A few weeks ago, tenants of what is known as Citibank Tower were formally informed that their building was about to have a change of name.
Biz Buzz learned that, very soon, not one but two Citibank Towers—the newer one completed in 1995 along Valero Street and the older built a decade earlier facing Paseo de Roxas—will soon carry the name “BDO Tower.”
The older building will be named “BDO Tower Paseo” while the newer one, classified as Grade-A office space, will be called “BDO Tower Valero.” Of course, it was known as early as 2017 that BDO Unibank of the Sy family had acquired a substantial stake in both buildings, including 15 out of the 35 floors of the newer structure.
Back then, word on the street was that the country’s largest bank paid P200,000 per square meter, a record for a building that was considered “old” (in relative terms, of course). But nowadays, it looks like a bargain (again, relatively). We have it on good authority that the headquarters of BDO—the country’s largest financial institution—will soon be moved to Citiba... excuse us ... we mean the soon-to-be-renamed “BDO Towers.”
That’s because the existing BDO Towers — the white pair of 1970s-era buildings on either side of DelaRosaCosta Streets along Makati Avenue—will soon be torn down.
I think its a direct connection to Makati MedNot sure if this is going to be an extension of the skywalk leading further west or just to have an extension of ANE's commercial spaces View attachment 979293 View attachment 979294 View attachment 979319
Hayayay. I hate to rant, pero I share your frustration. Sagwa nung pilit na markings. Nakakaalangan pa rin magbike diyan.Naka kita lang un mga cities ng ibang pagkakakitaan besides sa gasgas na basketball courts sa mga kalsada. Also dahil walang beauty pageant bike lanes kuno muna un projects nila. I seriously doubt the seriousness of this bike lane projects. I wonder how much money was alotted by each cities in demarcating bike lanes.
Pag sa JP Rizal din lang ng Makati, parang mas gugustuhin mo pa magdrive pa rin ng sasakyan keysa bike.^^ Ang Kyusi, seryoso talaga sa bike infrastructure. Kanya-kanyang diskarte ang mga LGU pagdating diyan, some favors 12.5% of MM population that owns or borrows a car kaya kulelat sa ganyan like Makati.
I just came from there. There were only a few people at the mall. Walang kumakain. Close pa din Hole In The Wall. It's a waste of time and P50 bucks parking fee for going there.I like Century Mall.
Matahimik siya at walang crowd (except sa Hole In The Wall............pero nagsara na sya RIP).
Dati noong buhay pa erpat ko, mahilig siya kumain sa Conti's dun.I just came from there. There were only a few people at the mall. Walang kumakain. Close pa din Hole In The Wall. It's a waste of time and P50 bucks parking fee for going there.
I guess no one in SSC bothers to notice, but BDO Unibank acquired two Citibank towers in 2017. The said buildings will undergo rebranding as BDO Tower Paseo (Citibank Center) and BDO Tower Valero (Citibank Tower). Observing the first photo above I posted, the ground level of BDO Tower Paseo (Citibank Center) already changed its logo. The most interesting part, one of the 70's era BDO Towers will be demolished for possible redevelopment, along with the former Gercon Plaza. To sum it up, SM (BDO) controls seven out of nine buildings along the prime block of Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas, so gentrification will be necessary to respond with Ayala Land (ATG North and PCT) and Bridgebury Realty (Zuellig).
If SM Prime was doing great with its E-Com Center in MOA Complex, then I guess BDO will do the same in Makati CBD in a high-rise setting.
The new/old ‘BDO Towers’
Philippine Daily Inquirer via PressReader | February 3, 2021
As an aside, I didn't know BDO already owns the Citibank buildings in Makati. If we're including the BDO-Equitable Tower farther down, that's already 7 buildings it owns in the Makati Avenue-Paseo de Roxas corridor.
If BDO is intent on building a Makati "campus", I can see the Citibank area+BDO Plaza will be the west (or south) campus and the BDO towers+Gercon will be the east (or north) campus.
Whoa :O
Whoa :O
Hindi ba may BDO building din just one minute away (e.g. yung dating Equitable Bank Tower)???
So yung buong street is BDO haha
They found a way
I see I see.Yes, kay BDO rin yung glassy na former Equitable Bank Tower. Two buildings na lang hindi nakuha ni BDO sa Paseo de Roxas/Makati Ave block, yung UCPB and Peninsula Court.
Many shops in GB3 are closed