Anchor Skysuites [55F|res] Manila

[thomasian]

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/2008/anchor_skysuites.jpg

Anchor Land allots P3B for 50-story building in Binondo
-ZINNIA B. DELA PEÑA
The Philippine Star

High-end residential condominium developer Anchor Land Holdings Inc. is allotting as much as P3 billion for the development of a 50-story building in a newly-acquired property in Binondo, Manila.

The 3,100-square meter property, located on Ongpin St. in Manila’s Chinatown area, was acquired by Anchor Land through the purchase of Gotamco Investment Realty Corp. for P214 million.

The building, envisioned to be the tallest in Manila, would be Anchor Land’s fifth residential project to date and the third in Binondo alone.

Anchor Land vice chairman Steve Li said the company is still finalizing the masterplan for the project, which would include a sky garden patterned after upscale residential condominiums in New York and other major cities around the world.

The project will also feature a viewing deck, swimming pool, playground, fitness center and other amenities.

In addition, the company is developing the Tribeca Parksuites, a two-tower, 18-story residential and commercial condominium project at the Aseana Business Park near SM Mall of Asia, the newest major development hub in the country.

Li said the company is targeting the middle-income market for Tribeca, which is expected to cost the company some P1.5 billion. The project will have a total of 900 units.

A one-bedroom unit measuring 25 square meters would cost P2 million.

Other ongoing projects of the company include the three-storey Mandarin Square, which is slated for completion in December 2009 and the 33-story Mayfair Tower along UN Avenue, which is ready for occupancy in the second quarter of the year.

Anchor Land raised P770 million from the maiden offering of its shares to the public in August last year.

Li said sales are expected to reach the P1 billion mark in 2007 on the strong take-up of Mandarin Square and Mayfair Tower.

In the nine months ending September 2007, Anchor Land posted a net income of P62.7 million, up nine percent from P57.4 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenues grew 82 percent to P606.5 million from P333.6 million.

Li said the company continues to look for prime properties to beef up its existing landbank of 4,000 hectares.

He said Anchor Land recently acquired another property company, Renig, for P60 million.

Retail tycoon Henry Sy holds a 10-percent interest in Anchor Land.

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Anchor Land sets aside P4.5B for new condos
-Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:03:00 02/03/2008

MANILA, Philippines--CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPER Anchor Land Holdings Inc. is spending roughly P4.5 billion for new residential establishments this year, company vice chair Steve Li said.

In the second quarter, Anchor Land is set to break ground for “Tribeca Park Suites,” an 18-story twin tower residential, mid-rise condominium in Parañaque City, which aims to offer more than 900 units.

The ground floor area of the condominium may be allocated for business process outsourcing firms.

Anchor Land is setting aside P1.5 billion for Tribeca, named after the trendy residential neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York which stands for “Triangle below Canal Street.”

With Tribeca, Anchor Land is targeting the middle-income market and plans to offer fully furnished one-bedroom units of roughly 45 square meters for P2 million each.

Tribeca is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011.

Anchor Land is also spending around P2.5 to P3 billion for a 50-story residential condominium in Binondo, Manila, Li said.

The high-rise, to be built on a 3,100-sq. m property on Ongpin Street, is envisioned to be the tallest building in the area.

Anchor Land came to possess the property after it acquired Gotamco Investment Realty Corp., a landowner in Manila’s Binondo district.

Gotamco owns five parcels of land with a total area of 3,065.7 sq. m., all located on Ongpin Street in Manila’s Chinatown area.

The new Binondo project, which has yet to be named, will offer fine urban living for members of the Chinese-Filipino community in the area. The building will tower over the city, providing panoramic views of the Manila skyline.

The Binondo project will be Anchor Land’s fifth residential condominium project to date.

One of Anchor Land’s successful projects to date is the 33-story Lee Tower in Binondo, which was delivered ahead of schedule in 2006 and was fully sold out.

Anchor Land is majority-owned and -controlled by Stephen Lee and family. Also, business tycoon Henry Sy is a long-term investor in the firm.

[richard24]

wow., :) this would surely change the look of chinatown., :)

[stephenpdavid]

^^Very aggressive talaga ang Anchor Land Holdings, Inc. :)

[stephenpdavid]

For sure, the architect of this project is Albert Yu (ASYA Design).

[anone]

Parang ang mahal yata.

""A one-bedroom unit measuring 25 square meters would cost P2 million.""

