Turning Japanese! IRASSHAIMASE Entrance at 8th Avenue featuring the Mitsukoshi Lion. Over time, the Japanese and Filipinos have become good friends. Japan is now among the leading foreign investors and providers of development aid to the Philippines. In 2016, East Asia Forum learned that of all...
What do you get when you combine Filipino creativity with Japanese ingenuity? Or, in the real estate world, when you combine Japanese building technology and Filipino market knowledge? You only get the best of the best. This is perhaps the reason why two leading real estate companies in their own...
In the history of the Philippine real estate industry, only a few names have monumentally changed the landscape and skyline of towns and cities, transforming once barren lands into world-class metropolises where businesses and people thrive. Sitting among that very exclusive list is Federal Land...
A groundbreaking ceremony was held last June 30, 2022 to inaugurate a 100-hectare mixed-use district, which will be co-developed by Federal Land, Inc., SM Prime Holdings, Inc., and SMDC. This will be the first phase of Riverpark North, a vibrant new masterplanned township in General Trias,...
The application of Zen, the Japanese philosophy of simplicity and serenity on home interiors and lifestyles, has evolved from just a design trend to an actual way of life. For most of us who have found “joy” in redesigning our homes, the idea of balanced, relaxed, and organized aesthetics has...
Joint venture expected to build milestone developments that combine Filipino sensibility and Japanese efficiency As the world gradually recovers from the downturn caused by the health pandemic, new opportunities for growth, partnerships, and expansions are opening up for businesses that have not...
Federal Land, Inc., the real estate arm of GT Capital Holdings Inc., has formed a P48-billion joint venture with Nomura Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., Japan's second largest real estate developer. Under the joint venture agreement, Nomura Real Estate will be investing $324 million,...
Japan has always been one of my most fascinating countries. In fact, if you asked me to live long-term somewhere outside the Philippines, given the choice, my first pick would be Japan. I adore how things work so efficiently, how they’re sticklers for cleanliness and hygiene, and I do love their...
If you ask any real estate broker, they’ll assure you that BGC continues to be one of the most in-demand, fast-developing areas within Metro Manila. Thanks to its proximity to so many of the new corporate addresses of the more desirable employers, the demand for residential options is strong....
There is great uncertainty even in architecture A NEW LEGEND IS BORN Paul Tange, chairman and principal architect of Tange Associates “The pandemic has changed our environment, the way we work, and live. It negated everything. Our lifestyle altered,” stressed the...
Over the last decade, we’ve seen several real estate developers "marry" a luxury hotel with residences. It’s often been a fruitful union as the equity of the hotel chain enhances the luxury element of the residences and apartments. But generally, what they’re selling is merely the proximity...
If it’s hotel-level luxury lifestyle and services you’re looking for, Federal Land Inc. makes its case by offering the Grand Hyatt Manila Residences. Besides being the only Grand Hyatt-branded residences in Southeast Asia, it offers its residents exclusive access to the five-star Grand Hyatt...
