Anything about these two cities. IS it a good idea consolidating the two into one thread? If not, pls delete then. :D

francis
yeah this is a good idea!

does anyone have any info on the masterplan for greenhills shopping mall? i read 3-5 years ago that they plan to rebuild the whole mall. there would be mix-use like rockwell. anyone have info? :) thanks

Let me add Eastwood City into the title...:)

Here's a pic of a few talls in Greenhills.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/pbb9a69390c394e1ce671f6255fdcca5a/fb31cad7.jpg

They're residentials all of them.

And these are my old Eastwood City pictures:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93p7300119.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93p7300115.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93p7300116.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93p7300117.jpg
On the three last pictures, i'm standing on the future site of Eastwood Parkview I & II.

Masterplan:
http://www.eastwood-properties.com/masterplan/pix/birdsview.jpg
As you can see, Eastwood Parkview I & II will be built on the existing parking lot.

here's a link to another view of the master plan:
http://www.eastwood-properties.com/masterplan/dsp_index.html#

which one is Eastwood Parkview? The twins shaped like Pacific Plaza? those, as seen from the ads, are real nice...!

what are those triplets shaped like a + in the bottom right corner of the masterplan? what about the other set of triplets beside these ones? and last... what's the one currently under construction?

Eastwood City looks good. it's not too dense and quite a bit of open space and commercial areas seperating the office and residential scrapers. great community!

here are a few images taken sometime last January from the Wack Wack Country Club...

a few condos in the Wack Wack area... I'm not sure if that's Mandaluyong or San Juan...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid108/paacf2d4e3f8186d89bea6dc56a6181b2/f94099b9.jpg

Here's a pic of a silhouette of two U/Cs and an office tower...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid108/p7d8d3946aa69491fce9a269888d7cc4b/f94099bd.jpg

Originally posted by absent-minded

which one is Eastwood Parkview? The twins shaped like Pacific Plaza? those, as seen from the ads, are real nice...!

what are those triplets shaped like a + in the bottom right corner of the masterplan? what about the other set of triplets beside these ones? and last... what's the one currently under construction?

Eastwood City looks good. it's not too dense and quite a bit of open space and commercial areas seperating the office and residential scrapers. great community!

Eastwood Parkview are the two blue twins in the centre of everything...

The one currently u/c are One Orchard Road (the u/c on the 4th picture) and Eastwood Palazzo (or something like that, on the 3rd picture).

Eastwood Palazzo is pretty massive, but if you look at the masterplan, there is another building yet to be built beside it which is even bigger!!!:D

This map will help you out:)
http://www.megaworldinternational.com/_data/properties/location/ACFUdUFPS.gif

too bad with the QC height limits, the Eastwood skyscrapers aren't higher

Originally posted by Edmundtanso

francis
yeah this is a good idea!

does anyone have any info on the masterplan for greenhills shopping mall? i read 3-5 years ago that they plan to rebuild the whole mall. there would be mix-use like rockwell. anyone have info? :) thanks

I have also read about that plan but I think they've dumped that idea because instead of demolishing old malls and buildings inside the complex they just renovated them and added some new buildings.

BTW, I really liked The Shops in Greenhills.

I think it's the most upscale part of Greenhills today because of the stores in there.

Here's a list.
· Artemex
· Bayo
· Bench
· Cinderella
· Cinnabon
· Esprit
· Folded & Hung
· Gift Gate
· Gingersnaps
· Leonidas Praline
· M)Phosis
· Memo
· One on One
· Oxygen
· Penshoppe
· Sari-Sari
· Shubizz
· Swatch
· Unica Hija
· Van Heusen
· Wade
· Watsons

There's also this Connecticut Carpark in Greenhils. It's a new building. The second and third floors are carpark while the ground floor has posh restos.

http://www.greenhills.com.ph/images/map-connecticut.gif

The tallest point of Quezon City

http://www.everdisturbed.com/manila/photos/qmc.jpg

thanks for sharing that info thomasian! maybe when the property boom is back again, they might reconsider to redo greenhills shopping mall!

it's not me who posted that Edmund.

Originally posted by thomasian

I have also read about that plan but I think they've dumped that idea because instead of demolishing old malls and buildings inside the complex they just renovated them and added some new buildings.

BTW, I really liked The Shops in Greenhills.

I think it's the most upscale part of Greenhills today because of the stores in there.

yeah... I've been to the newly renovated area at GH beside Unimart and it's actually quite nice. It's as if you walk into a totally different mall!! like Greenbelt or something...

They also added the multi-level Connecticut Carpark with a whole row of restaurants fronting the first and second floors...

As of the last time I went to GH, they were still doing a lot of renovations in different parts of the mall. I want Shoppesville totally redone or demolished. It's so run-down and old already...

Yeah I agree that that mall beside unimart - The Shops - looks very un-Greenhills.

Actually it looks more like The Podium because of the stores' all glass façade.

There's is also a PowerStation now in Greenhills. I wonder if my existing PowerStation card will work in that branch.

Speaking of malls, has anyone here been to Cyber Mall in Eastwood :?

cool! looking forward to see the makeover of greenhills. the traffic must be worst now :)

Originally posted by renell

The tallest point of Quezon City

http://www.everdisturbed.com/manila/photos/qmc.jpg

Renell, there's a tall u/c near the circle that's taller than this one...it has been u/c for such a long time now. it has about 35 levels i guess...and near the QC Hall.

now time for some night photo...has been posted before...

Greenhills

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/pa3cc9d01844a7cd17a41adf10252c923/f9aebf72.jpg

ABS-CBN, Quezon City

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p832d2b55272528bc5eb30698606c3333/f9aebf6f.jpg


EDSA...seen from MRT Quezon Ave

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p989f8bf1b41ecc64547a7ef3693196cf/f9aebf6d.jpg

Nice pics, and thanks for all those info, guys. I saw the connecticut carpark when it was still u/c...

Nice pics, Francis u really noe how to take nightshots;)

And as for the u/c behind the QC City Hall, that has been on hold since the beginning of the asian economic crisis. I don know whether or not they will finish it in the future. Who is the developer?

Originally posted by Francis20

Renell, there's a tall u/c near the circle that's taller than this one...it has been u/c for such a long time now. it has about 35 levels i guess...and near the QC Hall.

wha? i thought they had height limits..

but i guess that's Metro Manila for you.. rules are meant to be bribed at...

No, from my eyes it was not taller than the QC monument. It is still on hold though, might get taller if it will be finished.

well maybe it was stopped because it broke height regulations?

I think it is on hold because they ran out of funding. It stopped during the peak of the Asian economic crisis.

ah.. well if its residential,it should have been continued now.. if its an office,well..

I think it is residential...And i have a feeling it is a megaworld project. I dont know what happened to it though.

It kinda looks like a Megaworld Project but it's not.
The developer is Fil-Estate.

its not megaworld, its unmegaworld. it has nice top! quite classical. GreyX, i think it has comparable in height with the monumnet now. its topped off already when it halted construction. its way taller than the monument. and guess what? everytime i see this tower when im at EDSA or Quezon Ave, im reminded of Saruman's Tower in the LOTR2. :D looks quite similar imo. they repaint the monument black and i will think it's Saruman's. hahaha...kidding!

thomasian is right, the developer is fil-estate, that's suppose to be residential and it's a good looking building.

hmmm..yeah ok. This fil-estate building is residential so any news if it will be finished or not? seems like its missing the residential boom.

wow. saruman! QC should be called isengard. and maybe manila can be mordor. then makati will be the shire.

hahaha...a little too much imagination;)

and jakarta will be???

away from middle-earth....

the dressing rooms of the actors/actresses...:D

ok, lets get back to topic. What is QC's height limit, again? Or is it that you cannot build taller than the Quezon monument?