[IslandSon.PH]

medyo mahal nga but competitive.. i noticed chinatown is starting to flex its urban muscles nowadays.. ganda ng render, it looks really tall kahit malabo..

[Risha]

anchor land is really makinga name for themselves in binondo. :) nice job with this project.

[-TC-]

Parang ang mahal yata.

""A one-bedroom unit measuring 25 square meters would cost P2 million.""

That's Ongpin Street for you. It is the location for the most expensive pieces of land in the City of Manila.

[thomasian]

Anchor SkySuites on the left...
http://www.anchorlandholdings.com/images/FOR%20THE%20WEBSITE.jpg

[Waldenstrom]

hmmm interesting design!

[^sneakers^]

i'm just curious. pinapa-feng shui ba nila yung mga projects nila?

[Waldenstrom]

^^ most likely, these Chinese businessmen consulted feng-shui experts.

[leechtat]

^^ yes, they always employ feng-shui experts, that's why ali employed the same experts for their project in celadon..

[j.r.]

ha ha ha... what's with skysuites? GA must be regretting not copyrighting the name... :lol:

[diz]

^^ They look really similar tooo..

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Anchor SkySuites on the left...
http://www.anchorlandholdings.com/images/FOR%20THE%20WEBSITE.jpg


ha ha ha... what's with skysuites? GA must be regretting not copyrighting the name... :lol:

Yeah GA should have copyrighted it.

^^ They look really similar tooo..

Look similar? Hmmm not quite.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/tcc_0888/GA%20Sky%20Suites/GASkySuites2.jpg

[queetz@home]

This building looks pretty good! It will further enhance the area and I can't wait for it to be built!

[six453]

the fenestration / facade design of this tower seems a bit unresolved and messy...my pov...

[leechtat]

^^ i think the design looks modern mandarin, if ever there is such a category. it feels ver chinese-y to me, like a chinese character or something. i like it actually.

edit: dahil na doble ang post ko... i agree they should have applied for a copyright for that name.. seems every marketing arm is using some sort of skylounge/room/deck/suite variation...

[lightsaber46]

kaya ng chinese ang Php2M for a studio unit. Dun siguro ibabahay ang mga mistress nila hehehe.

[richard24]

is this going to be in ongpin? meron kasing lote sa ongpin na hinuhukay na din,. (aside from their other project, madarin square) eto na kaya yun?

[thomasian]

Ongpin, but not sure where exactly.

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Anchor Land on Forbes Magazine’s list of best firms in Asia

BusinessMirror
October 15, 2008

Listed property developer Anchor Land Holdings, Inc. makes it to this year’s 200 Best Under a $Billion list of prestigious Forbes Asia magazine, an annual compilation of the best companies in the Asia-Pacific with under $1 billion in sales, underscoring the company’s solid reputation for innovation and groundbreaking projects.

Anchor Land is one of only two Philippine companies in the exclusive list, which appeared in Forbes-Asia’s Sept. 29 2008 issue. The 200 winners were culled from over 24,000 publicly listed outfits from 15 countries, including Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, India and Hong Kong.

Anchor Land chairman Stephen Lee said making it to the annual list is a tremendous vote of confidence for the company and brings enormous pride to the Philippines as well.

“It is not everyday that a respected business magazine like Forbes Asia comes up with such accolade. We are truly humbled, and at the same time greatly challenged by the tremendous pressure that comes with such recognition,” he said.

The magazine also included a short description of Anchor Land, one of the select few in the list given such distinction. It said, “The developer’s condominium towers dominate the Manila skyline. Current projects include the Mandarin Square, Mayfair Tower. What’s next? Plans for Manila’s tallest building”

Forbes Asia described in a lead article how the current turmoil in the world markets has made it tough for small and midsize enterprises, or those publicly listed companies with sales under $1 billion. Just more than a quarter of the companies in last year’s list made it to the “200 Best Under a $Billion” for 2008.

“Despite diminished returns, companies in this year’s list negotiated the pitfalls of early 2008 to increase sales and profits,” the magazine said, nothing that fears of a US recession “rattled the glided economies of Asian markets over the past year and disrupted steady growth for many of the region’s best-known companies.”

Anchor Land, which had a successful initial public offering at the Philippine Stock Exchange in 2007, has established a firm niche in the current Chinese Filipino and expatriate communities with its distinct high-rise condominiums.

