Central Business Park I-A

Central Business Park I-A
Project
DeveloperSM Prime, Federal Land, and others
Location
Central Business Park I-A is located in Metro Manila
Central Business Park I-A
Location in Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates: 14°32′13″N 120°59′08″E / 14.5369°N 120.9856°E / 14.5369; 120.9856
CountryPhilippines
LocationPasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Area
 • Total
200 ha (490 acres)

The Central Business Park Island-A (CBP I-A) is a reclaimed area in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.

History

1970s–1990s: Early years

The Central Business Park I-A (CBP 1-A) was part of a bigger land reclamation associated with the Manila Bay Coastal Road Project that commenced in 1975.[1] It was a joint project of the Construction and Development Corporation of the Philippines (CDCP; later the Philippine National Construction Corporation or PNCC) and the Philippine government.[2]

In 1995, the reclamation project was assigned to the Public Estates Authority (PEA, now the Philippine Reclamation Authority) was dubbed as "Boulevard 2000".[1] The land reclamation is already above ground with a concave seawall erected.[3] Among the developers with stakes in the area is the SM Group and Federal Land, the real-estate arm of the Metrobank Group.[4][5]

Construction of the SM Mall of Asia was slated to began in January 1996.[6] However, the project was delayed and reduced in scale amid the country's weak economy.[7]

In 1999, the first structure in CBP I-A, the Shrine of Jesus was opened.[3][4] The SM Group donated land back in August 1995 where the church was built.[8]

2000s onwards

Aerial view of CBP I-A in 2010.

In the early 2000s, Federal Land's Metropolitan Park began to emerge with the construction of the Bay Gardens residential condominium.[1][9] Also, after delays, construction of the SM Mall of Asia commenced in 2002. The mall opened in 2006.[10]

The SM Group began calling its portion of the CBP I-A as the Mall of Asia Complex in September 2007.[11] In 2008, the first building of the E-Com complex within the MOA Complex opened.[12] The MOA Complex continued to expand in the next decades.[3]

Geography

The Central Business Park I-A (CBP I-A), according to the Philippine Reclamation Authority covers an area of 200 hectares (490 acres) or 2 square kilometers (0.77 sq mi) situated entirely in Pasay.[4] It is bounded by the Redemptorist Channel to the south, which separates CBP I-A from Central Business Park I-B and C in neighboring city of Paranaque. The Libertad Channel lies north of CBP I-A.[4][13]

CBP I-A is fronted by the Manila Bay to its west.[14] A new reclamation area known as Pasay 360, will be made in this portion.[15]

Developments

Mall of Asia Complex

Mall of Asia Complex in 2014.

The Mall of Asia Complex, which included the mall proper, the SM Mall of Asia, is a mixed-used development by the SM Group. It also includes office buildings and hotels.[16] The E-Com Center is office complex with five of its planned six buildings already operational.[12][17]

Met Park

Metro Park signage. 2023

Met Park, formerly the Metropolitan Park[5], is a 36-hectare (89-acre) mixed-used development by Federal Land within the CBP I-A. It has various condominiums, office buildings, and shopping centers.[18]

The Manila Tytana Colleges (known as the Manila Doctors College until 2011), has a campus within Met Park.[19]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Metropolitan Park shapes central part of Blvd 2000". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 24 April 2001. p. B11. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "OP ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 397, May 13, 1998". Supreme Court E-Library. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Henry Sy Sr.'s vision turns into a landmark". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Reclamation". Philippine Reclamation Authority. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 Salazar, Tessa (30 April 2002). "Manila Bay Locale: 'City garden' sits on vast expanse of open space". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. B12. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Roxas Boulevard reclamation area next Hong Kong?". Manila Standard. 21 November 1995. p. 14. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Ramos, Elaine Ruzul (15 April 2002). "Smaller Mall of Asia of Sy to begin construction yearend". Manila Standard. p. A6. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "SM donates church, youth center site". Manila Standard. 16 August 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "Big tent to rise along Roxas Blvd". The Philippine Star. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Pasion, Lorenz (25 October 2022). "SM Mall of Asia was not formerly owned by the government". Rappler. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  11. ↑ "SM Renames Business District as Mall of Asia Complex". SM Prime. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  12. 1 2 Buban, Charles (18 June 2016). "SM Mall of Asia's emerging business district". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Land Development Projects". Public Estates Authority Tollway Corporation. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Bay City". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 8 September 2002. p. B5. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Austria, Jenniffer (3 May 2026). "SM Prime proceeds with P150-billion Pasay reclamation despite headwinds". Manila Standard. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  16. ↑ Lara, Tanya (21 October 2007). "Making business & leisure simple at the MOA complex". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "SM Prime targets 2026 completion for SixE-com Center in Pasay". BusinessWorld. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Basking in the best of urban living at Met Park township in Bay Area". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "About Tytana". Manila Tytana Colleges. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
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