Pacific Plaza Condominiums

- This is the first in the "Pacific Plaza" series of condos by Metro Pacific Corporation. It is the predecessor of the Pacific Plaza Towers of the Fort Bonifacio project. - Emporis

Floor Count: 44
Completed: 1992
Location: Ayala Avenue
Architect: Recio+Casas Architects

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Did it became the Philippines tallest when it was completed ?

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Here are interiors of its penthouse....

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^ Looks nice. Imelda Marcos currently lives in this building, right?

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Did it became the Philippines tallest when it was completed ?

Yes it was. The Philippines was gaining momentum to economic recovery after the Edsa Revolution when the project was conceptualized. I still remember a full page ad in a magazine back then with Pacific Plaza's rendition and the caption "This is how the Philippines tallest building would look like." It really looked very tall since at that time, ang katabi nitong Ritz Towers at Twin Towers seemed very tall already.

oh...there goes the F-U row of towers! :D

Yes it was. The Philippines was gaining momentum to economic recovery after the Edsa Revolution when the project was conceptualized. I still remember a full page ad in a magazine back then with Pacific Plaza's rendition and the caption "This is how the Philippines tallest building would look like." It really looked very tall since at that time, ang katabi nitong Ritz Towers at Twin Towers seemed very tall already.

I remember those ads but Pacific Plaza wasn't the only building that claimed to be the tallest at that time. Rufino Pacific Tower and Paladium Summit (now Summit One) also had "Philippines tallest" in their ads too. By 1993, the tallest buildings in official order were Rufino Pacific Tower, Pacific Plaza and The Peak. Paladium Summit went on hold as early as that time and was not counted despite the completed shell.

oh...there goes the F-U row of towers! :D

F-U?

^ the 'finger' (f*ck u) lol

^^ Oo nga! Galing ah! Mukha nga silang F-U. :D

taxi driver led me to believe that this was the tallest and is 70 floors in the mid-90s:D I believed him until i discovered emporis years later.

This got a lot of people including me hooked on skyscrapers ever since this baby was built. Back then no building in the philippines could compare to it. It was absolutely massive back then. Even the Galleria Corporate center looked huge in those days.

it looks like an 80's office skyscraper.. it really looks tall when you're outside glorietta..

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haha FU din naisip ko dyan.. tallest pala siya dati.. di ko alam yun a..

Yung dalawang building na katabi nito ang pangit :lol:

Yung dalawang building na katabi nito ang pangit :lol:

hey, watch it! :ohno: one condo of "pangit" ritz towers happens to be our second home sweet home...

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..with a "million dollar" view of ayala ave. from our balcony.:banana:

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Flick photo by ty.R :D

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amazing the towers looks nice:banana:

malapad siya, i dunno about the top part though.

very nice lines, whose the developer? it has an ideal location near landmark and rustan's, is it also near a school?

very nice lines, whose the developer? it has an ideal location near landmark and rustan's, is it also near a school?

Yeah its one of the best locations imo..opposite ayala centre. heres the details from the first page, developer is metro pacific.

;12031024']Pacific Plaza Condominiums

- This is the first in the "Pacific Plaza" series of condos by Metro Pacific Corporation. It is the predecessor of the Pacific Plaza Towers of the Fort Bonifacio project. - Emporis

Floor Count: 44
Completed: 1992
Location: Ayala Avenue
Architect: Recio+Casas Architects

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6/10

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^^....an iconic structure.......^^^^ in a very nice... very friendly neighborhood......10/10 :cheers:

Modern, high, but fatty.:)

Simple colors .

7/10

8/10

I was amazed at this tower when it was built during the 90's one of the first few towers to reach level 40. Popular in the early 90's is postmodern style and this tower is one example. It stands among the rest in the exclusive apartment block of Ayala Avenue but probably a few years from now it would be engulfed by Primea tower though I'm not sure of the name that replaced the Gillarmi Apartments. My vote 8/10.

not bad, 8/10

it looks like an 80's office skyscraper.. it really looks tall when you're outside glorietta..

i agree its look like 80's design 30 years after they should design more futuristic imho..building designs in the philipppines are more conservative only a handful are iconic.

nice building 8/10

8/10

pretty nice for a 1992 building! :) 8/10

150 m ba???