng mega around 2-3 story na yung project at ang nakaindicate sa project ay highway 54 commercial building.any comment about this.

SM Southmall used to be 194,000 sqm , how come it became 205,000 sqm when there are no expansions constructed yet there?

Sa overall floor area ng malls allover the Philippines or kahit sa MMla, alin ba talaga ang top 5 man lang ? Anybody knows .. alam ko lang no.1 so far talaga in terms of floor area ang SM Megamall .

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NAGSAGAWA ng inspeksyon ang Manila City hall engineering office sa bagong tayong SM San Lazaro sa Tayuman, Maynila dahil sa reklamo ng publiko sa umano'y bahagyang pag-uga nito at ilang bitak sa pader.

Hindi lamang ang nasabing establisimyento ang siniyasat ng engineering office maging ang lahat ng shopping malls at gusali upang maiwasan ang posibleng magdulot ng panganib sakaling magkaroon ng malakas na lindol.

Sa natanggap na reklamo ng nasabing tanggapan, napansin umano nila ang pag-uga sa ikalawang palapag ng SM San Lazaro kaya't nagresulta sa pagkakaroon ng pagbitak-bitak ang pader.

Subalit, ayon kay Engr. Saturnino Disu, ng Manila City hall building permit division, na kasama ang inspection team, lumabas na maayos ang nasabing mall.

Ipinaliwanag ni Disu na ang napansing pag-uga sa ikalawang palapag ng nasabing mall ay tinatawag na 'post tensioning' na normal lamang sa isang bagong tayong gusali ngunit mawawala rin kinalaunan.

Matatandaan na noong nakaraang taon gumuho ang SAI building sa Divisoria at lumabas sa imbestigasyon na mahina ang pundasyon ng gusali at hindi akma sa taas nito.

AFAIK, SM Megamall is the largest and SM Southmall is the 3rd largest... But what differentiates an SM Supercenter from an SM City... Ive visited SM Sucat once and noticed that they have the same chain of stores like the regular SM City, the only difference is that they have SM Hypermarket instead of SM Supermarket but still SM City Marilao has SM Hypermarket but they aren't considered a supercenter... What's distinguishes an SM city from a supercenter?


probably they'll be changing the name soon to SM city cause remember they already change centerpoint to city sta mesa

^^ i don't think so

...BTW, has anyone got any updates of ST FRANCIS TIANGGE SQUARE that is u/c between SM Megamall and the PODIUM? Just read a lot of advertisements about this Tiangge Square in Philippine Star Recently.

I just discovered yesterday that it's being developed by ASB Realty (from the billboard posted there), the developer of the BSA Twin Towers. So the whole land from BSA Twins to St. Francis is ASB owned.

How come they have loads of money to develop a mall when they can't even finish the tallest twins in Ortigas?

Ilang levels ang St.Francis Square at kelan ang opening?

Mukhang 7, according to my count. But you should also try counting it in the pics.

Yung opening, sorry talaga, I don't know eh.

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St. Francis Square Mall

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/St_Francis_1.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/St_Francis_2.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/St_Francis_3.jpg

thanks, aaron, for the updates. did u happen to see any developments sa st. francis towers? thanks.

I don't like Festival Mall. Generally speaking, the boxed-in model of malls (SM is fond of this) is not appealing to me. A mall should be designed in such a way that it integrates into its surroundings. Take for instance Ayala malls; this kind of integration is evident in Alabang Town Center and Greenbelt malls.

I wish that MoA should somehow take advantage of its location. A boxed-in mall wouldn't do justice to the magnificence of Manila Bay and its sunset. I hope that on the side facing the bay, open-air cafes, quaint shops and an activity center are built.

lol, i thought St. Francis really have curvy in shape:D

I don't like Festival Mall. Generally speaking, the boxed-in model of malls (SM is fond of this) is not appealing to me. A mall should be designed in such a way that it integrates into its surroundings. Take for instance Ayala malls; this kind of integration is evident in Alabang Town Center and Greenbelt malls.

I wish that MoA should somehow take advantage of its location. A boxed-in mall wouldn't do justice to the magnificence of Manila Bay and its sunset. I hope that on the side facing the bay, open-air cafes, quaint shops and an activity center are built.

I agree. But i guess it really depends on the target market. Ayala malls are more upscale so they pay more attention to design, etc...which cost more than SM's box designs which are targeted for the masses. But i think Mall of Asia is less like "the average SM mall" and has some integration to its bay location.
One mall i'm looking forward to is Ayala's North Triangle Mall. I wanna see how the Ayala's integrate that mall with a transportation hub of several MRT lines. And they will most likely throw in some gardens too.

@ Ryan, yeah some gardens in North Triangle Mall, but like Gateway it wouldn't be on the ground level because we all know that the ground and basement levels are occupied by the MRT depot. So we could be seeing another "floating garden" like Gateway's oasis. And probably a state-of-the-art cineplex also much like that in Gateway because ALI see Gateway as they're primary competitor, expect them to try to outdo Gateway's features.

^^ Sweet

Bakit lima na lang pala ang cinemas ng Market Market ..dati nakikita ko sa ads ng list of theaters sa dyaryo ...pito pa iyon last year .

Yeah, I also noticed that. I guess hindi naman masyadong mabenta yung ibang cinemas especially the "guaranteed seats" cinemas.

I've never been to Gateway. I've visited its website and surely it looks impressive. Kudos to the Aranetas for trying to revive Cubao. My parents told me that Cubao was the shopping mecca of MM before the Ayalas, Sys & Gokongweis came into the malling business.

i was watching Insider and they featured something about energy conservation measures implemented by the malls in MM. they showed the new facade of megamall. it really looks better than before, and i like those wavy canopies (if u will).

Yeah, BTW, does anyone have pics of the new facade of SM Megamall? From the comments and feedbacks I heard, they said it looks better now.

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http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/102B1380xx.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/102B1390xx.jpg

The Megastrip @ Megamall

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/aaron_ofngol/102B1370xxx.jpg

Looks pretty pathetic without ads, or something in those "ad-holes." But less pathetic than the old megamall

Yung MegaStrip ..I can dine there only on the inside premises of the restos perhaps because it is along Julia Vargas St. a very busy street with so much smoke /dust from the vehicles mixing in your food or drinks.
And also nakakailang coz there are also too many passersby walking and those hundreds of vehicles emitting smoke a few steps away on your dining table.

Thanks for the pics thomasian! your right, the old megamall really looks pathetic...a shoebox...nevertheless, they still produce a lot of money...

btw, MEGASTRIP pala tawag nila sa strip of restaurants... ? Now i can compare, eh kac d2 sa SM CEBU, its FIESTA STRIP...lol...ung MEGA TRADE HALL ay CEBU TRADE HALL...lol..hehe :bash:

which mall nearby megamall rivals with it well? i think galleria doesnt do well in the area..how bout shang? starmall?

Shang has a better version of the Megastrip, the Streetscape - less pollution and less passersby.

@ Renell - that pic was taken last May so the "ad-holes" are already filled by now.

--since when did SM have the "ad-holes concept?"... SM Cebu just had a facelift recently now featuring 15 "ad-holes"

pics...SM Cebu from
http://www.smprime.com/uploads/images/SecImg1_malls_cebu.jpg
to
http://www.smprime.com/uploads/images/sm%20cebu-renovation.jpg

BTW, the SM Prime (www.smprime.com) website has been updated recently. Haven't noticed any updates on the supermalls...just uploaded news, articles and updated FACTOIDS.

I went to Uniwide Metromall yesterday , its pathetic to see that this once proud mall /warehouse complex teeming with shoppers of all walks of life with 90% occupancy is a rundown mall already. Only the ground floor has so-so shops while the second /third floors is not accessible anymore because there are no stores there . The cinemas were closed , the anchor top bookstore has left it .
Perhaps , its also because of the economic turmoil that Uniwide had got into as all of their malls especially the huge Coastal mall did not even took off .

I went to Uniwide Metromall yesterday , its pathetic to see that this once proud mall /warehouse complex teeming with shoppers of all walks of life with 90% occupancy is a rundown mall already. Only the ground floor has so-so shops while the second /third floors is not accessible anymore because there are no stores there . The cinemas were closed , the anchor top bookstore has left it .
Perhaps , its also because of the economic turmoil that Uniwide had got into as all of their malls especially the huge Coastal mall did not even took off .



Also Gotesco Ortigas in Pasig is in the same boat as Uniwide Metromall(Las Pinas ) but a bit better though .

