Capitol Commons
{{Short description|Mixed-use development in Pasig, Philippines}}
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{{Use Philippine English|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox property development
| development_name = Capitol Commons
| logo = Capitol Commons Logo.png
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_caption =
| image = Capitol Commons Park Pathway 2.jpg
| image_caption = A foot pathway skirting the Capitol Commons Park, a centerpiece urban park in the Capitol Commons
| location = Oranbo, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines
| address = Meralco Avenue, cor. Shaw Boulevard, Ortigas Center, Brgy. Oranbo, Pasig City 1600 Metro Manila, Philippines
| opening_date = {{start date and age|2011}}
| developer = Ortigas & Company
| architect =
| general contractor = D. M. Consunji, Inc.
| operator =
| owner = Ortigas & Company
| website = [http://www.ortigas.com.ph/estate/capitol-commons/estate/capitol-commons Capitol Commons]
| coordinates = {{coord|14.575833|N|121.063611|E|source:frwiki_region:PH|format=dms|display=title}}
| image_map = {{infobox mapframe}}
| transport = {{rint|metro}} {{rint|manila|3}} {{stn|Shaw Boulevard}}
{{rint|metro}} {{rint|manila|9}} {{stn|Ortigas South}} (future)
}}
Capitol Commons is a mixed-use development in Oranbo, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a redevelopment of the former Rizal Provincial Capitol complex located in the village of Oranbo adjacent to the Ortigas Center financial district. The {{convert|10|ha|adj=on|sp=us}} site being developed by Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership, the same developer behind Ortigas Center, features Pasig's first high-end shopping center called Estancia at Capitol Commons. Once completed, the {{Philippine peso|25-billion|link=yes}} mixed-use commercial, residential and office development will have {{convert|35000|sqm|sqft|sp=us}} of retail space, {{convert|20000|sqm|sqft}} of office space for knowledge process outsourcing (KPO) companies, and {{convert|280000|sqm|sqft|sp=us}} of residential units.{{cite web|url=http://business.inquirer.net/35133/ortigas-launches-p25b-pasig-city-project |title=Ortigas launches P25B Pasig City project |date=December 15, 2011 |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=June 3, 2015}} The development is also home to the Capitol Commons Park, which takes up fifty percent of the development.
Location
Capitol Commons is situated in the southern portion of barangay Oranbo in the western part of Pasig, just north of barangay Kapitolyo (named after the former Rizal provincial capitol). It is an eastern extension of Ortigas Center bounded by Meralco Avenue on the west, Shaw Boulevard on the south, Camino Verde Road to the east, and Capt. Henry Javier Street to the north. It is located close to major Pasig landmarks such as the PhilSports Complex, the Department of Education main offices, Valle Verde Country Club, and the University of Asia and the Pacific. The development is served by Shaw Boulevard MRT station which lies approximately {{convert|1|km|mi|sp=us}} to the west.
History
File:Rizal Provincial Capitol.jpg
The Capitol Commons site formed part of the Hacienda de Mandaloyon which Ortigas & Co. founder Don Francisco Ortigas y Barcinas purchased from the Augustinian religious order during the early days of the American colonial period.{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/business-life/312861/ortigas-clan-stages-business-comeback |title=Ortigas clan stages business comeback |publisher=Philippine Star |access-date=June 3, 2015}} The estate spanned {{convert|4033|ha}} covering parts of Pasig, Mandaluyong, Quezon City and San Juan in what was then the province of Rizal. Over the years, Ortigas & Co. developed and sold off most of the former estate as subdivisions or villages such as Valle Verde, Greenhills, Wack-Wack and Greenmeadows. In 1950, the provincial capitol was moved from its former location on the Mariquina River in barangay Santa Rosa, Pasig to this new site donated by Ortigas & Co. The second Rizal capitol stood on this site for close to 60 years even after Pasig was separated from the province and annexed to Metropolitan Manila since November 7, 1975. In 2008, the Rizal provincial government finally moved its capital to Antipolo with its new capitol located near the Ynares Center. Ownership of the old capitol site was then returned to the Ortigas company for redevelopment as a commercial center in 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/101682/news/regions/rizal-capitol-to-be-transferred-to-antipolo |title=Rizal capitol to be transferred to Antipolo |publisher=GMA Network News |access-date=June 3, 2015}}
Estancia Mall and office complex
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Estancia is the upscale retail anchor for the Capitol Commons development. It has {{convert|30000|sqm|sqft|sp=us}} of leasable space in three levels and is anchored by international furniture retailers West Elm and Pottery Barn.{{cite web|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/12/09/14/ortigas-opens-new-mall-capitol-commons/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211064151/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/12/09/14/ortigas-opens-new-mall-capitol-commons |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2014 |title=Ortigas & Co opens new mall |publisher=ABS-CBN News |access-date=June 3, 2015}} The lifestyle center also carries other international brands such as Aéropostale, Old Navy, Cortefiel, Debenhams, Kurt Geiger, Diesel and Isaac Mizrahi. It is also home to several restaurant chains such as Coco Ichiban and TWG Tea. A major component of the Estancia mixed-use complex is the North and South Wings, which house {{convert|19461|sqm|sqft|sp=us}} of business process outsourcing (BPO) office space accredited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). The mall was completed in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/ortigas-taps-cbre-phils-for-new-pasig-bpo-facility/ |title=Ortigas taps CBRE Phils. for new Pasig BPO facility |publisher=Manila Bulletin |access-date=June 3, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Estancia Mall expansion
File:Estancia at Capitol Commons East Wing.jpg
Ortigas & Company have allotted {{Philippine peso|26 billion|link=yes}} in key developments within the Capitol Commons property. This includes a large expansion to Estancia Mall, initially called The Paragon and Entertainment Hub in previous marketing materials, called the East Wing.{{cite web|url=http://www.ortigas.com.ph/estate/capitol-commons/entertainment-hub |title=Capitol Commons Entertainment Hub}} Estancia Mall's expanded section has a gross floor area of {{convert|76000|sqm|sqft|sp=us}}. It houses a branch of The SM Store, six cinemas, more lifestyle shops, and office spaces at the top floors.{{cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/business/206556-ortigas-company-investment-capitol-commons-pasig-city |title=Ortigas & Company to spend P26B on Capitol Commons |date=July 5, 2018 |publisher=Rappler |access-date=July 5, 2018}} Those office spaces are located at the Estancia Offices, which consist of three towers: North Wing, South Wing, and West Wing.{{cite web|url=https://www.ortigas.com.ph/offices/estancia-offices|title=Estancia Offices|website=Ortigas Land|accessdate=February 10, 2025}}
The mall's new section opened on November 29, 2019. It hosts the first-ever Ortigas Cinemas with four digital cinemas and two luxurious Screening Room Cinemas. It is also co-managed by SM Cinema.
Other projects
File:Estancia at Capitol Commons.jpg
File:Maven at Capitol Commons.jpg
;Residential Condominiums
- The Imperium
- The Royalton
- Maven
- The Empress
;Retail
- Unimart Supermarket
- Gastro
- Paragon Mall
;Leisure
- Capitol Commons Park
External links
- {{commonscat-inline}}
References
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{{Ortigas Center}}
Category:Mixed-use developments in Metro Manila