Ahem... ah... this is in San Juan after all.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/p0565d7ad63a9d01c9e237c5fab985300/fb2fe8d8.jpg

How interesting... What's that guy doing down there?

doing the unthinkable...uh, at that time of the day?
mike, i guess that was taken from Annapolis MRT station, right?.
that fence is Crame's?

another night shot of San Juan. that u/c tower is almost done. i guess the it has all the blue glass windows now

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/pfd97509f533a3e593c85bd5cdbd161ed/f9aebf76.jpg

Have u guys ever used the MMDA urinals? hehehe...

another cool night shot from Francis;)

hahaha...no, i haven't tried that GreyX. u wana try?

i haven either...i'm not sure if i do. Kinda embarrassing.

but ironically, peeing at the side of the road isnt embarrassing:D

doing the unthinkable...uh, at that time of the day?
mike, i guess that was taken from Annapolis MRT station, right?.
that fence is Crame's?

Yes... from where you took those great night shots of the Annapolis buildings.

regarding the outdoor urinals, that's new. i wonder where all the waste go? i hope they connect the drain to the sewer or else it must stink!


i've seen something similar in amsterdam, it's open also.

flows along the hi-way...:D kidding!

Well, I didn't want to spend too much time talking about urinals, but since people asked, here's the street view.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid77/p23d08d6a9e7ab4750f825f9ee9a6fde2/fb2fe8fd.jpg

There is a pipe that goes into the sewers. Every so often, an MMDA spray truck comes and they pressure wash the urinals. I have never used these myself so I wouldn't know how hygenically sound they are. But I think that they're much better than having people urinating on walls.

BTW. I sent this picture in to http://www.urinal.net/manila/

They want a picture of the urinals themselves. So if anybody wants to send them a picture of the inside of the urinal, please do so. The administrators of www.urinal.net would appreciate it.

:lol: @ urinal.net

Lets go back to talking about QC and San Juan;)

Hopefully,proper City Toilets will be built in the future.

yeah, but this aint bad. Its much better than peeing at the side of the road. MMDA is also doing a good job of keeping them clean by spraying them.

Reasoning behind Megaworld's great sucess:

Megaworld cited among Asia’s best-managed firms
The Philippine Star 04/17/2004

Megaworld Corp., the country’s No. 1 residential developer, has been recognized as one of the best-managed Asian companies by Hong Kong-based FinanceAsia magazine in its survey of top companies in the region in 2004.

Megaworld joined Smart/Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Co., Ayala Corp. and SM Prime Holdings among the Philippines’ best-managed companies. Megaworld also placed among the top-ranking companies in investor relations, with Megaworld director for investor relations Luke Tan cited as the country’s second best investor relations representative.

This year, FinanceAsia, an authority on capital markets and corporate finance activity in the region, grouped 424 fund managers, portfolio managers, equity investors and research analysts as respondents in a survey of companies from the Philippines, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, China and Indonesia.

Megaworld had been ranked by FinanceAsia as one of the best-managed Asian companies in 2001. More recently, Euromoney magazine voted it one of the best Asian companies in 2003, and one of the best Asian property companies, along with Sun Hung Kai Properties of Hong Kong and CapitaLand of Singapore. Also in 2003, Megaworld ranked first among Philippine companies in Euromoney’s corporate governance survey of emerging markets.

ok...no comments. id agree with that if they would start building nice looking residentials and offices. GreyX, they might need ur help...ahhmmm...aesthetics consultant?

Well Bellagio and Parkview are a good start. Maybe they will start going that direction.

And their designs have nothing to do with their corporate structure and profitablity.

marketability maybe.

yeah.

I think they are starting to improve their designs actually. Their buildings are getting better and better.

better and better? they must have replaced their architects with better breeds. i remember Rockwell having this concept of building towers of unique designs and shape and maybe color. so expect nothing to be similar with others. am i right? im quite sure on this.

maybe they hired new graduates from architectural school, so thats why Megaworld designs are getting more modern and creative.

that probably means UST or La Salle? i have this workmate (Spanish Specialist) who has a son studying Architecture at UP Diliman. i onced said i wanna visit their place to take photos of Makati Skyscrapers. i guess they're at the 22nd floor of BSA mansions.

well Bellagio is a start. the World Centre wasnt to bad either. maybe the predicted office boom will be a good chance for Megaworld to build nice office towers.

Where would they build office towers? Eastwood is already full.
As i said Bellagio and Parkview are their best designs.

well they could always build it in the remaining lots in the Makati CBD, or in Ortigas. there's still a lot of lots for scrapers in MM. hey, even along Roxas blvd. too

Oh yeah! My bad. I was just thinking the only place they could build offices are in Eastwood:D If they build offices, i hope they are better (much, better) than their residentials. Did they build the IBM and Citibank building in Eastwood?

i dont know for sure, but given that IBM and Citibank Eastwood are boxes, i'd reckon it is

they might expand Eastwood. it sure was a big success. IBM and some other IT giants are already there. plus lots of call center. that's the only IT zone that has fared well so far. plus near the airport via C5.

How will they expand eastwood? The surrounding area is already filled with houses and shops.

that probably means UST or La Salle? i have this workmate (Spanish Specialist) who has a son studying Architecture at UP Diliman. i onced said i wanna visit their place to take photos of Makati Skyscrapers. i guess they're at the 22nd floor of BSA mansions.

wala pong archi sa dlsu. kaya wala akong course na mapagshift-an. :(

well they could always build it in the remaining lots in the Makati CBD, or in Ortigas. there's still a lot of lots for scrapers in MM. hey, even along Roxas blvd. too

yeah. that'd be the best place. good looking scrapers in roxas boulevard would be too cool. :cheers: it's going to beat makati any day. but now roxas boulevard has only two tall and nice looking scrapers.

they might expand Eastwood. it sure was a big success. IBM and some other IT giants are already there. plus lots of call center. that's the only IT zone that has fared well so far. plus near the airport via C5.

well that's good news. but sadly it still remains in QC, so the height limit is still there. is the Marikina or the Pasig border nearby?:D

Marikina is quite near, but i dont think they will expand all the way there...

well another scenario could be that Megaworld finds land somewhere to establish an "Eastwood City II"

well another scenario could be that Megaworld finds land somewhere to establish an "Eastwood City II"

They should buy Bay City then.:D If they do so, there is a higher chance of it getting developed;)

Araneta Center gets boost from LRT 2 extension

The Philippine STAR 04/17/2004

The Araneta Center, the country’s first retail and entertainment complex, will get a big boost in customer visits following the Light Rail Transport Authority’s line expansion of LRT 2 up to Legarda or just one more station short to complete the line all the way to Doroteo Jose adjacent to the terminus of LRT 1.

The Araneta Center is the Philippines first owner-managed mixed-use shopping and entertainment destination in Metro Manila with visitors averaging over a million daily. It is a 35-hectare expanse where Metro Manila’s major mass railway transport systems (i.e. MRT 3 and LRT 2) converge. Within its boundaries, one can find the country’s leading retail stores like: Ali Mall; Farmers Plaza; Value Station; SM, Rustans; National Book Store; Isetann; Plaza Fair; Pure Gold; Shopwise; and soon, the Gateway Mall. Here, one can buy the freshest produce from the country’s cleanest wet market, the Farmers Market.

It also serves as a transport hub to public conveyances going to all directions of the metropolis and its immediate environs. It also hosts a provincial bus terminal whose operations reach Visayas and Mindanao. Singularly, Araneta Center has one of the world’s biggest and most famous dome structures, Araneta Coliseum. Recently, Araneta Center started to metamorphose into a most modern, yet, lush garden environment with several ongoing development to once again become Metro Manila’s premier lifestyle center.