What happened to to this plan?

from: http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=%22Uniwide+Metromall%22&toggle=1&ei=UTF-8&u=bankrupt.com/TCRAP_Public/000920.MBX&w=%22uniwide+metromall%22&d=4E47C2D7D4&icp=1&.intl=us

..."The rehabilitation plan proposes to convert the Uniwide
Metromall in Las Pi¤as City into a condominium project
under a special purpose corporation. The shares of the
corporation would be distributed to the creditors as
payment for the outstanding debt."

Is UNIWIDE Coastal Mall already as pathetic as UNIWIDE Metro Mall already? or is it more pathetic? Here in Cebu, a large UNIWIDE building has also stopped its construction...Now, it serves as a home for squatters...But recently, a mini-subdivision real estate was developed right beside the building...

OH YEAH WHAT HAPPENED TO ISETANN. IS THAT STILL EXIST MOSTLY THE BIG ONE IN RECTO

I think the Uniwide management has a poor management system in handling their real estate properties. Right at the south, Uniwide along Sucat road is the only one I know generating a decent amount of business which I think could've done better. Coastal Mall on the other hand appears like a waste of space. A large structure situated at one of the busiest crossroads in NCR-- across Baclaran! For Pete's sake, that's a very good location! And the way their mall sits there like a haunted house just doesn't make sense. It's very apparent that the person who runs it is doing a very poor job. I just began my career in real estate and I love anything relative to it. If I could just pull ahead the time being my self-proclaimed designation as a real estate developer, I would buy them out and develop that property into something that would naturally hoard people to spend within the mall! eheheheh

Have you heard the news recently... Shoppers of SM San Lazaro have noticed na gumuguho daw ang 2nd level ng mall resulting to the cracks in the walls...A day after, the OBO(Office of the Building Official) of Manila City have checked the mall and found out no leakages or whatever..To prevent this kind of reports, the OBO said in their press release that they are going to inspect not only SM San lazaro but all malls at least once a month.

found in the newspaper today: rendering for ayala north triangle mall

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/lexreyes/northtriangle.jpg

quoted from the inquirer, section e, page 2 (21 aug 2005):
"even as ali (ayala land, inc.) is busy with the development of the global city and the redevelopment of glorietta, it is also getting ready with the 2007 opening of what is dubbed as "a super regional mall north of metro manila" in the north triangle in quezon city, a joint venture with ali owing 50 percent.

"ayala says it is going to be very large, 200,000 square meters, 'glorietta without the 'afters.'

"katigbak says that this is the first entry to quezon city and they studied the area very carefully. "we would like to give the market something that they have not seen before - and don't have. so we actually would like to combine glorietta and greenbelt and provide quezon city with that kind of ambiance."

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wow. i like the rendering of this project. looks like greenbelt: with the design and open spaces. from the looks of it, it's a good thing that they made it very much tropicalized (and energy efficient).

as with the redevelopment of glorietta, the article didn't put in any renderings so i still have no idea what changes they will make with the area but also excited about that. ayala is really raising the bar with their commercial projects.

something never been seen before indeed! very nice! surely sm north-edsa would think of redeveloping theirs.

Looks like a hotel lobby to me! Beautiful! Thanks @xandro for posting.

Sweet! its beautiful, very similar to Greenbelt.

Very Fabulous indeed. Ayala Malls never fail to impress me... At least, hindi cartoon-like ang rendering, its realistic...Akala ko nga yun ya 'yon but I just remembered, u/c pa pala ito.

Looks pretty pathetic without ads, or something in those "ad-holes." But less pathetic than the old megamall

lets just wait til everything gets finished, ok, as it will soon be...

lheximont, ur ryt, the megastrip doesnt appeal to me also, its very humid & ur gona sweat a lot by just sitting there doin nothing... plus there are so many passersby that kinda disturb you, & its even worse when it rains, boring!!

:)

omg! that's greenbelt in quezon city!

Wow, I love the rendering of the north triangle mall! ;) It's very nice :D

ganda nga ng rendering no? knowing ayala land, maganda tlga ang gawa.. i also read that same article yesterday.. it said that the target completion date would be 2007...

Another thing, Ayala Malls has done a very decisive move recently. Ayala Center Cebu opened with 6 cinemas at first...In the new millenium, ACC decided to upgrade 5 cinemas and close 1 because according to them, they do not get much income from cinemas in addition, converting the cinema into RETAIL SPACES/ STORES would give the mall more income.

Recently, Market!Market! also closed 2 cinemas...

Nice Move Ayala! I think it was best to close the cinemas, anyway, more people choose to watch pirated DVDs since they won't miss any scene for they can pause it when nature calls them... Converting it into retail spaces was great, it would give more choices to the shoppers

i think i've read this 4x already on different threads.. it's already annoying. :ohno:

Another thing, Ayala Malls has done a very decisive move recently. Ayala Center Cebu opened with 6 cinemas at first...In the new millenium, ACC decided to upgrade 5 cinemas and close 1 because according to them, they do not get much income from cinemas in addition, converting the cinema into RETAIL SPACES/ STORES would give the mall more income.

Recently, Market!Market! also closed 2 cinemas...

Nice Move Ayala! I think it was best to close the cinemas, anyway, more people choose to watch pirated DVDs since they won't miss any scene for they can pause it when nature calls them... Converting it into retail spaces was great, it would give more choices to the shoppers

i think i've read this 4x already on different threads.. it's already annoying. :ohno:

I'm sorry if I overposted..Eh kasi I thought over it and realized the different targets of these threads... I posted it in Metro Cebu thread 'cause it contains some info about ACC. I posted it in the Crowd favorite malls and Battle of the shopping malls because it contains info about ALI's strategies on how they transform for the market. I posted it in Philippine Malls thread because it is an article of ACC and Market!Market! which are philippine malls. Lastly, I posted it in Mega Metro Malls IV because it contains info about Market!Market!'s recent closure of its 2 cinemas... And I also thought that not all members would care to open all these threads...
Sorry po talaga... :)

I think we need to cut down or combine some of the mall threads because it leads to confusion and repeating posts. This is getting out of hand. I mean we love shopping and all, but it's starting to seem like people are saying the same thing in different threads.

Or some just want their post tally to rise! :colgate: Just kidding, no offense meant! :jk: Peace! :nocrook:

I think we need to cut down or combine some of the mall threads because it leads to confusion and repeating posts. This is getting out of hand. I mean we love shopping and all, but it's starting to seem like people are saying the same thing in different threads.

I agree. I want to keep this thread going, so i will merge some of the others.

wow....the rendering for ayala north triangle mall looks awesome, looks like the glorietta and serendra!!!

ang cute ng design

I wonder if SM City will be the one directly affected by the Ayala North Triangle Mall.

If Greenbelt 3 will serve as the template for Ayala North Triangle Mall, then the establishments that might be directly affected are the restaurants, bars and cafes found in Tomas Morato.

Since the hip crowd is in constant search of cool, new places, they might migrate to North Triangle once the Mall is opened.

SM City will still continue to attract the mass market.

i am now working into advertising our philippine malls... many tourists here are curious about philippines and im only 17 and very proud of the philippines thats why i was looking at some threads into malls and it has been very helpful. the launch of the magazine is still a few weeks away but the launch issue is about the philippines tourist destinations... talk of the philippines has taken off here in sydney australia and has become a well talked about location especially for shopping and the beaches. i know ive asked this before but i would like to know when does sm mall of asia open... the magazine is specifically targeting malls in makati, ortigas and plus many more around metro manila not to forget malls in cebu.

SM MOA is scheduled to open on December (no specific date has been given yet, but it could be before Dec. 15), just in time for the xmas season.

I hope you could make your magazine online so that we could see it.

Where in Sydney are you from?


i am now working into advertising our philippine malls... many tourists here are curious about philippines and im only 17 and very proud of the philippines thats why i was looking at some threads into malls and it has been very helpful. the launch of the magazine is still a few weeks away but the launch issue is about the philippines tourist destinations... talk of the philippines has taken off here in sydney australia and has become a well talked about location especially for shopping and the beaches. i know ive asked this before but i would like to know when does sm mall of asia open... the magazine is specifically targeting malls in makati, ortigas and plus many more around metro manila not to forget malls in cebu.

i am now working into advertising our philippine malls... many tourists here are curious about philippines and im only 17 and very proud of the philippines thats why i was looking at some threads into malls and it has been very helpful. the launch of the magazine is still a few weeks away but the launch issue is about the philippines tourist destinations... talk of the philippines has taken off here in sydney australia and has become a well talked about location especially for shopping and the beaches. i know ive asked this before but i would like to know when does sm mall of asia open... the magazine is specifically targeting malls in makati, ortigas and plus many more around metro manila not to forget malls in cebu.

