Global Gateway Development Corp. (GGDC)
and SM Prime signed a sublease agreement for up to 10 hectares of the
former’s 177-hectare leasehold within the Clark Freeport Zone in
Mabalacat, Pampanga.
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(The Philippine Star) - October 29, 2018 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Clark Global City has
secured its first anchor locator, SM Prime Holdings Inc., the country’s
biggest property developer.
Global Gateway Development Corp. (GGDC) and SM Prime signed a
sublease agreement for up to 10 hectares of the former’s 177-hectare
leasehold within the Clark Freeport Zone in Mabalacat, Pampanga.
GGDC, a Udenna company, will initially sublease five
hectares of Clark Global City to SM Prime. Within the next three years,
the property development arm of the SM Group will have the option to
take five more hectares.
The subleased space will effectively expand the adjacent retail,
office and hotel developments of SM Prime in Clark Freeport Zone.
“Clark Global City provides us another platform to help develop Clark
and thereby unlock employment and business opportunities in the
region,” said Hans Sy, chairman of the executive committee of SM Prime.
“We will explore more opportunities to contribute to the
transformation of Clark as a premier investment destination in
Asia-Pacific.”
Clark Global City is a master-planned development with a buildable
area of more than 123 hectares. It will host top-grade office buildings,
up-market retail outlets, contemporary academic centers, sports
centers, an urban park, an iconic tower, a hotel and casino and modern
support services and amenities.
At present, Clark Global City is home to a 173-bed hospital under The
Medical City brand along with two fully leased out grade A office
buildings.
The existing office buildings, with 57,000 square meters of leasable
office and retail spaces, form part of a complex called West Aeropark.
Three more buildings, which have been pre-leased, are under construction
at the site.
“Having SM Prime as one of our anchor locators boosts our efforts in
developing Clark Global City as the country’s new center of business,
life and innovation,” GGDC chairman Dennis Uy said.
“We look forward to welcoming more companies and investors as
partners in realizing our vision for Clark Global City, which we believe
will translate to more jobs and better living conditions for our fellow
Filipinos.”
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