Providing unparalleled access to LRT 2 is the Gateway Mall, which is scheduled to open in June this year. This is a P2.5 billion, 100,000 sq.m. retail property development that is the first major leg of the Araneta Center Re-development Plan. The Gateway Mall is the only mall in the world that connects to a world-famous sports and entertainment arena, the Araneta Coliseum. It provides a nexus to Metro Manila’s two mass transport systems, MRT 3 and LRT 2, effectively linking EDSA to Aurora Blvd. It features a 450 sq.m., four-level, lush, tropical-themed, open-air interior garden that opens to the sky called the "Oasis." The Gateway Mall also has a Cineplex with 10 state-of-the-art movie theaters with centralized ticketing facility, centrally controlled projection room and a skylight. There are 16 entry points, plus, three loading and unloading bays specifically designated for PUJs, FX shuttle transport and private vehicles effectively segregating each type for better traffic flow. The Gateway Mall is projected to capture the imagination of the public in its search for the ultimate lifestyle center.

When completed, the LRT 2 project stretches to a total of 13.8 km. It will answer the need for a safe, comfortable and quick way to traverse Metro Manila. The tracks extend from Santolan, Pasig in the east to Doroteo Jose, Manila in the west. It will transport people from Pasig, Marikina, San Juan, Quezon City, Manila and other outlying cities and towns. Later, the line can further be extended as far as the North Harbor in the west and Cogeo, Antipolo in the east.

The project consists of 11 stations interconnected by mostly elevated mass transit line except the Katipunan station, which is underground. The depot lies in the east with the line crossing the Marikina River along Marcos Highway. Then, it travels along Aurora Blvd., Magsaysay Blvd. and Legarda to terminate at Recto Avenue station to the Doroteo Jose station of LRT 1.

The LRT 2 line will be served by 18 four-car trains from the Asia-Europe MRT Consortium led by the Marubeni Corp. All trains are air-conditioned. Each train with four motorized cars has a total length of 92.6 meters. One train has a seating capacity of 232 passengers seated longitudinally on fiberglass benches and 1,396 standing passengers or 1,628 passengers per train.

hehehehe... this was posted in another thread, Edmund... but anyways, it's good news for the Araneta Center... I wanna see the redevolpment of the complex done soon. good start with the Gateway Mall though...

re: Bay City, is the D. Macapagal Avenue part of it? went through the controversial highway on the way to NAIA last month and there are a few establishments already. S&R Pricesmart and a few strip malls plus SM HQ.... didn't see SMMA though. mysaong03 said it's opening this year...

They should buy Bay City then.:D If they do so, there is a higher chance of it getting developed;)

lol, i was also thinking of that. that was the first area i could think of

yeah the overpriced D. Macapagal Avenue is in Bay City. I dont think there is a Pricesmart in Bay City. The retail place there is Uni-Wide coastal mall.

hehe, Megaworld should really buy Bay City. I bet they could get it going.

There is a Pricesmart along Macapagal.

Oh, really? I havent been there since August...

Well nowadays, if you pass through Macapagal you'll see that most of the trees they planted on the center-island are now dead, why can't they care of the center-islands? Sheesh!

Yeah, all the trees on PDMA are dead or looks like dead.

Maybe they could still be saved by watering them because they all look like they had not been watered for a long time.

Hey Sunking you are a great help in the forum.
Glad to have you here in SSC :colgate:

I enjoy the company here in SSC!

every pinoy forumer in MM is a good help, gives very detailed info for us overseas pinoys.

well imo theres not much use putting trees in PDMA, since there's not much infrastructure there

I disagree. There is use of planting trees because when there will be more infrastracture in the future, the trees would have matured already. And besides, trees are good for the environment and look nice, so why not plant them anyways?

well if you can't maintain them, no use growing them.

true, thats why they should maintain them;)

Some Eastwood City pictures:
Eastwood City Walk:
http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/22080/eastwoodcitywalk.jpg

Eastwood Cyber Park:
http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/22080/eastwoodcyberpark.jpg

Green Nook, Central Plaza:
http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/22080/greennookcentralplaza.jpg

Wack Wack Golf and Country Club's East Course, Hole 16:
http://gallery.cybertarp.com/albums/userpics/22080/wackwackeastcoursehole16.jpg

:eek: Awesome pics!! Eastwood City looks really nice at night.:okay:

Amazing Ortigas shot...Similar to queetz's. Wack-Wack golf course is pretty. I was just describing that view in the Ortigas thread:D In fact, i'll post that pic in the Ortigas thread.

Did u take them? Do you play golf? Good job:)

It's been a while since a dabbled in golf, I prefer staying indoors because it's so damn hot! I get to play when the weather's milder or when I have no school. :)

I havent played golf in a while either... Last time was like in Febuary. I used to play every weekend. I get too lazy, now...

When did you take that Ortigas shot? ASB Malayan looks like its almost finished. I wish it was taller though, like in its original plans.

That shot's pretty old, it was taken in November 2002.

Oh, ok...That must be before ASB Malayan was put on hold. Now, its almost finished.

I'm not so keen on the Eastwood Citywalk. It looks so fake! The reason why Greenbelt 3 and 4 are working out so well is because they integrate successfully with their surroundings. Eastwood not only hurts its cause by going the neon-pastel look, but makes things feel like a movie set. There must be a better way of integrating the outdoor life with their mallification of the area.

I totally agree with boybaha. Eastwood has always struck me as plastic and artificial. Medyo trying hard ang dating. And it sorta rubs off on some of the patrons too. :-)

Eastwood doesnt really bother me. I still think its a nice place. However, Greenbelt kicks ass!:D

i havent been to Eastwood much, but from those pics, it looks shameful. looks like it's a miniature village with colors unable to blend with surroundings

Its not bad...Colors are nice imo. I like Eastwood. But still Greenbelt is much better.

it's really successful, but it terms of aesthetics, i only like Grand Eastwood Palazzo and the future Parkview I and II

Yeah, GE Palazzo looks grand...comparable to Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas

Yeah, GE Palazzo looks grand...comparable to Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas

ooh.. that's a bit of an exagerration. nothing's much has been up yet, so you can't really tell anything

I think... that among all the development areas here in Metro Manila, Eastwood City is the worst planned centers around.... the developers was not successful in providing a good means of transport in and out of the area... Only one main thoroughfare which exits to C5, causing terrible traffic to the area... I can't imagine what will happen if the Mall there is built...

wah.. resembles a cheap holiday resort in UK :crazy2:.. colour scheme is too sharp and "disneyland" like... if they were left white/cream coloured they would appear more sobering.. plus is better for the maintainance costs, (white reflects light keeping interior cooler.. reduce A/c intensity :crazy: etc)..

the night lights somewhat make the place look better during the evenings.

Eastwood wasn't meant to be a Rockwell. it was supposedly an Cyber City. don't expect a mall here.

Oh god, it would be really amazing if Eastwood City Walk was not built in Eastwood Cyberpark since it just causes traffis.It should have been built somewhere in Alabang or Makati surrounded by some office towers and residential highrises and then a mall to complete it.But a cybercity needs some shops anda few restaurants or cafes. A City Walk in a Tchno IT-zone is not really recomendable, just as said, it causes traffic.

By the way, have the Incubation Centers and the Citibank Squares been built already?

it would be good if we make a separate forum exclusively taking bout eastwood

the night lights somewhat make the place look better during the evenings.

Eastwood wasn't meant to be a Rockwell. it was supposedly an Cyber City. don't expect a mall here.

but arent they building a mall? I dunno, i just thought they are.

I heard that the cinemas in Eastwood are great!:) One of the best in the city.

i didn't know they have cinemas at eastwood.