Wow, this would be great...an online album of philippine malls, i hope this gets established soons... I have a lot of pics info on CEBU malls but the problem is that my pics are stored in my non-bluetooth camera phone.. :)

looks great! and it would be right there where the MRT terminal is...

looks great! and it would be right there where the MRT terminal is...
do you mean the Ayala North Triangle mall?

yep. di ba connected yun sa MRT North Avenue station/terminal?

im from penrith which has a high concentration of filipinos... the magazine launch will be available online between december and january to co-inside with the magazine launch... it will be the first teen magazine to be launch in the penrith area. at the moment i had a yahoo site... www.groups.yahoo.com/group/philippineconnection which didnt really click but is still available online... but in the december hopefully the magazine will fare much better than the site.

yes.sa north depot ng mrt

just read that SM - Lipa Batangas will soon start construction.. besides Robinson's Lipa.

^^ start na po ang construction. and yes, malapit lan cya sa Robinson's. kaya nag-expand din bigla ang Robinson's dun kc itatayo nga un SM. pero hindi naman malaki un SM na itatayo..almost same land area lan cla.

Have you visited Metro Market! Market! (Department Store and Supermarket)?
What are your comments, reactions and suggestions about this store?

>>I'll use the infos to suggest it to the customer welfare counter of Metro Ayala Center (Cebu)..That'll be faster because the store is Cebu based.

visited Market Market Dept store. ok naman. nothing extraordinary really. price? same lang ata. yung dressing room medyo malaki. spacious. kaso busted na yung ibang mga pinto. bkit kaya? masisira ba yun agad kung bihis lang naman gagawin mo sa loob? hehe...

How do I go to Ayala Center using public transportation?

You know, I'm from Pampanga and my friends are planning to go there, for the first time kaming sabay sabay pupunta. kasi ako palang nakakapunta eh private pa sinasakyan namen. Plano naming bumaba sa araneta bus terminal eh. THANKS in advance sa mga sasagot.

Di hamak na mas maganda ba ung mga cinemas sa gateway cineplex kaysa sa greenbelt/powerplant cinemas? We are planning to watch Harry Potter and the GOF dyan sa Metro Manila eh, to enhance the experience. Nafoforecast kasi naming magiging phenomenon ang movie nayan kasi sobrang ganda kaya para mas special, sa manila manonood. You know, medyo promdi kasi yung iba samen walang alam sa maynila baka mawala. TNX!

^^ MRT Araneta to Ayala Makati Station para mabilis. i strongly recommend Gateway Cinemas para mas OK. :okay:

visited Market Market Dept store. ok naman. nothing extraordinary really. price? same lang ata. yung dressing room medyo malaki. spacious. kaso busted na yung ibang mga pinto. bkit kaya? masisira ba yun agad kung bihis lang naman gagawin mo sa loob? hehe...

diba good for two? nkakasira tlaga un kse pag minsan iba ang sinusukat. its either too fit or loose. hehehe

Have you visited Metro Market! Market! (Department Store and Supermarket)?
What are your comments, reactions and suggestions about this store?

>>I'll use the infos to suggest it to the customer welfare counter of Metro Ayala Center (Cebu)..That'll be faster because the store is Cebu based.

I buy my groceries at gaisano. not bad.

SM Valenzuela is almost complete... imagine the traffic along mcarthur after opening...

an SM mall opening really invites traffic! hehe :)

Guys, this is not related to the topic, but would you know the developer of the establishment beside Shell Station along Macapagal Boulevard? Thanks

Do you mean Blue Wave, the one with restaurants?
I think Federal Land is the developer of that.

diba good for two? nkakasira tlaga un kse pag minsan iba ang sinusukat. its either too fit or loose. hehehe

what? the dressing rooms are good for two? hehe...that sounds fun!
but with the size, 4 at the same time would do. me space nga na mauupuan. hehe...kaya yung kasama mo, pasok mo na rin sa loob. ang gastos talaga magpunta sa mall. before i knew it, nangalahati na laman ng ATM ko.

How do I go to Ayala Center using public transportation?

You know, I'm from Pampanga and my friends are planning to go there, for the first time kaming sabay sabay pupunta. kasi ako palang nakakapunta eh private pa sinasakyan namen. Plano naming bumaba sa araneta bus terminal eh. THANKS in advance sa mga sasagot.

Di hamak na mas maganda ba ung mga cinemas sa gateway cineplex kaysa sa greenbelt/powerplant cinemas? We are planning to watch Harry Potter and the GOF dyan sa Metro Manila eh, to enhance the experience. Nafoforecast kasi naming magiging phenomenon ang movie nayan kasi sobrang ganda kaya para mas special, sa manila manonood. You know, medyo promdi kasi yung iba samen walang alam sa maynila baka mawala. TNX!


oo nga...MRT 3 is the best way. Sakay kayo ng cubao hanggang Ayala Terminal. Teka, bakit sa Araneta Center pa kayo bababa? Sabihin niyo ibaba na kayo sa malapit sa EDSA. Kasi ang layo ng Ali Mall sa Station ng MRT.
Pag movie naman, mas mahal ang Gateway, pero ayos naman. Dun na lang kayo.

Inside Market Market

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/myplace/Market.jpg

:)

^^ i also have Market Market! pic hehe
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/rich_168us/PICT0069.jpg

salamat sa mga nagbigay ng info! rusty18 and francis20!!!

Those mediterranean palm trees are nice.

Market market is nice open,airy but clean. They really have good native foods ,kalamays at the outdoor stalls and affordable too.

Market market is nice open,airy but clean. They really have good native foods ,kalamays at the outdoor stalls and affordable too.


I like the overall structure of Market!Market! Nicely done.

Yung foodcourt ng Market Market inside the mall , nabawasan ang size . I guess overwhelmed ito nung ala-Dampa style na kainan sa entrance ng mall , kasi jampacked palagi yun .

I passed by Harrison Plaza yesterday , may Shopwise na rin pala doon na opening next week na . Ito yung dating location nung Rustan's Supermarket sa level 1 , yung level 2 naman ay retain pa rin yung Rustan's dept. store . Same owners din naman kasi ang Rustan's at Shopwise ( Tantoco's ) . It will be their sixth branch , from their maiden store it Alabang which introduces the supercenter concept also adopted by major chain malls in some of their malls.

Ang lawak talaga ng lot area ng Harrison Plaza , almost occupying an entire block with its main mall , the village square , expansion area and the (area occupied by the jai-Alai fronton ?) . I like its chapel on the second level , I do not miss passing by this chapel everytime i had a chance going in that mall.
If only it will be modernized in the future with a very beautiful design and perhaps increase to at least 5-levels it can be classified as a stand alone supermall with major anchors it has now such as SM and Rustans group backing up . Kung yung SM City Manila nga maliit lang talaga ang lot area nun , pero naging parang malaki with its numerous levels ( 6 ). Strategic pa naman ang location nila ( HP ) , a stones throw away sa Manila Zoo , Rizal Sports complex , CCP complex, Central Bank , Baywalk, La Salle at mga hotels at condos and with a PUV route on both roads on its front and rear .

This year on my last vacation, I went shopped at Harrison Plaza, it was a bit overwhelming, so many people inside. I went to the Levis store and bought a pair of blue jeans.

Gateway Mall wasn't as crowded when I bought swimming trunks at the Speedo store. I like the atrium of that mall.

Those mediterranean palm trees are nice.

nicer if they were real.

yeah, they're so damn fake, as in Plastic-and-Concrete palm trees anyone?

hehehe...those ones in Greenbelt are real. sana ganun na lang. yun ang turn off sa Market Market.

At least these trees in North Triangle Mall are real, or so they seem :colgate:

Picture by Xandro
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/lexreyes/northtriangle.jpg

^^ If it follows GB3, then they are most likely real.

One thing they don't have (or probably not shown in that rendering) is a garden as lush as Gateway's Oasis.

The Mall The Merrier
The Philippine STAR - 08/21/2005

If the number of malls rising and the people that continue to go are anything to go by, then we’ve certainly come a long way in terms of progress.

It’s not just the steady increase in consumer spending that’s driving the mall industry, it’s the standard that Ayala Malls has set for the industry, forcing others to follow in their designer footsteps or else be left behind.

