One Ayala is an under construction mixed-use development developed by Ayala Land Inc. located at

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, across the

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mall and occupying the former

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and EDSA Carpark sites. This development combines retail, hotel, and office facilities in a single contiguous space. Construction began in 2016 with the demolition of InterContinental Manila and EDSA Carpark and parts of the development opened in 2022.

History

One Ayala occupies the site where the

hotel and EDSA Carpark once stood. The InterContinental hotel was planned to close around 2014, where plans to build a mixed-use development in the hotel's place was also publicized. It was envisioned as part of

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's redevelopment of the

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. The hotel would ceased operations on December 31, 2015, and was demolished. The mixed used development would be named after its address 1 Ayala Avenue. It is a transport-oriented development which features two office towers, a condominium-for-lease building, a hotel, and a five-level mall and transportation hub, seamlessly integrating to existing developments within the area. The P2P Bus Terminal opened on July 18, 2022, while the

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stop and additional bus bays opened on November 18, 2022.

Features

Mall and transport hub

The transport hub at the Upper Ground Level of the complex is currently served by the southbound Ayala Station of the

, along with the terminus of city buses going to southern Metro Manila (i.e.

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and FTI) and the province of Laguna (i.e. Biñan), all accessible through

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. A terminal or bus stop for P2P buses going to different parts of Metro Manila, Laguna, and Rizal is situated at the Ayala Avenue side of the development. A jeepney and

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terminal will also be built at the mall's Lower Ground Level. The 2nd level walkways and bridges connect the transport hub to the McKinley Exchange Corporate Center where the EDSA-Ayala terminal of

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is located, the northbound Ayala Station of the EDSA Carousel situated beside the building, and to the Ayala station of the MRT Line 3. Within the transport hub is a five-storey mall managed by

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, which is set to fully open in the third quarter of 2023. It will have a gross leasable space of . The mall will be connected to SM Makati and Glorietta 4 thru a series of bridges.

Office towers

The One Ayala Towers 1 & 2, with 21 and 29 floors, respectively, are located at the Ayala Avenue side of the development, with a combined space of . One Ayala Tower 1 is already operational, while One Ayala Tower 2 is expected to top off in 2024. One of its major tenants is the Philippine headquarters of

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, which moved from its 6750 Ayala Avenue space to One Ayala Tower 1 in 2022.

Hotel

One Ayala will host a Seda Hotels branch. Intended to be a flagship project, the Seda Hotel at One Ayala will have 413 rooms. It is set to open in 2023.

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