Smart Tower

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Smart Tower
Smart Tower
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural styleModernism
Location6799 Ayala Avenue, Makati, Philippines
Owner PLDT (until 2020)
DMC Urban Property Developers Inc.
(2020–present)
Height
Antenna spire134.64 m (441.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count36
Floor area38,000 ^m2
Design and construction
ArchitectPimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners
References
[1]

Smart Tower (previously PLDT Tower) is a 36-storey skyscraper in 6799 Ayala Avenue, Makati. [2]

The building was originally an unfinished 10-storey structure which was bought and developed by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company for their corporate headquarters. Completed in 2009, the new 34-storey tower was known as the PLDT Tower, and is designed by Pimentel Rodriguez Simbulan & Partners. [3] It was eventually renamed to "Smart Tower" following the transfer of Smart Communications, one of their subsidiaries, to the site, becoming their headquarters. [4]

In 2020, PLDT sold the building to DMC Urban Property Developers Inc. of the Consunji family for $128 million. [5]

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References

  1. Emporis Buildings Smart Tower, Makati
  2. Savills, K. M. C. "Smart Tower". kmcmaggroup.com. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  3. "PLDT Tower". PRSP Architects. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. "Smart Tower". Emporis. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. Austria, Jenniffer B. (December 11, 2020). "Consunji's real estate unit buys PLDT's Smart Tower for $128 million". Manila Standard. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

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Coordinates: 14°33′33″N121°00′59″E / 14.5590575°N 121.0164712°E / 14.5590575; 121.0164712