Its quite new. I think it was only opened last December.

Megaworld and the Cybermall:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid117/p8a73ef0f73975bb81710e3837952087d/f8a43f36.jpg

wow, nice picture! perfect angle and lighting. Love to blue sky too. Those offices are quite boring though. And not that tall either. Oh well, at least Eastwood has office buildings.

Megaworld building is one of my fav. especially at night.;)

but arent they building a mall? I dunno, i just thought they are.

I heard that the cinemas in Eastwood are great!:) One of the best in the city.

well, they could be building one, but not one on the scale of even Power Plant. dont think there's space. if there will be one, then damn, horrible planning

Here's a pic of Eastwood at night. I took it for the DOT nightlife ad.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid119/p665af7e3e4f5c67001b135a71fce9250/f8770dd9.jpg

nice pics @sunking and @JudeD. :)

Citibank Square's been structurally done since Summer last year. including the claddings, and some offices have moved there. so i guess, its done already.

here's another quezon city landmark... the abs-cbn tower. :cool:

http://www.geocities.com/eipangan/images/abs-cbn_040611_01.txt

got it from News Central on now.abs-cbn.com

i got night pic of the tower. will post later...

view of Annapolis from Shangri-La in EDSA

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid122/pdb6d54fd8af13c8a9d07b25aa1acebd8/f82e58a3.jpg

found this on the net from a renderer who did serendra also. looks awesome, hope they would do this project soon!

http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/6399401-L.jpg

:eek2:

That's great. I'm trying to figure out which streets are which? Is the top side Ortigas Ave? So from this vantage point we're looking at the development from one of the Annapolis towers across the Country Waffles.

Seems like it. I highly doubt that this is possible in the near future though. Maybe in 20 or 30 years.

nice. looks like pinball game. :)

boybaha
you are correct...the street with tress is ortigas avenue.

the greenhills development looks so futuristic. i like how they spread the high rise buildings on the sides and left the middle part low rise building and open. ganda ng plan.

if the economy peaks up, the ayalas might push the project. i've seen this renderings and read the proposal since 1998 i think. but with all the renovations they are doing in greenhills it doent look like they do have plans of doing this for a while, or maybe they will do it in different phases like serendra.

yeah parang pinball =)

found this on the net from a renderer who did serendra also. looks awesome, hope they would do this project soon!

http://edmundtanso.smugmug.com/photos/6399401-L.jpg

:eek2:

holy sweeeeeet!!! is that the same Greenhills shopping thingy near la salle??? that old, rund-down, bargain mall?? they've already renovated it tho. so when are they planning to tear it down? that rendering just looks awesome!!! I love the three round low-rises lined with the symmetrical towers on both sides! I think this would turn out much better than Araneta's redevelopment if ever it breaks through. could rival SM MoA!!! so nice... but it does look like a pinball machine! haha...

I can already imagine the resulting traffic in the surrounding streets. The residents of the gated Greenhills villages will never be able to leave their houses anymore.

yeah the traffic would get worst but the project itself is awesome! =)

The redevelopment of Greenhills Shopping Center is already in full-swing. Part of the old Unimart Building has been transformed into a modern mall with some classy retail shops.

There are also nice restaurants and video rental stores in the first and second levels of that Parking Structure they constructed on the former open parking lot opposite McDonald's.

Plus the Theater Mall is now drawing the chic crowds with its quaint cafe ambience.

Foreign tourists are now flocking to the area where our Muslim brethren are selling those pearls and other jewelry. You can now see busloads of Americans, Japanese and Koreans in this area that is part of the bigger tiangge area.

I suppose the next step to making Greenhills truly takeoff is to renovate (or tear down) the 70s-era Virra Mall and Shoppesville buildings. Although there are nice childhood memories in these buildings, I think it's time to move on. Plus they can get rid of all those vendors selling the pirated DVDs and CDs which put Greenhills in a bad light.

For now, I like what I see and looking at these renderings makes me even more excited to see the final product.

The redevelopment of Greenhills Shopping Center is already in full-swing. Part of the old Unimart Building has been transformed into a modern mall with some classy retail shops.

There are also nice restaurants and video rental stores in the first and second levels of that Parking Structure they constructed on the former open parking lot opposite McDonald's.

Plus the Theater Mall is now drawing the chic crowds with its quaint cafe ambience.

Foreign tourists are now flocking to the area where our Muslim brethren are selling those pearls and other jewelry. You can now see busloads of Americans, Japanese and Koreans in this area that is part of the bigger tiangge area.

I suppose the next step to making Greenhills truly takeoff is to renovate (or tear down) the 70s-era Virra Mall and Shoppesville buildings. Although there are nice childhood memories in these buildings, I think it's time to move on. Plus they can get rid of all those vendors selling the pirated DVDs and CDs which put Greenhills in a bad light.

For now, I like what I see and looking at these renderings makes me even more excited to see the final product.

yeah, I saw quite a few groups of foreigners at Greenhills last two or three times I dropped by. I was surprised - thought I was still in BKK. hahaha... how come the redevelopment doesn't seem to resemble the rendering? are the current renovations just temporary while they rebuild the virramall and shoppesville??

yeah, I saw quite a few groups of foreigners at Greenhills last two or three times I dropped by. I was surprised - thought I was still in BKK. hahaha... how come the redevelopment doesn't seem to resemble the rendering? are the current renovations just temporary while they rebuild the virramall and shoppesville??


The redevelopment still has not touched both Virra Mall and Shoppesville. The construction activities are all in the outer fringes, which I think are permanent. The small renovations in the tiangge area might be temporary.

By the way, they just tore down the Crossroads Arcade - that horizontal one storey block that used to house Jollibee, KFC and all those Chinese restaurants - which will give way to an ultra-modern retail complex called The Promenade. I think the flavor of The Promenade will approximate the cafe-style ambience of the Theater Mall.

Once all these redevelopments are completed, I think it will resemble those in the renderings. It's just really hard to envision right now.

The redevelopment still has not touched both Virra Mall and Shoppesville. The construction activities are all in the outer fringes, which I think are permanent. The small renovations in the tiangge area might be temporary.

By the way, they just tore down the Crossroads Arcade - that horizontal one storey block that used to house Jollibee, KFC and all those Chinese restaurants - which will give way to an ultra-modern retail complex called The Promenade. I think the flavor of The Promenade will approximate the cafe-style ambience of the Theater Mall.

Once all these redevelopments are completed, I think it will resemble those in the renderings. It's just really hard to envision right now.

oh... ok, sweet!! do you know where are the outer fringes on the rendering?

If Ortigas Ave is the tree lined boulevard on the top of the rendering, then the former Crossroads Arcade would be the low-rise buildings on the lower left corner.

Trivia time: What red and white carinderia type place stood near the end of the former Crossroads Arcade fronting the entrance of East Greenhills in the 1980s? Where did it move to after it lost its lease there? Is it still around?

oh... ok, sweet!! do you know where are the outer fringes on the rendering?

I think boybaha got it, though it really looks different on the renderings.

Answer to boybaha's trivia: GoodAh!!! home of the best goto, arroz caldo and tapsilog. They transferred to Shaw Blvd after they left Greenhills.

Of course another Greenhills landmark is Aristocrat, home of the famous Chicken Barbecue with Java Rice and Atchara.

Well enough of food...back to the topic :)

parts of the Greenhills shopping spot didnt have any or sufficient a/c. i hope redevelopment should suit the flocking hordes of shoppers

another something in qc... Gilmore. Gilmore is part of New Manila and was once a quiet subdivision where most middle class people live. Now it's becoming more commercialized with the computer shops that boomed in one of the streets. It is very accessible because it's very near the LRT Purple Line. Haha, sorry for the jeep. I was in the car.

http://obfuscati0n.org/random/qc.jpg

If Ortigas Ave is the tree lined boulevard on the top of the rendering, then the former Crossroads Arcade would be the low-rise buildings on the lower left corner.

