Gil Puyat Avenue

Gil Puyat Avenue
Buendia Avenue
Gil Puyat Avenue looking east from Harrison Avenue towards Leveriza Street, in Pasay.
Route information
Length	5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Component highways	C-3 C-3 (from Roxas Boulevard to Ayala Avenue) N190
Major junctions
West end	N120 (Jose Diokno Boulevard) / AH 26 (26) in Pasay
Major intersections	N170 (Taft Avenue) N145 (Osmeña Highway)
East end	N1 (Epifanio de los Santos Avenue) / AH 26 (26) in Makati
Location
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Metro Manila
Major cities	Makati and Pasay
Highway system
Roads in the Philippines Highways Expressways List

Gil Puyat Avenue, formerly and still referred to as Buendia Avenue, is a major arterial thoroughfare which travels east–west through the cities of Makati and Pasay in western Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the busiest avenues in Metro Manila linking the Makati Central Business District with the rest of the metropolis. Its western end begins at Roxas Boulevard and continues through San Isidro District, Pasay until intersecting with Taft Avenue. Past the intersection with the elevated Gil Puyat LRT Station, the road runs through Tramo Street and Barangay Palanan in Makati. East of Osmeña Highway, Gil Puyat intersects with the busy streets of the Central Business District before finally reaching its terminus at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA).

This 4-12 lane divided avenue takes its name from the Filipino senator who served from 1951 to 1972, Senator Gil J. Puyat. It was originally named Buendia Avenue after Nicolas Buendia, a Bulacan senator of the 1940s. The avenue also has an extension into Forbes Park in Makati as Buendia Avenue Extension. Part of Gil Puyat Avenue from Roxas Boulevard to Ayala Avenue is designated as a component of Circumferential Road 3 of the Metro Manila Arterial Road System.

Transportation

Buendia PNR Station at the junction with Osmeña Highway in Makati

Gil Puyat Avenue is a major stop on three lines of the Metro Manila Transit System.

• Gil Puyat Station at Taft Avenue served by LRT-1.
• Buendia Station at EDSA served by MRT-3.
• Buendia railway station at Osmeña Highway (SLEX) served by PNR.
  • This station is now closed; the area is now served by the Dela Rosa railway station, one block southwards.

Hybrid buses operated by Green Frog Transport Corp. serve the route between Gil Puyat and Kalayaan Avenue. It is also served by regular and air-conditioned jeepneys.

Junctions

View of Gil Puyat Avenue from Gil Puyat LRT Station/Taft Avenue, westward towards Leveriza Street.

Here is a list of junctions and distances according to the Department of Public Works and Highways). Rizal Park in Manila is designated as kilometer zero.

Province	City/Municipality	km	mi	Destinations	Notes
Pasay		3.289	2.044	N120 / AH 26 (26) (Roxas Boulevard)	Western terminus. Western end of the C-3 segment of Gil Puyat Avenue and southern end of C-3 system. Continues westward as Jose Diokno Boulevard.
				Roxas Boulevard Service Road	No access from opposite direction.
				Harrison Avenue	Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot.
				Leveriza Street	Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot.
				Donada Street, A. Luna Street	Access from opposite directions via U-turn slot. No entry to Donada Street.
				N170 (Taft Avenue) – Gil Puyat LRT Station	Traffic light intersection. No left turn allowed from Gil Puyat westbound.
				Sandejas Street	Southbound entrance
				F. Fernando Street	Northbound entrance
				Dominga Street, P. Burgos Street	Turn to Dominga or P. Burgos via U-turn.
				Tramo Street	U-turn slot and unsignaled intersection. No left turn allowed from Gil Puyat westbound.
				Emilia Street	Westbound entrance
Makati - Pasay boundary		4.724	2.935	Tripa de Gallina Bridge
Makati				Marconi Street	Westbound access only
				Edison Street	Eastbound entrance. Alternative route to Skyway (southbound).
				Bautista Street	Traffic light intersection.
				Dian Street	Traffic light intersection.
				Filmore Street, Batangas Street	Traffic light intersection.
				N145 (Osmeña Highway)	Traffic light intersection. Also provides access to Skyway.
				Mayapis Street, Medina Street	Westbound and eastbound entrance. No access from opposite directions.
				Washington Street	Southbound entrance and exit. Provides access into Barangay Pio del Pilar.
				Chino Roces Avenue (Pasong Tamo)	Traffic light intersection. No left turn allowed from either sides of Gil Puyat Avenue.
				Tindalo Street, Urban Avenue	No access from opposite direction.
				Ayala Avenue	Traffic light intersection. Eastern end of the C-3 segment of Gil Puyat Avenue. No left turn allowed from either sides of Gil Puyat Avenue.
				Zuellig Loop, Geronimo Street	No access from opposite direction.
				Malugay Street, Tordesillas Street	Traffic light intersection. No left turn allowed from Gil Puyat Avenue eastbound.
				Nicanor Garcia Street (Reposo)	Traffic light intersection.
				Buendia Extension Access Road	Eastbound entrance only. Service road via Salcedo Village.
				Makati Avenue	Traffic light intersection.
				Paseo de Roxas	Traffic light intersection.
				Urdaneta Avenue	Eastbound entrance and exit only. Access to Urdaneta Village.
				N191 (Kalayaan Flyover) – Cubao, C5, Fort Bonifacio	Eastbound exit and westbound entrance only.
				Zodiac Street	Westbound entrance and exit only.
				N1 / AH 26 (26) (EDSA) – Baclaran	Eastern terminus. Continues eastward into Forbes Park Village as Buendia Avenue Extension.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access       Route transition

Landmarks and neighborhoods

Mapúa Institute of Technology

Gil Puyat Avenue travels between the Pasay neighborhoods of Leveriza, San Jose, San Isidro and Santa Clara, and the Makati neighborhoods of Palanan, San Isidro, San Antonio, Pio del Pilar, San Lorenzo, Bel-Air Village and Urdaneta. It is the site of some of the tallest buildings in Metro Manila, such as RCBC Plaza on the junction with Ayala Avenue, and Petron Megaplaza, the city's tallest building from 1998 to 2000. It also hosts the Pacific Star Building, Grand Soho Makati, The World Centre, One Central Makati, Exportbank Plaza, as well as the headquarters of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Tourism which recently moved from its previous location in Rizal Park after it was converted into the National Museum of Natural History.

The stretch of Gil Puyat between Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas hosts the headquarters of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company and Development Bank of the Philippines on Roxas Triangle. Several educational institutions are also located on the avenue such the Makati campuses of the Mapúa Institute of Technology, Far Eastern University, Centro Escolar University, De La Salle University and iAcademy. The avenue's other notable landmarks in Makati are the Makati Central Post Office, One Pacific Place, Burgundy Tower, West of Ayala Tower, Teleperformance Center and SM Cyber Makati.

Gil Puyat Avenue in Pasay is the site of the Manila Adventist College and the Manila Adventist Medical Center. It also hosts the headquarters of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Andres Bonifacio Elementary School and Net World Plaza. The intersection with Taft Avenue is the location of several provincial bus terminals, including DLTBCo, JAM Liner and Green Star Express.