The Skysuites Tower

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The Skysuites Tower
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The Skysuites Tower
Former namesGA Sky Suites
General information
Status Topped-out
TypeMixed-use
Location Quezon City
Address Epifanio delos Santos Avenue Cor. Quezon Avenue [1]
CountryPhilippines
Coordinates 14°38′38″N121°02′11″E / 14.643889°N 121.036389°E / 14.643889; 121.036389
Construction started2007
Completed2019
Owner DoubleDragon Properties
(since 2014)
Technical details
Floor count38
Grounds2,811.60 square meters (30,264 sq ft) [1]
Design and construction
DeveloperDoubleDragon Properties
(since 2014)
Website
www.theskysuitestowers.com

The Skysuites Tower, also known as The Sky Suites Corporate & Residential Towers, [2] is a 38-storey twin building complex under construction in Quezon City. Construction of the building was on hold for a while after its original owner, Globe Asiatique, got involved in a scam. The new owner, DoubleDragon Properties, acquired the building in 2014 and resumed the construction of the building.

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Construction

Globe Asiatique commenced the construction of the building then named G.A. Sky Suites, in 2007. [3] Construction of the nearly complete building was put into hold when the G.A. Sky Suites was foreclosed by the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) in September 2010 after ₱6.6 billion scam case was filed on Delfin Lee the owner of Globe Asiatique. Lee was accused of devising ghost borrowers to gain ₱6.6 billion worth of housing loans from Pag-IBIG Fund. [4] The land title of the building was transferred to RCBC in December 2010. [5]

In May 2014, DoubleDragon Properties began efforts to acquire the building from the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation. [5] Double Dragon announced in September 2014 that it has fully acquired the building after a 90 due diligence period. The building has been renamed as The Sky Suites Corporate & Residential Towers, or simply the Skysuites Tower [1] [2]

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Groundfloor in 2023

Architecture and design

The Skysuites Tower is composed of two 38-storey towers. One of the two towers will be a semi-circular tower for residential use and the other will be a curvilinear tower for office use. The two towers will be connected with a parking and commercial podium. [1]


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