IN 1950 Ayala Corp. introduced Forbes Park. It was a game changer in the Philippines as it introduced a brand of luxury living unprecedented in the country’s property sector.
Sixty-six years later, Ayala Land Premier (ALP) embarked on a remarkable move by recently launching the Park Central Towers, a P20.5-billion development project that will rest on a vast 15,860-square-meter parcel adjacent to an equally luxurious Roxas Triangle Towers.
Jose Juan Jugo, ALP managing director, said the Ayala brand of magnificence will be manifested in Park Central Towers, just like what the company did before with the iconic Forbes Park. “ALP competes in a valuable segment in the market. The players are very select, and it is by delivering these one-of-a-kind properties in choice locations that ALP handily distinguishes itself,” Jugo said in a press statement.
Being a luxury project, the ALP head said accessibility will be a premium for the future occupants of Park Central Towers. It is accessible to the lifestyle and shopping centers in Makati City.
Mike Jugo, ALP head of sales, said the launching of Park Central Towers will put more class and glamour to the Makati cityscape. As expected, a luxury project, like Park Central Towers, will have pricing scheme for the crème of the crop. “Park Central South Tower will sell for an average price of about P300, 000 per sq m Unit prices range from P32 million to an unprecedented P477 million, with an average unit costing close to P80 million,” Jugo pointed out.
In its product portfolio, Park Central Towers offers various degrees of luxury, according to the ALP head of sales.
In Anadem Villa One, unit sizes range from a two-bedroom unit at approximately 138 sq m to a three-level penthouse of about 1,635 sq m (inclusive of a limited common area and 281-sq-m pool deck).
The 54-unit Aquaview Villas, meanwhile, will have their own private elevators and a 5.7-meter-high living room area that flows out to a private plunge pool and lounge deck. At the corners opposite the Aquaview Villas are 54 Skyview Villas.
Although the Skyview Villas do not have the private elevators and pool areas, the ALP head of sales said it will feature floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows that wrap around a 5.7-meter-high living room space.
If a buyer wants a higher degree of privacy, ALP is offering the 54 Gallery Villas with its private elevators opening up to a gallery where discerning homeowners can feature prized possessions or works of art.
When an investor prefers a place with natural light, ALP has the 112-unit Glass Suites. Residents of Garden Suites will have a grand time because all of the rooms feature floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows maximizing views and bathing these luxury apartments with natural light.
“There are typically only five units per floor. Since most units have their own dedicated private elevators, well-heeled residents will likely not see each other in the elevator lobbies or lifts,” the ALP head said.
For matters regarding health and wellness, the ALP sales head said Park Central Tower will have a special four-story, high common spaces called Sky Terraces. This will house a gym or a swimming pool, residents lounge or spa.
Moreover, he pointed out that Park Central Towers has tapped top caliber architect and designer to ensure the aesthetic aspect will be standout in the skyline.
The renowned architectural firm Leandro V. Locsin Partners, in collaboration with Singapore-based Soo Chan Design Associates (SCDA) and prominent Japanese design group, Studio Taku Shimizu, combined their talents to produce an iconic design that fits to its Makati Central Business District address.
Founded in 1955 by the late Leandro Locsin (National Artist for Architecture), the firm carries on the vision of Locsin who has made major contributions in shaping Manila’s skyline by handling projects, such as the Chapel of the Holy Sacrifice at the University of the Philippines; the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex; the 1970 Philippine Pavilion in Osaka; the Philippine International Convention Center; the Manila Hotel redevelopment; the Mandarin Oriental Hotel; the Manila International Airport; the former Hotel Intercontinental; the first Citibank Building; the Makati and the Philippine Stock Exchanges.
Tokyo, Japan-based Taku Shimizu was the design studio of famous projects, such as Tokyo Midtown Galleria, Sapporo Mitsui JP Building and Bonifacio High Street Central.
The 69-story South Tower will be the first to be finished and offers 12 unit types. Each floor will have a maximum of only five units. Through its unique design, Park Central Towers has 57 residences with a private pool and 111 units with double-volume-high ceilings and a private elevator lobby.
Park Central Towers’s first tower will begin turnover in 2024.