Circuit Makati is a riverfront redevelopment project by

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on the site of the former Santa Ana Race Track in

Makati Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...

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. The site located in the northwest portion of Makati, on the south bank of the

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, is planned to contain a

mixed-use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...

entertainment complex which would include an indoor theater, a shopping mall, hotels and residential and office skyscrapers. It would also contain a football turf, skate park and an outdoor entertainment area. The development is envisioned to become the new entertainment district of Makati and the city's lifestyle hub.

Location

Circuit Makati occupies a large portion of

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Carmona. It is bounded by the Pasig River on the north, Hippodromo Street on the south, Fortuna Street to the east, and A.P. Reyes Avenue (which connects to

Chino Roces Avenue Chino Roces Avenue, formerly known as (and still commonly referred to as) Pasong Tamo, is a prominent north–south road in the cities of Makati and Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines It runs for from Olympia and Tejeros to Fort Bonifacio. The ave ...

) and H. Santos Street to the west. The district of Santa Ana in

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, where

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and some of Santa Ana's historic houses are found, is within a few kilometers from the site. It is located just north of the

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accessible via

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and South Avenue, and from

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and

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via J.P. Rizal Avenue and

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Background

Circuit Makati had been occupied by the Santa Ana Park, a horse racetrack which operated from 1937 to 2008. Built in the Art Deco style, the racetrack was home to the Santa Ana Turf Club, the forerunner of what is now the Philippine Racing Club which introduced thoroughbred horse racing in the country. Prior to its establishment as a sporting and recreation facility, the site was home to the Santa Ana Cabaret, a dance hall and music venue for Manila's high society in the early 1900s. In 2009, a year after the hippodrome was closed, the Philippine Racing Club opened its new home in the Santa Ana Park (

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) in Naic,

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. The club then entered into a joint venture agreement with

and its subsidiary, Alveo Land, in 2011 for the development of the property.

Buildings and facilities

* ''Globe Circuit Events Ground'', a outdoor venue that can accommodate 20,000 people for concerts, dance performances, fashion shows and sporting events. * ''Santiago and Libertad Cua Park'', a park at the riverbank of the

** ''GOMO Skate Park'', an approximately skate area covered with concrete skateboard ramps * ''Circuit Corporate Center'', which consist of two office buildings with a total gross leasable area of * ''Ayala Malls Circuit'', a

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** ''Circuit Lane'', a retail walk that will cross the entire length of the district ** ''Power Mac Center Spotlight'', a 300-seater performance venue on top of Circuit Lane ** ''Samsung Performing Arts Theater'', a 1,500-seat indoor performing arts theater ** ''St. John Paul II Chapel'', a

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* ''Circuit Makati Blue Pitch'' (formerly Gatorade Chelsea FC Blue Pitch), a artificial football pitch * ''The Stiles Enterprise Plaza'', an office-condominium by Alveo Land consisting of two towers * ''Solstice'', a residential condominium tower by Alveo Land. * ''Callisto'', a residential condominium tower by Alveo Land. * ''

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Circuit Makati'' * ''Circuit Makati Transport Terminal'', a known bus terminus of various point-to point (P2P) buses. * ''Astela'', a residential condominium tower by Alveo Land. File:08148jfCarmona Sunset Riverfront Globe Events Ground Cua Park Circuit Makatifvf 13.jpg, Globe Circuit Event Grounds Circuit Makati Blue Pitch.jpg, Circuit Makati Blue Pitch 08250jfSunsets Carmona Circuit Makati Ayala Mallsfvf 31.jpg, Ayala Malls Circuit with Power Mac Center Spotlight 08250jfSunsets Carmona Circuit Makati Ayala Mallsfvf 19.jpg, Circuit Lane 08163jfSunsets Carmona Circuit Makati A. P. Reyesfvf 17.jpg, Santiago and Libertad Cua Park 07895jfCarmona, Makati Sports Complex Kasilawan A. P. Reyesfvf 32.jpg, Circuit Makati Transport Terminal 07978jfCarmona Globe Events Ground Circuit Lane Ayala Malls Alveo Makatifvf 02.jpg, Solstice under construction

References

External links

Official website of Circuit Makati
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Location

Background

Buildings and facilities

See also

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