4 New Developments to Expect If You Live In Makati This 2016

Ah, Makati. A city that’s not afraid to evolve. It continuously changes its landscape, setting the trend for the rest of the cities not only in Metro Manila, but the entire country.

Here’s a sneak peek of what you can look forward to in Makati this 2016.

1. More Environment-Friendly Initiatives

The city government has recently tied up with Japanese firm Global Monility Service (GMS) to deploy 200 electric tricycles, or e-trikes, by March 2016. These e-trikes, which run on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, are more quiet than their traditional counterparts. They are expected to reduce both carbon dioxide emissions and noise pollution in the city. According to one study, gasoline-fueled tricycles are responsible for over two-thirds of the air pollution generated by the transport sector in the Philippines.

The e-trikes are not Makati’s first venture into sustainable commuting. At the moment, e-jeepneys are currently servicing Legaspi Village and Salcedo Village routes, which are key access points for urban professionals to their officers in the central business district.

2. More Artistic Expression

If you pass through Makati CBD’s underpasses on your way to or from work, look up and around you. The Makati City Commercial Estate, Ayala Land, and corporations such as Nestle, RCBC, Security Bank, and Shell banded together to have commissioned artists like Rai Cruz, Kookoo Ramos, Geloy Maligaya Concepcion and Quatro Los Banos to fill the ceilings and the walls with playful and colorful murals. The murals offer a cheery, refreshing sight after a long day at work.

3. More Residential Developments

Last year, Megaworld launched two residential towers: the 30-storey Paseo Heights in Salcedo Village and the 31-storey Greenbelt Hamilton in Legazpi Village, both of which were sold out in less than a year.

To address the demand of housing near the central business district, Megaworld is planning to build at least three more residential condominium towers in the next two years. The move will increase its developments in the city to more than 30 towers this 2016.

An upcoming development is the Salcedo SkySuites, a 31-storey residential condominium tower along H.V. Dela Costa Street in Salcedo Village.

With studio, one, and two-bedroom options are available, Salcedo SkySuites promises to provide a unique vertical lifestyle to its future residents.

Its highly-anticipated roof deck, for example, will have the country’s first heated outdoor infinity pool, giving its residents refreshing views of the Manila, Makati, and Ortigas skylines.

4. More Ways to Move Around

Work on the P1.054 billion, four-lane vehicle underpass on Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue is currently ongoing, which will provide another safe, transit option for people who wish to walk the Ayala Avenue route. It’s being built on the innermost lanes of Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue and will pass through the intersections of Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. The underpass will be 880 meters long upon completion, and will have a covered tunnel spanning 570 meters, perfect especially if you seek shelter from the rains or the rays of the sun.

And as part of its P125 billion Makati Revitalization Plan, Ayala Center will be building a first-of-its-kind intermodal transport facility designed with commuters in mind. The project is expected to ease traffic and pedestrian flow along the EDSA-Ayala area.

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