Ayala Center
{{For|the shopping mall in Cebu City|Ayala Center Cebu}}
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{{Infobox property development
| development_name = Ayala Center
| logo = Ayala Center logo wordmark.svg
| logo_caption = {{small|Logo since 2010, after a major rebranding scheme}}
| image = Glorietta Square Makati, Metro Manila (52265481570).jpg
| image_size = 300
| image_caption = Glorietta and surrounding buildings
| location = San Lorenzo, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Philippines
| subdivision_type1= Region
| subdivision_name1= Metro Manila
| subdivision_type2= City
| subdivision_name2= Makati
| address =
| opening_date = {{start date and age|1991}}
| developer = Ayala Land
| architect =
| operator =
| owner = Ayala Land
| area = {{cvt|50|ha}}
| transport = {{rint|metro}} {{rint|manila|MRT-3}} {{Mrt|Ayala}}
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| website = [http://www.ayalamalls.com Ayala Malls]
| pushpin_map = Metro Manila#Luzon mainland#Philippines
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Metro Manila##Location in Luzon##Location in the Philippines
| coordinates = {{coord|14.552|121.023|dim:30_type:landmark_region:PH|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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The Ayala Center is a {{convert|50|ha|adj=on}} mixed-use major commercial development operated by Ayala Land located in Barangay San Lorenzo within the Makati Central Business District in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The complex comprises three shopping malls, three department stores, each with its own retail shops, restaurant arcades and cinemas, several hotels, eight residential towers, five office towers, four parking buildings, and leisure amenities such as the Greenbelt Park, Glorietta 3 Park, and the Ayala Museum, showcasing exhibits on Philippine history and art.{{cite web|url=http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/portfolio/growth-centers?link=Makati-City |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624150527/http://www.ayalaland.com.ph/portfolio/growth-centers?link=Makati-City |archive-date=June 24, 2013 }}
The Ayala Center is surrounded by Ayala Avenue, Dela Rosa Street, and Legazpi Street to the north, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA/C-4) to the east, Arnaiz Avenue to the south, and Paseo de Roxas to the west. The Ayala station of MRT Line 3 serves the area.[http://www.dotcmrt3.gov.ph/route%20map.htm Route Map], Metro Rail Transit Corporation Passenger Information, retrieved July 7, 2006 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626132055/http://www.dotcmrt3.gov.ph/route%20map.htm |date=June 26, 2006 }}
History
File:Glorietta complex.jpg in Ayala Center (2008)]]
Ayala Center's predecessors were the Makati Commercial Center and Greenbelt, originally an open-space park called Greenbelt Junction in the 1970s.{{cite web|url=https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/the-latest-news-features/71404/14-nostalgic-images-of-old-makati-a1806-20170912-lfrm4|title=These Photos of Makati From the Past Will Amaze You|website=Spot.ph|first=Alex|last=Castro|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=June 11, 2023}}
The Makati Commercial Center, built in 1960, consisted of several small arcades (Maranaw Arcade, Makati Arcade, Angela Arcade, Lising's Commercial, Mayfair Center, Bricktown, Anson's), theaters (Rizal Theater and The Quad), freestanding retail outlets (including Makati Supermart, Sulo Restaurant, Automat Restaurant, Rustan's, Shoe Mart and Mercury Drug), open parks, and hotels (including Manila Garden Hotel and InterContinental Hotel Manila).{{cite news|url=https://www.theurbanroamer.com/ayala-center-story-part-1-makati-commercial-center/|title=The Ayala Center Story: Part 1 – The Makati Commercial Center|date=November 2, 2020|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=The Urban Roamer}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/power-purpose/wealth/the-history-of-makati-city-the-countrys-major-financial-hub|title=The History of Makati City: The Country's Major Financial Hub|first=Lisa Guerrero|last=Nakpil|date=June 10, 2022|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Tatler Asia}} It was later renamed The Center Makati in the 1980s.{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern-living/2002/11/30/186025/makati-memories|title=Makati Memories|first=Paulo|last=Alcazaren|date=November 30, 2002|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Philstar.com}}
On the other hand, Greenbelt evolved from an open-space park known as Greenbelt Junction, which in the 1970s had an aviary and surrounding low-rise structures with dining establishments.{{cite web|url=https://nolisoli.ph/96722/vintage-greenbelt-photos-alcazaren-ayuvallos-20210423/|title=LOOK: These vintage photos of Greenbelt park will have you racing to your old albums|date=April 23, 2021|accessdate=March 25, 2024|first=Andrei|last=Yuvallos|website=NOLISOLI.ph}}{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/modern-living/2008/03/08/48847/greenbelt-delight|title=Greenbelt delight|first=Paulo|last=Alcazaren|publisher=The Philippine Star|date=March 8, 2008|accessdate=April 3, 2024}} Additional developments in the 1980s include the Greenbelt Square, Fair Center, Greenbelt Arcade, a McDonald's branch, and Greenbelt Mall, which were later combined to form Greenbelt.{{cite web|url=https://ncca.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FINAL-Merged-Public-Notice-for-Greenbelt-1-delisting.pdf/|title=NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC|date=July 23, 2023|publisher=National Commission for Culture and the Arts|accessdate=April 2, 2024}}
