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Thursday, November 21, 2013

Top 10 Tallest Completed Building in the Philippines




1.       PBCom Tower
·         The Philippine Bank of Communications Tower, more commonly known as PBCom Tower, is an office skyscraper ranked officially as the tallest building in the Philippines since 2000. It has a total ground to architectural top height of 259 metres (850 ft), with 53 storeys including an 8-level radio tower. It is a joint development of Filinvest Asia Corporation (FAC) and the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom). The building is the home of PBCom, one of the oldest Philippine banks. The bank occupies the building's first ten floors, with a food court on the seventh floor. It is also home to a competitor bank, East West Bank, which is based in the building's twentieth and twenty-first floors, which are controlled by Filinvest Land.

Location:                              6795 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street, Salcedo Village, Makati City, Philippines
Construction started:     1998
Opening:                       2000
Height:                          259m
Storey:                          53
Notes:                          Tallest building in the Philippines (2000–present)

2.       The Gramercy Residences
·         The Gramercy Residences, also known as The Gramercy Residences at Century City, is a residential high-rise condominium in Makati City, Philippines. It is the first of several building projects to be built at the new Century City area along Kalayaan Avenue.The building takes its name from Gramercy Park, a fenced-in private park in one of Manhattan, New York City's prestigious neighborhoods. Originally planned to be a 65-storey building, it was announced to have 73 floors above ground with a total height of 250 meters (820.2 feet) from ground to its architectural top. The height and number of floors are still subject to possible increase upon announcement by its developer, Century City Development Corporation. As of January 11, 2011, the Gramercy Residences is topped out after having reached the 73rd floor.

Location:                      Kalayaan Avenue in Century City, Barangay Poblacion, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Construction started:     5 October 2007
Completed:                   2013
Height:                          250m
Storey:                          72
Notes:                          Tallest residential building in the Philippines

3.       Discovery Primea

·         Discovery Primea is a 68-storey residential tower and one of the tallest buildings in the Philippines. It stands on the former Gilarmi Apartments, one of the earliest urban residential condominiums built in the CBD of Makati. JTKC, Inc. is the developer of the residential condominium and one of earliest developer of residential condominium units in the Philippines. The also owns the Discovery Suites, a condotel in the Ortigas business district in Mandaluyong City.
The Gilarmi Apartments was the precursor of the Discovery Primea - built in the 1960s. In late 2004, the Gilarmi Apartments was demolished to give way to the construction of the Discovery Primea tower.
In 2013, construction of the top floor was topped out signaling the completion of the construction of Discovery Primea Tower, effectively making it one of the tallest buildings of the Philippines.

Location:                              Makati along Ayala Avenue.
Height:                                 250m
Storey:                                 68

4.       One Shangri-La Place Towers

·         Also known as The St. Francis Towers 1 & 2 are twin-tower residential condominium skyscrapers in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. Currently the tallest twin towers in the Philippines surpassing Pacific Plaza Towers with a height of 212.88 meters from the ground to its architectural spireIt also has two of the most number of floors in the Philippines. The buildings have 60 floors above ground, including a podium which connects the two towers, and 5 basement levels for parking, and are considered as one of the most prestigious residential buildings in the Philippines.

Location:                      Shaw Blvd. cor. St. Francis St., Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong                City, Philippines
Construction started:     January 2005
Completed:                   2009
Height:                          227m
Storey:                          64
Notes:                          Topped-out as of 2013, tallest twin towers in the Philippines

5.       The Knightsbridge Residences

·         Also known as The Knightsbridge Residences @ Century City is a high-end residential skyscraper to be constructed in Makati City, Philippines. It will be the second of several building project to be built at the new Century City area along Kalayaan Avenue. Upon completion, it will become one of the Philippines' highest buildings. The Knightsbridge Residences at Century City takes its name after the most expensive neighborhood in London, Knightsbridge. Planned to be more than 50 storeys high, the owner and developer Century City Development Corporation is now pre-selling units for a 60th floor, and is still subject to increases depending on demands for more units. Based on 60 storeys, the building will have a total height of 220 meters (721.8 feet) from ground to its architectural top.

Location:                       Century City, Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City, Philippines
Construction started:     16 January 2009
Completed:                   2013
Height:                          220m
Storey:                          64
Notes:                           Topped-out as of 2012

6.       GT International Tower

·         G.T. International Tower is an office skyscraper located in Makati City, Philippines. The "G.T." in the name stands for George Ty, the building's owner and chairman of the Metrobank Group. Standing at 217 meters (712.93 feet), it is currently the 3rd-tallest building in the country and Metro Manila as well. The building has 47 floors above ground, and 5 basement levels for parking.

Location:                      6813 Ayala Avenue corner H.V. dela Costa Street, Makati City, Philippines
Construction started:     1999
Opening:                       2001
Height:                          217m
Storey:                          47

7.       BSA Twin Towers

·         There are three buildings situated within the complex, but the most notable are the iconic main two towers. Each stands 215 m (705 ft.) high, occupying a land area of 3,037.32 square meters of the site's land. When completed in 2000. The two towers are supposedly to have a rooftop observation deck or a sky garden on its symbolic pyramid roof.

Location:                       Ortigas Center
Construction started:     1999
Completed:                   2011
Height:                          215m
Storey:                          55
Notes:                          2nd tallest twin towers in the Philippines

8.       St. Francis Towers
 
·         The St. Francis Towers is a luxury residential development of Shang Properties, renowned for their quality properties in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Singapore. The 60-storey twin towers are currently Manila's most exciting development, setting new standards for luxury. At the St. Francis, experience the ultimate in city living

Location:                       Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong (Manila) Philippines
Constructed Started:      2005
Completed:                    2009
Height:                           213m
Storey:                           60
Notes:                           3rd tallest twin towers in the Philippines

9.       One Rockwell West Tower

·         One Rockwell West Tower is a condominium in Rockwell Center, Makati, Philippines. The building part is of the One Rockwell building complex. It is the tallest in the complex and it is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the Philippines, rising 210 m (689 ft) from ground.

Location:                             Rockwell Center, Makati,
                                           Philippines                        
Height:                                 210m
Storey:                                 55

10.   Petron Megaplaza

April 18, 2005 - Petron Mega Plaza.jpg
·         The Petron Megaplaza is an office skyscraper located in Makati City, Philippines. It previously held the title as the tallest building in the Philippines from 1998-2000, when the current tallest building, the PBCom Tower, was topped-off. It currently holds the title as the 10th tallest building in Makati City, and the 10th-tallest building in the country and Metro Manila as well. It has a total ground to architectural spire top height of 210 meters, soaring at 45 storeys high.

Location:                            358 Senator Gil Puyat Avenue, 
                                          Makati City, Philippines
Completed:                        1998
Opening:                            1998
Height:                               210m
Storey:                               45

Top 20

11.   UnionBank Plaza – 206m and 46 storey
12.   Greenbelt Lorenzo Tower – 205m and 57 storey
13.   Golden Empire Tower – 203m and 57 storey
14.   One Corporate Centre – 202m and 45 storey
15.   Philamlife Tower – 200m and 48 storey
16.   Summit One Tower – 200m and 49 storey
17.   One Central – 195m and 50 storey
18.   8 Forbestown Road – 194m and 53 storey
19.   Anchor Skysuites – 193m and 55 storey
20.   RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower – 192m and 46 storey

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