For instance, how many times have you heard people at Greenbelt comment, "Parang di Third-World country, no?" We may be third-world in everything else – infrastructure, computerization, traffic, and government inefficiency – but not shopping. We click our ruby heels and we’re transported into a place where everything is an eye candy and yet not everything comes with a price tag (Greenbelt’s gardens and lagoon are free for everybody to enjoy). "It feels like we’re not in Manila anymore!" is a fitting description of a Saturday night in Greenbelt.

"We tend to be much more innovative in our approach," says Miriam Katigbak, executive vice president and head of ALI’s commercial centers group. "We pride ourselves in being able to give something new, something different, raising the bar in design with every mall that we build. It gives you a different perspective of what the public can expect from each mall."

When we interviewed Rowena Tomeldan, vice president and head of operations, five years ago, the new Greenbelt complex had not yet opened. She was already predicting how it would change the landscape of the industry back when it was just a blueprint created by Callison Architecture, the US-based design firm responsible for Greenbelts 2, 3, 4, and soon, Greenbelt 5 and the first Ayala Mall in Quezon City. Rowena kept emphasizing how the project was very innovative in its design and how new concepts in shopping, dining and entertainment were being introduced. Skepticism being our tool when doing interviews, we asked ourselves then: Really? How much innovation can you actually accomplish when the goal is simply to make people eat and buy?

It turns out a lot. It is easy to forget now that before the Greenbelt complex, there was nothing there except a parking lot and a strip of fast-food restaurants. Today, of course, one cannot imagine dinners with family and friends without having Greenbelt as an option.

Back then, according to Rowena and Miriam, the group was thinking twice about the Greenbelt concept. Were they really going to fill an entire building with restaurants? Would people eat and drink coffee outdoors in this tropical weather? Would high-end shops have a place in the Filipino lifestyle? And would a museum – not just an art gallery – in a shopping mall be taken seriously?

To answer these questions, simply go to Greenbelt on a payday weekend and you’ll experience how impossible it is to get a table at the best restaurants. Or consider the number of people that go to all Ayala Malls: 800,000 a day, or 8 million in 10 days and 292 million in a year – that’s more than thrice the Philippine population. In 2004, Ayala Land Inc. posted total revenues of P18 billion, a third of it coming from its various commercial centers which include Glorietta, Greenbelt, Market! Market!, Alabang Town Center and Ayala Center Cebu (the rest was from Ayala’s diverse businesses such as real estate, banking and property management).

"Every mall has its own personality and that’s our strategy," says Ayala Land president Jim Ayala. "There are companies that pursue other strategies, where it’s more about consistency, where every mall is the same. There are many ways to play the game, for us it’s a lot of fun to keep pushing the envelope."

Catherine Bengzon, advertising and promotions manager of the commercial centers group, organizes about 14 events a day, whether it’s a product promotion at Glorietta, the Harry Potter launch, a movie premiere, or a free concert by the Greenbelt lagoon. That’s what people keep going back to every day.

"Once you hit a formula, you cannot stay like that for too long," says Miriam. She adds that Ayala’s strategy has actually made it more difficult for the malls because they now have to keep reinventing their products. "But on the other hand, it tells us that we have to take this business seriously. Competition is there but it is there positively. It gives the consumer better pricing, options, and customer service." (Speaking of service, there was once a tourist who approached the info desk at Glorietta because he forgot the name of the hotel he was staying at on Makati Avenue. Ayala personnel escorted him until he found it. Now that’s giving personalized service!) strong sense of competition may be the one thing that Ayala people share as individuals. Jim Ayala says, "We don’t mind competing. You need it to spur you. We have very good competitors in the mall industry, like Shoemart is excellent in what they’re doing, they force us to be better – they’re so good as a company, they’re tremendous."

The question now is will we ever catch him shopping at an SM Mall? "Of course," he says with a laugh. Then he adds, "But I go to their Glorietta branch because they’re our tenant. It’s quite nice."

Makati Avenue is one of the main arteries of the Central Business District. Next to Ayala Avenue, it is probably the busiest street in terms of vehicle and foot traffic. Makati Avenue divides the two sides of Ayala Center, not just physically – with Glorietta on one side, comprised of the mall itself, SM and Landmark, while on the other side sits the upscale Greenbelt complex – but also psychologically.

Glorietta tends to serve the family and office people with its A to C shops, three supermarkets (Rustan’s, Landmark, and SM), appliance centers, fast foods, and restaurants. Greenbelt, meanwhile, is more for the upscale shoppers, and even though you can argue that many of its casual-dining restaurants are affordable, they’re not exactly fast-food prices.

And then there are Alabang Town Center in Muntinlupa, a mall that has so endeared itself to people living in the suburbs they have become so possessive of it; and Market! Market!, which in a way has defied the very idea of segmenting markets since it has managed to bridge the chasm dividing that part of Manila – the rich enclave that is Forbes Park and the surrounding Taguig area.

With each shopping center taking its own personality, Ayala Malls’ new advertising print campaign, created by TBWA\Santiago Mangada Puno, reinforces how unique each one is and how they all fit into the different roles we assume.

Rowena explains, "For instance, a woman is a mother, a daughter, and a friend. What we have is something for each of her roles – when she’s with her family, when she’s with her colleagues and friends, when she’s by herself. What makes us unique is that we really try to offer the best experience in a pleasurable environment. In other words, we give them something beyond shopping."

The print ads for Glorietta feature a mom, dad, teens, and office workers. Using nursery rhymes, they highlight what each group loves about the mall best. For the office workers, the rhyme goes: "Hickory dickory dock, the clock says 12 o’clock, so they ran out for lunch, this whole office bunch." For Mom, it starts out with "There was a nice woman who loved her family true·"

With the tagline "All is beautiful here," you can imagine what the Greenbelt themes are: Great ambience, leisure shopping for the well-heeled crowd (or if we are to believe TBWA’s market description, "Ladies in their late 30s with rich husbands"), people sealing deals over power lunches, families hearing Mass at the Greenbelt Chapel and then dining out, couples on a date, and friends catching up on each other’s lives over a meal.

The last, says Rowena, is something that strikes close to home with each of us. "I can relate very much with reunions at Greenbelt because when I get together with friends, one is now pregnant, another is getting married, moments like that."

Cathy adds, "Greenbelt is really a party place."

"One of the things we try to create in every mall is a sense of place," says Jim. "The challenge is to create environments that attract the particular market we’re going after. If people want to really get dressed, they’re not going to Glorietta, they’re going to a nice hotel. In other words, Greenbelt was created to capture those occasions when people want to celebrate, when they want to pamper themselves or go out for their anniversary or a date."

In the same way that Greenbelt has successfully captured that market, Ayala Malls’ Market! Market! has taken a bite out of a market that was hitherto confined to the palengke. "Market! Market! is going after two things that we were not capturing. No. 1, when you want to find bargains, get fresh produce, things like that, you go to the wet market, Divisoria or Dangwa. Whether it’s my wife or our maids buying for the kids’ parties, they were not spending money in Makati, they were going somewhere else. Now we’ve created something where my wife goes there, my driver and everyone goes there and people feel comfortable going together. That’s not by accident."

That’s the fun in of being in the mall business, he adds. "I got a huge kick out of the development of Market! Market! because it wasn’t too long ago that there was nothing there. The malls are very exciting, you see new concepts every time. The other business, the real estate side, it’s when we see people moving into their new homes that’s very fulfilling, whether it’s out high-end or middle houses, or even the houses we build with of Habitat for Humanity."

Alabang Town Center’s theme underpins the general feeling of suburbia: "There’s no place like home." It is an apt description for a mall that reflects the laid-back and community-oriented attitude of people living in the south – even its mission architecture harks back to a style that was brought to the US by immigrants, similar to what the south was before – a place that seemed so far from the center of Manila.

Rowena says that in ATC, people stroll in the mall on weekends wearing shorts and T-shirts as if they were in a neighborhood grocery. "It feels very much like home to people there. Even when we do our surveys, they give us suggestions, they’re very opinionated about what we should do with the mall. Their sense of ownership of ATC is very strong."

In terms of mall development, Ayala Land has the curious position of being one of the biggest but not one of the fastest to expand. Greenbelt opened only in 2002, five years from the time they first planned it in 1997. When the Asian crisis hit they had to shelve the plan and redesign it to what it is now.

The cautious attitude is part of the group’s strategy. Miriam says, "We may not move as quickly as others but we tend to be very sure when we do come in. We are very clear and we know exactly what we are going to do."

