Metro Manila Projects and Constructions [Archive] - Page 24

thomasian

July 13th, 2008, 05:29 PM

^^ Saan sa Shaw?

from: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080713-148119/Villars-take-over-storied-Laurel-house-on-Shaw-Blvd

Villars take over storied Laurel house on Shaw Blvd
By Gerry Lirio
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 00:55:00 07/13/2008

http://images.inquirer.net/media/newsinfo/inquirerheadlines/nation/images/pic-07130636120538.jpg

MANILA, Philippines—The well-kept secret of the house on Shaw Boulevard can now be told.

Senate President Manuel Villar and his wife, Cynthia, the Las Piñas representative, have taken possession of the imposing, three-story 51-year-old mansion built by Jose P. Laurel, the president of the Japanese-sponsored Second Philippine Republic, that stands on 6,000 square meters of prime land in Mandaluyong.

The heirs of the Laurel patriarch have, for "practical reasons," let go of the storied property, once the center of political power because of the people who lived there. It has remained unoccupied for the past seven years.

"No one among us could afford to live in this house anymore, it is so big for us," said former Batangas Rep. Macario Laurel, the eldest son of the late President's eldest son, former Speaker Jose B. Laurel.

Both the Laurels and the billionaire Villars have refused to talk about the amount of money that changed hands. They dismissed rumors that the negotiation for the purchase of the property for a few hundred million was conducted "without haggling." Half of the purchase price was reportedly paid during the sale last December, with the balance to be paid in 12 to 24 monthly installments.

The Senate President's wife, a property developer before she went into politics, said she was very pleased with the deal, which she found "reasonable." She said she was fully aware that they had bought a historic site that "ought to be preserved."

First offer

The Laurels first offered to sell the white-and-green mansion to the Villars sometime in 2003, some months after Villar accepted the presidency of the Nacionalista Party, long dominated by the Laurel family, from the late former Vice President Salvador "Doy" Laurel, a younger son of the late President.

According to Macario, the family rejected an offer from a group of Korean businessmen because they proposed to destroy the mansion to put up either a gasoline station or a restaurant. "We wanted to preserve the history and dignity of the house," he said.

The Villars were initially not too keen to buy the property as they did not want to leave their Las Piñas residence.

According to Cynthia, when they first looked at the property early last year, what they found was a huge "bodega" in total disarray, with dozens of huge boxes containing photos, paintings and other memorabilia of the Laurel patriarch, his children and grandchildren.

Parts of the ceiling were falling. Some of the lamps were not working. The walls and flooring, though made of durable tiles, were dirty. There was no furniture at all.

After the Villars agreed to buy the property, Macario said the clan made only one condition: That they preserve the mansion's two historical markers. The first notes the date when the Laurel patriarch built the property in 1957. The second commemorates the visit of Indonesian President Sukarno, who twice slept at the mansion.

Golf enthusiast

A native of Tanauan, Batangas, Jose P. Laurel built the house on No. 515 Shaw Blvd. several years after he stepped down as President. He loved golf and wanted to have a house near the Wack-Wack Golf and Country Club, where he was wounded in an assassination attempt while playing golf in 1943. The mansion occupies 1,000 square meters of the land that was once overrun with cogon.

Called Villa Pacienca in honor of the late President's wife, Pacienca Hidalgo, the Shaw Boulevard house is the biggest of the three residences that Laurel built. He built a house in Tanauan, which the Laurels consider their ancestral home, and another in Paco, Manila, called the Villa Peñafrancia.

The construction of the Shaw Boulevard house was reportedly rushed in time for the arrival of the New Hampshire newspaper publisher, James Langley. Laurel and Langley headed a group that forged what would be known as the Laurel-Langley Agreement of 1956, which extended parity rights to Americans. When Langley came in 1957, Laurel hosted a luncheon in his honor at the mansion.

The entrance to the property was originally on Laurel Street to the left of Shaw Boulevard. An imposing 15-foot tall gate is topped by an arbor inscribed with the words "Villa Paciencia." A long driveway leads to a fountain. The mansion is surrounded on all four sides by old balete and royal palm trees. At the back is a patio where the Laurel patriarch would sometimes make important announcements.

Succession

The mansion has a large receiving room and two dining rooms, a large one for big gatherings and a smaller one for private meetings. It has seven big bedrooms, one on the third floor and five on the second floor. A bedroom on the ground floor has been collapsed by the Villars into the dining room. The Villars have also shifted the entrance to the property to Shaw Boulevard after they regained possession of a strip of the front yard that was being rented out to commercial establishments.

When the elder Laurel died in November 1959, his eldest son, the Speaker, acquired the property after buying out his siblings--Doy, former Sen. Sotero Laurel and the late car racer Arsenio "Dodjie" Laurel.

Doy would later build his own house on a 2,400-sq.m. lot beside his father's property.

When Speaker Laurel moved in, the mansion became the de facto Nacionalista Party headquarters, according to former Tanauan Mayor Paquito Lirio who is married to Emerlina Laurel, a cousin of the Speaker. The Lirios were frequent visitors to the mansion. [Not related to this writer.--Ed.]

Site of historic decisions

"Political leaders would troop to the house for meetings and caucuses. Many important decisions that affected the country were made in that house. Most political decisions affecting the province of Batangas were made there, as no decisions could be made then without consulting the Laurels," recalled Lirio.

Added Macario's wife, Letty: "Anybody who was somebody in Philippine politics had gone there. In fact, even the nobodies had also been there."

Speaker Laurel died in 1998, leaving the property to his children--Macario, Mimi, Batangas Rep. Lali Laurel-Trinidad--and the heirs of another son Banjo, who died in the 1960s.

"To us, the house was some kind of a white elephant after our Papa died. We have our own houses now," said Macario, now 76.

Not just a house for Laurels

More than just being a home for the huge Laurel clan, the mansion was an important venue for the political events that shaped the nation's history, especially when the NP was still the Grand Old Party.

According to Macario, during his 1963 state visit, Sukarno chose to stay overnight at the Laurel mansion, not in Malacañang, as the Indonesian president personally didn't like President Diosdado Macapagal, who headed the rival Liberal Party.

When he fell in love with a Filipino movie star, Amelia de la Rama, Sukarno returned for another visit several years later and again stayed at the Laurel mansion.

On both visits of Sukarno, the Laurels had to vacate the house and stay in a hotel, taking out all the crucifixes and other religious items from the rooms that the Indonesian leader occupied.

Silent witness

The mansion was also a silent witness to the rise of many politicians, including the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos.

It was at the mansion that Speaker Laurel, Sen. Gil Puyat and Marcos hatched the plan for Marcos' controversial transfer from the LP to the NP after Marcos realized that the LP would not draft him as the party's presidential standard bearer in 1965.

The Villars say they find the house just too big for them. They have not once slept there since they bought the property last December. They have no plans to, anyway, said Cynthia.

After the cleaning and refurbishing of the ground floor, the couple has only used the house for a series of small political and social gatherings and dinner parties.

"We would entertain friends here over dinner, then afterwards we go home to our Las Piñas home," Cynthia said.

P4M for renovation

The Villars have spent about P4 million for scrubbing, repainting and redecorating the mansion's ground floor alone. They brought in Thai silk curtains for the wall separating the dining room from the veranda, six pendant-type ceiling lights, granite lavatory and kitchen, an 18-seater dining table for the main dining room, a six-seater dining table for the dirty kitchen, an eight-seater conference table, and an Art Deco living room set in light yellow that blends well with the walls newly painted with a mural of birds and flowers, and several table lamps.

"When we moved in, the house was bare," said Cynthia who has also brought a piano and a huge flat TV from her husband's gym in Las Piñas.

The second and third floors remain locked, waiting for a makeover.

The Villars presented the refurbished mansion to the Laurel clan, NP leaders and their friends at a private party to bless the property last June 10. The Laurel family as well as the NP hierarchy was well represented.

Celia Diaz-Laurel

Celia Diaz-Laurel, Doy's widow, came with her son, Cocoy. She was in a wheel chair but was "as beautiful as ever," recalled Cynthia. She said Celia liked what she saw.

Cynthia said she is considering building four 20-story condominiums around the property, but the mansion will be kept intact.

"We are thinking of keeping the mansion as a clubhouse for the tenants and the public to see. Then we will call the place The Legacy," she said.

Displayed at the mansion's receiving room is a portrait of the Senate President done by Celia some years ago. Cynthia has also asked for the loan of some old Laurel photographs to hang on the walls.

Laurel's legacy

It is no secret that Senator Villar is eyeing the presidency in 2010. If he pushes through with his plan to run, Cynthia said they would probably use the mansion as a halfway house.

The senator has been a House Speaker like Jose B. Laurel and a senator like Doy. Whether he will become a vice president like Doy, or a President like Jose P. Laurel, only time will tell. For now, he has the Laurels' mansion, their political party and their past glory.

-TC-

July 13th, 2008, 05:36 PM

#515 Shaw Blvd as stated in the article.

thomasian

July 13th, 2008, 07:02 PM

^^ Yeah right! :D Of course I've read the article before I posted it. :nuts: But it didn't help as I can't find it labeled on Wikimapia.org. None of the keywords 515 or Laurel worked.

But syempre, taga-SSC ako, di ako papayag na di ko mahanap...

Good thing a small part of some skyscraper is visible on the upper-right of the pic.

And as the thread starter of the Guess the Skyscraper thread,
I knew I have to figure out which skyscraper it is so I can pinpoint
the location of the Laurel Mansion... I think I got it right na. :okay:

Guess the Skyscraper: It's Lee Gardens! :D

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

The location of the Laurel Mansion: Looks like I got it right, did I? :colgate:

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

bustero

July 14th, 2008, 05:20 AM

You're right.
Knew about this for a while but forgot to post it.
Will be interesting how they plan to surround the property with 4 condo's. 20 stories is a good height for the area as it's primarily bedroom once past shaw.

The Lee Gardens guys know their view to makati will be blocked.

bustero

July 14th, 2008, 05:26 AM

mahina talaga financial capacity ni burgundy, sila din yung ka joint venture ng AIC LAnd sa tapat ng robinson galleria na more than 10 yrs na di pa tapos yung project hehe

I thought they owned it all na, wala na AIC. The agreement is with Metro B yata.

cusket

July 15th, 2008, 04:43 AM

oh, i forgot to say raja suites(not 100% sure)

raya suites is now Discovery Primea

thomasian

July 15th, 2008, 11:49 AM

^^ Yes, they're the same project. Discovery Primea is only known as the Raja Suites project of Discovery back then.

six453

July 16th, 2008, 05:36 PM

any news of a rialto park plaza building in BGC? passed by a while ago and saw a signboard on its lot beside seibu tower.. but havent heard any news about this one

six453

July 16th, 2008, 05:54 PM

btw saw a map in FBDC and Lexus showroom is to be situated northeast of mc home depot, north of former speedzone

thomasian

July 16th, 2008, 08:00 PM

^^ So it's located east of the u/c Bonifacio Blvd?

bustero

July 17th, 2008, 08:21 AM

lexus is just accross mcc home depot at the back

3cr

July 17th, 2008, 11:51 PM

Shangri-La at the Fort

Rendering:

http://i30.tinypic.com/29oio2s.jpg

Model:

SHANG THE FORT 3 towers(repost)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/2637564637_132f14a874.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2637564655_179d37ffcd.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2637564647_9b7d268450.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2697499178_601fd4534a.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/2697499168_33e231e69c.jpg?v=0

Project info taken from Cynch's website: http://fortboniconsultancy.com/v2/?page_id=9

This will be a 60-storey mixed-use development: commercial units at the ground level, a 5-star hotel component and residential units which will start at the 28th level. The hotel component will have 500 guestrooms with the following sizes: 52 sqm - Deluxe room; 78 sqm- Executive Suites and 104-260 sqm for the Suites.

