168Residences is a 42-storey twin-tower residential and commercial complex covering a land area of more than 7,400 sq. meters. The project will have 3 basement levels of parking area, 7 podium levels of shopping mall, the whole of 8th floor is for the recreation area while the 9th up to the 42nd floors are for the residential units.
The 168Residences project is in a class of its own, it will eventually be connected to the existing 168 Shopping Mall making it the biggest residential/ commercial project in the heart of Manila’s Chinatown. The one whole floor of recreation area plus the vast area for shopping will give its residents the luxury and convenience that they truly deserve.
Location
168Residences is strategically located in the center of Binondo, making it easily accessible through all kinds of land transportation especially with the project’s four entry and exit points: Sta. Elena Street, Soler Street, Felipe II Street, and C.M. Recto Avenue. Top universities and Chinese schools are just a few minutes away from the area, together with the different tourist spots, hospitals, religious landmarks, banks, supermarkets, shopping malls, police and fire stations, all of these to provide you with a lifestyle of luxury and convenience that is truly within your reach.
Significant places near the area:
CHINESE SCHOOLS: Chiang Kai Shek High School Philippine Cultural High School St. Stephen High School St. Jude Catholic School UNO High School
Place after the list of chinese schools: UNIVERSITIES: De La Salle University Mapua Institute of Technology University of the Philippines Manila University of Sto. Tomas Far Eastern University
TOURIST SPOTS Luneta Park Intramuros Fort Santiago China Town Manila Bay Manila Ocean Park New Nayong Pilipino (by 2010) Mall of Asia
RELIGIOUS LAND MARKS Binondo Church Filipino-Chinese Buddhist Temple Manila Cathedral San Agustin Church
TYPES OF TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE NEAR THE AREA: LRT Bus FX Jeep Taxi Pedicab Calesa
Building Features
A creative mixture of glass, aluminum cladding and steel.
Envisions being an architectural icon where lifestyle and business comes together.
Lower levels consists 7 levels of shopping mall, 3 levels of basement parking and one whole floor of amenities at the 8th floor.
With a vehicular drop-off and a landscape porte cochere fronting lobby.
With a separate main entrance for the residential units on the ground floor, setback from the street and accessed through the driveway that leads to the porte cochere and the parking.
Residential level consists of 30 levels of typical floors.
Each tower has three high-speed elevators with passenger capacity of 16 people (2 elevators) and 18 people (1 elevator). Each lift is finished in Veneer & mirror wall cladding with homogenous porcelain tile flooring.
The grand lobby for the residential condominium is finished with granite flooring, marble & HPL wall cladding and a drop ceiling with light cove & down lights.
24-hour security.
3 levels of basement parking.
100% back-up power for common areas and allocated amount of power to each unit in case of power failure. Centralized mail room.
Automatic fire alarm and sprinkler system.
Overheads tank and underground cistern with combined capacity of 330,000 galloons.
Individualized electric and water meters.
Building safety compliance to local fire code and NFPA 101 safety code.
Automatic Fire Sprinkler System
Semi-addressable Fire detection and Alarm System.
Dual fire escape locations at every residential floor.
Security intercoms at every residential unit.
LISTED BY:
Golden Compass Realty
Lia Pascual
REBL No: REBL PRC #3540