Posted on October 26, 2014 10:02:00 PM
[ BusinessWorld Online ]
In a statement e-mailed to reporters
on Friday, CPG said the six-storey building, which it refers to as “PSB Low
Rise,” has more than 5,900 square meters (sq.m.) of office space and is fully
leased-out.
“We welcome the addition of the low-rise
tower of Pacific Star Building into our portfolio given that it is already a
revenue-generating asset,” Century Properties Director for Investor Relations
Kristina Lowella I. Garcia was quoted in the statement as saying.
The building will be an addition to
the company’s planned commercial portfolio of 160,000 sq.m. that may generate
up to P1 billion worth of revenue upon completion in 2019.
“The company is acquiring the property
by assuming the existing loan of PSB Low Rise,” the statement read.
PSB Low Rise, which complements the
29-storey high-rise Pacific Star Building at the corner of Sen. Gil J. Puyat
and Makati avenues, was originally built by the Republic of Nauru, an island
state in Micronesia.
CPG did not provide information on the
company serving as the designated seller of PSB Low Rise. Company officials
could also not be reached for comment.
In July, CPG Chief Financial Officer
Jose Carlo R. Antonio had said the company is targeting a 15% to 20%
contribution from recurring income by 2019.
Recurring income accounts for only 2%
to 3% of the company’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization, he said.
By the end of the year, CPG will turn
over Centuria Medical Makati, a 28-storey outpatient medical facility within
Century City -- its 3.4-hectare flagship development in Makati City.
Other recurring income streams in the
pipeline are the luxury tower Century Spire in Makati City, Forbes Media Tower,
Asian Century Center in Bonifacio Global City, and the soon-to-be-launched
Tower 6 of the Acqua Private Residences in Mandaluyong City.
Century Spire will house a combination
of residential and office units, while the Forbes Media Tower and Asian Century
Center -- located in Makati City and Bonifacio Global City, respectively -- are
both office towers exclusively and are expected to benefit from the continuous
growth of the business process outsourcing sector.
The Forbes Media Tower is a
partnership with the Forbes Media Group, publisher of Forbes magazine, while
Asian Century Center is a joint venture with Asian Carmakers Corp. It will
house the largest showroom of upscale car brand BMW, as well as Asian Carmakers’
headquarters.
In the past 28 years, Century
Properties completed 25 condominiums covering a total of 873,127 sq.m. and
8,777 units.
The company’s first-half net profit
inched up 0.22% year on year to P1.058 billion, while revenue rose 6% to P5.62 billion.
On Friday, shares in the company
closed at P1.08, down one centavo or 0.92%. -- Daphne J. Magturo
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