By Louella D. Desiderio (The
Philippine Star) | Updated November 13, 2014 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines - Aseana Holdings,
Inc. will spend up to to P3-billion for new residential and commercial projects
in Aseana City next year.
Aseana Holdings managing director
Delfin “Buds” Wenceslao said in a briefing yesterday the 3 billion capital
outlay would be spent for new residential and commercial projects as well as
infrastructure in the 204-hectare Aseana City located along the shoreline of
Manila Bay, extending to Roxas Boulevard within Parañaque.
Among the projects to be launched next
year are the Aseana III building to cater to demand for office space and
residential project PIXeL.
The firm is developing Aseana III amid
strong demand for office space in the country particularly from the business
process outsourcing (BPO) sector.
The 120-unit PIXeL, is targeted for
expatriates with the units to be sold at a price range of P100,000 to P120,000
per square meter (sqm).
Apart from the two projects, Wenceslao
said the company would also start the redevelopment of an existing property
into a neighborhood retail center called Camp Aseana.
The firm is likewise undertaking
another project, Aseana Square which involves putting up a gas station and
space for lease to retail and food and beverage establishments.
The new projects to be undertaken next
year are part of the company’s vision to make Aseana City a fully integrated
city which would complement neighboring commercial areas Mall of Asia and
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s Entertainment City.
“We are looking at five to 10 years for Aseana
City to be fully developed,” Wenceslao said.
The firm currently has a landbank of 40
to 50 hectares in Aseana City which it plans to develop by entering into joint
ventures or sell.
With the property sector seen to
continue to grow in the next five years due to the expanding BPO sector as well
as tourism industry, Wenceslao said AseanaCity’s parent firm D.M. Wenceslao and
Associates is considering listing on the Philippine Stock Exchange.
“We are studying and aiming to do it in two to
three years,” he said.
He also said the group expects to
realize P1 billion worth of recurring revenues annually in the next five years
as developments are undertaken in Aseana City.
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