If you’ve passed Ayala Avenue, Makati City recently, you may have noticed a new and quite unique-looking building. Well, that, dear reader, is The Estate Makati: a premium, private, residential building that puts the “luxury” in luxury living.
Now if you’re already a homeowner at The Estate Makati, you may already know everything I’m about to say right here, but if you aren’t, and you’ve got your eyes on acquiring a unit (or more!) for yourself, here’s what you can look forward to.
The Estate Makati is located on Apartment Ridge, a stretch of high-end residential buildings along Ayala Avenue, in the absolute last available spot. Talk about staking your claim!
Living here means you’ll be living in one of the most exclusive and best condominiums in Makati. Not only that, but you’re more than likely to be neighbors with the upper crust of society, with all the opportunities and advantages that go along with it.
And the icing on top? Being the last one to the party of buildings on Apartment Ridge means The Estate Makati is newest, shiniest, and most advanced in terms of perks out of all of them.
It wouldn’t be a luxury residence without the very best amenities money could buy, now would it? Everything that’s been installed here has been chosen to enhance your living experience to the utmost, whether you prefer a vivacious social life or the serenity of alone time.
Lounges of different sizes and ambiences can be found on the lower levels, such as the Atrium Lounge and Pavilion Lounge, and higher up too, such as the Sky Garden and Wine Lounge. No matter what you’re in the mood for, you’ll find the perfect setting for it in The Estate Makati.
“The Estate Makati embodies a unique approach to residential living, creating expansive flexible homes in the sky that combine lush landscaping with panoramic views of the city,” said Luke Fox, head of studio at Foster + Partners
You ever see those unsightly streaks of black or grey that trail down the sides of multi-story buildings? They’re an eyesore, aren’t they? The entire interior could be clean from top to bottom, but just the impression you’d get from those dark streaks on the outside could make you feel like the building was old or simply uncared for.
The designers of The Estate Makati thought so too, and thus used anti-stain materials and coatings to prevent or at least significantly delay the buildup of the stains that often give buildings such a weathered look.
Do you like being able to toy around with your home? Do you enjoy the thrill of customization? Does modularity excite you? Then you’ll be ecstatic to learn that being able to configure your unit just the way you like it is a key feature of The Estate Makati!
The Double Slab Technology refers to the two slabs of flooring in between the building’s stories, creating a space specifically for all the wiring and piping of your unit. That means the wires and pipes can reach anywhere in your unit, and that means your furniture and all the other essentials can go EXACTLY where you want them.
Do you want a big open space with no walls? Go ahead.
How about multiple separate rooms for each of your children and a bigger master bedroom for you and the spouse? Can do.
Want to make a wide-open central kitchen and a dedicated room for your hobbies? Why not!
With this double slab system, every configuration is possible.
Makati is one of the busiest cities in the Philippines, seeing tens of thousands of workers from other cities go in and out to do their jobs in pretty much every city profession possible. Someone is always buying something, selling something, performing something, eating something, and doing something. Which means that unless you don’t want to try everything, you’ll always find something to do.
Malls such as Glorietta, SM Makati, Landmark, and Greenbelt offer all sorts of food, entertainment, and shopping, the latter in particular encompassing everything from the sweetest of bargains to the most premium of international brands.
You can always find food and drinks that tug strongly on your nostalgia or reward your sense of exploration with both familiar franchises and unique, one-of-a-kind, hole-in-the-wall kinds of food trips.
If you go out and search for it (or search for it first online before going out!), you will probably find it in Makati.
Foster + Partners is one of the most awarded and prestigious architectural design firms in the world (and perhaps in all of human history). Making iconic buildings, whether it’s for residential, business, or government use, is kind of their thing. They simply revel in the challenge of creating structures that not only reflect the culture of the country and the unique characteristics of the location, but are as sustainable, future-proofed, and functionally efficient as possible.
They are the architectural equivalent of wanting to eat their cake and have it too. More often than not, they get to do it.
And now, they’ve applied their expertise and vision to The Estate Makati, making it the first Foster + Partners residential building to have their fingerprints on it.
The Estate Makati project combined the expertise of two of the biggest and most influential real estate developers in the country: SMDC and Federal Land, Inc. Individually, they have put up dozens of successful residential properties all throughout the Philippines. Together, they’ve created a truly outstanding residence meant for an extremely exclusive clientele with the intent of making it a legacy worth passing on to future generations.
Living at The Estate Makati represents the culmination of a lifetime of hard work and the promise of an heirloom that you and your family will enjoy for years to come. That’s why while you’re living here, you should enjoy it! You deserve it.