On the other hand, the residential condo component will have 234 residential condo units, 3-BR units only, with floor areas ranging from 280-350 sqm. All 3-BR units will have balconies and will have centralized airconditioning.

The architect for the project is Skidmore, Owing & Merill LLP.

To date, floor plans and the final price list are not yet available. Indicative price of the smallest 3-BR unit is Php 37.6 Million. Please take note that some details including prices are still subject to change.

Letters of Intent (LOI) are now being accepted together with a Php 500k reservation money.

absolutblue

July 19th, 2008, 03:22 PM

Does anyone have any more info about the new rockwell development in pasig called the grove ? I have seen a few listings from people selling units but hardly any details. Interested to see this.

The Wolfman

July 21st, 2008, 08:46 AM

Does anyone have any more info about the new rockwell development in pasig called the grove ? I have seen a few listings from people selling units but hardly any details. Interested to see this.

Yeah also saw an banner on their sales desk sa plant.

I got this from the net: Not an official source\

Finally, we have launched our new project called "The Grove by Rockwell" model units will be done by August

It will be around PHP80-90k per sqm and we will have really good payment terms so check it if you like! i can discuss it with you when youre free!

The Grove will have lots of gardens and pools and club like amenities such as spa, gym pool, soccer lawns, bbq area, and gazebos. It will be located in front of Tiendesitas. A total of 5.4hectares but we have plans of making it bigger around 15hectares (like rockwell now), its going to be the new rockwell in ortigas area with big cuts (compared to other ortigas projs). Whats nice with the Grove is that it will only have six towers in a 5.4hectares project meaning it will be very spacious and its very low density. One more thing is that the Landscape engineer of the Grove is Mr. Karl Princic of Intaran Design Inc. (go google him and see his designs!)

studio around 34sqm - around 14k monthly
one bedroom around 42-63sqm- around 18-25k monthly
two bedroom 74-112 sqm- around 30-45k monthly
three bedroom 130sqm- around 45-60k monthly

FYI: Just to let you all know..the rockwell towers in the west block like hidalgo, rizal, luna gardens and amorsolo square were sold at 65-75K per sqm TEN years ago and now at 100k (and higher) per sqm!

call me if you are interested or if you know anyone interested :) 0917-8628289 and email me at tatinl@rockwell.com.ph

thanks!

Muymuy

July 22nd, 2008, 04:41 PM

hi all! anyone here who can give any update or what's happening in Alabang? I have been reading here almost everyday pero parang wala masyadong nababanggit about any developments in Alabang. I am just interested kc sa bandang south nakatira family namin dyan sa pinas.

Thanks!

leechtat

July 22nd, 2008, 06:34 PM

richard24

July 22nd, 2008, 06:44 PM

^^ who will handle their project in QC? ayala, alveo or avida?

regarding yung sa kapitolyo, pinaka early na siguro is 2nd to 3rd qt of next year., mukhang december pa nga talaga lilipat ang kapitolyo ng rizal eh.,

leechtat

July 22nd, 2008, 06:45 PM

^^ alveo land corp

richard24

July 22nd, 2008, 06:48 PM

^^ nice., :) mala columns kaya yan.,? :) going head to head na sila with SM's Grass ah., :)

leechtat

July 22nd, 2008, 06:52 PM

^^ actually it's lots near mapayapa, don antonio..

as for the condo near trinoma, no world on that.. but ALI will handle that...

also, the mercedes project will be the first one to be launched next yr.. my best guess..

absolutblue

July 22nd, 2008, 08:06 PM

^^ Ok thanks, thats the one I came across also.. guess there will be more details from rockwell soon.

Muymuy

July 22nd, 2008, 08:17 PM

^^ muymuy palaboy... was your nick inspired from that group?

anyhow, GET ready for this update!!

ayala will revemp it's QC project this year, this will be sold earlier than their project in mercedes pasig and the kapitolyo serendra-type project..

Ferndale Phase 2 in qc will pre-sell by last quarter of 2008.. LOI will be collated probably next month.. Ferndale Homes P2 will only be lots.. i think no house and lot packages..
he he sorry hindi ko alam ung muymuy palaboy.

ano pala connect nito sa Alabang? I mean pala ung Business Center ng Alabang hindi Ayala Alabang ha. :P
The last time na bumisita ako dun maraming U/C pero hindi ko alam kung ano or kung mga high rise ung mga un.

Cheers!

leechtat

July 23rd, 2008, 05:43 AM

^^ filinvest corp city.. i think they have made shots of/discussed that in the muntinplupa thread...

lightsaber46

July 23rd, 2008, 06:54 AM

i think Villar wants to "get the feel" of a presidents life, hehehe

portludlow

July 23rd, 2008, 06:56 AM

36-story condominium rising in Salcedo Village
By Jenniffer B. Austria
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business3_july23_2008

Cactus Realty Corp., a real estate company owned by a group of Filipino-Chinese businessmen, will put up a P1-billion 36-story residential condominium in a 1,400-square meter property in Salcedo Village, Makati City.

Cactus vice president Miriam Lieuson said during the launch of the project that One Pacific Place would have more than 500 units, each selling for P1.89 million to P6 million.

Unit sizes range from 22.5 square meters for studios to 63.3 sq. m. for two-bedroom units.

Lieuson said two floors of the condominium would be exclusive with amenities, including three Wi-Fi lounges, state-of-the-art recreation, gym facilities and a day care center.

She said the company was in the process of selecting a construction firm to build the tower.

Construction is expected to start within the year and be completed after two-and-a-half years.

Lieuson said Cactus Realty had the financial capability to construct the building even without proceeds from pre-selling.

Cactus Realty is aiming at Filipino workers overseas and start up families as prospective buyers because of flexible payment terms.

tyronne

July 23rd, 2008, 07:04 AM

^^This one has a thread already...and is not a rumor anymore:D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=615950

portludlow

July 23rd, 2008, 07:10 AM

^^toink...hehehe...masyadong mabilis ang ssc sa mga new developments. :lol:

-TC-

July 23rd, 2008, 04:48 PM

http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=business6_july23_2008

Cocktales
Victor C. Agustin
July 23, 2008

Heard through the grapevine

It is not the South Korean embassy that is trying to buy up over a dozen three-bedroom units at One McKinley in The Fort, as reported here on Monday, but a cash-flush Muslim country.

Apparently, the embassy, which is currently renting about the same number of houses in Makati’s exclusive villages, realized it is easier to maintain, manage and even secure condo units, especially if the condos are located within the same building.

j.r.

July 23rd, 2008, 09:59 PM

^^ muymuy palaboy... was your nick inspired from that group?

anyhow, GET ready for this update!!

ayala will revemp it's QC project this year, this will be sold earlier than their project in mercedes pasig and the kapitolyo serendra-type project..

Ferndale Phase 2 in qc will pre-sell by last quarter of 2008.. LOI will be collated probably next month.. Ferndale Homes P2 will only be lots.. i think no house and lot packages..

what project are they planning in mercedes? :) heard dmci is also planning to construct mid-rise condos there...

IslandSon.PH

July 24th, 2008, 03:37 AM

MANILA, Philippines - In an interesting lunch over at the Makati Shang for the
launch of the hotel’s tie-up with Asia Miles, I learned about the plethora of international hotel chains that are set to open in Manila.

In Makati, specifically in the Glorietta area, soon to rise are Fairmont Hotel and a boutique hotel of Discovery Suites. At The Fort area, a six-star Shangri-La Hotel will be the first one to open. There are rumors that Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt and The Ritz Carlton will follow in the next three years.

In Manila, specifically SM Mall of Asia, The Regent (an all-suite hotel) and the Radisson group are set to open. TNT heard the Manila Peninsula and New World Renaissance are also going through major renovations this year.

source (http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cache:I5T2GlZPI5QJ:wap.inquirer.net/articles/20080524-138648.wml+grand+hyatt,+fort+bonifacio&hl=tl&ct=clnk&cd=22&gl=ph)

seven07

July 24th, 2008, 03:56 AM

does anyone knew whats the midrise building soon to be completed in Las Pinas city before you reach the city hall?

c0kelitr0

July 24th, 2008, 04:12 AM

There are rumors that Four Seasons, Grand Hyatt and The Ritz Carlton will follow in the next three years.

...TNT heard the Manila Peninsula and New World Renaissance are also going through major renovations this year.

1. Grand Hyatt isn't a rumor anymore. It's indeed coming to Manila! There's a news article in the Landmark 66 thread about it ;)

2. Manila Pen needs major renovation years years ago pa lalo na exterior nila! I hope they re-clad it soon. I don't care how they'd do it, pero sana they would :D dapat lang din kasi, they will have major competition round the next block hehe.

c0kelitr0

July 24th, 2008, 04:15 AM

^^ ambisyoso sya kung ganun :bash: i really hate his TV ad about him helping OFWs who are in trouble. kaplastikan!

IslandSon.PH

July 24th, 2008, 04:21 AM

^^ i just included the grand hyatt in bold fonts, my bad..
what i'm dyin and waitin to invest here is the ritz carlton. very cautious..

c0kelitr0

July 24th, 2008, 04:31 AM

^^ lol i'm not blaming you but the writer hehe. :D

leechtat

July 24th, 2008, 04:38 AM

what project are they planning in mercedes? :) heard dmci is also planning to construct mid-rise condos there...

^^ a celadon type project, that's what i heard..

sloanesquare

July 25th, 2008, 04:26 AM

1. Grand Hyatt isn't a rumor anymore. It's indeed coming to Manila! There's a news article in the Landmark 66 thread about it ;)

2. Manila Pen needs major renovation years years ago pa lalo na exterior nila! I hope they re-clad it soon. I don't care how they'd do it, pero sana they would :D dapat lang din kasi, they will have major competition round the next block hehe.

when the competition starts, Man Pen will step up with its strong financials from HK parent. Greater doubt is Intercon since it needs Ayala Corp to make the provisions..All that Intercon can do is threaten to change the management to a lesser rating like Crown regency and put Ayala to the test.
The old Hilton /Holiday Inn became so dilapidated that even Holiday Inn could no longer continue since the owners would not infuse enough upgrading capital.
Has Jose Mari Chans Hyatt remained closed? Same story. Family not willing to upgrade/renovate to Hyatt standard.

Shazzam

July 25th, 2008, 09:29 AM

^^ ambisyoso sya kung ganun :bash: i really hate his TV ad about him helping OFWs who are in trouble. kaplastikan!

