Jose Roberto Antonio

Robbie Antonio
Born Jose Roberto Antonio
Nationality Filipino
Occupation Real estate developer
Children Robbie Antonio

Jose Roberto "Robbie" Antonio (born 1977) is a real estate developer and managing director of Century Properties, a Philippine real estate development company established by his father, Jose E. B. Antonio, in 1986.[1][2] In October he was named as Philippine's special envoy to the United States by president Rodrigo Duterte.[3]

Biography

Robbie is the son of José E. B. Antonio, named among the Philippines' 40 richest people.[4][5] Antonio attended Northwestern University where he got a first degree in Economics and pursued his MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[4]

Career

After graduate school Antonio spent five years in New York[6] where he founded Antonio Development company. He, along with Pei Partnership, developed Centurion in New York City.[7][8][9][10]

In the Philippines Antonio is managing director at Century Properties, heading its International Collaborations division.[1][4][5][7] He has led construction projects such as Trump Tower at Century City, Acqua Iguazu, Acqua Livingstone, Milano Residences, Century Spire, Forbes Media Tower and Paris Beach Club at Azure Urban Resort Residences.[1][4][7] Antonio has overseen the development of over 45 million square feet of real estate in the Philippines and the United States.[1] He is responsible for arranging some of the company's collaborations, such as with Armani/Casa for the Century Spire,[11] and Trump for Trump Tower Manila.[12]

Antonio is the producer of Revolution, a Manila-based series of prefabricated structures by other designers, such as Daniel Libeskind, Sou Fujimoto, and Lenny Kravitz.[13]

Personal life

Antonio is a noted art collector.[1][14] In 2013 his 25,000 square foot Manila home was completed. The house, which Antonio named "Stealth", was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and includes a dedicated private gallery of portraits he has commissioned of himself by famous artists, such as Julian Schnabel, Marilyn Minter, David Salle, Zhang Huan, members of the Bruce High Quality Foundation, and Takashi Murakami.[15]

A profile by Vanity Fair commented on the extreme disparity between Antonio's wealth and the average income of the Philippines.[15] In a 2013 op-ed in the Manila Times, the article claimed that the Antonio family was on the Forbes list of top 40 wealthiest Filipinos and that they were not listed in the top 500 taxpayers of BIR's. He characterized Antonio's personal spending on vanity projects and relatively modest philanthropic spending as indicative of inequality in the Philippines where the average family income in 2013 was $4,988.[16]

However, BIR records show that the Antonios were among the top 500 taxpayers in the Philippines in 2012[17] and 2013.[18]

He is a board director of Operation Smile Philippines which was unveiled in 2012 by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, executive vice presidents of The Trump Organization.[19][20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Loader Wilkinson, Tara (8 October 2013). "Robbie Antonio: Real Player". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ↑ chow, Jason (23 May 2011). "Philippines Property Market Heats Up". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Paddock, Richard c.; Lipton, Eric; Barry, Ellen; Nordland, Rod; Hakim, Danny; Romeronov, Simon (November 26, 2016). "Potential conflicts around the globe for Trump, the businessman President". New York Times. Manilla, Philippines. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Mananquil, Millet M. (5 October 2011). "Robbie Antonio: Renaissance Man of the Century". The Philippine Star.
  5. 1 2 Arcache, Maurice (2 September 2011). "Paris Hilton's work ethic praised; Google exec in town". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  6. ↑ Shmavonian,, Karl (20 June 2012). "The Antonio Family's Celebrity Connections". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 "Century Properties' Robbie Antonio: Making his mark in real estate industry". The Philippine Star. 14 July 2014.
  8. ↑ Dhillon, Kamaldeep. "Robbie Antonio - Arty & Culture Interview" (6). Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "High-end, high-design is in". Daily News. 3 March 2008.
  10. ↑ Morrone, Francis (11 April 2008). "A Lightning Rod at 91". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Armani partners with Century Properties". 3 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "The Next Big Thing". 13 May 2013.
  13. ↑ "interview with robbie antonio, producer of revolution precrafted properties". 5 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Meet 20 of the World's Most Innovative Art Collectores". 29 October 2014.
  15. 1 2 Loos, Ted (July 2013). "The Museum of Me". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "A P1-billion 'Museum of Me'". Manila Times. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Top 500 Individual Taxpayers for 2012" (PDF).
  18. ↑ "Top 500 Individual Taxpayers for 2013" (PDF).
  19. ↑ Enriquez, Marge C. (15 August 2012). "What makes Donald Trump Jr. smile". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  20. ↑ "Trump brothers unveil Operation Smile Philippines' Manila Cleft Care Center". 29 June 2012.
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