Trivia time: What red and white carinderia type place stood near the end of the former Crossroads Arcade fronting the entrance of East Greenhills in the 1980s? Where did it move to after it lost its lease there? Is it still around?

oh... ok!! I get the rendering now... thanks!! what are the strip of low-rise towers gonna be?

@ trivia time - I would've thought that was KFC or something. haha... red and white... 1980s too early for me.. haha..

I pass by Gilmore every now and then (partly to see the MRT... haha!). it's like a mini shoppesville or virramall - wherever they have all the computer stores. I believe everything at Gilmore is so much cheaper though, since there is so much more competition...

btw, the MRT-2 is right above the jeep, right? I mean, parallel to the jeep...?? how come even with these mass transit lines being put up, the jeepneys and buses still see a need for their services along the same route? although the jeeps plying aurora do seem to have lessened since the MRT-2 opened. much less traffic along the Aurora/Araneta corner... but along EDSA and Line-1, nothing seems to have changed...

haha...there are still buses running thru EDSA tho the MRT3 was already built. :D
sometimes, id prefer to take bus going to Philcoa than taking MRT...it goes directly there, tas one ride na lang to the campus. so mukang we cant do away with these jeepneys and buses.

about greenhills redevelopemt, i hope they didn't scaled down the original proposal because the new additions that they did and doing on greenhills doesnt look good and hopefully they would tear it down once they started doing the real redevelopment. the promenade looks good though but i dont care for the others.

ayala bought greenhills shopping mall right? it's a very prime location and piece of property so i dont think they would scale it down, maybe they are doing phase by phase. because the rendering look really good!

The parking structures across from McDonalds are temporary right? They certainly don't look permanent.

Ayala bought Greenhills Shopping Center from Ortigas? When? Where did you read this?

BTW, before Goodah! went to Shaw, they opened a restaurant on Annapolis, I believe where the Tapa King currently is. There is also another Goodah in Manila near Malacanang.

Ok... More Greenhills Crossroads Shopping Center trivia: This one is a hard one and may only be remembered by the people who lived in the area. In the early 1980s, there was another fast food restaurant there, perhaps where the Jollibee used to be. They also served burgers. Their mascot was a cowboy. Their gimmick used to be to give away masks that look like the number 20 to kids the way Burger King gives crowns these days. This fast food restaurant does not exist anymore. What is the name of this restaurant.

boybaha
i though i read it in the paper in the late 90's that the ayala bought greenhills, could be wrong though. does anyone know?

oh... ok!! I get the rendering now... thanks!! what are the strip of low-rise towers gonna be?

@ trivia time - I would've thought that was KFC or something. haha... red and white... 1980s too early for me.. haha..

I pass by Gilmore every now and then (partly to see the MRT... haha!). it's like a mini shoppesville or virramall - wherever they have all the computer stores. I believe everything at Gilmore is so much cheaper though, since there is so much more competition...

btw, the MRT-2 is right above the jeep, right? I mean, parallel to the jeep...?? how come even with these mass transit lines being put up, the jeepneys and buses still see a need for their services along the same route? although the jeeps plying aurora do seem to have lessened since the MRT-2 opened. much less traffic along the Aurora/Araneta corner... but along EDSA and Line-1, nothing seems to have changed...

It's because our transit lines are not enough. Not fully integrated. Thus the need for buses and jeepneys which are more convenient for others. A classic example is EDSA. The blue line ends at north ave. if you live at balintawak, you have to get off pa sa north then take another ride dba....

another something in qc... Gilmore. Gilmore is part of New Manila and was once a quiet subdivision where most middle class people live. Now it's becoming more commercialized with the computer shops that boomed in one of the streets. It is very accessible because it's very near the LRT Purple Line. Haha, sorry for the jeep. I was in the car.

http://obfuscati0n.org/random/qc.jpg

Does anyone have more info on that u/c in Gilmore.
All I know is that its an Empire-East project named Xavier Hills.

all I know with those condos is that it is related to California Gardens and San Francisco Gardens in Mandaluyong....

btw, here's my ABS-CBN photo...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p832d2b55272528bc5eb30698606c3333/f9aebf6f.jpg

And that's GMA as seen from QC Ave MRT station.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p989f8bf1b41ecc64547a7ef3693196cf/f9aebf6d.jpg

And Cubao from Annapolis Station
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid103/p496e861b49a749280289f89942931b3a/f9aebf7c.jpg

i think ive posted these before. nway, enjoy! :D

nice pics...as always.

That ABS-CBN Tower picture is very nice, indeed! :)

nice pics francis!

thanks guys!
it's not so nice actually. i took that when i was practicing the cam. so i really have no idea whether the pics will work or what (those are scanned film photos). was still groping. but it looks quite ok. my Ortigas Pics are the ones that suffered my stupidness. There are more at imagestation. More next time!

Have you guys heard of Torre Venezia and 20 Landsbergh Place? They are both on or around Timog and developer is 24K Property Ventures. Are they any good and reliable, OR are they one of those buyers-beware, "baka takbuhan", fly-by-night companies.

On the same line, any U/C sa heart ng QC? I know for one is Montgomery Place by ALI. Any other?

Torre Venezia is now under construction, while Lansbergh Place is already finished, so I guess that makes 24k quite reliable.

you guys heard about the underpass projects QC is gonna start by the end of this year?

@ Bong, i nver heard of those projects, but since they are now done...so be it. they escaped my attention.
underpass renell? is that a vehicular underpass or just a human underpass? :D i heard there one proposed near at Quezon City Circle. Still to figure out where and what.

Here's the story about the underpass: :)

Sleek underpass complex for QC's major avenues

Updated 11:06pm (Mla time) Aug 06, 2004
By Tina Santos
Inquirer News Service

Editor's Note: Published on page A19 of the August 07, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

QUEZON CITY, Manila Metropolitan Area, Philippines -- MORE "user-friendly" roads for Quezon City.

City government officials made this pledge as they revealed plans to transform major roads into ideal and "world-class" thoroughfares with the construction of at least four underground passageways.

Architect Gerardo Magat, of the city planning department, said they plan to build the underpass complex on four sites: on Elliptical Road, Commonwealth (now Don Mariano Marcos), Visayas, and Quezon Avenues.

But Magat said they would give priority to the proposed underpass on Elliptical Road which would be built in front of City Hall.

This would give pedestrians easy access to and from the Quezon Memorial Circle, he added.

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) initially proposed the building of footbridges or overpasses in various areas of the city, but Mayor Feliciano Belmonte had opposed the plan, Magat said.

"The mayor wants to preserve the park. That's why he rejected any plan to build any structure that would destroy the park's beauty and the surrounding scenery," Magat said.

Many parkgoers had complained that they have a hard time going to the Quezon Memorial Circle ever since the MMDA removed the islands on the two-kilometer rotonda.

"We risk life and limb every time we cross the road," said Amy Sandoval, a 35-year-old mother who brings her three children to the park regularly on weekends.

"In the past, we used the center islands where we would wait for the cars to pass by before crossing over to the Circle, " she said. "But the islands are gone."

Today, there is no such buffer zone.

There is virtually no protection offered to pedestrians, who often dart from one lane to another, risking accidents, just to cross the street.

There had been several instances when pedestrians had been bumped, hit, or sideswept by vehicles cruising the road at top speed, a waiter in one of the restaurants inside the park told the inquirer.

On a lucky day, MMDA men carrying "Stop" placards can be seen bringing pedestrians safely across the busy circle.

