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• A BELL Rise in Quezon City

  • A BELL rises in Quezon City

    Bell Mansion, Nest Builders & Development Corp. 14-story condominium near Mindanao Avenue in Quezon City recently held its groundbreaking ceremony.  It is Nest Builder’s third residential development after Dionisio Royale Executive homes and Northridge Mansion Residential Condominium. Bell Mansion is minutes away from the business districts of Ortigas and Makati via the MRT and accessible to colleges and universities such as UP Diliman, Ateneo de Manila and Miriam College.  It is also near major shopping malls like SM City, commercial establishments, medical facilities, a golf course and recreational parks.

    The studio units are affordable with Nest Builder’s flexible financing schemes and buyers can purchase adjoining units to expand their floor space to 50-75 square meters. Future residents of Bell Mansion will be able to enjoy the advantages of condominium living, especially the added benefits of amenities, enhanced security and ease of maintenance. Unlike the usual bare condo units in most medium-rise buildings, the units at Bell Mansion will be turned over fully painted with wall-to-wall tile finishes in the kitchen and bathroom.  With its reasonable pricing scheme, faster construction time and good build quality, families with tight budgets can now invest in Bell Mansion units. For inquiries, call 453-4345.

• Central Business District created in Quezon City

  • Central Business District created in Quezon City

    The Quezon City Council has passed an ordinance declaring North Triangle and East Triangle, including the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, as Quezon City Central Business District.

    Majority Floor Leader Ariel Inton, principal author of the measure, said the creation of Quezon City Central Business District is necessary to transform the area into an economic hub.

    “This is a landmark local measure that has been certified urgent by Mayor (Feliciano) Belmonte (Jr.) to attract more investors and accelerate growth in Quezon City,
    Inton said.

    He said Mayor Belmonte hailed the passage of the ordinance to rationalize development in the area.

    “The Quezon City Central Business District is going to provide the most advantageous impact on the development of Quezon City, considering its closeness to leading educational, medical, government and business institutions in the country,” Inton, a second-termer councilor for the second district, said.

    He said the business sector is “awaiting this development because they have echoed during our meetings that this part of Quezon City must be developed.”

    Inton claimed that the development of the area will not only enhance business in the city but also arrest the deterioration of its condition if fresh investments will come in.

    “We are very hopeful that this development will give this part of Quezon City a new image and we expect that business will start to flow once the needed infrastructure is done, “Inton added.

• Premium Condo in RP's Capital City

  • Premium Condo in RP’s Capital City

    Quezon City will soon have a Central Business District which will be the city’s economic hub.  This is in line with President Gloria Arroyo’s order (EO 520) to speed up the development of the city, particularly the North and East Triangle.  The QC Council and QC Mayor Feliciano Belmonte has certified the development as urgent to attract more investors and accelerate growth in Quezon City.

    With this forthcoming development, more and more businessmen are already starting to invest in the city.  One of the best properties for investment within the heart of the QC Central Business District is the Bell Mansion.  A 14-storey condominium near Mindanao Avenue, Bell Mansion is now being built to satisfy the most discriminating buyers.

    Bell Mansion is the third residential development of Nest Builders & Development Corporation in Quezon City.  The two others are Dionisio Royale Executive Homes and Northridge Mansion Residential Condominium.

    
    

    Homeowners will find Bell Mansion’s location perfect to suit their needs.  Very near major shopping malls like SM City and the newly opened Trinoma Mall, Bell Mansion is just a short distance away from U.P Diliman, Ateneo de Manila and Miriam College.  It is also near major hospitals including the Heart Center, Lung Center, Kidney Center and Children’s Medical Center. Recreational parks and a golf course surround the area.  And via the MRT, Ortigas and Makati business districts are also minutes away.

    Nest Builder’s flexible financing schemes have made it so easy for homeowners and investors to own a home in Bell Mansion.  Buyer’s who want expanded floor space purchase adjoining units which all come fully painted with wall-to-wall tile finish in the kitchen and bathroom.

    With all the progressive moves happening in the country’s capital city and Nest Builder’s proven track record in real estate development, no wonder more and more investors and homeowners are choosing Bell Mansion as their property of choice in Quezon City.

• Rediscovering QC Attractions

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    Rediscovering QC Attractions

    BY: Cornelio R. De Guzman

    Quezon City is expected to find a permanent place in the country’s tourism map as civic leaders in coordination with Mayor Sonny Belmonte start to put together the city’s varied attractions into travel packages. 

    With “Must See QC” as its theme, the Quezon City Tourism Council, an NGO headed by former Tourism secretary Narz Lim, Mayor Belmonte and the city council will convert “the richest city in the Philippines” as a prime tourist destination.

    Belmonte said many things going on in QC that have not been publicized or given emphasis are ----

    1. QC qualifies as entertainment area which during the past was popularly known as the “City of Stars” because it plays host to ABSCBN, GMA 7, ABC 5, PTV 4, RPN 9, IBC 13: performing arts and symphonic band, the Quezon Boulevard entertainment strip is also widely known.
    2. It also qualifies as Centers of Learning.  Philippine Science High School, University of the Philippines; UP-Asian Institute of tourism, Ateneo de Manila University and Miriam College. 
    3. QC has long been a dining destination with rows upon rows of restaurants along Tomas Morato, West and East Avenues, Katipunan, Libis area and around the ABS-CBN compound. 

