Eton Centris is a development in

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by Lucio Tan's Eton Properties Philippines. Eton Centris is located at the southeast corner of

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and

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. It is a major component of the Triangle Park business district.Eton unveils second mixed-use project in GC
, ABS-CBN News It covers an area of .SM now one of the tenants in Lucio Tan-controlled property firm
, GMA News

History

Eton Centris was announced in October 2008 as Eton's second major

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township project, after the Eton City in

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. In total, the development was planned to have seven office buildings and ten high-end residential condominiums. Eton developed Centris Station and Centris Walk simultaneously with two other projects: Eton Corinthian (also in Quezon City) and Green Podium (near

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); the expected total annual revenue from the three projects was , with a projected 60 to 70% occupancy rate at opening. Eton Centris was originally being developed by

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, another Lucio Tan-controlled company. In 2009, Eton Properties purchased the Centris development from Paramount in exchange for 1.6 billion newly issued Eton Properties shares. The shares were issued at each, a premium of over the volume-weighted average trading price of the shares in the past three months. In early 2010, as Eton announced income growth of ten times for its first quarter of 2010 vs. 2009, president Danilo Ignacio stated that the company was in the planning stage to open the second BPO office. In September of the same year, Ignacio announced that Eton had begun collecting bids from contractors for the actual construction of the second BPO office.

Major tenants

The , 12-floor Eton Cyberpod Centris office building targets business process outsourcing companies. Each floor has . The building is listed as an approved IT Center by the

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, making export-oriented companies located therein eligible for temporary

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, permanent reduced rate of

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, and other incentives.Philippine Economic Zone Authority
IT Parks/Centers

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was chosen as the

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for the complex's mall in October 2008. In September 2009, Indian BPO giant

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announced that it would rent of office space in Eton Cyberpod Centris, with a commitment to expand by another 33%. It was Wipro's second Philippine office after the

Cebu Business Park Cebu Business Park (CBP) is a 50-hectare master-planned development in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines. Cebu Holdings, an affiliate of Ayala Land, is currently responsible for the development of Cebu Business Park. Integrating business, residential ...

.Indian BPO to put up hub in Quezon City
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Gallery

File:01948jfQuezon Avenue MRT Stations Eton Centris EDSA roadfvf 01.jpg, Facade of Centris Station. File:01948jfQuezon Avenue MRT Stations Eton Centris EDSA roadfvf 08.jpg, The length of Centris Station (right) from the side of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue. File:01973jfQuezon Avenue MRT Stations Eton Centris EDSA roadfvf 14.jpg, Station with Cyberpod Towers in background File:01763jfQuezon_Avenue_Shell_Jollibee_MRT_Stations_NIA_Road_Eton_Centris_EDSA_roadfvf_15.jpg, Cyberpod Tower 1. File:01884jfQuezon Avenue MRT Station North EDSA Buildings Eton Centrisfvf 22.jpg, Cyberpod Tower 2.

References

External links

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Eton Centris project
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