"But more often than not, they are nowhere to be found," observed Pasencia Abuel, a fruit vendor. "You would usually see the MMDA aide resting under a tree or eating, not in the places where they are needed," she added.

Magat said the project would cost the city government about P30 million for each underpass. Work is expected to begin before the year ends.

"We're just completing the paperwork, but once that is over, we can already proceed with the project, "he added.

--

I think it's a good project :D

cool....thanks for the article Kiel...nice one. thanks.
an overpass would be a bad idea...so its a good news that they're doing an underpass this time. i don't wanna see any pink overpass traversing the elliptical road.

read the article earlier as well. i thought they were talking about tunnels for cars! hahaha... then I read it. sounds great to me too! hopefully though, they don't turn into squatter areas and they design it properly to prevent pedestrians from drowing in them during the rainy seasons. hehe...

I'm sure it will work out. The underpasses in Ayala Center are well kept and clean.

Ortigas sets P2 B for Greenhills dev’t
By JAMES A. LOYOLA

Ortigas & Company is alloting capital expenditures amounting to P2 billion from 2004 to 2007 to complete the redevelopment of the commercial component of its Greenhills shopping center.

Ortigas chief operating officer Rex Drilon said the firm will be spending some P500 million this year for various ongoing projects within the Greenhills commercial complex.

These projects include the P250-million Promenade which will feature 16 restobars, 16 specialty shops, 3 cinemas and one theater for the performing arts and new Music Museum location.

It will also include the second carpark building which will cost P200 million and add 5,000 square meters of new shopping space and 900 car slots.

This follows the recent completion of the first carpark building which was built for P170 million. Drilon said they intend to have the highest car park per square meter of leasable space ratio among Metro Manila commercial centers.

Other ongoing projects include the renovation of Unimart, the conversion of the bowling center into a shoe hub for Marikina shoemakers, new air-conditioning system, 7 megawatt back-up generators and an underground sewage treatment plant.

Drilon said Ortigas expects to spend about R500 million a year for the next three years to complete the renovation of the shopping complex.

Other projects lined up include more carpark buildings as full as the redevelopment of the Virra Mall which is currently under lease. Drilon said the firm will be regaining control over the Virra Mall since the lease expires at the end of the year.

Ortigas is undertaking a P10 billion to P20 billion redevelopment of the Greenhills shopping center to make it more competitive amid the mushrooming of malls all over the metropolis while still aiming to hold on to its niche tiangge market.

Aside from its popular tiangge and electronics shops, Greenhills now has a high-end corridor, specialties shops, a strip of restaurants, new car park buildings with shops and restaurants as well as branded jewelry shops.

Drilon said they have invited architectural firms Palafox-SOM, RMJM, Cocuella, RTKL and WATG (Wimberly Allisson Tong and Goo) to submit their proposals. “They are just waiting for us to give them our parameters,” he said.

The redeveloped Greenhills Shopping Center will have lots of open spaces, landscaping combined with modern amenities such as basement and multi-level parking and high-rise residential buildings.

“The entire redevelopment plan will be carried out over a span of 25 years as we will redevelop small portions at a time since we cannot close the entire complex for fear of interrupting the shopping habits of our loyal patrons,” he said.

Nice news.
I took some GSC pics this sunday.
GSC looks very green now... maybe it's trying to live up to it's name.
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/greenhills.txt

BTW, what's up with this one?
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/swire_elan_suites.txt

thomasian
beleive that is a hotel and condo. it was put on hold for a while but it look more complete than the last time i saw it 2 months ago. looks like they are working on painting the outside.

So I guess Ayala do not have control over GSC as we discussed earlier in this thread?

well.. maybe that tower is being finished very slowly... 'coz at night it is lighted... it has blue lights on its body at night...

Nice news.
I took some GSC pics this sunday.
GSC looks very green now... maybe it's trying to live up to it's name.
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/greenhills.txt

BTW, what's up with this one?
http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/swire_elan_suites.txt

It's Swireland condotel. I own a unit. Turnover ata (hopefully) is next year)... still some units are up for sale. Very nice. but very delayed... :bash:

looks very nice. Greenhills has more skyscrapers than i thought it had. i first thought it was a Chinese skyline :D hows talls that Swireland condotel (what a name)

According to emporis it is 37 Stories tall.
It used to be Swire Élan Suites but the name was changed to Swireland accdg. to federal.

I found this pic in emporis.com, ©Efren Aquino.
He is a forumer here, right? Who is he?

Anyway, good choice federal the picture shows that it will have a good view of Wack-Wack Golf course. I think Makati is also visible up there.

http://www.geocities.com/aaron_charles_ofngol/179175.txt

I think it's still Swire Elan hehe..

http://www.swireland.com.ph/Elan/Elan.html

my mistake... sorry.

Swire Elan Suites Condotel that is.

maybe it just looks tall cause it's all alone.

efren aquino is queetz. he's gone awol though.

that tower is long before topped off and those windows are already cladded. the helipad has a blue neon light which you can see as far as makati. it should be turned over soon. construction took so long.

Yup, Efren Aquino is our good buddy queetz. He used to be the mod for ASF before he assigned both Chad and I to replace him. I wonder if he still checks out the forum.

Anyways, nice pictures you got there. Very good quality, very clear. Greenhills looks as if its not in the Philippines in ur pics;)

I havent seen Efren's pic yet...it shouldnt be that new, since he hasnt gone home for 1 and a half years.

last time i talked to him, he wasn't planning in posting here anymore. he's back to SSP.

Swire Elan Suites looks a bit like Embassy Pointe/Pearl of the Orient Tower, but with more glass and better choice of color

just went yesterday to greenhills....may mga offices rin pla don....too bad it's just one line of skyscraper...there's one underconstruction....it's a glassy one...any rendering on this one

is that the building a couple of posts above?

I thought all the high rises in greenhills are residential....the offices there act as a cheaper extention of Ortigas, then.

From the looks of the buildings there's a couple of them. Guess they just pop out everywhere

There is a line of mid-rise office buildings along Ortigas Avenue, fronting La Salle Greenhills. But this is on the Wack-Wack side of Ortigas so it's not San Juan-- this line is in Mandaluyong. There are also office buildings further down Ortigas Avenue, across from Greenhills North (where Xavier School is). In the past this area was populated by banks. Now, it seems that the row of mostly low-rise commercial buildings is becoming mostly food establishments.

is that the building a couple of posts above?
no, what i was refering is along the anapolis part of greenhills....greenhills has the same formula as makati, ortigas, libis, alabang----which is posh subdivision+office buildings+residential building+mall+major thoroughfare=community

i went to one building---eisenhower plaza...it was filled with office locators

i was lately able to transverse C5 for the first time....there seems to be a huge tract of empty land near the ortigas avenue side....what's it going to be?

opening soon... Gateway Mall...:D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/pc489d94ded1073e1a98ed47e13b92e27/f63fed82.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/pf1685403b69c628c0e28985c9a73763a/f63ff07a.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p982ae98f7354d8f58894fb39987e5dc0/f63fef33.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/paa981c23c05ef50edecfd8882065585f/f63ff3b2.jpg

from Greenhills.. i don't know its name
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p9c5013aee5dc5c1c711b05a6bf0bc5fc/f63ff818.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p52066bbbf82367a877ea4375ad1cf614/f64001da.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p5888df7e2532379df034865fda96dc44/f64003cc.jpg

taken on the new parking mall of Greenhills.... the Connecticut Parking...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/pba84b5ac52b2509cb3704489cb8953bb/f63ffd82.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/pb76271a9f1c8e09269269f59932e54f5/f63ffc69.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/pf3b14972f3d242e4dedd55771f8e25a3/f63fffc6.jpg

Atlanta Center and... I don't know the other.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p4f0637bc9b0e83c45c3a12b257f7977a/f63ffa79.jpg

Thanks. I've been curious about what Gateway Mall looks like.