I share the same opinion. Overkill ang exposure sa TV, grabe!

handsome_rob

July 26th, 2008, 06:24 AM

Though too early to broadcast intention of running, there's nothing wrong about ambitioning for a public office considering that he is one of the more quallified candidates i can think of.

laquacherra

July 26th, 2008, 09:24 AM

richard24

July 26th, 2008, 03:31 PM

is that lexus?

xandro

July 27th, 2008, 04:04 AM

read in the newspaper today that there's a new development in the manila bay area called the mandara waterfront residences. here's a few images that i found on their website http://websiteclient.com/clients/mandara/

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9291/mandara1fb5.jpg

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5649/mandara2uu5.jpg

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5568/mandara3hj1.jpg

-TC-

July 27th, 2008, 08:29 AM

-TC-

July 27th, 2008, 10:57 AM

Mandara thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=628951

read in the newspaper today that there's a new development in the manila bay area called the mandara waterfront residences. here's a few images that i found on their website http://websiteclient.com/clients/mandara/

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/9291/mandara1fb5.jpg

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5649/mandara2uu5.jpg

http://img78.imageshack.us/img78/5568/mandara3hj1.jpg

seven07

July 27th, 2008, 11:33 AM

Shangri-La at the Fort

Rendering:

Model:

Project info taken from Cynch's website: http://fortboniconsultancy.com/v2/?page_id=9

This will be a 60-storey mixed-use development: commercial units at the ground level, a 5-star hotel component and residential units which will start at the 28th level. The hotel component will have 500 guestrooms with the following sizes: 52 sqm - Deluxe room; 78 sqm- Executive Suites and 104-260 sqm for the Suites.

On the other hand, the residential condo component will have 234 residential condo units, 3-BR units only, with floor areas ranging from 280-350 sqm. All 3-BR units will have balconies and will have centralized airconditioning.

The architect for the project is Skidmore, Owing & Merill LLP.

To date, floor plans and the final price list are not yet available. Indicative price of the smallest 3-BR unit is Php 37.6 Million. Please take note that some details including prices are still subject to change.

Letters of Intent (LOI) are now being accepted together with a Php 500k reservation money.

this project looks very nice. im looking forward for immediate completion of this project.:cheers:

seven07

July 27th, 2008, 11:50 AM

guys im not aware kung my thread na ba n ganito so i decided to post it na lang. pasensya po kung meron na.:)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/SyndicatedArch.jpg/600px-SyndicatedArch.jpg
Syndicated Architects

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6a/JPBuensalido.jpg/475px-JPBuensalido.jpg
JP Buensalido Designs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/00/Manalang.jpg/550px-Manalang.jpg
Manalang-Tayag-Ilano Architects

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Center_of_the_Philippines

thomasian

July 28th, 2008, 04:26 AM

can someone please point me to right thread for this project on the rise? it looks to me like it's northeast of S&R in BGC...

photo shot this morning

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i37/llaurenversion3/urbanity/north.jpg

is that lexus?

Lexus nga. No thread for that. And no thread should be created as it is not a high-rise. Construction updates for that can be posted here and at the BGC thread. Thank you.

ryanr

July 28th, 2008, 04:40 AM

Thanks Lauren for the Lexus dealership update. I was about to ask for it.:) If its okay with you, can I post your photo in a Lexus forum?

lightsaber46

July 28th, 2008, 08:00 AM

so the Disvovery suites is not a 60+ floors as mentioned in its thread, coz if its a boutique hotel its a small one, ryt?

bustero

July 28th, 2008, 08:07 AM

the ccp shots were discussed before and these are just studies

c0kelitr0

July 28th, 2008, 08:53 AM

^^ it's going to be residential. 2 units per floor. the lower floors compose the hotel part.

thomasian

July 28th, 2008, 02:17 PM

Pwede palang dito na lang ipost ang updates para dyan sa Lexus:

North Bonifacio - The Federal Land and BCDA mixed-use township project rising soon
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=439686&page=3
can someone please point me to right thread for this project on the rise? it looks to me like it's northeast of S&R in BGC...

photo shot this morning

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i37/llaurenversion3/urbanity/north.jpgLexus nga. No thread for that. And no thread should be created as it is not a high-rise. Construction updates for that can be posted here and at the BGC thread. Thank you.

--SuperB0y--

July 28th, 2008, 06:40 PM

Heard from the grapevine that MW has bought another property in Makati this time along Salcedo Street for a new condo project. Subject property location is where Henlin resto is currently located at. :gossip:

i heard that too! :banana:

LhexiMont

July 29th, 2008, 12:04 AM

Bakit kaya sa ATC/Madrigal Business Park..wala man lang any significant project ang Ayala Land in terms of a residential tower perhaps ..parang hindi na sila supportive and aggressive at all pagdating sa Alabang property nila. Napabalita lang ay yung midrise hotel ng Bellevue at so far iisa pa lang yata ang office tower nila doon ( Ayala-FGU ) .
Ang ganda pa naman sana ng Madrigal Business Park at maganda rin ang Alabang Town Center ..hopefully they will be complemented by significant projects of Ayala Land in years to come.

bustero

July 29th, 2008, 04:10 AM

Not a very strong demand for condo's in that area yet I suppose. Plus they already made a lot of money there and now are concentrating in their new area in Sta. Rosa.

thomasian

July 29th, 2008, 06:03 AM

^^ If you are referring to Nuvali, the lot is actually located in Canlubang. I think it will be the priority of ALI for many years to come as it is a very big development at a sprawling 1,600 hectares, carrying not only their three residential brands, but also Ayala Land Businesscapes (office dev'ts), and their retail segment. So I think it's like they're trying to do another Makati CBD feat further down south.

laquacherra

July 29th, 2008, 06:57 AM

Thanks Lauren for the Lexus dealership update. I was about to ask for it.:) If its okay with you, can I post your photo in a Lexus forum?

yes you may, ryan.

laquacherra

July 29th, 2008, 06:59 AM

leechtat

July 29th, 2008, 07:50 AM

^^ yes, very well said. they are truly making another central business district. prices there have skyrocketed due to market demand. today they increased prices by 12%, compounded.

also, in alabang.. i think they are trying to provide other developers a chance, since they already did their part for the city. but things can change of course..

-TC-

July 29th, 2008, 03:26 PM

so the Disvovery suites is not a 60+ floors as mentioned in its thread, coz if its a boutique hotel its a small one, ryt?

It's Discovery Primea which is more than 60 storeys tall and we have an existing thread for it here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=537727).

sloanesquare

July 30th, 2008, 09:44 AM

small block fenced off and 2 back hoes busily digging....any ideas

six453

July 31st, 2008, 08:13 AM

source: http://philstar.com/index.php?Headlines&p=49&type=2&sec=24&aid=20080730156

RP’s first Mind Museum to rise in Global City

By Rhodina Villanueva
Thursday, July 31 2008 (www.philstar.com)

The first world-class science museum in the country dubbed “The Mind Museum” will soon rise in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig.

The Mind Museum, a P1-billion project of the Bonifacio Art Foundation Inc. (BAFI), aims to contribute to the country’s science education as well as inspire students to specialize in science and technology.

Manny Blas II, managing director of the project, said the museum aims to provide locators and visitors a civic and cultural place to complement the existing residential, commercial, institutional and retail establishments at BGC.

“The galleries in the museum will feature science facts, the process of discovery and their applications in technology. It is to be a place where visitors can learn science principles in a fascinating and interactive way, where teachers can find new and exciting ways of teaching science, and where students can satisfy their curiosity about how the world works. The Mind Museum is to be a venue where visitors will be fascinated with science. Fascination results from learning something in an entertaining and engaging way,” Blas explained.

The museum will be located across the future luxury Shangri-La Hotel and the unified Philippine Stock Exchange building. The Fort Bonifacio Development Corp. is donating the land for the project.

The museum will include various galleries that will be sponsored by major donors, including The Life Gallery (donor: Ajinomoto Phils.), The Theater (Ayala Land Inc. which is also providing consultancy services for the design and construction management of the museum), The Awesome Laboratory (BPI Foundation and the Bank of Philippine Islands), Earth Gallery (Del Monte Phils.), Universe Gallery (Globe Telecoms Inc., IMI Group of Companies, Manila Water Co., and Nutri Asia).

The initial donations have reached P175 million and BAFI expects to attract more donors.

BAFI’s Board of Trustees includes Joselito Campos Jr., chairman; Fernando Zobel de Ayala, vice-chairman; Jaime Ayala, president; Anna Margarita Dy, treasurer; Mariano John Tan Jr., auditor; Edgardo Cruz Jr., corporate secretary; Aileen An. Zosa, Carlos Rufino, and Vicky Garchitorena, trustees.

The project was formally launched with the contract signing of initial major donors Tuesday at the BGC’s Community Facility Center.

Present at the contract signing were Katuaki Ogawa, president of Ajinomoto Philippines; Luis Juan Oreta, chief finance office of IMI Group of Companies; Luisito Alejandro, general manager of Del Monte Philippines; Reynaldo Mojica III of R. A. Mojica and Partners; Antonino Aquino, president of Manila Water Corp.; Vince Tan, executive vice president of Ayala Land Inc.; Jaime Ysmael, chief finance officer of ALI; Gerardo Ablaza, president of Globe Telecom; and Emmanuel Nisperos, president of NutriAsia Inc.

Assigned museum curator is Maria Isabel Garcia, a science writer and author of “Ecologia Filipina, An Almanac (1996)” and “Science Solitaire (2006),” a science book which won the National Book Award last year. Garcia is also a science columnist for The STAR.

The Mind Museum building is planned to be environmentally friendly and will reflect the principles of nature conservation.

BAFI wants visitors to learn some practical applications of nature conservation as part of their museum experience.

“The proposed building for The Mind Museum is already a science exhibit in itself which will feature a passive design for sustainability. The building will make use of a light colored exterior for solar heat reflectivity, sweeping curved roof for natural rainwater flow drainage, large glazed opening for natural wind ventilation and tilted façade for minimal solar reflection and heat gain are just a few of the exciting teaser features of the institution,” said Blas.

Science will be presented by the museum according to five main stories. Each story that will be concretized in the galleries will be an experiential discovery of the world around us: The Story of the Universe, The Story of Life, The Story of Nature, The Story of the Atom and The Story of Technology. Each of these stories will correspond to a gallery or a sphere of experience. The conceptual model is the buckey ball, where one sees a node-synapse-node pattern.

The museum project will also offer facilities and services that include science-in-the-park galleries to be located within the park around the museum structure. These covered galleries will feature science exhibits or sculptures (similar to The Pipes in High Street) which children can use as a playground while learning scientific principles.

anakngpasig

July 31st, 2008, 02:42 PM

the mind museum

sounds like

a good

plan to me

:)

galore

July 31st, 2008, 07:07 PM

we really need more museums :)
i'm so happy for this news.

kazushi

August 4th, 2008, 08:15 AM

does anyone know the office to residential building ratio in the key areas of the metro??
would you think that there s a possible over supply of residential units in the near future??

pau_p1

August 4th, 2008, 11:03 AM

any idea what is the lot on the corner of 7th Ave and 32nd street in BGC is? right across MC Depot.. If I'm not mistaken they have started digging for quite some time already...

carlo pontevedra

August 4th, 2008, 11:07 AM

Cocktales
Manila Standard Today
August 4, 2008

Heard through the grapevine

UNILAB heir Jeffrey Campos, who is now in charge of the family’s extensive landholdings held by Greenfield Development Corp., plans to redevelop the crumbling Tropical Hut-Mercury Drug Store property on Buendia near the Ayala intersection into an upscale condotel.

-TC-

August 4th, 2008, 02:19 PM

Ph Man

August 6th, 2008, 04:18 AM

that one has a very prime location. with right planning and execution, this project will sell like The Columns.

carlo pontevedra

August 6th, 2008, 02:06 PM

I hope that they'll build a tall one on that site - taller than its neighbors, West of Ayala and Burgundy.

