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. The tower was named after the adjacent Gateway Mall and serves as the headquarters of the Araneta Group, replacing the Aurora Tower since 2014. Moreover, the tower sits on a rectangular lot located along General Aguinaldo Avenue and features retail and electronics stores, dining outlets, hair salons, office spaces, an open air rooftop garden, and an art gallery, while the tower's upper floors are also occupied by various call centers, franchising, and tech companies.

History and Construction

The Gateway Tower project plans have been in place since the opening of the Gateway Mall 1 in 2004, as part of the Araneta Center Master Plan, including additional shops to the Gateway Mall, BPO-IT Offices, and penthouse offices. However, the construction of the tower was delayed over master planning issues, and construction issues hounding the Gateway Mall, which ended in a lawsuit with the Gateway Mall's contractor, CE Construction Corporation, and the Araneta Group was forced to pay ₱114 million on the case. Initially, the construction of the Gateway Tower commenced on second half of 2010, with Design Coordinates, Inc. (DCI) Construction as the main contractor of the project, using Structural Steel Frames for the structure of the tower. The tower was topped off at the first half of 2012, while the tower's tenants began occupying the building's retail areas in December 2012. To cater the new expansion of the Gateway Mall, some areas of the mall we're yielded to the Gateway Tower Mall through additional walkways and access points, which also increased a number of retail shops within the mall, while the

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Department Store was widened and occupies 4 floors with additional spaces of the current complex. The Gateway Tower Mall's soft opening was made in June 2013, with the first five floors opening its doors to various shops, food stalls and services, while the full opening of the new Gateway Mall expansion was completed on the 4th quarter of 2013. On the 2nd quarter of 2014, the tower was fully completed, with tower's upper office tenants began occupying the mall. On 30 September 2016, the expansion of the revamped

Department Store was opened, and currently occupies nearly of floor area within the mall, compared to the department store's previous original area size . The department stores caters over 800 various brands and also features a VIP Lounge, a breastfeeding station, and a cafe, in partnership with East Cafe.

Location

The tower is strategically located at the northern area of the

, located near the Aurora Tower within the northeast, and stands along Gen. Aguinaldo Avenue. The tower is also situated within Gen. Malvar and Gen. Roxas Avenues, and is connected to the Gateway Mall, the Gateway Office Building occupied by

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, and the Araneta Center-Cubao LRT Station in the north; the New Frontier Theater and the Manhattan Parkview of the Manhattan Gardens condominium complex via elevated bridge on the east, which were completed on the 4th Quarter of 2018, and on the 2nd Quarter of 2019, respectively. The tower is also located near the

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, the

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, and the MRT Araneta Center-Cubao Station in the west; while standing in the tower's southern areas are the Araneta City Cyberpark, the Araneta City Bus Port, and major shopping centers such as, Shopwise,

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and

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via elevated walkways. The tower is also part of the Gateway Square, a block consisting the two Gateway Malls, the Gateway Office Building, the

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, the Ibis Styles Araneta City, the

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, and the Araneta Coliseum Parking Garage, all connected by bridges and walkways.

Tenants and Features

The tower is directly connected to the Gateway Mall with additional of retail spaces, known as the Gateway Tower Mall area, and houses local and foreign companies within the tower's upper area; such as the Araneta Group, which occupies the tower's two topmost floors;

, Regus, AIG, TTEC, and

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. The tower features a sculpture crafted by Filipino National Artist

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(BenCab), known as the Monumental Triptych, located at the tower's main lobby. The tower also houses the Gateway Gallery, an

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that showcases history, arts and culture, which exhibits the Siningsaysay: Philippine History in Art, in a partnership with the

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and the UP Alumni Association. The tower also features the Topiary Garden, an open-air area rooftop garden; a 2-storey penthouse, located at the building's two topmost floors, and a helipad on the tower's roofdeck.

Gallery

File:0036jfAraneta Center Socorro Cubao Quezon Cityfvf 12.jpg, Tenants of the Gateway Tower File:Araneta Center - along Aurora with Gateway (Cubao, Quezon City)(2017-08-13).jpg, The Gateway Tower and buildings along

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and Araneta City in the background. File:554SiningSaysay Philippine History in Art Sining Lakbay GateWay Gallery, Gateway Mall Araneta Center 32.jpg, The Gateway Gallery File:505SiningSaysay Philippine History in Art Sining Lakbay GateWay Gallery, Gateway Mall Araneta Center 46.jpg, Paintings within the entrance of the Gallery File:554SiningSaysay Philippine History in Art Sining Lakbay GateWay Gallery, Gateway Mall Araneta Center 11.jpg, Displayed books and pins about Former President

Manuel Roxas Manuel Acuña Roxas (born Manuel Roxas y Acuña; ; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines, who served from 1946 until his death due to heart attacks in 19 ...

File:554SiningSaysay Philippine History in Art Sining Lakbay GateWay Gallery, Gateway Mall Araneta Center 08.jpg, Displayed memoirs of Former President Roxas

References

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