Its first project , the 32 storey Lee Tower in Binondo, Manila, was sold in record time, as well as its next developments, the 33 storey Mayfair Tower in UN Avenue and the Mandarin Square, a 39-floor high rise along Ongpin street in the heart of Chinatown.

The company is set to launch this month its Sole Mare Parksuites, an 18 storey residential twin tower at the ASEANA Business Park along Macapagal Blvd. in Parañaque.

http://www.forbes.com/2008/09/19/asia-best-midcaps-pf-bub08-cz_jg_0918billion_land.html

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/24/biz_bub08_Asias-200-Best-Under-A-Billion-Philippines_3Company.html

http://www.forbes.com/business/lists/2008/24/biz_bub08_Anchor-Land_NRJ1.html

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This was all I got after stitching together the render from the Anchor Land website (this tower is still tagged as a future project so it still doesn't have its own site):

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/tcc_0888/Mayfair/Anchor%20Skysuites/AnchorSkysuites.jpg

Sorry no podium. :D

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/2008/anchor_skysuites.jpg

Anchor Land allots P3B for 50-story building in Binondo
-ZINNIA B. DELA PEÑA
The Philippine Star

High-end residential condominium developer Anchor Land Holdings Inc. is allotting as much as P3 billion for the development of a 50-story building in a newly-acquired property in Binondo, Manila.

The 3,100-square meter property, located on Ongpin St. in Manila’s Chinatown area, was acquired by Anchor Land through the purchase of Gotamco Investment Realty Corp. for P214 million.

The building, envisioned to be the tallest in Manila, would be Anchor Land’s fifth residential project to date and the third in Binondo alone.

Anchor Land vice chairman Steve Li said the company is still finalizing the masterplan for the project, which would include a sky garden patterned after upscale residential condominiums in New York and other major cities around the world.

The project will also feature a viewing deck, swimming pool, playground, fitness center and other amenities.

In addition, the company is developing the Tribeca Parksuites, a two-tower, 18-story residential and commercial condominium project at the Aseana Business Park near SM Mall of Asia, the newest major development hub in the country.

Li said the company is targeting the middle-income market for Tribeca, which is expected to cost the company some P1.5 billion. The project will have a total of 900 units.

A one-bedroom unit measuring 25 square meters would cost P2 million.

Other ongoing projects of the company include the three-storey Mandarin Square, which is slated for completion in December 2009 and the 33-story Mayfair Tower along UN Avenue, which is ready for occupancy in the second quarter of the year.

Anchor Land raised P770 million from the maiden offering of its shares to the public in August last year.

Li said sales are expected to reach the P1 billion mark in 2007 on the strong take-up of Mandarin Square and Mayfair Tower.

In the nine months ending September 2007, Anchor Land posted a net income of P62.7 million, up nine percent from P57.4 million in the same period a year earlier. Revenues grew 82 percent to P606.5 million from P333.6 million.

Li said the company continues to look for prime properties to beef up its existing landbank of 4,000 hectares.

He said Anchor Land recently acquired another property company, Renig, for P60 million.

Retail tycoon Henry Sy holds a 10-percent interest in Anchor Land.

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Anchor Land sets aside P4.5B for new condos
-Elizabeth Sanchez-Lacson
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 20:03:00 02/03/2008

MANILA, Philippines--CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPER Anchor Land Holdings Inc. is spending roughly P4.5 billion for new residential establishments this year, company vice chair Steve Li said.

In the second quarter, Anchor Land is set to break ground for “Tribeca Park Suites,” an 18-story twin tower residential, mid-rise condominium in Parañaque City, which aims to offer more than 900 units.

The ground floor area of the condominium may be allocated for business process outsourcing firms.

Anchor Land is setting aside P1.5 billion for Tribeca, named after the trendy residential neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York which stands for “Triangle below Canal Street.”

With Tribeca, Anchor Land is targeting the middle-income market and plans to offer fully furnished one-bedroom units of roughly 45 square meters for P2 million each.

Tribeca is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2011.

Anchor Land is also spending around P2.5 to P3 billion for a 50-story residential condominium in Binondo, Manila, Li said.

The high-rise, to be built on a 3,100-sq. m property on Ongpin Street, is envisioned to be the tallest building in the area.

Anchor Land came to possess the property after it acquired Gotamco Investment Realty Corp., a landowner in Manila’s Binondo district.