In the past few years, however, they’ve picked up the pace in their mall development. Before anyone realized it, Greenbelt 4 was finished and now houses high-end shops and the Ayala Museum; Market! Market! seemed to suddenly sprout out, looking like a hybrid high-end, middle-class mall with its democratic allocation of retail space for both brands and non-brands inside, and known restaurant names and turo-turo legends in the Fiesta Market, both of which will be expanding this year.

In 2007, two new big things are happening yet again: Greenbelt 5 will be opened. It will close the gap between Greenbelt 4 and 1, where The Plaza building now stands (their lease expires end of the year). Greenbelt 5 will add new names in apparel and fashion and "will focus on wellness and pampering" to balance the abundance of restaurants in the existing buildings.

The second one is the completion of the Ayala Mall in the North Triangle/MRT area, fronting SM North EDSA in Quezon City. Its architects are the same as Greenbelt, Callison Architecture, which means it’s going to be another showstopper.

Lifestyle editor Millet Mananquil says during our interview that she dreams of Makati having Tokyo’s Harajuku-type place for the young and hip, and London’s Covent Garden complete with street performers and Notting Hill’s Portobello type of vintage market with its cultural thrills.

Jim adds, "One thing we’re dreaming about also is having a very nice street where people can walk and you’ve got retail on both sides. Mainly because of our infrastructure and everything else, we tend to put things in big malls, which has its conveniences but it also has its drawbacks because you’re with a lot of other people and at times you just want to be outdoors."

If there’s any developer that can make those dreams come true, it’s certainly Ayala Land. After all, they did build the malls and people came – and continue to come. -Tanya T. Lara

I'd rather have the Tokyo Harajuku place in the U-Belt area and vintage markets in Arroceros.

Then, they should be having some badass street-dancing there. That will be something.

Oh someone please post recent photos of HP (Harrison Plaza), I miss that place, one of my old haunts in Manila when I was still in high school. Please, pretty please? :colgate:

I'm glad Greenbelt 5 is going through...
It should have more upscale stores like Manolo Blahnik, Jimmy Choo, Chanel atbp. Nanood ako accidentaly ng F kanina ang dami talagang sosyalista sa Maynila!!! Syempre, nangangailangan ng mga tindahang pupuntahan ang mga yun! Tapos natawa ako dun kay Tessa Prieto-Valdez parang sira ulo!hehehe!

I love that show F. although I much prefer the old girl Cher instead of AManda Griffin. I always watch it for the reviews of restos around the city.

^^ they featured last the Dapitan Shop for export furniture overruns that im never even aware of!! they should bring the tourists there! :)

...Tapos natawa ako dun kay Tessa Prieto-Valdez parang sira ulo!hehehe!

haha... lagi naman talagang parang out-of-this-world ang mga suot niya eh.
parang si Tim Yap, pareho silang mga kakaibang magdamit.
Kaya nga isa sila sa mga pinaka-invited persons sa mga events.

I love that show F. although I much prefer the old girl Cher instead of AManda Griffin. I always watch it for the reviews of restos around the city.

grabe, nakakagutom nga manood ng F.
Okay naman para sakin si Amanda Griffin.

Basta, nakakainggit yung trabaho nilang tatlo na... kumain sa mga pinamagagandang restaurants, pumunta sa mga pinaka-hip na events, magstay sa mga pinakabagong hotels, mag-shopping, i-review ang mga bagong malls - moviehouses - spas - gyms - salons - cafes, tapos trabaho pa ang tawag nila dun at may sweldo ka pa. Ang sarap naman ng buhay nila.

ey, stop talking about tessa...

who's tessa...I don't know her, yun bang host ng F? :)

nicer if they were real.

Too bad especially coming from the Ayalas. Have they forgotten why Greenbelt won the award as one of the best malls in the world? :)

yeah, they're so damn fake, as in Plastic-and-Concrete palm trees anyone?

You're growing balls now Aaron because you have a new boyfriend? :)

:yes: :D

Thomasian doesn't look gay on his pics

why, what do gay men supposed to look like?

A little feminine.

And conversely, do lesbians look a little masculine?

A little feminine.

Really, why do some Filipina women look like men! :) They are so butch looking!

I like Angel Aquino hosting F! Not sure if she is still with the show also Cher, Amanda is boring hehehe!

Thomasian doesn't look gay on his pics

Why, cause I'm gwapo? Matagal ko nang alam yun :D

Well of course I am "Naturally and Effortlessly" discreet so don't expect that I'll look and act effeminately.

Why, cause I'm gwapo? Matagal ko nang alam yun :D



Oh you're really growing big balls now! :)

A little feminine.

you are stereotyping...

mainstream gay men look and act straighter and better than your husband...coz if i have to stereotype straight men >> READ: big bulging belly.

you are stereotyping...



It's just plain ignorance on their part!

hey why do you have to bring my husband into this. youre a little touchy. Can't you make a comment without insulting. Ok so straight men are big bulging bellies and gay men are Adonises.

hey why do you have to bring my husband into this. youre a little touchy. Can't you make a comment without insulting. Ok so straight men are big bulging bellies and gay men are Adonises.

You're correct!! :)

Actually most straight looking men are the ones who are under the closet and the feminine ones who are dressed like female are the ones who are flamboyantly out in the open. So it's hard for straight people to discern because in real life they tend to hide it unless they're with their fellow gay men.

You meant straight looking gay men! Hehehe enough of this tired discussion. Move on! :)

There are also gay men who are very uppity aren't there. Not all, just some.

hahaha i'm sorry marites but still you got it all wrong...the average gay man who is not hiding in the closet still looks like the average straight man...if a gay guy looks straight, it doesn't mean that he's in the closet. gay men are still your average joes but are attracted to the same sex.

being gay is not about acting feminine or masculine. a drag queen transvestite can still f*ck and be attracted to women and if that's the case, he's still STRAIGHT.

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/myplace/Robinsons.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/myplace/robmanila1.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/myplace/robmanila2.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/myplace/robmanila3.jpg

Courtesy: Sony Ericsson :)

hmmm.. tsk tsk tsk

hahaha i'm sorry marites but still you got it all wrong...the average gay man who is not hiding in the closet still looks like the average straight man...if a gay guy looks straight, it doesn't mean that he's in the closet. gay men are still your average joes but are attracted to the same sex.

being gay is not about acting feminine or masculine. a drag queen transvestite can still f*ck and be attracted to women and if that's the case, he's still STRAIGHT.

interesting...
how do I know if a guy's gay then?? sometimes I get the feeling if someone's gay, but I ain't sure, ....

>>>> I thought this forum was about malls??

if it doesn't show sa looks.. sometimes it shows on their voice.. or their fingers..

interesting...
how do I know if a guy's gay then?? sometimes I get the feeling if someone's gay, but I ain't sure, ....

>>>> I thought this forum was about malls??

haha this thread is about malls...that was just a sideshow :D

yah mall ang pinag-uusapan dito hindi gay

Yap,for awhile i thought I am in the wrong forum. Anyways is ther any themed shopping mall here in PI?

^^ :lol:

So , sorry thomasian if I offended you by saying in your picture you look straight.

So , sorry thomasian if I offended you by saying in your picture you look straight.

:)

^^ Huh? Is "looking straight" offensive?

interesting...
how do I know if a guy's gay then?? sometimes I get the feeling if someone's gay, but I ain't sure, ....

>>>> I thought this forum was about malls??

Yeah, now it has become about balls...

^^:lol: Mega Metro Balls IV thread hehe!

So , sorry thomasian if I offended you by saying in your picture you look straight.

Oh well, I'm not offended cause it's true that I really do look straight.
It's just that I'm also attracted to "straight-looking" guys like me.

Now back to the malls. :)

the one in Alabang?? what is it called?

Yap,for awhile i thought I am in the wrong forum. Anyways is ther any themed shopping mall here in PI?

Is that themed shopping mall in Alabang , Festival Supermall ? because it has 2 theme parks and one of the biggest in the country.

well I guess you can say so...

Mega Metro Balls IV thread hehe!
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I also thought Mega(y) Metro Malls IV thread :) :) :)

^^ :lol:

^^ second in motion :lol:

Yap,for awhile i thought I am in the wrong forum. Anyways is ther any themed shopping mall here in PI?

Ayala's Alabang Town Center is like mediterranean in style, courtyards and all!

Any updates on the Ayala North Triangle Mall?!?
Any signs of construction? :)

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/myplace/Hp.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/rmb_com/myplace/Hp2.jpg

:) courtesy: Sony Ericsson

Wow, Harrison Plaza remains to be crowded until now...

