The Ayala Center is a 50-hectare (120-acre) mixed-use major commercial development operated by Ayala Land located in Barangay San Lorenzo within the Makati Central Business District in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The complex comprises three shopping malls; three department stores, each with its own retail shops, restaurant arcades and cinemas; several hotels, eight residential towers, five office towers, four parking buildings and leisure amenities such as the Greenbelt Park, Glorietta 3 Park, and the Ayala Museum, showcasing exhibits on Philippine history and art.[1]
 Logo since 2010, after a major rebranding scheme | |
.jpg) Glorietta and surrounding buildings | |
| Project | |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1991 |
| Developer | Ayala Land |
| Owner | Ayala Land |
| Website | Ayala Malls |
| Physical features | |
| Transport |  3 Ayala E Ayala  AX10 Glorietta 5 |
| Location | |
  Location in Metro Manila | |
| Coordinates: 14°33′07″N 121°01′23″E / 14.552°N 121.023°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Metro Manila |
| City | Makati |
| Location | San Lorenzo, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines |
About the Center edit
The Ayala Center is a recreational, shopping, dining, and entertainment development located in the heart of Makati. It is bounded by Ayala Avenue, Dela Rosa Street, and Legazpi Street to the north, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to the east, Arnaiz Avenue to the south, and to the west by Paseo de Roxas. The Ayala station of MRT Line 3 serves the area.[2]
History edit
Ayala Center's predecessor, the Makati Commercial Center, was built in 1960.[3] It consisted of several small arcades (Maranaw Arcade, Makati Arcade, Angela Arcade, Lising's Commercial, Mayfair Center, Bricktown, Anson's), theaters (Rizal Theater and Quad Cinemas), freestanding retail outlets (including Makati Supermart, Sulo Restaurant, Automat Restaurant, Rustan's, Shoe Mart and Mercury Drug), open parks, and hotels (including Manila Garden Hotel and InterContinental Hotel Manila).[4][5] It was later renamed as The Center Makati in the 1980s.[6]
The Ayalas decided to redevelop The Center Makati with the merging of existing structures in the 1990s into a new development that would cover over 50 hectares (120 acres) of facilities.[1][7] To mark the change, it was renamed as the Ayala Center in 1991. Its redevelopment is ongoing by phases since the late 2000s, which includes the renovation and expansion of Glorietta and Greenbelt malls and replacing old buildings and open parking spaces with new office buildings, residential towers, hotels, and the One Ayala complex, respectively.[8][9]
Facilities and tenants edit
Shopping malls edit
Department stores edit
- Rustan's
- SM Makati
- The Landmark
- Adora
- Marks & Spencer
- Debenhams (closed as of May 2021)[10]
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Glorietta -
Greenbelt -
SM Makati -
The Landmark -
Makati Ave.
Parking facilities edit
Aside from the basement parking beneath Glorietta, Greenbelt, and One Ayala, respectively, the following are the carpark buildings located at the complex:
- 6750 Steel Carpark
- Park Square
- Paseo Steel Carpark
- The Link
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The Link -
Park Square
Hotels edit
- InterContinental Manila (closed in 2015)
- Dusit Thani Manila
- Holiday Inn & Suites Makati
- Makati Fairmont Hotel and Raffles Suites and Residences
- New World Renaissance Hotel
- Peninsula Manila
- Makati Shangri-La
- Ascott Hotel (formerly Oakwood Premier)
- Seda One Ayala (under construction)
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Dusit Thani Manila -
Makati Fairmont Hotel -
Makati Shangri-La, Manila -
Raffles Makati -
Holiday Inn Manila (foreground) with Park Terraces, Makati Fairmont Hotel, and Raffles Makati on the background
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Office buildings edit
- 6750 Ayala Avenue
- Glorietta 1 Corporate Center
- Glorietta 2 Corporate Center
- One Ayala Tower 1 (One Ayala West Tower)
- One Ayala Tower 2 (One Ayala East Tower)
Incidents edit
2000 bombing edit
On May 17, 2000, at 5:02 p.m. PHT, Glorietta was bombed, injuring 12 persons, mostly teenagers. According to local authorities, the homemade bomb was placed in front of a toilet beside a video arcade. This bombing was said to be a precursor to the May 21, 2000 SM Megamall bombing and the December 30, 2000 Rizal Day bombings.
2007 explosion edit
The 2007 Glorietta explosion ripped through the Glorietta 2 section of the Glorietta shopping complex at Ayala Center in Makati on October 19, 2007, killing 11 people and injuring 120. Despite conflicting reports, it was concluded that the explosion was caused by a faulty liquefied petroleum gas tank located in a Chinese restaurant.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Route Map, Metro Rail Transit Corporation Passenger Information, retrieved July 7, 2006 Archived June 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Castro, Alex (September 12, 2017). "These Photos of Makati From the Past Will Amaze You". Spot.ph. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "The Ayala Center Story: Part 1 – The Makati Commercial Center". The Urban Roamer. November 2, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Nakpil, Lisa Guerrero (June 10, 2022). "The History of Makati City: The Country's Major Financial Hub". Tatler Asia. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Alcazaren, Paulo (November 30, 2002). "Makati Memories". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Lijauco, Chit (October 28, 2020). "Tatler Time Capsule: The Ayala Center". Tatler Asia. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ Dela Peña, Zinnia (November 8, 2010). "ALI sees completion of initial phase of P20-billion Ayala Center facelift by 2012". Philstar.com. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "ALI unveils plans for next phase of Ayala Center redevelopment". Ayala Land. October 9, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "End of an era for Debenhams as final shops set to close". BBC News. May 5, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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