Exportbank Plaza

Exportbank Plaza
General information
Type	Office
Location	Gil Puyat Avenue cor. Chino Roces Avenue, Makati, Philippines
Coordinates	14°33′33.50″N 121°0′41.77″E / 14.5593056°N 121.0116028°E / 14.5593056; 121.0116028Coordinates: 14°33′33.50″N 121°0′41.77″E / 14.5593056°N 121.0116028°E / 14.5593056; 121.0116028
Completed	1998
Opening	1998
Height
Roof	155.1 m (508.86 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	36 above ground, 1 below ground
Design and construction
Architect	R. Villarosa Architects
Developer	Geo Estate Estate Development Corporation, New Pacific Resources Management, Inc.
Structural engineer	Aromin & Sy + Associates
Main contractor	EEI Corporation
References
^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Exportbank Plaza, formerly known as Urban Bank Plaza, is an office skyscraper located in Makati, Philippines. It stands at 155.1 metres (509 feet), and is one of the tallest buildings in the country.^[4] The building has 36 floors above ground and 1 basement level for parking.^[2]

Currently, Exportbank Plaza serves as the headquarters of Export and Industry Bank (Exportbank), which acquired the building after purchasing the assets of Urban Bank after that bank was shut down by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in 2000.

Location

The building is located at the corner of Gil Puyat Avenue and Chino Roces Avenue in Makati, the tower is situated near the entrance of the Makati Central Business District. It is a few blocks walk away from most of Makati's other major office and residential buildings.

Building Details

The 37-storey building consists of an 8-floor Podium with basement, and a 29-storey Office Tower. It has a 3-street frontage (Gil Puyat Avenue, Chino Roces Ave. and Urban Avenue) and was designed to ensure unobstructed panoramic view of the metropolis from all sides, with Makati’s skyline towards the east, and Manila Bay towards the west.^[5]

The building also has 7 parking floors for a total of 511 parking slots, or 1 parking space for every 80sqm of office space. 12 high-speed elevators are installed to ensure swift access to all levels.^[5]

Each floor has two pressurized fire escape stairways with widths of 1.35 meters, higher than the standard 1.20 meters of comparable structures. Every floor is also equipped with a smoke exhaust louver system which automatically activates in case of fire. Also, the building is also crowned with a helipad.^[5]

Transfer of Ownership

It was reported on March 10, 2009 that Exportbank sold its rights and interest on Exportbank Plaza to Arthaland Inc. (formerly known as EIB Realty Developers Inc.) for Php 2.62 Billion (around US$ 54.188 Million). ^[6]

References

↑ Emporis.com Exportbank Plaza, Makati
1 2 Skyscraperpage.com Exportbank Plaza
↑ Aromin & Sy + Associates Our Projects - Urban Bank Plaza
1 2 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Tallest Buildings in the Philippines (as of January 2009)
1 2 3 4 Urban Bank website Urbanbank Plaza
↑ GMANews.TV Exportbank sells Exportbank Plaza for P2.62 Billion

Makati CBD

Towers

Office	Ayala Tower One Exportbank Plaza G.T. International Tower Lepanto Building LKG Tower L. V. Locsin Building Pacific Star Building PBCom Tower Petron Megaplaza Philamlife Tower RCBC Plaza Robinsons Summit Center Rufino Pacific Tower The Enterprise Center The World Centre Tower 6789 V Corporate Center Zuellig Building

Residential	Discovery Primea Grand Soho Makati One Roxas Triangle Salcedo Park Twin Towers The Residences at Greenbelt The Shang Grand Tower

Ayala Center

Other landmarks

Education

Transportation

Roads	Amorsolo Street Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Gil Puyat Avenue Makati Avenue Paseo de Roxas

Rail	Ayala MRT Station Buendia MRT Station Buendia railway station Pasay Road railway station

Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

Skyscrapers and towers in Metro Manila

Completed

Over 250 m	PBCom Tower (259 m, 2000) The Gramercy Residences (250 m, 2013) Discovery Primea (250 m, 2013) Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila (250 m, 2016)

200–249 m	Grand Riviera Suites (230 m, 2014) One Shangri-La Place Towers (227 m, 2014) Alphaland Makati Place (220 m, 2016) G.T. International Tower (217 m, 2001) BSA Twin Towers (215 m, 2000) The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Towers (213 m, 2009) The Knightsbridge Residences (210 m, 2013) One Rockwell West Tower (210 m, 2010) Petron Megaplaza (210 m, 1998) BDO Corporate Center (210 m, 2015) UnionBank Plaza (206 m, 2004) Greenbelt San Lorenzo Tower (205 m, 2009) Edades Tower (205 m, 2014) Golden Empire Tower (203 m, 2002) One Corporate Centre (202 m, 2009) Philamlife Tower (200 m, 2000) Summit One Tower (200 m, 1998)

150–199 m	One Central Makati (195 m, 2013) 8 Forbestown Road (194 m, 2013) Anchor Skysuites (193 m, 2013) RCBC Plaza Towers (192 m, 2001) The Infinity Fort Bonifacio (190 m, 2011) Tower 6789 (185 m, 2013) One San Miguel Avenue (183 m, 2001) LKG Tower (180 m, 2000) Marco Polo Ortigas Manila (180 m, 2014) The Shang Grand Tower (180 m, 2005) Pacific Plaza Towers (179 m, 2001) Atlanta Centre (179 m, 1998) Birch Tower (178 m, 2012) Aspire Tower (175 m, 2012) Robinsons Equitable Tower (175 m, 1997) One Roxas Triangle (174 m, 2000) Robinsons Summit Center (174 m, 2001) Paragon Plaza (174 m, 1998) The Enterprise Center Tower 1 (172 m, 1999) Greenbelt Laguna Tower (171 m, 2008) Greenbelt Manila Tower (171 m, 2010) The Beaufort (170 m, 2013) The Beacon Arnaiz Tower (170 m, 2012) Pearl of the Orient Tower (168 m, 2004) Discovery Suites (167 m, 1999) GA Towers (165 m, 2005) One Rockwell East Tower (165 m, 2011) Rufino Pacific Tower (161 m, 1994) Ayala Tower One (160 m, 1996) The Orient Square (160 m, 1999) Lancaster Suites One (158 m, 2007) Bellagio Golfview (156 m, 2010) Exportbank Plaza (155 m, 1998) The Rizal Tower (155 m, 2000) Wharton Parksuites (154 m, 2012) BSA Grand Tower (154 m, 1998) The World Centre (152 m, 1996) Salcedo Park Twin Towers (151 m, 1996) Pacific Plaza Condominium (150 m, 1992) Wynsum Corporate Plaza (150 m, 2000) One Legazpi Park (150 m, 2006) Joy-Nostalg Center (150 m, 2009) Forbes Tower West (150 m, 2011) One McKinley Place (150 m, 2004) Zuellig Building (150 m, 2012) The Columns (150 m, 2009)

Under
construction

The Stratford Residences (312 m, 2017)
Federal Land Tower (282 m, 2016)
Trump Tower Manila (250 m, 2016)
Century Spire (245 m, 2018)
The Skysuites Tower (220 m, ?)
Net Park (205 m, 2016)
UNTV Broadcast Center (200 m, 2017)
Torre de Manila (165 m, 2018)
JAKA Tower (?, 2018)

Proposed

Unbuilt

Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
Commons

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