And, last week ABS-CBN's ASAP '05 even held their show live in the New Shopwise in HP. :D

where's Harrison Plaza?

don't you know? :D It's the oldest shopping center in the Philippines! :)

Wow, Harrison Plaza remains to be crowded until now...

And, last week ABS-CBN's ASAP '05 even held their show live in the New Shopwise in HP. :D

It's near taft. There are lots of tourists when i last visited.

Ayala's Alabang Town Center is like mediterranean in style, courtyards and all!

When I visited ATC, I really felt that I was somewhere in Europe

Has anyone heard of the proposed Ayala Mall in QC? Apparently, it'll be built right across SM City North Edsa. I read the proposal in a major broadsheet and saw the rendering - quite impressive. It has the appeal of a toned-down Greenbelt. I think the Ayalas want to put something different in QC - I guess it'll be similar to Alabang Town Center, only better coz the mall will be integrated into mass transit system.

Has anyone heard of the proposed Ayala Mall in QC? Apparently, it'll be built right across SM City North Edsa. I read the proposal in a major broadsheet and saw the rendering - quite impressive. It has the appeal of a toned-down Greenbelt. I think the Ayalas want to put something different in QC - I guess it'll be similar to Alabang Town Center, only better coz the mall will be integrated into mass transit system.

Yes, it's the North Triangle Mall and I think it's already u/c.

Has anyone heard of the proposed Ayala Mall in QC? Apparently, it'll be built right across SM City North Edsa. I read the proposal in a major broadsheet and saw the rendering - quite impressive. It has the appeal of a toned-down Greenbelt. I think the Ayalas want to put something different in QC - I guess it'll be similar to Alabang Town Center, only better coz the mall will be integrated into mass transit system.

Yeah, we have the rendering in this thread. look a few pages back

richpol's pics of Megamall:

SM Megamall (edited) there was a person in the middle before

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/rich_168us/Untitled-4copy.jpg

SM Megamall cars

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y250/rich_168us/MegaMall.jpg

So Question. Since they are building North Triangle Mall and it is next to the MRT, are the Ayalas going to try to connect their mall directly with the MRT stop there. That would be very nice and efficient. This means traffic there wont suck as much as it already does.

open na yung FISH CO. sa GB3.. yung dating foodcourt sa cinema.. soon to open is yung National Sports Grill.. The Spaghetti House (not the OLD spaghetti haws).. open na rin ulit yung GONUTS Donuts.. although I think mas maliit yung space nila ngayon..

So Question. Since they are building North Triangle Mall and it is next to the MRT, are the Ayalas going to try to connect their mall directly with the MRT stop there. That would be very nice and efficient. This means traffic there wont suck as much as it already does.

I believe it will be connected to the MRT Station because Ayala land is part of the consortium that built the MRT. And not only is it beside the MRT Station, it's also directly above the MRT Depot.

Anyway, does anyone know where this project named Shell Power Station is located?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/shell_power_station.jpg

shell power station:? is that supposed to be a mall?

I don't know, it seems like a gas station with a strip mall to me.

by the looks of it.. yan yung nasa corner of Makati Ave and Buendia.. ganyan ang layout nung construction don.. 2 levels na L shaped.. tapat nang Pacific Star.. pero I could be wrong.. PETRON yata yung gas station don eh..

BTW, Market! Market! and Metro are celebrating their 1st anniversary this month..

SALE! SALE! at Market! Market! and Metro from Sept 16-Oct 16

The fun is in the finds.
Market! Market!
(just found out in the rendering that Market! Market! was supposedly Ayala Center Taguig or Ayala Center Bonifacio)

Well, right now I think Market! Market! is not directly placed under the Ayala Malls brand maybe because it's targeting a different market, just like their Metropoint and Pavillion malls.

Well, right now I think Market! Market! is not directly placed under the Ayala Malls brand maybe because it's targeting a different market, just like their Metropoint and Pavillion malls.

But actually, if you visit www.ayalamalls.com.ph Market! Market! is part of the main page w/c contains ACC Makati, Alabang and Cebu... M!M! also became a part of the Magic of Curtis Ayala Event. :)

okay.

I was in SM Centerpoint ( now SM City -Sta. Mesa ) yesterday . They are currently refurbishing the exterior/interior of the mall . The exterior side walls is in glossy red color while the facade , it seems will be placed with advertisements in the coming days . I was astounded with the current look of the lobby of their 10 -cinemas in the topmost floor because of its colorful neon space -age ambience . I also like their food court in the basement , its so tidy /refreshing to look at with its predominantly white color.
It maybe small , but just like SM City Manila its serves its purpose . Also , I happen to ride for the first time in LRT 2 since I went to Recto . I also saw the soon to open mall in Rizal Avenue ( formerly Odeon cinemas ) . It has a bright colored exteriors which is pleasing to the eye . Isetann Cinerama also in Recto Ave. seems to be deteriorating as years pass by .
The SM City -Manila lot was supposed to be a mixed -used complex too named New City Plaza with a different developer ( something like Lei Properties ) .

I believe it will be connected to the MRT Station because Ayala land is part of the consortium that built the MRT. And not only is it beside the MRT Station, it's also directly above the MRT Depot.

Anyway, does anyone know where this project named Shell Power Station is located?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/shell_power_station.jpg

this is actually in Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard near Mcdo..

^^ What is that? a strip mall? Looks pretty nice.

When I was in Manila last year malling is one of the things you have to do if you are going to Manila I think malls in Manila are great though i didnt like the city that much.

^^ What is that? a strip mall? Looks pretty nice.
it looks similar to the Greenbelt walkway! :D yes, i think it is. It will be opening sooon.. and compete with Blue wave!

Yeah, I must say that it has some Greenbelt-y touch to it.

Where exactly in Diosdado Macapagal is that? Sorry, I don't know where that McDo is.

Oh, i know where McDo is. Its in the other side of EDSA (southside) to Blue Wave. It does look like it is Blue Wave's competitor. Two strip malls in Bay City and one massive mall and a medium coastal mall.

im so excited about the sm north annex 3... when will it be finish? what does it features?

RLC to Open Cainta Mall to Call Centers
Business World - 9/21/05

Robinsons Land Corp., the real estate arm
of JG Summit Holdings Inc., is opening its
three-storey shopping mall in Cainta, Rizal
to a call center locator. Robinsons Land
wants to replicate the success of an earlier
decision to tap its available commercial
space for the enterprise market. In
January, US-based call center firm
TeleTech Customer Care Management
Phils. opened an 8,000-square meter facility
inside the Robinsons Place in
Novaliches, under a five-year lease contract.
TeleTech has become a bellwether
in tapping a commercial space as location
instead of office and high-rise buildings.
Now, two call center companies are interested
to lease 8,000 to 9,000 square
meters available inside the 31,635-square
meter Robinsons Big R Supercenter along
Ortigas Avenue Extension in Barangay Sto.
Domingo in Cainta.

wow... too bad for Robinsons.. they really are losing in their war against SM.... but at least they are having new businesses with the call centers...

yeah.. the Robinsons in Novaliches is now an call center and now very few people go to that mall... hehehe.. bad location kasi...

^^ sino ba nauna don, sm o sila? :)

^^ sino ba nauna don, sm o sila? :)

sm was first. and the downfall of robinson's was when sm put up their annex. but i'm quite glad that robinson's is revising their business plans to suit the micro-economic climate. i've been inside the call center in robinson's novaliches and that is one amazing office space. at least it will bring in some revenues as well for the remaining tenants of the mall.

ah ok, thanx xandz :) o eto naman:

SM Prime keen on Manila City jail property

SM Prime Holdings, Inc. is looking into developing the lot to be vacated by the Manila City jail. But before it could get its hand on the property it will have to partner with the government in building new prison facilities.

The Department of Interior and Local Government plans to bid out the construction of a P4-billion integrated jail system aimed at decongesting prison facilities in Metro Manila. To attract bidders it is dangling the five-hectare old city jail as payment.

"SM Prime just talked to us about the facility. They are interested. The technical working group on the other hand is already working with the terms of reference [for the bidding] and we are hoping that it could be finished by the end of next month so we can start the bidding by early next year," said Marius P. Corpus, Interior and Local Government undersecretary.

An SM source confirmed officials are in talks with the government, but said these are "highly exploratory."

Megaworld Corp. had also signified interest in the project because it was also reportedly keen on the old jail property.

The contract would include converting the five-hectare Manila City jail into a commercial and high-rise residential area to serve as the government’s payment to the winning developer.