-TC-

August 6th, 2008, 03:31 PM

Here is the map of the former Crispa property:

Zoom out
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/tcc_0888/Maps/OldCrispa2.jpg

Zoom in
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/tcc_0888/Maps/OldCrispa.jpg

Exciting! :banana:

-TC-

August 7th, 2008, 02:10 AM

http://businessmirror.com.ph/08072008/companies01.html

Tan firms ink development deals with BCDA, Napolcom
By Honey Madrilejos-Reyes
BusinessMirror
August 7, 2008

THREE Tan-controlled property firms have signed a joint venture/development agreement with government agencies Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) and the National Police Commission (Napolcom) for the development of various lots within Metro Manila for various purposes.

Megaworld Corp., Empire East Land and First Centro Inc., a wholly-owned unit of taipan Andre Tan’s Alliance Global Inc. (AGI) will band together to develop office buildings and housing units on properties located in Quezon Avenue, San Juan and Taguig City.

“The joint venture is intended to address the office requirements of Napolcom and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the housing needs of their employee-beneficiaries,” said Alliance Global first vice president, Dina Inting.

She did provide additional details, though, as discussions between the parties involved are still in the early stages.

Megaworld specializes on middle- to high-end residential and office developments, while Empire East is known for its affordable residential products. First Centro, on the other hand, has a project in Multinational Village, Parañaque City and is engaged in landbanking activities.

(click link for complete article)

global boy

August 7th, 2008, 09:23 AM

Lexus nga. No thread for that. And no thread should be created as it is not a high-rise. Construction updates for that can be posted here and at the BGC thread. Thank you.

Hi all, I would like to ask where I can find the latest Thread for BGC? The most recent thread I have is Thread 10 which ended at this link http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=554010&page=51. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

BeagleLoverNJ

August 7th, 2008, 01:08 PM

Here it is:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=652353

-TC-

August 8th, 2008, 03:08 PM

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/112447/Chinese-traders-pledge-6-B-projects-for-RP#

Chinese traders pledge $6-B projects for RP

GMANews.TV
August 8, 2008

Chinese businessmen have pledged to put up close to $6 billion worth of investments in mining, real estate, cement and call center industries in the Philippines, Malacañang said Friday.

The investment commitments were made during separate calls of Chinese businessmen representing the Fujian Longlin Group Co. Ltd., Sunshine 100, Wei-Wei Group, and the Shimao Group.

...

Sunshine 100 International chairman Lucio Tai Yen and Alfonso Sy of the Philippines Sunshine 100 Pioneer followed this with the announcement of their plan to put in up to $5 billion in real estate projects that would run for five to seven years.

Sunshine 100, which is behind some real estate projects on Pioneer Street in Mandaluyong, had recently purchased a property in Valenzuela and in Rodriguez where they intend to put up a low-cost housing project and condominium units which they hope to sell at P200,000 to P250,000 per unit.

...

The said meetings were followed by Arroyo's attendance to the luncheon reception hosted by Chinese President Hu Jintao for world leaders attending the Olympics Opening Ceremonies at the Great Hall of the People, and her meeting with Hong Kong's Shimao Group which reiterated its plan to set up a hotel complex at The Fort.

Led by its chairman, Shimao Hui Wing Mao, the Shimao Group told the President they are investing $700 million in the hotel project in cooperation with Andrew Tan of Megaworld.

thomasian

August 8th, 2008, 09:18 PM

About Shimao, why are they now partnering with Megaworld?

Could they be building in McKinley Hill or Forbestown now and not possibly in North Bonifacio as previously stated?

3cr

August 9th, 2008, 01:23 AM

Great that it's finally pushing through! Looking forward to this! :banana: :banana: :banana:

Finally Shimao partners with a Filipino company. They have a huge budget for their hotel to the tune of $700 million. Shangrila's budget in perspective is $300M and Fairmont's is $250M according to past press releases.

BGC is turning out to be a tourist haven.

MANILA, Philippines - Chinese businessmen have pledged to put up close to $6 billion worth of investments in mining, real estate, cement and call center industries in the Philippines, Malacañang said Friday.

The investment commitments were made during separate calls of Chinese businessmen representing the Fujian Longlin Group Co. Ltd., Sunshine 100, Wei-Wei Group, and the Shimao Group.

The President's first received Fujian chief executive officer (CEO) Yujian Xu, who said their company is prepared to invest $275 million in a cement plant which they hope to start construction in 2009 and start operation in 2010.

Sunshine 100 International chairman Lucio Tai Yen and Alfonso Sy of the Philippines Sunshine 100 Pioneer followed this with the announcement of their plan to put in up to $5 billion in real estate projects that would run for five to seven years.

Sunshine 100, which is behind some real estate projects on Pioneer Street in Mandaluyong, had recently purchased a property in Valenzuela and in Rodriguez where they intend to put up a low-cost housing project and condominium units which they hope to sell at P200,000 to P250,000 per unit.

Sunshine was followed by officials of the Wei-Wei Group and its local counterpart in the Philippines Golden Harvest who pledged to put up a $100-million nickel processing plant in Masinloc in Zambales.

Arroyo said this, along with the $150-million nickel exploration and processing project in Botolan in Zambales by the Ni Hao Mineral Resources International Inc. and Geograce Resources Philippines Inc. of the Philippines and the Jiangxi Rare Earth and Rare Metals Tungsten Group Co. Ltd., of Nanchang in China, will "increase the nickel export o our country."

The said meetings were followed by Arroyo's attendance to the luncheon reception hosted by Chinese President Hu Jintao for world leaders attending the Olympics Opening Ceremonies at the Great Hall of the People, and her meeting with Hong Kong's Shimao Group which reiterated its plan to set up a hotel complex at The Fort.

Led by its chairman, Shimao Hui Wing Mao, the Shimao Group told the President they are investing $700 million in the hotel project in cooperation with Andrew Tan of Megaworld. - GMANews.TV

dunamis

August 9th, 2008, 07:30 AM

I have a hunch this MW and Shimao's hotel project will be in the Mckinley Hill township.

-TC-

August 9th, 2008, 08:06 AM

I have a hunch this MW and Shimao's hotel project will be in the Mckinley Hill township.

If that is the case, is there still space in McKinley? Parang hindi dun eh.

rjekonomista

August 11th, 2008, 03:56 AM

If that is the case, is there still space in McKinley? Parang hindi dun eh.

Yeah, curiously, san ba tong Shimao project na to?

pau_p1

August 11th, 2008, 05:44 AM

hmmm.. will McKinley Hill be allowed to have very tall buildings there? in consideration to its proximity to the flight path of planes taxiing in NAIA? Shimao originally plans to build a very tall tower, right?

nayki

August 11th, 2008, 09:11 AM

GMA to bring home over $6B in
committed investments from China

By Mia M. Gonzalez
Reporter

PRESIDENT Arroyo arrives early morning today, Monday, from a four-day trip to China, bringing home more than $6 billion worth of committed investments, including a $5-billion real-estate project, Malacañang said over the weekend.

The President, who watched Philippine Olympians in competition until she had to leave for the airport to get on a chartered Philippine Airlines flight to Manila, is scheduled to arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 at about 4:30 to 5 a.m.

Mrs. Arroyo secured commitments to invest in mining, real estate, cement and call centers during her meetings with Chinese businessmen in Beijing.

Fujian Longlin Group Co. Ltd. informed the President that it is prepared to invest $275 million in a cement plant, which may start construction in 2009 and start operation in 2010, while real-estate firm Sunshine 100 plans to invest $5 billion in real-estate projects in the country.
The Wei-Wei Group and Philippine counterpart Philippines Golden Harvest committed to a $100-million nickel processing plant in Masinloc, Zambales, while Ni Hao Mineral Resources International Inc. and Geograce Resources Philippines Inc., and Jiangxi Rare Earth and Rare Metals Tungsten Group Co. Ltd. signed a memorandum of understanding for a $150-million nickel exploration and processing project in Botolan, Zambales.

During her meetings with the mining firms, the President emphasized the importance of complying with Philippine environmental policies, to which they committed to adhere to, Malacañang said in a statement.

Other investments reportedly generated by the President’s China trip is on the construction of a thread processing plant sourced from palm and banana trees in the country, and a $700-million investment by the Shimao Group in a hotel project in cooperation with Megaworld.

During their bilateral meeting at the Fujian Room of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday, Mrs. Arroyo and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed to “work together on new fronts,” a Palace press statement quoted Trade Secretary Peter Favila as saying.

The meeting, which lasted for almost an hour, has brought a “new dimension” to the relationship between the two countries, and has “brought a higher level of cooperation,” said Favila.

In her opening statement at her meeting with Hu, the President told her host, “On a personal note, thank you for attaching importance to the relations between our two countries.”

Mrs. Arroyo also congratulated Hu for the memorable hosting of the 2008 Olympics, especially the grand opening ceremonies that she witnessed with other world leaders on Friday.

Hu thanked the President for her concern for the victims of the May 12 earthquake in western China that killed at least 69,197 people in the province of Sichuan alone.

In her luncheon meeting with the Filipino community in Beijing at the Asia Hotel that day, the President said RP-China relations are “at an all-time high,” as shown by the fact that Hu chose to hold bilateral meetings “with just a few of the 80 world leaders who attended the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympiad,” Malacañang said.

“President Arroyo further revealed that President Hu Jintao himself had noted during their bilateral meeting that RP-China trade had already breached the $30-billion mark,” Malacañang added.

Other Philippine officials at the bilateral meeting were Speaker Prospero Nograles, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Favila, Philippine Ambassador to China Sonia Brady, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and Dangerous Drugs Board head Vicente Sotto.

In her bilateral meeting with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Saturday, the President invited the Australian leader to visit the Philippines in October and be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Global Forum on Migration and Development.

Australia hosts more than 200,000 migrant Filipinos.

Romulo said the President also sought Australia’s support for the Philippine campaign to elect Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago in the International Court of Justice, to which Rudd responded that his government will “seriously consider it.”

Romulo said the two leaders discussed strengthening the voluntary disaster response mechanism in Asia, and that Mrs. Arroyo thanked Rudd for the A$500,000 aid to victims of Typhoon Frank in the Philippines.

nayki

August 11th, 2008, 09:13 AM

^^Totoo kaya itong $5 billion na investment sa real state sa atin? sobrang laki naman.

johnmizer

August 12th, 2008, 12:07 AM

mag faface lift rin ba yung madrigal building, yung katabi ng pbcom?

global boy

August 12th, 2008, 04:18 AM

Thanks BeagleLover!

