![]() ![]() This building is one of only two certified Information Technology (IT) buildings in the Philippines by PEZA. This PEZA-accredited, Filinvest Land-developed office skyscraper features 55 floors and a postmodern design by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM) and local firm GF & Partners Architects. Standing 259 meters from its base up to its iconic eight-level radio tower, this Ayala Avenue landmark held the top position for 16 years. PBCom Tower Photo by Hariboneagle927 via Wikimedia Commons ![]() Developed by Federal Land in partnership with ORIX Corporation of Japan, this ultra-high-end skyscraper features contemporary and postmodern architectural design by Hong Kong-based Wong & Ouyang and local architectural firm Casas + Architects. The latter’s height from the ground level up to its pinnacle is 318 meters (1,043 feet), making it 59 meters higher than the second building on this list. The tallest building in the Philippines is actually a mixed-use complex comprising the Metro Financial Center (the complex’s common podium), the 45-story Grand Hyatt Residences, and the 66-story Grand Hyatt Manila. Metrobank Tower Grand Hyatt Manila Photo by Lawrence Ruiz via Wikimedia Commons (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push() (Note: This list contains more than 10 structures as several are tied in the same spots.) Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services has put together a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the Philippines, as verified by Emporis, a Hamburg, Germany-based global provider of real estate information. Although our skyscrapers are dwarfed by our neighbors’ ultra-tall structures (e.g., Taiwan’s Taipei 101, Malaysia’s Petronas Towers, and Hong Kong’s International Commerce Center), ours are by no means less impressive. Metro Manila, being one of the fastest growing metropolises in the world, is no exception. It seems that real estate’s mantra-aside from “location, location, location”-is “the sky is the limit,” judging from how property developers around the world are trying to outperform each other to put up insanely tall structures current technology could afford them. ![]()
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