Gotamco owns five parcels of land with a total area of 3,065.7 sq. m., all located on Ongpin Street in Manila’s Chinatown area.

The new Binondo project, which has yet to be named, will offer fine urban living for members of the Chinese-Filipino community in the area. The building will tower over the city, providing panoramic views of the Manila skyline.

The Binondo project will be Anchor Land’s fifth residential condominium project to date.

One of Anchor Land’s successful projects to date is the 33-story Lee Tower in Binondo, which was delivered ahead of schedule in 2006 and was fully sold out.

Anchor Land is majority-owned and -controlled by Stephen Lee and family. Also, business tycoon Henry Sy is a long-term investor in the firm.

[Bosnyboy]

I bilieve this project would be built beside the former President restaurant. The lot where the old SIM diagnostic center use to stand. Theres also a big lot under goin excavation right beside the Binondo church. Lot area should be more or less few thousand sq meters. A hi rise condo is supposed to be built there. These projects along with 168 residences and the cityplace project of megaworld will make the chinatown area look like mini HK from afar

[-TC-]

I bilieve this project would be built beside the former President restaurant. The lot where the old SIM diagnostic center use to stand. Theres also a big lot under goin excavation right beside the Binondo church. Lot area should be more or less few thousand sq meters. A hi rise condo is supposed to be built there. These projects along with 168 residences and the cityplace project of megaworld will make the chinatown area look like mini HK from afar

I also think Skysuites will be built at the old Sim's site.

The excavation in front of (not beside) Binondo Church is for a supermarket not a condo but I'll need to confirm that.

[thomasian]

^^ So kung sa dating Sim Laboratory sya, malapit lang din sa Mandarin Square. The area must be one heck of a big traffic choke-point when all the developments are done. Actually ngayon pa nga lang eh, paano pa kaya pag natapos na?

[manila_eye]

OT: does anyone of you know where part of chinatown will megaworld build its buildings?

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OT: does anyone of you know where part of chinatown will megaworld build its buildings?

Megaworld's Cityplace -> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=360348

[Bosnyboy]

OT: Anybody know what is goin to be built at the site of the former kings theater along ongpin. The former tenants were not allowed to renew their lease contracts. I guess the structure is due for demolition. Sayang yung kings theater, it shud be preserved as a national treasure or something. Im not sure but it could be one of the oldest theater in any chinatown in the world.

[stanleymalls]

^^ o? Garbe naman yan...... Tsk Tsk Tsk........ :ohno:

Sana naman e i-revitalise ng Manila government yung mga structures na talagang nagbigay ng grandiose sa buong city.

[anthony11]

about the The lot where the old SIM diagnostic center use to stand its going to be a condominium but not "Alpha Land" sorry not alpha land Anchor land:nuts:, I think going to be named Strata Gold and its a 28 storey building

[Fly2Bacolod]

This was all I got after stitching together the render from the Anchor Land website (this tower is still tagged as a future project so it still doesn't have its own site):

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/tcc_0888/Mayfair/Anchor%20Skysuites/AnchorSkysuites.jpg

Sorry no podium. :D
^^
wow! binondo will be more beautiful once this building will be finished.:banana:

[jcdak]

Ongpin street is actually wide enough for 3 lanes. All they have to do is ban the cars from parking on the street. Create a 2-way street and turn the 3rd lane into a metered-parking for delivery trucks.

They should also ban the kalesas and pedicabs. The pedicabs in this area are very arrogant. They pedal in one slow speed no matter how many cars are behind them. They are also notorious for counter flowing.

The delapitated sidewalk is also a problem. That's why you see a lot of people walking in the middle of the street.

[lochinvar]

Mayor Lim should have concentrated more on redeveloping Binondo instead of trying to impose his dream of turning the South Harbor area into a business center. After all who has the money to spend.

[johnmizer]

are there any improvements ba in the south harbor?

[Bosnyboy]

south harbor? improvements? Those words dont belong together in one sentence. Hahahaha May plano dati ang mayor to convert south harbor into a new cbd, well like all of his grand plans (making baywalk feels liek boracay by filling it up with white sands) nothing concrete came out, puro lip service.
Just to report, ongpin street is dying. Sobrang konti na lang ng shops ang open dun. Lai lai restaurant has closed and so did crowd drawer president. All street lamps dont work. its dark and seedy.

