Pacific Plaza Towers
| Pacific Plaza Towers | |
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| File:Pacific Plaza manila.jpg The Pacific Plaza Towers | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Residential Condominium |
| Location | 4th Avenue Bonifacio Global City Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Construction started | 1997 |
| Estimated completion | September 2000 |
| Opening | February 22, 2001 (soft opening) March 9, 2001 (grand opening) |
| Owner | Metro Pacific Corporation (1997-2006) Pacific Plaza Towers Condominium Corporation (PPTCC) (2001-Present) |
| Management | Pacific Plaza Towers Management Services, Inc. |
| Height | |
| Roof | 179 m (587.27 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 53 aboveground |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Arquitectonica Recio + Casas Architects |
| Developer | Metro Pacific Corporation Bases Conversion Development Authority Rufino family |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates;[1] Leslie E. Roberts Associates; Aromin & Sy + Associates |
| Main contractor | EEI Corporation |
| References | |
| [2][3][4][5][6][7] | |
The Pacific Plaza Towers are high-end residential condominium skyscrapers located across One McKinley Place in Bonifacio Global City, Philippines. The twin 53-storey buildings, the North Tower and South Tower, were completed in 2001 and rises to 179 metres (587 feet) from the ground to its architectural top.[4] They are currently the 20th and 21st-tallest buildings in the country and Metro Manila as well.
History
Pacific Plaza Towers began groundbreaking and excavated in 1997, with first concrete pouring in 1998. It began to rise on January 1999 it topped off For South Tower in January 2000. followed by North Tower two months later, It was completed on September 2000. It held its soft opening on February 22, 2001 and Inaugurated on March 9, 2001. Notable guests like Former President Corazon Aquino were invited at the Inauguration. It took the record of being the Tallest twin-towers in Philippines from Salcedo Park Twin Towers from 2001 to 2009, until The St. Francis Shangri-La Place was completed. From 1997-2001, Metro Pacific Corporation owns the site until its joint ownership with Pacific Plaza Towers Condominium Corporation until 2006 when it became Metro Pacific Investments Corporation and PPTCC is now the sole ownership.[citation needed]
Popular Culture
- In 2006, it is featured on Imago's Taralets Music Video as a background alongside One McKinley Place
Gallery
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The Pacific Plaza towers viewed from northwest
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The Pacific Plaza towers viewed from the east
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The Pacific Plaza towers under construction in February 1999
References
- ^ http://skyscrapercenter.com/taguig-city/pacific-plaza-tower-1/2391/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Emporis.com Pacific Plaza Tower 1 and Pacific Plaza Tower 2
- ^ Skyscraperpage.com Pacific Plaza Tower 1 and Pacific Plaza Tower 2
- ^ a b Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of October 2008)
- ^ HLURB website Masterlist of Projects - Taguig City
- ^ Design Coordinates, Inc. website Pacific Plaza Towers
- ^ EEI Corporation List of Completed Projects - Building Projects - Hotel and Condominium