Four sites are being considered for the new jail: a 300-hectare lot in Tanay, Rizal; 200 hectares in Fairview, Quezon City; 70 hectares in Rodriguez, Rizal; and 50 hectares in San Mateo, also in Rizal.

Mr. Corpus said the Bureau of Jail and Management Penology, which will oversee the project, had endorsed San Mateo to be the site of the facility but the Interior and Local Government deparment "will still approve of the proposal."

He said because of the project’s funding requirement, the construction of the jail would be divided into four phases, each to be finished in one year.

Mr. Corpus said the group drafting the bidding terms expects to finish by end-November a rationalization report on the functions of some 5,000 employees of the agency.



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...as Sy-led firm to open new mall
SM Prime Holdings, Inc., the largest mall operator in the country, will open the 70,000-square meter SM Supercenter Valenzuela by the end of the month.

Launching a new concept in one-stop shopping with the opening of its 21st mall, SM Prime said the uniquely designed SM Supercenter Valenzuela is located along McArthur Highway in Barangay Karuhatan, Valenzuela.

A 15-minute drive from Monumento, the mall is architecturally designed as a compact yet freeform mall. The mall has a foodcourt and a restaurant strip on the ground floor. Fashion boutiques, bookstores, and novelty shops occupy all three levels. There are also four large cinemas on the third level, right across telecom shops, computers centers, and internet cafés housed in Cyberzone. It also has two levels of covered parking space with more than 500 slots.

"Its curvilinear interior will offer shoppers a wide variety of retail, dining, and entertainment choices on all three levels.

The center includes an SM Hypermarket, as the anchor tenant, offering residents of Valenzuela and nearby areas convenient one-stop shopping. SM mainstays like Ace Hardware, Jollibee, KFC, Mc-Donald’s, Pizza Hut, National Book Store, Watsons, Surplus Shop and SM Appliance Center are among the major tenants," it added.

SM Prime is scheduled to open another supercenter, the SM Supercenter Molino, in Cavite next month. -- Ruby Anne M. Rubio



:)

I wonder if SM will build a mall there if they get that Manila City Jail property.
SM San Lazaro and SM Manila is very near that place.
I guess their plan would be to build a Hypermarket and Condominium buildings.

Kung Megaworld naman, baka maging ala-Eastwood o Newport yung gagawin nila.

is that the one somewhere near the Recto Station of the MRT-2? or is it a totally different place? I wonder if SM will bite... what are they planning to build now? does that piece of land really cost P4B??

re. that new strip mall along DM Blvd. it does look quite similar to Greenbelt! haha it looks like strip malls are becoming more and more popular in Metro Manila. maybe developers are willing to use up more land now. haha! and the strip malls you see being built are so nice too... unlike the strip malls in North America that you see everywhere and are all so plain.

I wonder if SM will build a mall there if they get that Manila City Jail property.
SM San Lazaro and SM Manila is very near that place.
I guess their plan would be to build a Hypermarket and Condominium buildings.

Kung Megaworld naman, baka maging ala-Eastwood o Newport yung gagawin nila.

what's a hypermarket?

From Wikipedia:

In commerce, a hypermarket (from the French hypermarché) is a store which combines a supermarket and a department store. The result is a gigantic retail facility which carries an enormous range of products under one roof, including full lines of fresh groceries and apparel. When they are planned, constructed, and executed correctly, a consumer can ideally satisfy all of their routine weekly shopping needs in one trip to the hypermarket.

From Wikipedia:

In commerce, a hypermarket (from the French hypermarché) is a store which combines a supermarket and a department store. The result is a gigantic retail facility which carries an enormous range of products under one roof, including full lines of fresh groceries and apparel. When they are planned, constructed, and executed correctly, a consumer can ideally satisfy all of their routine weekly shopping needs in one trip to the hypermarket.

like the Super Walmart, Target Greatland?

Yes. Super Walmart. I don't like these stores at all-- particularly here in the US. But I think that "hypermarkets" would be well suited to the Philippines.

^^Target doesn't have fresh food section, does it? so i would say no. im not sure about walmart coz honestly i havent been to any walmart stores yet :D

^^Target doesn't have fresh food section, does it? so i would say no. im not sure about walmart coz honestly i havent been to any walmart stores yet :D

oh that's right. target doesn't have a fresh food section.
(they do have a real nice greeting cards section :))

re: walmart, it's ok, you're not missing out on anything hehehe

just saw in the TV this morning.. The St. Francis Square Tiangge mall (behind Megamall) has a commercial.... so I guess it has opened already...

just saw in the TV this morning.. The St. Francis Square Tiangge mall (behind Megamall) has a commercial.... so I guess it has opened already...

Not yet. Tomorrow (Friday) pa opening niya.


is that the one somewhere near the Recto Station of the MRT-2? or is it a totally different place? I wonder if SM will bite... what are they planning to build now? does that piece of land really cost P4B??

re. that new strip mall along DM Blvd. it does look quite similar to Greenbelt! haha it looks like strip malls are becoming more and more popular in Metro Manila. maybe developers are willing to use up more land now. haha! and the strip malls you see being built are so nice too... unlike the strip malls in North America that you see everywhere and are all so plain.

Strip malls are usually frequented by the AB just like Lifestyle Centers.
So its only logical that they make them beautiful to attract the finicky AB (and upper C) crowd.

Does anyone have any opening pics for St. Francis Square? Please post if you have. Thanks! :D

here are some pictures of the new Tiangge Mall of St. Francis Square..

St. Francis Square Tiangge Mall
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid191/pc116eb75d0870ecec0ccaf5b524108d4/f1c657a3.jpg


Top of BSA Twins with the Tiangge advertisement
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid191/p03da7a3544f8cbebd68f30af3e76ff19/f1c65807.jpg

SM Megamall's new look

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid191/p86fb9821bb70b77529da2d33b84fbd46/f1c6577e.jpg

Megamall's walkway to the mall
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid191/p6771e73f0ce80fa29f6c8f7bf08211c8/f1c6573b.jpg

SM Mall of Asia.. taken last Aug28 from a balcony of Westin Philippine Plaza
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid191/p838a49293fd6af1abf6b3450a4582557/f1c65655.jpg

Nice pics. You forgot to take a pic of the new roof of Megamall's atrium.
It's now curved, almost similar to the one in Podium.

oh.. yeah... hehehe.. hmm.. I'll do that next time..:D

Thanks for the pictures PauP1.

Robinsons Galleria is being repainted.

10.25.05
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/r-galleria.jpg

i heard the news today that lucio tan is going to the mall business

just took a picture of the big advertisement of St. Francis Square Tiangge that is placed on the side of one of BSA Twin Tower...

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid192/p31e8e588f37d2336add5964dd7c2b360/f1b6a792.jpg

^^ Electricity for the airport was sacrificed just to light up that thing?:D hehehe.

that tarp is probably about 30 storeys high! baka world record na 'to:D.

hahaha... yeah... that was a very long tarp...:D

hmm.. dudz you got me thinking, but didn't Baiyoke also have a tarp before?....or some random Dubai tower?

Baiyoke always has advertising on it. But im not sure if they use a tarp...

Wow, St. Francis Square is getting promoted so much plus all those TV commercials... Has anyone gone there already? Dame ba ung tao? :)

Baiyoke always has advertising on it. But im not sure if they use a tarp...

no, they would never use tarp unless there are holes on it hehehe.

^^ Yeah, thats what i thought. So is it paint?

^thats hologram i believe

Taken from the article "Pleasantly Pedestrian"
Aug 20, 2005
By Linda Bolido
Inquirer News Service

TO MANY Filipinos, Ayala has become almost synonymous with class—in capital letters...

Even as ALI is busy with the development of the Global City and redevelopment of Glorietta, it is also getting ready for the 2007 opening of what is dubbed as “a super regional mall in northern Metro Manila” in the North Triangle in Quezon City, a joint venture with ALI owning 50 percent.

Ayala says it is going to be very large, 200,000 square meters, “Glorietta without the ‘afters.’”

Katigbak says this is their first entry to Quezon City and they studied the area very carefully. “We would like to give the market something that they have not seen before—and don’t have. So we actually would like to combine Glorietta and Greenbelt and provide Quezon City that kind of ambience.” :)

like the Super Walmart, Target Greatland?

geant and carefourr are examples of french hypermart

http://www.geocities.com/charleskeng8/images3/shangri371u.JPG

BTW, is this the longest escalator in a Philippine Mall?