-TC-

August 12th, 2008, 04:41 PM

richard24

August 12th, 2008, 07:39 PM

there's a new project by Filinvest along Marcos Highway, just across the Santolan Station of LRT2. its part of their Oasis line-up. :)

Bali Oasis ang name., and they're clearing the site na. :) very very very good location. :)

thomasian

August 12th, 2008, 08:36 PM

This Oasis line of condos of Filinvest is so DMCI-ish. :D

richard24

August 13th, 2008, 06:05 AM

^^ exactly. :) they're trying to penetrate DMCI's market. :) although, DMCI's edge is different.

madaming bumibili sa DMCI coz of their insanely fast turnover and their number of RFO units available. :) relatively mas maayos pa ang property management compared to other developers on its market cluster., :)

ganzo

August 13th, 2008, 02:38 PM

Yung China investors nandto na.. ginagawa na nga yung showroom nila hehe condos particulary , 1 in makati , 1 in san juan , 1 in pasay relcamation , 1 mandaluyong and i think i sa ortgas hehe. Ginagawa na yung showrooms ng sunshine 100 group. so i think 4 real yung 5B. hehe

ganzo

August 13th, 2008, 02:40 PM

Megaworld will build a Government Office Building beside the GA SKy suites sa Quezon Ave. construction will start anytime soon..

thomasian

August 13th, 2008, 03:20 PM

Wow. Thanks for that.

richard24

August 13th, 2008, 05:10 PM

^^ government office? for what agency? :)

IslandSon.PH

August 13th, 2008, 07:18 PM

found this on the china supertall projects section

here are some sunshine 100's(nice company name btw:colgate:) projects. looks tasty and promising.:cheers:

Sunshine 100 Nanbin: 200m, 53 floors; 12~x100m~, 30~ floors
http://i245.photobucket.com/albums/gg64/z0rgggg/cq%20update/120G.jpg

Sunshine 100 Jiangbei: 175m+, 40 floors.
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/z0rggg/s1j1G.jpg

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd5/z0rggg/s1j2G.jpg

Sunshine 100 / Blue Castle
http://www.estaplace.com/images/imgs02/medium/L1U931_s.jpg http://www.emporis.com/images/5/2004/10/310647.jpg

sunshine 100 site (http://www.ss100.com.cn/ss100/en/index.php)

pau_p1

August 15th, 2008, 03:12 AM

taken last monday..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/DSC07756.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/DSC07762.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v162/pau_p1/DSC07762_1.jpg

bustero

August 15th, 2008, 06:23 AM

^^whats there?

re sunshine, parang cartoony iyung buildings nila, hehe, remains to be seen , anyways always welcome new investor as long as they bring something different and of course money!

bustero

August 15th, 2008, 06:25 AM

I believe that's for Napolcom BCDA as was announced in the newspaper.

Ph Man

August 16th, 2008, 07:48 AM

does anybody already know what will happen to the old Westmont Bank site? This is how it looks like today (i mean last sunday to be exact):
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2763293733_6758463048.jpg

red_jasper

August 17th, 2008, 07:39 AM

-TC-

August 17th, 2008, 08:09 AM

^^ from an insider :):
on this location will rise a 45 storey modern office building with glass facade and it will be called Alphaland Tower...
construction period to be completed in two years time :cheers2:

Alphaland Southgate Tower (with "Southgate") will rise in Magallanes. So you mean Alphaland will name this Alphaland Tower? Alphaland should try using another name lest there'll be confusion about their 2 projects.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3044/2763293733_6758463048.jpg

diz

August 17th, 2008, 08:12 AM

any rendering what so ever?
sounds like a great project since it's in Makati afterall.
and where is alphaland from?

venntro

August 17th, 2008, 12:16 PM

Alphaland is basically Ashmore Investments. Ashmore has been busy lately buying into Philippine companies, such as Maynilad, ISM, Petron, to name a few. Ashmore is an Investment Fund based in Europe with a huge portfolio in emerging markets such as the Philippines.

queetz@home

August 17th, 2008, 06:07 PM

^^ from an insider :):
on this location will rise a 45 storey modern office building with glass facade and it will be called Alphaland Tower...
construction period to be completed in two years time :cheers2:

Thank goodness! I feel like there always have been a huge gap between PBCom and Robinsons Summit that is screaming to be filled. It should have been done by Westmont Bank Tower but that never happened. Two years time is reasonable given that the basement levels, which are the ones that take forever in any construction project, has already been built up to the ground level.

I saw a posting somewhere in the Makati City pictures thread saying that he feels that the Makati Skyline hasn't changed much, if at all. I think once Alphaland Tower is topped off, the impact to the Makati Skyline will be more profound than any of the projects being built now. :tup:

Not lets just hope that Madrigal Building and the old PS Bank, the older buildings beside AlphaOne will remain there forever somehow. Those two provide a very healthy and necessary buffer between Alpha One and its beautiful tall neighbours.. ;)

johnmizer

August 18th, 2008, 12:24 AM

mag facelift na rin yung madrigal bldg.... parang may deux ang rufino plaza. yung mga kapit bldgs. nya, nagsasara. yung pnb sa likod, tapos yung ayala life sa tabi...

sana gawan na ng bdlgs yung parking lot sa tabi ng jaka, yung jaka mismo, tsaka yung lot sa harap ng MMC. tsaka sana pwede sirain at patungang ng high rise yung convergys at peoplesupport. OP sila eh

red_jasper

August 18th, 2008, 04:20 AM

Alphaland Southgate Tower (with "Southgate") will rise in Magallanes. So you mean Alphaland will name this Alphaland Tower? Alphaland should try using another name lest there'll be confusion about their 2 projects.

^^ Southgate Tower (without the Alphaland prefix :)) will rise in Alphaland's Magallanes property...
the soon to be constructed Alphaland Tower in Makati is supposed to house the company's main offices...

Ph Man

August 18th, 2008, 07:25 AM

c0kelitr0

August 18th, 2008, 07:47 AM

45-storey office building?? W O W, that should be tall!! it could be around 180-200 m noh?

venntro

August 18th, 2008, 12:44 PM

^^ With a glass facade to boot!!

six453

August 18th, 2008, 02:21 PM

yeah with a glass facade and its current location facing west you could already imagine the amount of unwanted heat gain you're gona be getting. in no time you'd see people with their window blinds down. people here should realise that glass facades facing west only mean trouble. true architecturally magnificent facades dont have to be glass all of the time. its in the articulation of the facade that makes it a wonder.

3cr

August 19th, 2008, 01:33 AM

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee173/ma_beltran/081620081326.jpg

Any idea what project is that they're digging for in that small lot across the future St.Regis site in BGC?

ganzo

August 19th, 2008, 02:57 AM

JEco Prime Office BUilding un..

rjekonomista

August 19th, 2008, 07:33 AM

JEco Prime Office BUilding un..

^^anong JEco Prime Office Building? can anyone point this out exactly on the map? dumarami ata office buildings sa BGC.. Will fort boni successfully absorb office demand spillovers ng Makati? hmmm...

great184

August 19th, 2008, 07:48 AM

thomasian

August 19th, 2008, 12:12 PM

^^anong JEco Prime Office Building? can anyone point this out exactly on the map? dumarami ata office buildings sa BGC.. Will fort boni successfully absorb office demand spillovers ng Makati? hmmm...

At Bonifacio South, look for the block bounded by 21st Drive and 20th Drive. It's the lot located to the left of the letter "e" of the street label "20th Drive"
http://www.readyforoccupancy.com/BGC-004.jpg

What's the FAR pala for those lots?

dunamis

August 20th, 2008, 04:01 AM

Makati is seriously being challenged by BGC and Ortigas. Its exciting how these cities compete and outdo each other for survival.

rjekonomista

August 20th, 2008, 04:43 AM

^^not only that, BGC and Ortigas are not relying anymore sa mga spillovers sa Makati. mas agressive pa sila na makahakot ng demand!

sloanesquare

August 20th, 2008, 09:54 AM

Makati is seriously being challenged by BGC and Ortigas. Its exciting how these cities compete and outdo each other for survival.

this is an example where the metro manila city is worse off rather than better due to competition...makati is just 500,000 of the 10Million that is Manila.

the main reason NCR will never be first world is that NCR should be under one government..the problem is that there are so many sub-cities and each mayor treats each of these cities as their own private fiefdoms with no long term planning.

Manila just undid the money spent on the baywalk by atienza.
Binay and Peewee have no interest in fixing up their section of Edsa because thats a National road.
MMDA and Makati traffic (in yellow) arrest each other for domain infringements.
Each city wants to have their own traffic ticketing.
Each city has their own police (even though they are called PNP)
Colour coding has different rules on time exemptions.

The result is what you see right now...lunacy..You would think that you are crossing State lines when you drive around the NCR.

the problem with so many sub-cities is none of them is actually economically viable to handle full infrastructural development..major projects like flyovers are paid for by the national government..

for example so many cars pass through buendia and ayala everyday from edsa and osmena highway. but few of them actually need to stop in makati. they are actually just going through to go somewhere else. but dont expect binay to build by-pass roads which would greatly benefit makati, because its too expensive.

garbage is another huge problem. its not a manila or qc problem. its an NCR problem which binay as MMDA chief knew was going to be a problem by dec 31 2000 with the closure of payatas, but he knew he was going back to being makati mayor so he didnt bother and now blames bayani fernando

thats what i mean about non-economically viable fiefdoms.

RonnieR

August 20th, 2008, 10:27 AM

this is an example where the metro manila city is worse off rather than better due to competition...makati is just 500,000 of the 10Million that is Manila.

the main reason NCR will never be first world is that NCR should be under one government..the problem is that there are so many sub-cities and each mayor treats each of these cities as their own private fiefdoms with no long term planning.

Manila just undid the money spent on the baywalk by atienza.
Binay and Peewee have no interest in fixing up their section of Edsa because thats a National road.
MMDA and Makati traffic (in yellow) arrest each other for domain infringements.
Each city wants to have their own traffic ticketing.
Each city has their own police (even though they are called PNP)
Colour coding has different rules on time exemptions.

The result is what you see right now...lunacy..You would think that you are crossing State lines when you drive around the NCR.

the problem with so many sub-cities is none of them is actually economically viable to handle full infrastructural development..major projects like flyovers are paid for by the national government..

for example so many cars pass through buendia and ayala everyday from edsa and osmena highway. but few of them actually need to stop in makati. they are actually just going through to go somewhere else. but dont expect binay to build by-pass roads which would greatly benefit makati, because its too expensive.

garbage is another huge problem. its not a manila or qc problem. its an NCR problem which binay as MMDA chief knew was going to be a problem by dec 31 2000 with the closure of payatas, but he knew he was going back to being makati mayor so he didnt bother and now blames bayani fernando

thats what i mean about non-economically viable fiefdoms.

Totally agree on your point. We're talking of developments of these high rise structures but simple problems like dark flyovers of Buendia going to the Fort, the old, dark and dirty Magallanes flyover and the Pasong Tamo Ext tunnel that has no lights! This is an underpass where pedestrians use it everyday/night.

How could the city government of Makati ignore these basic services? The mayor of Makati is highly regarded by his constituents due to dole outs, free hospitalization, free schooling but what about the infrastructure side?

Every time I pass the Buendia flyover, I would turn the volume of my car so loud so that the darkness and anger would not consume me. Plain stupidity talaga.

sloanesquare

August 20th, 2008, 11:25 AM

on my colour coded days i cant even go to rustans at forbes park from the fort because mckinley road is makati and yet mckinley road is maintained by national government...

or i cant even use C5 from the fort to go to pasig and use the 10am to 3pm colour coding window because i could be stopped by makati gestapo at kalayaan corner c5..

like i wrote its as if we need passports in ONE city of manila.

as for the buendia /kalayaan flyover, neither taguig nor makati want to pay for the electric bill..the national government paid for it and the street lights

and even if the national government did want to fund a makati by-pass since its an infrastructural project to make manila more efficient, it clearly wont be done while binay hosts anti-gma protests.

who loses...we do

RonnieR

August 20th, 2008, 11:44 AM

^^ I called the city government of Makati twice on the non-operational streetlight at the Buendia flyover, the engineering department replied that it's under MMDA 136. However, MMDA said, the lighting should be under PAGCOR. WTF, I almost cursed the man who answered my call.

On the number coding, it is really confusing. I just learned two months ago that Mandaluyong has reimposed the window period (previously no window period). REally troublesome: In Ortigas center, Mega mall is part of Mandaluyong while Galleria is part of Pasig, and yet the borderline is not clearly established, prepare to get caught by the traffic enforcers of Mandaluyong if you cross the border.