OK, this is Swire Élan Suites.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p52066bbbf82367a877ea4375ad1cf614/f64001da.jpg

wow, GH seems to be bustling, pero diba part rin ba cya ng ortigas (buss & commercial district), ryt?

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid146/p52066bbbf82367a877ea4375ad1cf614/f64001da.jpg

Is that structure on the bottom part of the picture The Promenade in Greenhills?

yup.. Promenade po sya...

nwei... last Saturday... natripan ko na maglakad lakad along Annapolis.. so here are some pix I took... :D

Annapolis buildings viewed from MRT station
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid155/p26bb50d45812435c201743494473d727/f55c71e1.jpg

Atlanta Centre... my fav sa Annapolis
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid155/p1312e6f0fbc11d721704dc9f8d26cb06/f55c71ef.jpg

One Beverly Place
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid155/p224cfd5cdb2d59ae6a4250c6d8260919/f55c71e6.jpg

Wow Gateway seems to be using glass like Greenbelt 4. :)

Annapolis is the skyline around Greenhills eh? Looks promising, really comparable to Eastwood's. Great shots (again:D) pau

Cool, I like Gateway's glass concept, for when the next time I visit RP, I could go check it out since I only need to cross Aurora Boulivard (from my aunt's apartment) and i'm there.

gateway mall looks good, i like the landscaping also.....any update on the manila tower?

Capitol Plaza Tower, Quezon City
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_012805_015x.jpg

http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_012805_012x.jpg

Is that the one behind QC City Hall? Will it ever finish?

Yup, that's the one behind QC City Hall. It's a Fil-Estate project but it has been on hold for a couple of years.

Anyone knows if this project will be continued soon?

My guesses are its mired in legal problems. but is it a residential or office, mixed-use building perhaps?

my guess is that its residential...possibly mixed used. Definitely not office. Judging by whats already built, it seems that it will look pretty good when finished.

Nice style

That is a very nice building, they should finish the construction.

It will have a tall spire on one side, right?

last saturday I had quite a walk in QC and here are some pix that I took.... :D

Katipunan condominiums.. front of Ateneo
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p6e7bb6ca5994d1db6b6b805c06c0d3c3/f5488345.jpg

Bantayog ng Inang Bayan (Monument of Mother Nation).. along Quezon Ave near the corner of EDSA and adjacent to Department of Energy.. resembles Malakas at Maganda
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pa22894ac24d30c773236bf355f6c6e24/f54877e4.jpg

Quezon Memorial Monument
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p6ddae93908437188b474156b0a6424ac/f548773b.jpg

Quezon City Hall
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pcce17c6eec958a5f3128af7ee2461770/f54876e8.jpg

EDSA cor P. Tuazon construction
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pb23b19ee495091c4427e4530d004ad1a/f5487877.jpg

Araneta Center
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pdebcf103cb615085ecebcf7c7019af99/f548793f.jpg

bridgeway to connect Araneta Coliseum and Farmers Plaza
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p4118b9b785154d2724fd95a81846fbdb/f5487991.jpg


Gateway Mall Pictures

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pdb6e04f7cce4f089852300bdda5e5402/f5487b4d.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p467ef88cea8b42f5033d7ed6443d1c2a/f5487a81.jpg

Cinemania Ticket Area
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pb8dd34187900af08d64c937dedfc3416/f5487d24.jpg

Cinemania's ceiling (top floor of Gateway)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pe058ef06f204c80c530140b49c293d21/f5487d94.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p1590ee933340be7bafc005c6cba04ea3/f5487e15.jpg

Living Garden
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p1d7d270a304e0d255693bff1cbd3981a/f5487bbb.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pebcf44b9573104e227c8e87f8b9bbefb/f54882a5.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pef38e73b9449a14fa967b727e62b0455/f54880b6.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p56fa90d5eb2ba69b72eb4fad27a22ca3/f548802f.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p0f301fb787a921319b5d1a6a3a6fa0b6/f5487f99.jpg

Interior
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pa57ed79a43167a7ffd099f515cf2a7b4/f5487f51.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p2d47650c73e34d941af7397f36bacf11/f5487cc1.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p9dd157079d8968ac6c4f6f363e85fcf3/f5487c6e.jpg

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/p812ad85c95d2fbc428d328d9d527fb8c/f54879d9.jpg

they should have demolished farmer's plaza instead of just rennovating it...it's a big eyesore

Gateway's main entrance is whoah :eek: So nice :yes:

@ronnaveth, if you're gonna demolish it you're just gonna put up another structure anyways, so what's the use just renovate.

Gateway's Cineplex 10 seems to be getting a lot of the moviegoing crowd in that area.
The crowd was not that big the last time a watched a movie there.

Nice pics anyway, Paul.

BTW, is Gateway's Food Express (Food Court) already open?

I will definitely have the new Gateway Mall on my "right-away" list next time I go to Philippines!!!

nope... the Food Express is not yet open... and yeah.. Gatewall is indeed grand... I specially liked the Living Garden where you can have coffee there... and the Dome ceiling of Cineplex... :D

I thought food and drinks in The Oasis will be served by the Mandarin Court of Mandarin Oriental.

Gateway's main entrance is whoah :eek: So nice :yes:

@ronnaveth, if you're gonna demolish it you're just gonna put up another structure anyways, so what's the use just renovate.
the problem is the low floor to ceiling ratio of the farmer's market and it's ugly facade

then renovate..

usually this means changing the building structure anyways. imo you should only demolish when it's in a state of disrepair.

nope... the Food Express is not yet open... and yeah.. Gatewall is indeed grand... I specially liked the Living Garden where you can have coffee there... and the Dome ceiling of Cineplex... :D
wouldn't the ambiance at the living garden be very hot

nope... that place is cool.. or maybe its because I came there at around 4pm... well I'm not sure if it will be very hot and humid at noontime...

Hm.. is it open-air? If it is then it won't really make a difference in the heat, if it was then we'd have a greenhouse effect wouldn't we?:D or was it a/c?

I agree, it's height is quite small for a five storey mall and the I find the interiors a little dark, but then it caters mostly to the CDE crowd so the design is not much of a problem for them.

Hm.. is it open-air? If it is then it won't really make a difference in the heat, if it was then we'd have a greenhouse effect wouldn't we?:D or was it a/c?
it's open air but won't it create a one sided tunnel where heat will be accumulated

then renovate..

usually this means changing the building structure anyways. imo you should only demolish when it's in a state of disrepair.
it's already renovated and it still looks dark and short ceiling....

you can't fix the height except by demolishing it

I agree, it's height is quite small for a five storey mall and the I find the interiors a little dark, but then it caters mostly to the CDE crowd so the design is not much of a problem for them.
yes but if you're coming from the MRT, you're still gonna pass it by...

well it is open air... but it doesn't feel hot in it... hmmm.. well maybe it depends on the time of the day...

As always, great pics paul! Thanks.

Gateway mall is amazing...i cant wait to see it in person. Its beautiful and modern.

What u/c is this? It has changed a lot since i last saw it.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid156/pb23b19ee495091c4427e4530d004ad1a/f5487877.jpg

It's the Regalia Parkplace Twin Towers.

hmmm...we didnt talk about it that much. how many floors?

Gateway Mall is nice and will get nicer as soon as the greenery in the atrium gets settled. Right now the plants and trees are still recuperating and getting established. I like the outdoor structure of Gateway.