In the 1990s, the Ayalas redeveloped The Center Makati by merging the existing Makati Commercial Center with the Greenbelt complex into a new {{convert|50|ha|adj=on}} development{{cite web|title=Tatler Time Capsule: The Ayala Center|date=October 28, 2020|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Tatler Asia|url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/thanks-for-the-memory|first=Chit|last=Lijauco}}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPcdwRiXK6g |access-date=August 7, 2024 |title=Ayala Center TVC (1990)}} and was renamed Ayala Center in 1991. Its redevelopment has been ongoing in phases since the late 2000s, which includes the renovation and expansion of Glorietta and Greenbelt malls and replacing old buildings and open parking spaces with new office buildings, residential towers, hotels, and the One Ayala complex, respectively.{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/business/2010/11/08/627665/ali-sees-completion-initial-phase-p20-billion-ayala-center-facelift-2012|title=ALI sees completion of initial phase of P20-billion Ayala Center facelift by 2012|first=Zinnia |last=Dela Peña|date=November 8, 2010|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Philstar.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ayalaland.com.ph/ali-unveils-plans-for-next-phase-of-ayala-center-redevelopment/|title=ALI unveils plans for next phase of Ayala Center redevelopment|date=October 9, 2015|accessdate=June 11, 2023|website=Ayala Land}}
Facilities and tenants
=Shopping malls=
=Department stores=
- Rustan's
- SM Makati
- The Landmark
- Adora
- Marks & Spencer
- Debenhams (closed as of May 2021){{Cite news |date=2021-05-05 |title=End of an era for Debenhams as final shops set to close |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56993816 |access-date=2023-03-03}}
{{gallery
|width = 150
|File:Glorettamakatifacade.jpg|Glorietta
|File:Manila, Makati, Philippines.jpg|Greenbelt
|File:9991Makati Central Business District Landmarks 07.jpg|SM Makati
|File:9763Makati Central Business District Ayala Greenbelt Landmarks 16.jpg|The Landmark
|File:Forbes Park Ayala Dasmarinas Village South Makati Area 07.jpg|Ayala Malls One Ayala
|File:Makati Ave.jpg|Makati Avenue
}}
=Parking facilities=
Aside from the basement parking beneath Glorietta (interconnected with Park Terraces and Terraces Square), Greenbelt, and One Ayala, respectively, the following are the carpark buildings located at the complex:
- 6750 Steel Carpark
- Park Square
- Paseo Steel Carpark
- The Link
{{gallery
|width = 150
|File:9763Makati Central Business District Ayala Greenbelt Landmarks 03.jpg|The Link
|File:0041Makati Central Business District Landmarks 20.jpg|Park Square
}}
=Hotels=
- InterContinental Manila (closed in 2015)
- Dusit Thani Manila
- Holiday Inn & Suites Makati
- Makati Fairmont Hotel and Raffles Suites and Residences
- New World Renaissance Hotel
- Peninsula Manila
- Makati Shangri-La
- Ascott Makati (formerly Oakwood Premier)
- Seda One Ayala (under construction)
{{gallery
|width = 150
|File:9991Makati Central Business District Landmarks 37.jpg|Dusit Thani Manila
|File:86Makati Central Business District Landmarks 05.jpg|Makati Fairmont Hotel
|File:Makati srl 2.jpg|Makati Shangri-La, Manila||InterContinental Manila
|File:Interconjf.JPG|InterContinental Manila
|File:0041Makati Central Business District Landmarks 28.jpg|Raffles Makati
|File:Glorietta Square Makati, Metro Manila (52265013408).jpg|Holiday Inn Manila (foreground) with Park Terraces, Makati Fairmont Hotel, and Raffles Makati on the background. Also shown is the Glorietta 1 Corporate Center (right).
}}
=Office buildings=
File:6750 Ayala Avenue in 2022.jpg
- 6750 Ayala Avenue
- Glorietta 1 Corporate Center
- Glorietta 2 Corporate Center
- One Ayala Tower 1 (One Ayala East Tower)
- One Ayala Tower 2 (One Ayala West Tower)
- One Ayala South Tower
Incidents
=2000 bombing=
On May 17, 2000, at 5:02 p.m. PHT, Glorietta was bombed, injuring 12 persons, mostly teenagers. According to local authorities, the homemade bomb was placed in front of a toilet beside a video arcade. This bombing was said to be a precursor to the May 21, 2000 SM Megamall bombing and the December 30, 2000 Rizal Day bombings.
=2007 explosion=
{{Main|2007 Glorietta explosion}}
The 2007 Glorietta explosion ripped through the Glorietta 2 section of the Glorietta shopping complex at Ayala Center in Makati on October 19, 2007, killing 11 people and injuring 120. Despite conflicting reports, it was concluded that the explosion was caused by a faulty liquefied petroleum gas tank in a Chinese restaurant.
See also
References
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External links
{{wikinews|Blasts kills 8, injures 126 at a mall in Manila, The Philippines}}
- [http://www.ayalamalls.com Ayala Malls, Official Website]
- [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=95548 Inquirer.net, List of dead and injured in Glorietta blast]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071021020507/http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/gloriettablast/multimedia.php Inquirer.net, View interactive map and photos of Glorietta blast]
- [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/65193/Death-toll-from-Makati-mall-blast-rises-to-9 GMA NEWS.TV, Partial list of casualties in Glorietta blast]
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