Pasig and Marikina have no number coding.

Mods: OT na...

carlo pontevedra

August 20th, 2008, 04:50 PM

this is an example where the metro manila city is worse off rather than better due to competition...makati is just 500,000 of the 10Million that is Manila.

the main reason NCR will never be first world is that NCR should be under one government..the problem is that there are so many sub-cities and each mayor treats each of these cities as their own private fiefdoms with no long term planning.

Manila just undid the money spent on the baywalk by atienza.
Binay and Peewee have no interest in fixing up their section of Edsa because thats a National road.
MMDA and Makati traffic (in yellow) arrest each other for domain infringements.
Each city wants to have their own traffic ticketing.
Each city has their own police (even though they are called PNP)
Colour coding has different rules on time exemptions.

The result is what you see right now...lunacy..You would think that you are crossing State lines when you drive around the NCR.

the problem with so many sub-cities is none of them is actually economically viable to handle full infrastructural development..major projects like flyovers are paid for by the national government..

for example so many cars pass through buendia and ayala everyday from edsa and osmena highway. but few of them actually need to stop in makati. they are actually just going through to go somewhere else. but dont expect binay to build by-pass roads which would greatly benefit makati, because its too expensive.

garbage is another huge problem. its not a manila or qc problem. its an NCR problem which binay as MMDA chief knew was going to be a problem by dec 31 2000 with the closure of payatas, but he knew he was going back to being makati mayor so he didnt bother and now blames bayani fernando

thats what i mean about non-economically viable fiefdoms.

@sloanesquare, i totally agree with you.

let me add that if i had my way, for all their stubborness and shameless, corrupt practices, and for making our cities as if they're their own replublic, i'd put mayors like binay and peewee trinidad in the guillotine!

3cr

August 21st, 2008, 02:43 AM

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee173/ma_beltran/081620081326.jpg

^^ Any idea what project is that they're digging for in that small lot across the future St.Regis site in BGC?

^^JEco Prime Office BUilding un..

^^anong JEco Prime Office Building? can anyone point this out exactly on the map? dumarami ata office buildings sa BGC...

At Bonifacio South, look for the block bounded by 21st Drive and 20th Drive. It's the lot located to the left of the letter "e" of the street label "20th Drive"
http://www.readyforoccupancy.com/BGC-004.jpg

Thanks for the info guys! :) :) :)

pushstars

August 21st, 2008, 11:20 AM

cool updates. after Westmont Bank, now let's move on to Jaka Tower. by the way, Southgate tower will not rise. It has risen already. ;) and remember also that Shang Global City's lot is co-owned by Alphaland and Shangri-La Properties.

i have to agree sir. iyong Jaka Tower sana matapos na. siya iyong pinakasore eye sa buong Makati CBD! including vacant lot na katabi niya.

jefflacs

August 22nd, 2008, 09:26 AM

ang chaka naman nung jaka tower! :lol:

rjekonomista

August 22nd, 2008, 10:53 AM

^^i agree... pinaplano raw iredevelop yan ng jaka, for the looongest time.

btw, anyone knows anything about the RAINTREE project?? saan to at tuloy pa ba to??

thomasian

August 22nd, 2008, 11:36 AM

^^ Could be the planned hotel by HSAI-Raintree at Bonifacio Global City, which may be a Discovery branded hotel.

rjekonomista

August 22nd, 2008, 11:42 AM

^^ Could be the planned hotel by HSAI-Raintree at Bonifacio Global City, which may be a Discovery branded hotel.

Thanks, man. yan din nga narinig ko, pero wala pang ibang balita di ba? naamaze lang ako sa picture dito sa SSC nung Raintree, e naalala ko lang.

Prinsesa8

August 22nd, 2008, 04:52 PM

hello guys! question lang, what is that unfinished building along ayala ave.? behind / beside the convergys building? it's a towering look of doom there kasi.

-TC-

August 22nd, 2008, 04:56 PM

hello guys! question lang, what is that unfinished building along ayala ave.? behind / beside the convergys building? it's a towering look of doom there kasi.

JAKA Tower.

thomasian

August 22nd, 2008, 05:50 PM

^^ The Jaka Tower na sobrang Chaka! :D

Good thing this other Makati tower that's been abandoned for more than a decade already (I can still remember this since I was just in preschool) is now being resurrected as the Alphaland Southgate Tower.

08.16.08

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/2008/southgate_081608.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/2008/southgate_081608_2.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/ofngol/2008/138_1592x.jpg

galore

August 22nd, 2008, 06:09 PM

question:
that'll be an office building right?

Ph Man

August 22nd, 2008, 06:13 PM

^^ yes, it is. and from googling, i found out that it has applied (and guess it has been approved) for PEZA certification as IT-zone building. it will somehow be like the Cybergates.

construction is very active today for Southgate. i've seen several workers on site. more job for these fellows. it's been like than when i started off college in 1997. so this is indeed a good news for all of us. :okay: we should thank Alphaland for resurrecting all these projects put on hold. I wonder if it ever has a plan of extending it to ASB Realty projects in Makati and Ortigas.

johnmizer

August 23rd, 2008, 02:41 AM

ASB? are you referring to BSA Twin with the biggest F? (no pun intended) and where in makati is the other one? i hope they build something on the abandoned bldgs surrounding rufino plaza

^^ yes, it is. and from googling, i found out that it has applied (and guess it has been approved) for PEZA certification as IT-zone building. it will somehow be like the Cybergates.

construction is very active today for Southgate. i've seen several workers on site. more job for these fellows. it's been like than when i started off college in 1997. so this is indeed a good news for all of us. :okay: we should thank Alphaland for resurrecting all these projects put on hold. I wonder if it ever has a plan of extending it to ASB Realty projects in Makati and Ortigas.

richard24

August 23rd, 2008, 03:41 AM

^^ i think may ASB na stalled bandang columns legaspi., basta sa vicinity na yun. :)

pushstars

August 23rd, 2008, 05:20 AM

How much ba iyong Jaka Tower? Baka puwede ring bilhin ni Alphaland! :banana:

thomasian

August 23rd, 2008, 06:32 AM

^^ Akala ko ikaw ang bibili kasi nagtatanong ka! :lol:

kriskelv

August 23rd, 2008, 06:39 AM

Jaka is being sold for 1.1 billion pesos!!! sulit nadin coz its in ayala ave., the primest street in the whole Philippines.

red_jasper

August 23rd, 2008, 06:43 AM

question:
that'll be an office building right?

^^ yes, it is. and from googling, i found out that it has applied (and guess it has been approved) for PEZA certification as IT-zone building. it will somehow be like the Cybergates.

- meron daw mall sa podium area :okay:

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/SNL_oRbz/alphaland2-1.jpg?t=1219466133

- phone pic taken during the blessing of the company's head office, August 22, 2008

pushstars

August 23rd, 2008, 10:17 AM

Jaka is being sold for 1.1 billion pesos!!! sulit nadin coz its in ayala ave., the primest street in the whole Philippines.

thanks kriskelv! if 1.1 billion pesos kayang kaya ni Alphaland yan. I do remember that building that housed RCBC Commercial Bank and Krispy Kreme was sold for 1B pesos.

sir red jasper, saan po iyong office ng alphaland corp?

Prinsesa8

August 23rd, 2008, 01:52 PM

wow 1.1B!!!! amazing! gaano na ba katagal naka stop itong jaka (chaka) tower? sino dati may ari?

anyways, there's another unfinished building in makati. close to the accra building

ryanr

August 23rd, 2008, 07:25 PM

sino dati may ari?

Enrile

IslandSon.PH

August 24th, 2008, 05:37 AM

from the grapevine..

The Firm is literally breaking away from Mike Arroyo and his LTA Building.

The former private lawyers of Gloria Macapagal and Mike Arroyo have decided to build their own office building in The Fort in a 1,300-square-meter lot near the Catholic church and the former military stockade.

A 12-floor condominium is being planned, which The Firm hopes to rent out several floors for recurring income.

-TC-

August 24th, 2008, 08:10 AM

... I do remember that building that housed RCBC Commercial Bank and Krispy Kreme was sold for 1B pesos...

That's correct. RCBC sold the Jaka 1 (Jaka 6780) Building to Valparaiso Land Holdings, a local company for US$23.3M (Php975M) - source: Asian Investment Market Flash 1Q08.

http://www.ayalamap.com/cache/map-660x275-687x701.jpg

c0kelitr0

August 25th, 2008, 07:36 AM

finally! jaka will just be a nightmare of our past! do you think they're gonna demolish the thing or are they going to continue with the construction? is it still structurally sound?

-TC-

August 25th, 2008, 07:54 AM

finally! jaka will just be a nightmare of our past! do you think they're gonna demolish the thing or are they going to continue with the construction? is it still structurally sound?

Wait lang... Jaka 1 (Jaka 6780) was sold to Valparaiso not Jaka Tower.

This is the location of the abandoned Jaka Tower:

http://www.ayalamap.com/cache/map-660x275-321x455.jpg

pushstars

August 25th, 2008, 04:29 PM

I just saw these in Greenhills

First Baron Residences

http://weecommunitydevelopers.com/about.html

About First Baron Residences: Hip and New Address

Nestled in a tree-lined residential enclave in A. Mabini St., San Juan City, First Baron Residences stands sentry as an exclusive, modern and sophisticated mid-rise tower dedicated to providing singles, start-up families, and retirees a comfortable and luxurious haven right at the gateway of San Juan.

The development offers a gem amid a growing metropolis where space and privacy are hard to come by. Composed of seven storeys, featuring generously cut, two, three and four-bedroom, bi-level suites, it promises exclusivity and expansiveness in one premium package.

First Baron comes after the trailblazing footsteps of W Tower, whose developer, the Wee Community Developers Inc., is pioneering a new way of living that is more private, less-dense and better managed.

Located at the Bonifacio Global City, W Tower boasts of elegant style and modernity. It showcases 18 storeys composed of solely bi-level units, which goes against the grain of most developments that maximize every square foot of floor area and cubic space. All units of W Tower were sold out within months.

Now you can live in your dream home--a spacious dwelling place where you and your loved ones can freely roam and personalize your space, that is a door apart from a friendly neighbor.

At First Baron Residences, your life and dreams are boundless.

Location: Meeting the Sun at San Juan

Long considered as one of the premiere cities in the country, San Juan is home to exclusive subdivisions, leading educational institutions, state-of-the-art hospitals, world-class leisure sites and vibrant commercial centers.

The recently invigorated Greenhills Mall, which is just a stone’s throw away from First Baron, can rival any leisure mall. The Promenade is a showcase of lifestyle must-haves, teeming with a row of fine-dining restaurants, premium theaters and well-appointed shops. Now, you don’t have to go far and suffer traffic to shop in style.

Connected to the main artery of Metro Manila which is EDSA, San Juan is the gateway to the financial and business districts of Ortigas and Makati , the shopping hub of Mandaluyong and the government offices and educational institutions of Quezon City.

Within five minutes, you can be in any of the most important and happening places in town. How's that for accessibility?

Tailor-Suited Just for You

Wee Community Developers Inc. prioritizes the needs of a homeowner over the demands of the market.

It believes a swanky, yet tiny, condominium that costs an arm and a leg is no substitute to a comfortable and exclusive home at a price that is within reach.