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It's the Regalia Parkplace Twin Towers.

ohh.. so that's what's its name is... hehehe... I always saw this but never knew the name...

well as of August last year.. the u/c is mid-way.... now they're near the top and are putting up the windows... if you'd look closely.. eventhough they're twins... they're not identical...:D

their façade is not really identical. well at least the u/c one has a glassier façade because of the significantly larger windows as compared to its twin.

So it's not really "twins" in the normal sense. Looks quite tall and recognisable, wherearebouts are these in EDSA?

where is that u/c bldg located?? are these bldgs the ones located in the araneta ctr?

It's located at the corner of EDSA and P. Tuazon Ave. on the corner opposite Araneta Center.

03.03.05
http://www.geocities.com/pinoy_fan2000ph/Photo_030305_002x.jpg

If you noticed, their painting the finished tower peach. The left half of the finished tower is already painted peach.

Skyline Tower seems to have resumed construction.

02.27.05
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Skyline Tower, Andrea North Condominiums - Philrealty, Quezon City
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glad the Skyline Tower, Andrea North Condominiums is back on track! this is aother nice redesign by arquitectonica who did pacific plaza. they redid the facade

they've redone the façade? Why?

^ wow that's rather new, I always believed we still don't have a complete list of MM u/c's. How tall is it?

From my estimate, I would say it's a little over 30 stories.

Not that short either:happy: man... Quezon City's almost slipped through our microscope...if it weren't for thomasian's small bursts of updates, cheers:D

wow... nice to know that they'll resuming construction... I hope they'll finish it this time... :D

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When will Virra Mall be re-opening? And any idea on what the new name will be? I noticed that the Virra Mall sign on top of the mall has been torn down since the renovation started.

I want it to have a bright and airy interior similar to how it looked like when it was still new. I really don't want its architectural identity destroyed. I hope it will show-through the renovated interiors that's why I'm not into the idea of giving it an "SM Inspired Design" just because five of SM's anchor tenants will be occupying a quarter of it.

Another thing, any idea if The Promenade in Greenhills will be completed soon? GSC badly needs the new cinemas because the existing two are not enough (imagine a huge shopping complex with only two cinemas). The 2,000 square meter The Shops is also not enough because it was able to squeeze in only a few botiques leaving out a whole lot of other botiques (specially the higher-end ones) normally found in other malls. I hope there's space for those botiques in The Promenade.

Greenhills - 4.29.05
http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/greenhills.jpg

nice, clear picture:) What's that building in the center-right? It is quite new, yeah?

nice, clear picture:) What's that building in the center-right? It is quite new, yeah?

Swire Élan Suites. :)

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Another Pic:

Regalia Parkplace Twin Towers - 4.29.05
http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/000_0014x.jpg

Skyline Tower - 4.29.05
http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/000_0017xx.jpg

Skyline is geting taller, thank God it resumed construction even if Icon isn't sold out yet. It looks so massive.

find this rather interesting...not sure if it fits this thread...anyway, was on my way to quezon city hall and walked on this...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/IMG_0901s.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/IMG_0902s.jpg

how long would this last? nakakatuwa pero nakakahinayang din.

that is pretty interesting... I can't really see what's on the drawings, but they look pretty awesome! they really liven up the place too! too bad... they should've done it on a wall or something as a big mural. or sealed it on the pavement. I hope it does last though...

hope so too, lance. wasn't able to look at them pretty well too. nway, the first "frame" it says 'Kalye Pintados 2005' a project of the Division of City Schools Cultural and Tourism Affairs Office. so the paintings are probably the work of students, highschool maybe.

wow! nice street paintings! i like it. we use to have that at UPLB as well...a frat use to conduct a competition for that. the concrete should be rough for the painting to last.

wow! nice street paintings! i like it. we use to have that at UPLB as well...a frat use to conduct a competition for that. the concrete should be rough for the painting to last.
Also in UP Diliman. Every year, the street in front of this building we call Palma Hall is covered with paintings by Fine Arts students.

yah i've seen those road paintings in UPD... most are insignia/logos of different orgs.. or probably not anymore hehehe.. it's was like 3 years ago.

it'd prefer if they were on the walls. covers up the crap graffitti. but it's a good way of introducing art to some kids, yeah.

btw i've been missing out on some heaps good greenhills photos. it's growing slowly behind my back. like my acne:D

btw i've been missing out on some heaps good greenhills photos. it's growing slowly behind my back. like my acne:D

what the... hahahaha!!

Greenhills Shopping Center's Promenade Cinemas will be opening at May 19, 2005. Just in time for Star Wars Episode III. And all three cinemas probably including the other two in Theatre (they really spell it as theatre and not theater) Mall will be showing Star Wars on that day.

Some features of GSC's Promenade Cinemas:
Dolby Digital Surround EX
State-of-the-art ticketing system (i'm not sure what it really means)
700-plus new reclinable seats with retractable armrest (looks like the seats will be similar to those in Eastwood)
Its the latest and the newest and according to them it's "undoubtedly the best cinema in town" (every cinema does have a claim of being the best)

Is Promenade fully constructed?
What happened to the planned spaces for botiques and other retail stores? Or will they be building another mall for those?

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They're really advancing the development of GSC.
I'm just wondering, if the old tenants of Virra Mall is given space in the Annapolis Carpark Arcade, who will occupy the rest of Virra Mall (aside from SM who will be occupying 1/4 of it)?

Wow. Good to know I can still find my... ehem... software in Greenhills. I was kind of worried that the wonder that is Virra Mall would forever be gone.

have they continued construction with the skyline tower project?

I think this will answer your question :)
Just look at the crane.

Skyline Tower - 4.29.05

http://www.geocities.com/a_ofngol/000_0017xx.jpg

there's not much, if there's any activity going on at the site when i passed by last tuesday. i assume it has not resumed construction yet.

How come the top part is getting taller?
Could it be a "soft construction", if there's such thing,
or maybe they're just finishing the structure up to the top-off point?

Yeah I thought that too. I think it's going to be a top-off point to finish it off.

Araneta Complex Goes Friendly On Pedestrians
BusinessWorld - 05/19/05

Walkway structures for Light Railway
Transit Line 2 (LRT 2) and Metro Rail
Transit (MRT) commuters have been
constructed in the Araneta Center area
from the Aurora Boulevard near Gateway
Mall to the New Farmers’ Plaza along
EDSA. The walkway serves as an access
for shoppers around the complex. Pavement
renovation has been one of the first
projects followed by the redesign of
street lighting and sidewalk floorings.
Araneta Center is a major shopping area
that includes Ali Mall, New Farmers’ Plaza,
Value Station and Gateway Mall.

Araneta Complex Goes Friendly On Pedestrians
BusinessWorld - 05/19/05

Walkway structures for Light Railway
Transit Line 2 (LRT 2) and Metro Rail
Transit (MRT) commuters have been
constructed in the Araneta Center area
from the Aurora Boulevard near Gateway
Mall to the New Farmers’ Plaza along
EDSA. The walkway serves as an access
for shoppers around the complex. Pavement
renovation has been one of the first
projects followed by the redesign of
street lighting and sidewalk floorings.
Araneta Center is a major shopping area
that includes Ali Mall, New Farmers’ Plaza,
Value Station and Gateway Mall.

Now that's really people-friendly!

took these last weekend. from greehills garden square. this is the view north.

cubao...this train is going east
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/san%20juan%20and%20qc/qc_0206c.jpg

i think these are south triangle residentials and tv communications towers
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/san%20juan%20and%20qc/qc_0202.jpg

the hideous unfinished skyline tower...nice environs though
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y91/imagesaver1206/san%20juan%20and%20qc/IMG_0203b.jpg

and the regalia parkplace towers
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What more can I say? I ran out of compliments! :lol: :okay:

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