The Gramercy Residences

The Gramercy Residences

Gramercy Residences (center left) with the Trump Tower Manila beside it.
General information
Status Complete
Type Residential
Location Kalayaan Avenue, Century City, Makati Poblacion, Metro Manila, Philippines
Construction started 5 October 2007
Opening March 4, 2013
Cost Php 5,500,000,000
Owner Century Properties
Management Century Property Management Corp.
Height
Roof 250 m (820 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 73
Floor area 118,000 m2 (1,270,141.43 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators 8
Design and construction
Architect Jerde Partnership International, in collaboration with Roger Villarosa Architects & Associates
Developer Century City Development Corp.
Structural engineer Ove Arup & Partners (Hong Kong)
References
[1][2][3][4][5]

The Gramercy Residences, also known as The Gramercy Residences at Century City, is a residential high-rise condominium in Makati, Philippines. As of 2016, it is the second tallest building in the Philippines. It is the first of several buildings built at the new Century City complex along Kalayaan Avenue by the Century City Development Corporation.

The building takes its name from Gramercy Park, a fenced-in private park in one of Manhattan, New York City's prestigious neighborhoods.[2] Originally planned to be a 65-storey building, it was announced to have 73 floors above ground with a total height of 250 m (820 ft)[6] from ground to its architectural top.

Location

The Gramercy Residences is located within the former location of the 4.8-hectare International School Manila, of which 3.4 hectares was sold to Century Properties Corporation (the remaining was sold to Picar Development) in a bidding by the Philippine government in 2007. Situated along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati Poblacion, it is just a block away from the busy entertainment area along Makati Avenue. It is also about a few blocks away from the Makati Central Business District, the capital's financial hub.[2]

Architecture and construction

The Gramercy Residences was planned and designed by California-based architectural group Jerde Partnership International, in collaboration with Philippine architectural firm Roger Villarosa Architects & Associates.[3] Structural design and engineering is provided by Hong Kong-based firm Ove Arup & Partners. Project and construction management is being handled by local firm Nova Construction + Development.[4]

Feature

The main attraction of the building is its Skypark. Located on the 36th floor, it has three-storey waterfalls, multi-level infinity edge pools, lagoon pools, a designer restaurant, health club, café, spa, a garden island within a reflecting pool, and a cantilevering walkway — a pathway suspended in mid-air with infinity pools on one side and a glass handrail on the outside. The Skypark traverses the entire width of the building.[2][7][8]

Gramercy residences - 37th. Floor

See also

References

  1. ↑ Emporis Gramercy Residences at Century City
  2. 1 2 3 4 Century City website Gramercy - The Residences
  3. 1 2 The Philippine Star Gramercy Residences holds groundbreaking - 19 October 2007
  4. 1 2 Nova Construction + Development Gramercy
  5. ↑ Venzon, Leslie (4 March 2013). "Century Properties' 72-storey Gramercy Residences ready for occupancy". Positive News Media. Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Mangawan, Cesar (21 June 2014). "Antonio leading the industry game changer". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. ↑ The Gramercy Residences - Century City's timeless masterpiece - 29 April 2007 The Manila Times
  8. ↑ Philippine Daily Inquirer (Inquirer.net) World's first 'Sky Park' eyed at Makati's Century City - 4 May 2007

Coordinates: 14°33′55″N 121°01′42″E / 14.56528°N 121.02833°E / 14.56528; 121.02833

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