WCDI finds ways to minimize expenditure in order to produce quality developments without sacrificing quality and structural integrity. Instead of doing full-blast advertising and marketing, WCDI devotes its energies in discovering a perfect property on which will rise its one-of-a-kind project. For W Tower, WCDI tapped the design studio of renowned Filipino designer architects, Budji Layug & Royal Pineda, to realize its vision of building a breath-taking design that evokes modern Philippine architecture at its best.

Though destined to become the by-word in stylish living in San Juan, the units at First Baron Residences are competitively priced at P2.5M.

Since First Baron has only seven floors, you don't have to waste minutes waiting for an elevator. You can even conveniently climb the steps to get to your unit. As it is low-density, the integrity and cleanliness of the place are well-kept, nurturing a sense of community among the select homeowners. A receptionist knows homeowners by name, is attentive to your needs and monitors the guests who drop by the place. No more strangers secretly slipping in and out of the building.

The Freedom of No-Amenities

Most condominiums trumpet their own set of amenities as the main feature, making potential buyers believe that they are necessary. But how many times have you actually swam in the pool and held a party on the roof deck? These amenities, which eat up valuable space and are costly to maintain, are charged to the homeowner.

First Baron Residences offers the freedom of not having to pay dues for amenities that you don't need. Want to swim? Head over off to Wack-Wack's Olympic-size swimming pool. Want to have a party? Take your pick from a wide range of restaurants and bars in the vicinity.

As a respectable commune of like-minded individuals, First Baron thinks first of your savings, interest and needs.

WCDI: Creating Communities

Backed by a decade of experience in creating subdivisions and condominiums, Wee Community Developers Inc. (WCDI) is a rising star in the real estate industry, with its vision to develop new, innovative and cutting-edge projects that come with a sensible financing packages within the buyers' reach.

Aware that there is still a select group of people that aspires for a home that is intimate, comfortable and luxurious, WCDI ventures primarily into exclusive, low-density and high-end developments, looking for properties in Metro Manila and beyond that are centrally located, safe and evocative of an upscale lifestyle.

Not one to renege its commitment to the homebuyer, WCDI is in every step of the way in the project: from conceptualization right to the delivery of finished product. It values buyers' feedback which drives WCDI to create better and more tailor-fitted projects. Unlike other developers that disappear as soon as the project is completed, the people behind WCDI are accessible. In fact, they may even be your next door neighbor!

Indeed, WCDI is the name for personalized living.

rjekonomista

August 26th, 2008, 02:37 AM

Yep, Enrile's group Jaka owns the CHAKA bldg. :) Kung totoo tong 1.1B selling of the Jaka Tower, then good news talaga to! and i think the whole structure will be demolished before constructing a new bldg again there. structurally damaged and bulok na yun sigurado.

leechtat

August 28th, 2008, 05:11 AM

hi,

update on Ferndale Homes in QC - an ayala land community.

Phase 4 will now be open for selling.

Only 160 lots will be sold, 250 sqm ave lots, 15,000 per sqm range...

We are now accepting letters of intent with post-dated checks for October launch.

**

as for our pasig project in the mercedes area, it will be launched by november. rumor has it that dmci will be the competitor since they got the lot in front of this mercedes celadon-type project.

johnmizer

August 28th, 2008, 12:16 PM

so, ano naman gagawin nila sa jaka bldg? pupunuin ng kk? (krispy..) =D

Ph Man

August 30th, 2008, 06:46 PM

JP, will you please enlighten us. what's the name of Avida's project beside Cityland Pasong Tamo? i'm interested with this one. this will somehow give a competition to Trevi, Beacon and Oriental Place. Even Belton and San Lorenzo Place. So I heard that the name has San Lorenzo in it. I prefer the location of this new one than Avida's Makati West.

jcb

August 31st, 2008, 08:39 PM

Vol. XXII, No. 26
Monday, September 1, 2008 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES
Corporate News
Ortigas & Co. to build RP’s tallest structure; expansion plan bared
PROPERTY DEVELOPER Ortigas & Co. Ltd. Partnership is erecting in Pasig City what it hopes to become the country’s tallest building.
The 75-storey structure will rise on a one-hectare property in Ortigas Center, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Shopping Center Division Head Joselito F. Santos said in an interview last week.
One Galleon Place will become the country’s tallest building, beating the 52-storey PBCom Tower in Makati and the world’s eighth tallest building, the 69-storey Shun Hing Square in Shenzhen, China.
Mr. Santos said the skyscraper would be divided into two portions — the upper half dedicated to a five-star hotel and the lower half for office units.
No date has yet been given for the project. "It is in the plan. As of the moment, we are still concentrating on our other projects," Mr. Santos said.
The Ortigas group also plans to start the second phase of renovating Greenhills Shopping Center in San Juan by 2010, as it adds at least 50,000 square meters more to its 100,000-square meter floor area.
"We plan to have a bigger Greenhills [by setting up] new buildings and having better amenities. We plan to invite brands like Mango and Zara although we are not going high-end with our stores," Mr. Santos said.
The company also wants to widen the space of the mall’s bazaars, which he said gives Greenhills its unique identity.
Aside from expanding Greenhills, Ortigas & Co. is also expanding the Music Museum by 2010 so it can have up to 1,000 seats where plays, concerts and other performing arts can be held. Construction will start next year, Mr. Santos said.
Like other property developers that have diversified into the outsourcing industry, Mr. Santos said the company would start the construction of two of four business process outsourcing (BPO) buildings at Tiendesitas in Pasig by the fourth quarter.
The company earlier disclosed a plan to build four BPOs at the Tiendesitas complex to take advantage of the growing demand for office units from the outsourcing industry. "Demand is still strong," he added.
The four-storey BPO buildings will stand on a 20,000-square meter property. The first two buildings are expected to start operating by the first quarter of 2010.
"We hope to start the construction of the third and fourth buildings by the middle of next year," Mr. Santos said.
"The BPOs will not compete with the residential buildings although they have become a bigger component of the company’s business portfolio," he added.
The company earlier said that it was spending P15 billion over the next decade to convert a 12-hectare property in Quezon City into a mixed-use community.
The project, which will target the middle-income market, will consist of residential condominium units and townhouses.
It will have 5,000 units in low- and high-rise buildings, with price tags ranging from P2.5 million to P3 million per unit.
The first phase of the project will involve the construction of five buildings this year. — K.J.R. Liu
http://www.bworldonline.com/BW090108/content.php?id=043

queetz@home

August 31st, 2008, 09:11 PM

^^ Oh my!!!!
:eek2:

diz

August 31st, 2008, 09:11 PM

that's unreal... :eek:
that came out of nowhere!

It will be above 384m then.

tyronne

August 31st, 2008, 11:38 PM

flymordecai

September 1st, 2008, 12:45 AM

Philippines finally have several upcoming supertall buildings!

Landmark 66 - BGC - 66F
Gramercy Residences - Makati - 68F
Pagcor Tower - Pagcor City - 655m
One Galleon Place - Pasig City - 75F - >384m

I hope One Galleon Place will have a nice design. It seems aside from the Pagcor Tower (which we haven't heard about in a while now), this will be the tallest building in the Philippines.

flymordecai

September 1st, 2008, 12:49 AM

^^Wow! It really came out of nowhere! Saan kaya yang 1-hectare lot na yan? Somewhere along San Miguel Ave? I think maganda yung location ng San Miguel Ave corner J. Vargas, yung merong Metrobank ata don.

Maybe this junkyard? :D

;21455176']http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3256/2553329777_ce4ec40ee5_b.jpg
by orioner (http://flickr.com/photos/27099191@N04/)

tyronne

September 1st, 2008, 02:29 AM

^^Parang masyadong likod naman pag dyan hehe! Sana sa may gitna :D

-TC-

September 1st, 2008, 03:18 AM

One Galleon Place --> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=698996

bustero

September 1st, 2008, 04:17 AM

meron ba doon, alam ko sa may bagtikan right unless you're referring to columns 2 on pasay road.

bustero

September 1st, 2008, 04:27 AM

well to see is to believe, these guys are very conservative so I reserve my excitement , that's a very expensive project and while they have the money am not sure they have the gumption but lets see I hope we can all be pleasantly surprised.

The article said a 1 hectar lot so the only place I can think off that is still that big but belongs to them is the lot and car park fronting ADB. I'm not sure they have anything else left. I refer to Ortigas and Company lots only.

jcb

September 1st, 2008, 05:07 AM

and if you will read the article the one dalleon place is a combination of office in the lower floor and hotel in the upper floor. still a plan but as what i see in the performance of ortigas they doing well naman. d b?

RonnieR

September 1st, 2008, 05:16 AM

tyronne

September 1st, 2008, 05:29 AM

Hindi pa nauumpisahan ang Landmark 66 pero may bagong challenger na hehe :lol:

venntro

September 1st, 2008, 06:38 AM

Shazzam

September 1st, 2008, 11:01 AM

barukdok

September 1st, 2008, 12:02 PM

c0kelitr0

September 1st, 2008, 12:56 PM

^^ Gramercy's on the go so it's going to reign Manila's skyline for a few years i guess :D

leechtat

September 1st, 2008, 04:46 PM

yes, i have heard of this new project. will post info as soon as i have it..

bustero

September 2nd, 2008, 05:09 AM

I think of the same lot, too, Peter, 9,675 sq.m., between ADB and Podium. There's no other lot within the Center that's near this size that's still vacant.

iyun na nga , i remember rex saying they wanted to do something big to put some excitement back in ortigas at parang natatabunan na ng boni, hopefully this is it and ituloy nila!

c0kelitr0

September 2nd, 2008, 12:45 PM

and they should bury all those wires in ortigas and fix the roads (mandaluyong side).

Ph Man

September 2nd, 2008, 04:51 PM

johnmizer

September 3rd, 2008, 12:52 AM

sana hinde sya maging story gaya ng lopez at skycity....

venntro

September 4th, 2008, 08:06 AM

San Miguel unit to invest P300 million in joint venture with GSIS (http://http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=130191)

San Miguel Properties Inc. said Thursday it would infuse P300 million into a joint venture with state pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) covering the development of a property in Makati City.

The two earlier forged an agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture company. San Miguel Properties said the new company will have an authorized capital stock of P600 million, divided into 600 million common shares at a par value of P1.00 each.

GSIS has executed a deed of assignment, wherein it would convey the property in Makati, with a value of P300 million, as payment for 300 million shares in the joint venture. The transaction will be done tax-free, subject to approval of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

After the transfer, San Miguel Properties said it would then pay for its own subscription of 300 million shares of stock worth P300 million using internal cash.

The two parties earlier said they would put up a P1.7-billion high-end luxury hotel on the 1,766-square meter lot owned by GSIS in Legaspi Village, Makati.

The hotel is expected to be operational by January 2011.

San Miguel Properties is the real estate and leasing arm of food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp.

pushstars

September 5th, 2008, 03:41 AM

Sir Venntro,

Matagal na ito na put on hold muna tapos itutuloy din. This will stand near Eton Greenbelt in Legazpi.

Ph Man

September 5th, 2008, 05:04 AM

i thought this is beside WalterMart along Pasay Road?

^^ Include Discovery Primea and even GA Skysuites.

ahh, thank you for mentioning Discovery Primea. demolition of the old Gilarmi Apartments is now underway. Looks like construction of Discovery is now becoming a sure thing. :)

RonnieR

September 5th, 2008, 05:12 AM

i thought this is beside WalterMart along Pasay Road?

ahh, thank you for mentioning Discovery Primea. demolition of the old Gilarmi Apartments is now underway. Looks like construction of Discovery is now becoming a sure thing. :)

Yes, yes, yes, I saw the demolition, too....