[-TC-]

south harbor? improvements? Those words dont belong together in one sentence. Hahahaha May plano dati ang mayor to convert south harbor into a new cbd, well like all of his grand plans (making baywalk feels liek boracay by filling it up with white sands) nothing concrete came out, puro lip service.
Just to report, ongpin street is dying. Sobrang konti na lang ng shops ang open dun. Lai lai restaurant has closed and so did crowd drawer president. All street lamps dont work. its dark and seedy.

Well, good luck with getting things done in Manila with Dirty Harry at the helm. Me? I'll just wait for the next election.

[johnmizer]

kaso, nakakakonsensya naman lumyas sa manila dahil lang sa "butas ng pwet" na yun. pinagsawaan lang ang mnl...

[in_a_rush]

tsk tsk. napag-iwanan na talaga ang Manila. capital pa naman ng Pilipinas pero parang sa pangalan lang. tsk tsk.

[gabskii]

very nice bldg..
it looks great...
the curvilinear architecture looks beutifully made
and the edges are fine...
nice bldg...

[RonnieR]

no update on this project?

[Jude12]

wala bang mas malinis at malaking rendering? :D hirap tignan eh. :lol:

[-TC-]

wala bang mas malinis at malaking rendering? :D hirap tignan eh. :lol:


Here:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/tcc_0888/Anchorland/AnchorSkysuites.jpg

[Jude12]

^^ Thanks. Looks Nice btw. :)

[Joe186]

tsk tsk. napag-iwanan na talaga ang Manila. capital pa naman ng Pilipinas pero parang sa pangalan lang. tsk tsk.

Correction - Metro Manila is the capital of the Philippines. Manila City is only part of Metro Manila. Kaya nga NCR and tawag.

[Joe186]

They should also ban the kalesas and pedicabs.

I don't think so. The City council should manage them properly, perhaps giving a lane for them, but not banning these modes of transport. They are more environmentally friendly and characteristic of Manila.



The delapitated sidewalk is also a problem. That's why you see a lot of people walking in the middle of the street.

I vehemently agree with you regarding this. Proper sidewalks are so important in urban living I just don't understand why the local government does not lift much of a finger in improving this.

[venntro]

Correction - Metro Manila is the capital of the Philippines. Manila City is only part of Metro Manila. Kaya nga NCR and tawag.

^^ That's incorrect. Manila is the capital city of the Philippines and not Metro Manila. Metro Manila is not a city but a region composed of various cities, otherwise called National Capital Region (NCR).

[Bosnyboy]

I don't think so. The City council should manage them properly, perhaps giving a lane for them, but not banning these modes of transport. They are more environmentally friendly and characteristic of Manila.




I vehemently agree with you regarding this. Proper sidewalks are so important in urban living I just don't understand why the local government does not lift much of a finger in improving this.

hehehe for what? Cityhall officials wont get additional taxes or any other monetary rewards for improving the sidewalks

[lochinvar]

"Proper sidewalks are so important in urban living I just don't understand why the local government does not lift much of a finger in improving this."

Most often, the local government is just too busy to take care of everything. Just like now, they are too busy talking about the nonsense Pandacan depot which was already decided by the Supreme Court.

Maybe the Binondo Chamber of Commerce can work in tandem with the local officials to beautify their area. They are supposed to be the eye in their area. They know better which street or area that needs attention.

[in_a_rush]

Correction - Metro Manila is the capital of the Philippines. Manila City is only part of Metro Manila. Kaya nga NCR and tawag.

correction ka din! remember pinag-aagawan pa dati kung Quezon city o Manila ang capital ng Philippines. e bakit pa pagtatalunan kung pareho lang sila. MANILA IS THE CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES!!!!!!:bash:

[in_a_rush]

i would also like to add that for quite some time, Quezon city ang capital ng philippines. OT na. hehe

[Joe186]

correction ka din! remember pinag-aagawan pa dati kung Quezon city o Manila ang capital ng Philippines. e bakit pa pagtatalunan kung pareho lang sila. MANILA IS THE CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES!!!!!!:bash:



^o sige na i admit i was mistaken. but dont be a warfreak just for this. end of discussion.

[johnmizer]

feeling mod, can we all get back to anchor skysuites? =-)

[xxxriainxxx]

Anchor Land to launch 55-story building

By Doris Dumlao
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 23:01:00 06/24/2009


MANILA, Philippines - High-end condomimium developer Anchor Land Holdings Inc. will launch before the end of the year a 55-story luxury residential building in Binondo, which is envisioned to become the tallest skyscraper in the whole of Chinatown.