    Araneta Center’s recent face-lift has transformed it into a more customer-friendly and environmentally-enhanced urban environment, containing all the attractions of shopping, eating and entertainment that this part of Quezon City is famous for.  On the other hand, Eastwood is a well-planned complex of buildings incorporating the best of city living in a limited area, with restaurants, entertainment outlets, movie houses, shopping, residential and condominiums and offices in a park-like ambience.  After dark, the venue is transformed into an outdoor fiesta of sidewalk cafes and mini tiangges and strolling space. 

    1. Quezon City has long been a shopping destination with the presence of Robinson’s Plaza in Fairview; SM North Edsa; SM Centerpoint and malls around Araneta Center, like the newly opened Gateway Mall.
    
    
    2. QC Chamber of Industries is pushing to make the city medical tourism and wellness center because large hospitals like the Heart Center of the Philippines, Kidney Center of the Philippines, St. Luke’s Hospital, De Los Santos Hospital, West Avenue General Hospital and Lung Center of the Philippines, and the New Medical City are located in QC.
    
    
    3. President Arroyo has recently declared QC as an Information and Communication Technology Capital of the Philippines because of the many call centers in the City particularly in Rodriguez Avenue, Novaliches, Eastwood City and Araneta.
    
    
    4. Also, Quezon City being in the lungs of the Metropolis, is an eco-tourism destination with nature reserves like the Ninoy Aquino Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, Balara Park, La Mesa Ecopark.  La Mesa Park features a nature park to serve as a living classroom for environmental education and interpretation, and showcase good environmental practice.  The park has a playground and picnic area, swimming pools, orchidarium, pavilions, boating lagoon and fishing wharf.
    
    
    5. QC is also a center for spirituality with the following famous churches: Sto. Domingo Church; Cathedral Shrine of the Good Shepherd; and San Pedro Bautista Church, second oldest church in the Philippines.
    
    
    6. Historical monuments and shrines include Quezon Memorial Shrine Museum, Bantayog ng Mga Bayani, People Power Monument, Edsa Shrine, Sigaw ng Pugad and Lawin Shrine. 

    Belmonte recalled that from less than one million population of Quezon City in the late 70’s or early 80’s, the city’s population ballooned to more than two million when thousands of provincianos migrated to the city as part of the world-wide phenomenon.

    “The biggest thing with us now us now is the North and East Triangles which have been long neglected.  Consisting of of 2,200 hectares plus the 60 hectares of Veterans Hospital property, we will convert this area into the Central Business District of QC.

    He said the map shows that the two triangles are located in the center of Metro Manila.  “But we will not develop it at the expense of the people.  We will look for ways to make former settlers also the winners,” he added.

    He said the development of the area has actually started with the construction of an immense shopping destination in front of the SM North Edsa by the Ayalas. 

    Another project the city is pushing through the initiative of the Chinese community is the conversion of Banawe, the city’s car parts and dining district, into a Chinatown of QC with Chinese motif.  A city ordinance has already been approved to carry out the grand plan.

• RP's Silicon Valley soon to rise in QC

  • RP’s Silicon Valley soon to rise in QC

    The famous Silicon Valley in California will soon be replicated in Quezon City.

    The University of the Philippines has partnered with Ayala Land Inc. for the development of the site, which is expected to further reinforce the status of the university as the country’s premier educational institution.

    The contract for the development of the new science and technology park at a UP property along Commonwealth Avenue in Diliman has been signed.

    Companies that are expected to set-up offices at the park include firms in high-technology fields like telecommunications, telematics and biotechnology, and high-value business process outsourcing such as accounting, animation, software development, design and engineering services.

    Mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr., who was present during the recent contract signing, expressed optimism that the project would further strengthen the thrust of the city government toward becoming the country’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capital.

    To date, Quezon City enjoys the highest concentration of ICT buildings and special economic zones in the country.  It is home to more than 60 BPO companies, including Convergy’s, eTelecare International, Teletech, Sykes Philippines, Accenture and Globalstride, Sitel Corp., Call Asia, Epixtar International, among others.

    “The project promises to become a magnet for fast-evolving high-technology companies that would prove essential for the creation of a strong business and employment center in QC, enough to provide more employment opportunities for its residents, “Belmonte said.

    Some 37 hectares of UP’s Commonwealth property have been identified as the initial area for the project.
    “This is the best possible use for our idle assets.  It will expand our academic prerogatives and help us fulfill our mandate of being truly a national university, serving the interests of the nation, “said UP President Emerlinda Roman during the ceremonial contract signing held at the UP Executive House.

    The idea of a S&T park attached to a university is no longer new.  World-class universities have set up Science & Technology Parks adjacent to their campuses as a venue for collaboration between the industry and the academe.

    Aside from Stanford University’s Silicon Valley in Palo Alto, California, there are S&T parks in Bangalore and Hyderabad in India attached to the Indian Institute of Science and the International Indian Technology, respectively. There is also the Tsukuba Science City at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, the Haidan Science Park at the University of Beijing in China, and MIT’s Route 128 in Massachusetts.