MAKATI CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT

The city of Makati is synonymous with the Makati central business district – the Philippines’ financial and business hub. It is one of the 17 local government units (16 cities and one municipality) that make up Metro Manila, and while officially its population stands at around 630,000, this swells to more than 1 million during a typical workday due to the large number of people who travel here to work, shop, and do business.

The Makati CBD itself is divided into several sections that house most of the district’s residential condos and commercial establishments: Legaspi Village, Salcedo Village, Ayala Center, Ayala Triangle, Roxas Triangle, and Apartment Ridge. By extension, Urdaneta Village and San Lorenzo Village – two high-end gated communities – are lumped under the Makati CBD as well.

Legaspi Village and Ayala Center, together with San Lorenzo Village, fall under the jurisdiction of Barangay San Lorenzo, and is known as Makati’s commercial and retail core. Ayala Center is home to Greenbelt and Glorietta Malls, the up-and-coming One Ayala development (on the site of the former InterContinental Manila), SM Makati, The Landmark, and the Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Legaspi Village, on the other hand, is home to a huge number of residential condos and office towers, including the Enterprise Center, L. V. Locsin Building, NEX Tower, Alveo Financial Center, and Ayala North Exchange. The Asian Institute of Management and the Makati Medical Center are also located in Legaspi Village.

Both situated within Barangay Bel-Air, Salcedo Village and Ayala Triangle are located northeast of Ayala Avenue. Salcedo Village is home to some of Makati’s tallest skyscrapers, including PBCom Tower, GT Tower, LKG Tower, and RCBC Plaza, while Ayala Triangle hosts Tower One, Ayala Triangle Garden Towers, and the old Makati Stock Exchange Building.

Located within Barangay Urdaneta, Apartment Ridge and Roxas Triangle are both predominantly residential areas, both of which are home to luxury condo high-rises, including One Roxas and Two Roxas Triangle, Park Central Towers, Discovery Primea, Pacific Plaza Condominium, and the soon-to-be-completed The Estate Makati. The Peninsula Manila and Zuellig Building are also located in Apartment Ridge.

Progressive, cosmopolitan, and highly accessible, the Makati CBD is undoubtedly the preferred choice among local and multinational companies for their next business address. It offers plenty of office options, ranging from bare-shell and warm-shell office floors well-suited for companies looking for a long-term headquarters, to flexible, fully fitted coworking spaces perfect for firms that are rapidly growing, who are after flexibility and ease-of-use, and are looking for a quick and convenient office solution.