The project is expected to cost P3 billion.

Aside from flagship project Anchor Sky Suites, the publicly listed residential property developer is investing about P300 million (including land acquisition) in a new commercial property venture called One Shopping Center in Kapitan Ambo Street, Baclaran. This project is expected to open to the public with 10,000 square meters of general merchandising space in nine months.

“We start to enter into a new segment which is for commercial center. This will be more of a wholesale center in Baclaran,” Anchor Land vice chair Steve Li said in a recent briefing. “We try to somehow diversify. This is something we think will contribute to recurring income.”

Anchor Land is now finalizing plans for the construction of Anchor Sky Suites on a 3,000-square-meter lot in Ongpin and is targeting to start the pre-selling before the end of the year.

The new building will have 330 units ranging from two- to five-bedroom units and even loft and suite units. The two-bedroom units will have 95 square meters of floor space and the five-bedroom units with 250 square meters.

[Maxxclip]

^^nice:okay:

[thomasian]

There's already an existing thread for Anchor Skysuites. I'll just merge this thread with the original one. Plus there's also a new rendering...

from the Anchor Land website:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/anchorskysuites.jpg

as compared to the old rendering:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/anchor_skysuites.jpg

[xxxriainxxx]

There's already an existing thread for Anchor Skysuites. I'll just merge this thread with the original one. Plus there's also a new rendering...

from the Anchor Land website:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/anchorskysuites.jpg

as compared to the old rendering:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/anchor_skysuites.jpg



Nice ^^ yeah I havent noticed the other thread - they have different number of floors too so yeah, anyway - hopefully this will revitalize Chinatown which happens to be the oldest in the world. :)

[RonnieR]

Nice ^^ yeah I havent noticed the other thread - they have different number of floors too so yeah, anyway - hopefully this will revitalize Chinatown which happens to be the oldest in the world. :)

oldest in the world? really? :)

[Bosnyboy]

Where exactly is this project located? Is it the old king's theater along ongpin?

[sdblackshade]

is there any morning/ with day light rendering of this building?

[alexela]

from the Anchor Land website:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b358/thomasian/anchorskysuites.jpg


kamuka nung Banawe-inspired One Rockwell..
yung podium naman parang Entrata haha!

nice!

[Ulidia]

Does anyone have pricing for this development?

Also interested in pricing for Solemare Parksuites.

Thanks

[Henz]

Correction - Metro Manila is the capital of the Philippines. Manila City is only part of Metro Manila. Kaya nga NCR and tawag.


No...you are wrong... Manila City is the Capital city of the Philippines, being the seat of the Philippine government and to where the president of the country resides.... :)

[Henz]

oldest in the world? really? :)

hehehe... older than in China itself... :lol::lol:

[watcher09]

The title of this thread is confusing. I was in Chinatown last Friday and counted the floors. It's not 50 or more stories and it's not the tallest in Manila as advertised by the developer.

[Ecca]

The title of this thread is confusing. I was in Chinatown last Friday and counted the floors. It's not 50 or more stories and it's not the tallest in Manila as advertised by the developer.

because structurally, you may have less that 56 floors, but in naming the floors, you can reach up to 50 or 56. most developers don't use the 4th, 13th, 14th, 24th, 34th, 44th and so on because the number 4 means death in oriental cultures.

[watcher09]

because structurally, you may have less that 56 floors, but in naming the floors, you can reach up to 50 or 56. most developers don't use the 4th, 13th, 14th, 24th, 34th, 44th and so on because the number 4 means death in oriental cultures.

Yes, but it says there-"55 stories" and not up to 55th floor. Also, their byline "Manila's tallest" is doubtful. Sana, mas mataas pa.

[Bosnyboy]

The title of this thread is confusing. I was in Chinatown last Friday and counted the floors. It's not 50 or more stories and it's not the tallest in Manila as advertised by the developer.

Excuse me but just one question, how were u able to count the number of floors coz the building has broken ground yet. Its still a huge parking lot as of this moment.

[lochinvar]

Maybe the two of you looked at two different spots and/or building.

[watcher09]

Maybe the two of you looked at two different spots and/or building.

Maybe. Maybe there are two Anchor Skysuites...? What I've seen was the one on finishing touches along Ongpin St. after the bridge when you are coming from Binondo Church.