Megaworld Corporation, the pioneering developer of LIVE-WORK-PLAY townships in the country, is building the P3 billion The Bellagio Palawan--its first upscale residential condominium development inside its Baytown Palawan township in Puerto Princesa, Palawan.
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said the 12-story The Bellagio Palawan will offer 188 “smart home” condo units, featuring the latest wireless smart home systems that can be accessed remotely using a dedicated phone app.
Megaworld said this gives residents the ease and convenience of controlling several unit features, including lighting fixtures and other smart appliances in the living, kitchen, and dining areas as well as the bedroom.
All units have their own balconies and lanai with varying layouts and sizes of up to 109 square meters for three-bedroom suites.
“The Bellagio Palawan will serve as the gateway to Baytown Palawan,” said Javier Romeo Abustan, vice president of sales and marketing, Megaworld Palawan.
He noted that “once completed, it will become a vibrant lifestyle estate that will mirror the excitement that characterized Forbes Town in BGC through the years. We envision Baytown to be the ‘new lifestyle capital’ of Puerto Princesa City.”
One amenity The Bellagio Palawan will boast of is the city’s first heated infinity pool on a roof deck of a residential tower overlooking the scenic Puerto Princesa Bay. The roof deck amenity area will also have a kiddie pool and its own pool lounge.
At the second floor of the tower are more amenities such as co-working spaces, a function hall, fitness center with a yoga studio, outdoor lounge and seating areas, kiddie play area, and a daycare center.
The building will be equipped with RFID access technology in the elevator lobby as well as 100 percent backup power for common areas.
Each unit at The Bellagio Palawan will also be equipped with video-phone communication systems that directly links to the front lobby reception and security concierge.
The Bellagio Palawan will also be highlighted by several sustainability features, such as its bicycle parking, low flow rate fixtures for water conservation in toilets and kitchen, occupancy sensors at hallways, and energy-efficient equipment.
The tower will also have its own sewage treatment plant (STP), rainwater harvesting facility, and materials recovery facility (MRF). The Bellagio Palawan is scheduled for completion by 2030.
Baytown Palawan is a lifestyle estate being developed by Megaworld together with its wholly-owned subsidiary Suntrust Properties, Inc.
Rising along the Puerto Princesa South Road in Palawan’s capital city, Baytown Palawan will soon host more residential condominium developments, hotels, as well as commercial retail developments.
Baytown Palawan is one of two Megaworld township developments in Palawan. The company is also developing the 462-hectare Paragua Coastown ecotourism township in San Vicente, which is famous for the Philippines’ longest beachline.