Pacific Plaza Towers

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 rise to 179 metres (587 feet) from the ground to their architectural top.[4] They are currently the 20th and 21st-tallest buildings in the country and Metro Manila as well.

Pacific Plaza Towers
The Pacific Plaza Towers
General information
StatusComplete
TypeResidential Condominium
Location4th Avenue
Bonifacio Global City
Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates14°32′51.64″N 121°2′42.20″E
Construction started1997
Estimated completionSeptember 2000
OpeningFebruary 22, 2001 (soft opening)
March 9, 2001 (grand opening)
OwnerMetro Pacific Corporation (1997-2006)
Pacific Plaza Towers Condominium Corporation (PPTCC) (2001-Present)
ManagementPacific Plaza Towers Management Services, Inc.
Height
Roof179 m (587.27 ft)
Technical details
Floor count53 aboveground
Design and construction
ArchitectArquitectonica
Recio + Casas Architects
DeveloperMetro Pacific Corporation
Bases Conversion Development Authority
Rufino family
Structural engineerMagnusson Klemencic Associates;[1] Leslie E. Roberts Associates; Aromin & Sy + Associates
Main contractorEEI Corporation
References
[2][3][4][5][6][7]

History

Pacific Plaza Towers began groundbreaking and excavated in 1997, with first concrete pouring in 1998. It began to rise in January 1999; the South Tower was topped off in January 2000 and the North Tower two months later. It was completed in September 2000. It held its soft opening on February 22, 2001 and was inaugurated on March 9, 2001. Notable guests like Former President Corazon Aquino, then-BCDA chairman Rogelio Singson, then-Alaska Milk Corporation head Wilfred Uytengsu Sr. with his son Wilfred Jr. and his wife Kerri 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.

  • In 2006, it is featured on Imago's Taralets Music Video as a background alongside One McKinley Place
  • The Pacific Plaza towers viewed from northwest
  • The Pacific Plaza towers viewed from the east
  • The Pacific Plaza towers under construction in February 1999

References
  1. "Pacific Plaza Tower 1 - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  2. Emporis.com Pacific Plaza Tower 1 and Pacific Plaza Tower 2
  3. Skyscraperpage.com Pacific Plaza Tower 1 and Pacific Plaza Tower 2
  4. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of October 2008)
  5. HLURB website Masterlist of Projects - Taguig City Archived 2007-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Design Coordinates, Inc. website Pacific Plaza Towers
  7. EEI Corporation List of Completed Projects - Building Projects - Hotel and Condominium Archived 2010-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
Records
Preceded by
Salcedo Park Twin Towers		 Tallest Twin Towers in the Philippines
2001—2009		 Succeeded by
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place
Preceded by
none		 Tallest building in Bonifacio Global City
2001 – 2011		 Succeeded by
The Infinity Fort Bonifacio
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