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Posted in Makati, Malls/Shopping Centers on Feb 13th, 2010
Cash and Carry Supermarket is the place for PX goods (at least until S&R branches started sprouting everywhere). This is the staple grocery choice for many Makati dwellers and is often visited for protein supplements, fat burners, and designer perfume.
Since its recent renovation, the perfumes, vitamins, supplements, chocolates, can now be found in the mezzanine [...]
Posted in Makati on Oct 30th, 2009
Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Plaza, or simply RCBC Plaza, is located at the heart of Makati’s Central Business District (CBD). Being on an island lot, it is bounded by two major thoroughfares in the district—Sen. Gil Puyat (formerly Buendia) and Ayala Avenues. It has two towers, Yuchengco Tower (named after the owner) and Tower 2. [...]
Posted in Makati, Malls/Shopping Centers on Sep 3rd, 2009
Alphaland Southgate Mall is the latest shopping destination in the City of Makati. Located at the southern end of Dasmariñas Village, it finally gave a face to the “white elephant” building that idly stood there for two decades. Southgate Mall opened its doors on August 13, 2009.
With its connected office tower, the Southgate Tower, leasable [...]
Posted in Makati, Malls/Shopping Centers on Jul 9th, 2009
The poshest place within Makati’s Ayala Center, Greenbelt (GB) now has five malls—GB1 to GB5—like its neighbor Glorietta. This belt of malls is revered as a luxury shopping mecca. It is the only place that houses the biggest collection of high-end brands not found in other malls within the metro or the country, even. On top of the list are Louis [...]
Posted in Makati, Malls/Shopping Centers on Jul 5th, 2009
Long before the dawn of other concept malls like BHS, Greenbelt, and Power Plant Mall, there was Glorietta. The name was then solely used to refer to what is now Glorietta’s activity center (or the complex’s atrium). And how about its surrounding sections? They were referred to as Quads—Quad 1 to Quad 4.
Now, Glorietta has five gloriettas, from Glorietta 1 [...]
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