The Gramercy Residences, also known as The Gramercy Residences at Century City, is a residential
high-rise condominium in
Makati
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Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
,
Philippines
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. As of 2023, it is the
fourth tallest building in the Philippines together with
Discovery Primea and
Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila. It is the first of several buildings built at the new
Century City complex along
Kalayaan Avenue
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by the Century City Development Corporation.
The building takes its name from
Gramercy Park, a fenced-in private park in one of
Manhattan
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,
New York City
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's prestigious neighborhoods.
[Century City websit]
''Gramercy - The Residences''
/ref> Originally planned to be a 65-storey building, it was announced to have 73 floors above ground with a total height of from ground to its architectural top.
Location
The Gramercy Residences is located within the former location of the 4.8-hectare International School Manila, of which 3.4 hectares was sold to Century Properties Corporation (the remaining was sold to Picar Development) in an auction by the Philippine government in 2007. Situated along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati Poblacion
Poblacion is an administrative division of southern Metro Manila, the Philippines. It is the old ''poblacion'' of Makati and the second most important commercial center in Makati behind the Makati Central Business District. It is also the city's c ...
, it is just a block away from the busy entertainment area along Makati Avenue
Makati Avenue ( fil, Abenida Makati) is a major commercial thoroughfare in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It forms the eastern border of Ayala Triangle and is one of the three main avenues of the Makati Central Business District. The avenue ...
. It is also about a few blocks away from the Makati Central Business District
The Makati Central Business District (Makati CBD), is a financial and central business district in the Philippines located in the heart of Makati in Metro Manila. It is politically known as "Central Cluster" in the West District of Makati. ...
, the capital's financial hub.[
]
Architecture and construction
The Gramercy Residences was planned and designed by California
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-based architectural group Jerde Partnership International, in collaboration with Philippine architectural firm Roger Villarosa Architects & Associates.[The Philippine Star ''Gramercy Residences holds groundbreaking - October 19, 2007''] Structural design and engineering is provided by Hong Kong
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-based firm Ove Arup & Partners and Sy^2 + Associates Inc. Project and construction management is being handled by local firm Nova Construction + Development.[Nova Construction + Developmen]
''Gramercy''
Feature
The main attraction of the building is its Skypark. Located on the 36th floor, it has three-storey waterfalls
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in several w ...
, multi-level infinity edge pools, lagoon pools, a designer restaurant, health club, café
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, spa, a garden
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island within a reflecting pool, and a cantilevering walkway — a pathway suspended in mid-air with infinity pools on one side and a glass handrail on the outside. The Skypark traverses the entire width of the building.[''The Gramercy Residences - Century City's timeless masterpiece - 29 April 2007'']
The Manila Times[Philippine Daily Inquirer (Inquirer.net]
''World's first 'Sky Park' eyed at Makati's Century City - 4 May 2007''
/ref> There is also a Rooftop Bar/ Restaurant located on the 71st floor, named 71 Gramercy.
See also
* List of tallest buildings in the Philippines
References
External links
Official WebsiteOfficial Website of the Century CityOfficial Website of Century Properties
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Skyscrapers in Makati
Residential skyscrapers in Metro Manila
Residential buildings completed in 2013