Ph Man

September 5th, 2008, 06:46 AM

i got excited when i've seen the nets draped around the structure.

this part of Makati Skyline will soon change:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2184/2763162099_e23daaef93.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2755893900_f928a48f22.jpg
both photos taken almost a month ago.

diz

September 5th, 2008, 08:12 AM

^^ what's that? Discover Primea?

sdblackshade

September 5th, 2008, 09:27 AM

that will be the place of Discovery Primea.

-TC-

September 5th, 2008, 12:11 PM

@ph man...

SMC unit, GSIS form P600M joint venture
Philippine Daily Inquirer
September 5, 2008

"... In a disclosure to the stock exchange, SMPI said the joint venture company, or JV Co, will hold the title to the 1,766 square-meter GSIS property on Legaspi Street, adjacent to Greenbelt 1 in Legaspi Village, Makati City..."

San Miguel unit to invest P300 million in joint venture with GSIS (http://http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=130191)

San Miguel Properties Inc. said Thursday it would infuse P300 million into a joint venture with state pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) covering the development of a property in Makati City.

The two earlier forged an agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture company. San Miguel Properties said the new company will have an authorized capital stock of P600 million, divided into 600 million common shares at a par value of P1.00 each.

GSIS has executed a deed of assignment, wherein it would convey the property in Makati, with a value of P300 million, as payment for 300 million shares in the joint venture. The transaction will be done tax-free, subject to approval of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

After the transfer, San Miguel Properties said it would then pay for its own subscription of 300 million shares of stock worth P300 million using internal cash.

The two parties earlier said they would put up a P1.7-billion high-end luxury hotel on the 1,766-square meter lot owned by GSIS in Legaspi Village, Makati.

The hotel is expected to be operational by January 2011.

San Miguel Properties is the real estate and leasing arm of food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp.

icarusrising

September 5th, 2008, 12:21 PM

NotBusiness as Usual (http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/0905&062008/companies05.html)

Sinking land in reclamation area

MEGAWORLD Properties & Holdings chairman Andrew Tan is in the final stages of negotiation to develop the 15-hectare Nayong Filipino theme park in the Manila reclamation area. The deal is basically a joint partnership similar to the Megaworld-Land Bank of the Philippines head office setup near the US Embassy.

Megaworld will build the theme park (read: since the target date of opening is Christmas this year, this means three work shifts every day). In exchange, the group of former Quezon City vice mayor and Nayong Pilipino administrator Charito Planas will set aside land within the theme park for a Megaworld development project.

It is, however, still unclear whether Megaworld will absorb the P50-million cost of staving off the sinking of the area, a problem common to reclaimed areas worldwide. Right now, the area is four feet lower than adjacent properties, making it more prone to flooding.

****

THE Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) Group, chaired by Manuel Pangilinan, will be putting up a luxury tertiary hospital near the Ospital ng Maynila. A major come-on of the proposed hospital along Roxas Boulevard is that patients will get a clear view of the famous Manila Bay Sunset.

Since the hospital will sit on prime city property, Pangilinan has a profit- sharing agreement with Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim. Said another way, a certain percent of the hospital뭩 revenues will regularly help sustain the operations of the nearby public hospital, one of four in the city which is open to both Manila and non-Manila residents. (Two more public hospitals, one in Binondo and another in Santa Ana-Santa Mesa, are in the works).

As everybody knows, the PLDT Group already manages Makati Medical Center and Cardinal Santos Medical Center.

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Did you know 1: There talk that Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) under chairman Efraim Genuino is seriously eyeing the closed Grand Boulevard (formerly Silahis) Hotel, which used to be owned by the Panlilio family.

Pagcor needs to pay only P278 million, which is equivalent to the hotel뭩 back taxes to the city government of Manila, to reopen the hotel for business. Should that happen, needless to say, there will be another casino in town.

Did you know 2: Although there is a surplus of 40,000 nurses graduating every year, data at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) show there are 20,000 unfulfilled job orders for nurses. In Saudi Arabia alone, there뭩 a demand for 5,000 nurses, of which POEA has been able to meet only 50 percent.

There are two main reasons for this discrepancy. One, many nursing graduates cannot meet the minimum requirement of two-year experience in a 250-bed hospital.

Two, some graduates prefer to work as medical transcriptionists or call-center agents, where the monthly entry-level pay is P15,000, plus a signing bonus of P20,000; instead of work as a nurse in a hospital, where the going monthly rate is P10,000. In some cases, the salary rate is pegged on a daily basis, which means lower monthly pay.

Ph Man

September 5th, 2008, 04:06 PM

thanks TC.

^^ what's that? Discover Primea?

second photo shows where Gilarmi Apartments is. :) it's the lowrise structure beside the tall tower next to Manila Pen.

IslandSon.PH

September 6th, 2008, 03:28 AM

there's a fenced lot on the right side of Cityland. that will be the side for Avida's newest project. On its left is Trevi. this project is yet to be launched. i will actually attend the broker's something on Saturday. let's see what i can get. :D

is this it from the cocktales site or this is a new one?

The high-end Ayala Land is literally moving into the Citiland market, building a residential condo in the same price range and rabbit hatch category between Citiland Pasong Tamo and Waltermart, across Don Bosco.

Ph Man

September 6th, 2008, 01:50 PM

you are right. the project is right between WalterMart and Cityland. i will create a new thread for this project.

here's the thread for the newest Avida Land project along Chino Roces avenue:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=702832
What makes it interesting imo is its prime location.

bustero

September 8th, 2008, 05:48 AM

is this it from the cocktales site or this is a new one?

The high-end Ayala Land is literally moving into the Citiland market, building a residential condo in the same price range and rabbit hatch category between Citiland Pasong Tamo and Waltermart, across Don Bosco.

i think you're right about the rabbit hutch but not sure about the price range:lol:

Ph Man

September 8th, 2008, 05:18 PM

i think it's still way higher in terms of amenities and standards compared with Citylands. so let's expect the price to be a bit higher. a little higher compared with Eton's Belton Place.

icarusrising

September 10th, 2008, 03:46 AM

RLC close to finalizing P1.6-B purchase of Magnolia plant (http://www.philstar.com/index.php?Business&p=49&type=2&sec=27&aid=2008090912)

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), the real estate development arm of the Gokongweis’ JG Summit Holdings Inc., is close to finalizing an agreement with San Miguel Properties Inc. regarding the sale of the latter’s 5.22-hectare property along Aurora Blvd. which houses the Magnolia ice cream plant.

The Magnolia ice cream factory was established in 1925 and has since become a stamping ground for its traditional concoctions like banana splits, sundaes and parfaits.

The deal is expected to be consummated in a week’s time or until all conditions precedent to the sale has been complied with by RLC. The prime Quezon City property is reportedly being sold for around P1.6 billion.

RLC president and chief executive officer Frederick Go said the Magnolia property will be converted into a mixed-use complex with a mall, residential buildings and, possibly, office buildings.

Amid an economic slowdown marked by rising costs of fuel, food and construction materials, RLC is aggressively pursuing major new projects which include 16 shopping malls to be developed over a five-year period; and four residential condominium buildings, six housing subdivisions and two office buildings this year.

RLC is spending around P16 billion for the new shopping centers, four of which will be built this year. All malls will have a BPO component to take advantage of the continued strong demand for office space from call center companies.

For next year, RLC is planning new malls in Dumaguete, Davao and Cebu.

RLC has a pipeline of 29 residential condominiums for construction, targeting to launch at least three projects per year and tap new overseas markets which include Europe and the Middle East.

For its housing and land division, RLC currently has 27 ongoing projects and intends to launch at least three and expansion projects per year to capitalize on the huge housing backlog and continuing growth in the number of households. These projects include Monte Del Sol, Costa Verde, Forest Parkhomes North, Hanalei Heights, Wellington Courtyard, Brighton Parkplace, Blue Coast Residences, Brighton Parkplace North and Montclair Highlands.

Aside from this, RLC will build a 100 to 120 room hotel in a six-hectare property in Tagaytay to be named Summit Ridge.

To fuel its continued growth, the company continues to be on the lookout for prime properties for future development.

RLC earlier acquired five hectares of land with a 170-meter beachfront in Mactan, Cebu which will be converted into a landmark five-star condo-resort.

To expand its reach, RLC has signed joint venture agreements with several landowners for the development of properties totalling 37.8 hectares. These properties are located in Cagayan de Oro, Davao and Bantay, Ilocos Sur.

c0kelitr0

September 10th, 2008, 12:24 PM

Guys, alam nyo ba saan yung Globe Telecom Headquarters na project ng Ayala sa Fort Bonifacio?

mukhang big project kasi, nakita ko sa timetable ng I.A. Campbell, project management nila starts from Aug 2008-2011.

lightsaber46

September 11th, 2008, 04:14 AM

SMC shares end higher
after QC property sale
http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/09112008/companies02.html

SAN Miguel Corp. (SMC) climbed the most in eight months in yesterdy’s trading after the second-largest Southeast Asian food and drinks company agreed to sell a property in Quezon City, giving it more cash to spend on investments.

The company’s Class A shares, which are restricted to Filipinos, jumped 8.3 percent to P52 at the noon close, the biggest increase since Ja-
nuary 8. Its Class B shares, which have no ownership restrictions, rose 8.2 percent to P53, a seven-month high.

“The sale is part of the reorganization that San Miguel has been pursuing to create more value in the company,” said Peter Lee, a senior investment officer at IGC Securities Inc. “This will increase the cash San Miguel can invest in other areas”

SMC said its real-estate unit agreed to sell a 5.22-hectare property in metropolitan Manila to Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), the nation’s third-largest developer. The property, the site of San Miguel’s old ice-cream plant, was sold for more than P1.6 billion, BusinessMirror reported.

Chairman Eduardo Cojuangco won approval from shareholders in July to revamp SMC, allowing him to sell more assets and spin off businesses. Cojuangco said the revamp is part of a plan to invest in faster-growing energy, property and mining areas.

San Miguel’s Class A and B shares were the biggest gainers by percentage in the Philippine Stock Exchange Index, which dropped 0.4 percent.

Although the sale has not yet been formally announced, the transfer of ownership for the said property was declared with the Quezon City Hall last week, City Treasurer Victor B. Endriga told the BusinessMirror.

“The Robinsons-San Miguel deal earned for the city some P12.4 million in transfer tax,” Endriga said.

The transaction was sealed by
Robinsons Land president and chief operating officer Frederick Go and San Miguel Properties Philippines Inc. (SMPPI) president Geronimo Kilayko and general manager Karlo Marco Estavillo on August 27, according to documents provided to the BusinessMirror.

A source contacted by the BusinessMirror from the JG Summit Group, which controls Robinsons Land, could disclose company plans for the property—pending the formal announcement of this acquisition.

However, Quezon City officials said the RLC executives revealed that it will be converted into a commercial-residential enclave with condominium buildings and mall.

Endriga noted that the new acquisition is expected to galvanize Robinsons’ position in the consumer industry sector in the southern fringes of Quezon City.

He said Mayor Feliciano Belmonte’s policy of bringing down bureaucratic walls by simplifying the steps for issuing permits and licenses, as well as payment of taxes, cut down on time and motion procedures contributing to greater market confidence and ultimately served as “come-on” to induce the influx of land developers in the city. --Bloomberg