So far, that's the only escalator that I've seen in a mall spanning two floors.

I was really surprised when I saw the pic, didn't expect to see that there was such escalator in a mall. Hopefully, Ayala's (Cebu) scenic escalator from the 2nd to the 4th level would soon be built facing the lagoon park.

Shang actually has two pairs of them.
The other one is located at the upper-right side of that pic, the one that is cut-off from view.

The Uniwide Warehouse in North Reclamation Area, Cebu City

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y261/michaelsinjin/P1000159.jpg

The mall's construction has been stopped almost 5 years ago and it hasn't been continued until now. If they're unsuccessful in the construction phase, what more in the managing phase when the mall opens? Plus, there is a nearby SM and a soon to rise, Cebu Boardwalk mall. :D

Yup, that's SM Quiapo and it's still open, they renovated so it looks just like any other SM inside. It used to be the PNB building, but now aside from SM it also houses the City College of Manila.

The Tower standing atop the SM Carriedo used to be the Manila Royal Hotel, now defunct, with a revolving resto/disco at the top.

I did not realize not until I read Philippine Star, that SM Valenzuela has opened its doors already last week. It is poised to showcase the newest concept in SM Supermalls.. Does anyone have pics on this? Thank You very much! :)

The SM Group of Companies is spending almost a billion pesos to expand two new malls.

A group insider told Business World the expansion of SM City Norh Edsa in Quezon City and SM Supercenter Sucat in Parañaque has a tag of around P975 million.

“The funds will be raised through internally generated cash”, the source said.

The two new buildings will be opened next year with construction costs at P13,000 per square meter.

From SM North, one biggest malls of the group, the company will add another 50,000-square meter building.

The mall, which was opened in 1985 and located at North Avenue and EDSA, has a land area of 16.1 hectares and a current gross floor area of 275,419 sqaure meters. Its anchor tenants are the SM Department Store, SM Cinemas, Super Sale Club, SM Foodcourt, SM Supermarket, SM Bowling Lanes.

SM Sucat, meanwhile, will add a second building which will have a gross area of 25,000 square meters.

The mall stands on a 6.5-hectare property along A. Santos Ave., and currently has a total floor area of 66,150 square meters.

SM Hypermarket, SM Cinemas, SM Foodcourt are the anchor stores.

The company source said the new buildings will likely be used as mall space rather than call centers. He also said talks with locators have begun, but added that the tenant mix has yet to be finalized.

The new space in the two malls will form part of the additional shopping space SM is planning to build next year. SM is also set to open four malls in 2005 – the 60 hectare SM Mall of Asia and much smaller malls in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Lipa, Batangas, and Clark.

SM also opened its 21st store, the 61,000-square meter SM Supercenter Valenzuela. Another SM mall, the 48,000-square meter SM Supercenter in Molino, Cavite will also be opened before yearend.

Company officials said there are no plans to close any SM outlets even though some of the malls – particularly the one in Bacoor and the soon to be opened branch in Molino – are near each other.

SM’s mall developer and operator, publicly listed SM Prime Holdings, Inc., posted a net income of P2.41 billion in the first half, up from P2.23 billion in the same period last year, due mainly to rental income from leases in the malls and food courts. Revenues, meanwhile, rose to P5.19 billion from P4.92 billion last year.

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SM NORTH EDSA
Today: 275,419 square meters
After Expansion: 325,419 sq. m (still not larger than Megamall :D)

SM SUCAT
Today: 66,150 square meters
After Expansion: 91,150 sq. m

Great shopping and fun goes up to the north Metro area again as SM Supercenter Valenzuela, Sm Prime Holding’s twenty-first SM supermall, opens ots doors to the public today.

Located on a 2.5-hectare property on MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela the mall will serve the highly urbanized and industrialized northern gateway to and from Metro Manila. The 70,000 square meter mall has three levels, and will have the Super SM Hypermarket, the SM Food Court, and four cinemas as its major anchors.

Business opportunities in Valenzuela City, which is home to some 1,500 industrial firms, 3,000 small to large scale retail establishments. It has 59 subdivisions mostly located in the central and eastern part, specifically in Marulas, Malinta, and General T. de Leon.

Industrial companies, factories, warehouses and small commercial establishments surround the SM serve customers in Malabon City, one of the most densely populated cities in Metro Manila, which is known as fishing port.

SM Supercenter Valenzuela will feature an innovative free form design, with a series of billboards that will make the building more colorful and attractive. It promises to become the premiere shopping destination in the area, as families shop, dine, play, watch movies and learn the latest fashion trends the SM way.

SM Supercenter Valenzuela’s design team includes Chuchawal de Weger; LA Campbell and Associates, Project manager; and Monolith Construction and Development Corporation, General Contractor

http://www.smprime.com/uploads/images/valenzuela.jpg

The new 325K sq.m. of SM North EDSA is almost the size of Megamall's GLA which is around 330K sq.m.

just saw these renderings in the previous MMM thread.
SM Caloocan
http://www.siaoling.com/gallery/data/media/1/sm_caloocan.jpg
*As far as I know, there aren't any SM or Robinsons' Malls in Caloocan right? I think it's only Ever Gotesco?!?

SM Clark
http://www.siaoling.com/gallery/data/media/1/sm_clark.jpg

SM Divisoria
http://www.siaoling.com/gallery/data/media/1/sm_divisoria.jpg

SM Fort Bonifacio
http://www.siaoling.com/gallery/data/media/1/sm_fortbonifacio.jpg
*Will this mall be near Market!Market!? And woah! Look at the rendering, seems like it will be huge (with 3 buildings) and what are those high-rises doing there?

SM Marikina
http://www.siaoling.com/gallery/data/media/1/sm_marikina.jpg
http://www.palafoxassociates.com/images/sm_marikina.jpg

*are all these mall projects already under construction? Thanks :)

Future SM Malls:

Metro Manila
-SM City Marikina
-SM City Parañaque
-SM Mall of Asia
-SM Supercenter Vito Cruz
-SM City Caloocan
-SM Divisoria

sinjin: THAT'S A MALL!!!??? looks like a giant bodega to me.. good thing they stop the construction if not it will be like "Rosita's Megamall"... haha

Yes, It was supposed to be a UNIWIDE mall... good that they stopped the construction or it will experience the same condition with that of UNIWIDE Coastal Mall and UNIWIDE Metro Mall in Metro Manila

The Uniwide Warehouse in North Reclamation Area, Cebu CityThe mall's construction has been stopped almost 5 years ago and it hasn't been continued until now. If they're unsuccessful in the construction phase, what more in the managing phase when the mall opens? Plus, there is a nearby SM and a soon to rise, Cebu Boardwalk mall. :D

I heard from a cousin of mine when i went overthere that squaters has started living in those building.

Yes, It was supposed to be a UNIWIDE mall... good that they stopped the construction or it will experience the same condition with that of UNIWIDE Coastal Mall and UNIWIDE Metro Mall in Metro Manila

i couldve sworn ive been to the one over at the quiapo side, near to the lrt carriedo stopover, and they were doing fine due to its cheap price and ofcourse christmas.

i couldve sworn ive been to the one over at the quiapo side, near to the lrt carriedo stopover, and they were doing fine due to its cheap price and ofcourse christmas.

maybe only the UNIWIDE malls aren't succeeding while their Bargain warehouses aren't. Am I right?

I think it's only the Uniwide warehouse inside the Uniwide Coastal Mall thats keeping the mall afloat. How about in the other Uniwide malls?

i've never been to any uniwide malls.. there must be something wrong with their malls.. maybe its in their design.. filipinos (especially the middle and upper class) tend to discriminate malls with "cheap" designs.. they dont want to go shopping in malls that is "pang masa".. uniwide should follow SM or Ayala..

I heard from a cousin of mine when i went overthere that squaters has started living in those building.

yeah squatters are like fungi.. they want to settle in places that are quiet and cold.. hahaha i hate squatters!!!

SM Fort Bonifacio

*Will this mall be near Market!Market!? And woah! Look at the rendering, seems like it will be huge (with 3 buildings) and what are those high-rises doing there?

is it just me, or you forgot to include the picture for sm fort bonifacio? thanks michael :)

edit: ok, now it's showing up. hmmm, those high-rises could be residential. but i don't like it; they can do better than that.

Argh... too many SMs. Divisoria does not need one. I don't know about the rest.

Why build one in Divisoria?? Divisoria does not need an SM...people go there for a whole different shopping experience.

The SM Divisoria looks weird. It looks like the structure of the Tutuban Shopping Center