Exportbank Plaza, formerly known as Urban Bank Plaza, is an office

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located in

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. It stands at , and is one of the tallest buildings in the country. The building has 36 floors above ground and 1 basement level for parking. Currently, Exportbank Plaza serves as the headquarters of

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(Exportbank), which acquired the building after purchasing the assets of

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after that bank was shut down by the

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in 2000.

Location

The building is located at the corner of

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and

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, the tower is situated near the entrance of the

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. It is a few blocks walk away from most of Makati's other major office and residential buildings.

Building Details

The 37-storey building consists of an 8-floor Podium with basement, and a 29-storey Office Tower. It has a 3-street frontage (Gil Puyat Avenue, Chino Roces Avenue, and Urban Avenue) and was designed to ensure unobstructed panoramic view of the metropolis from all sides, with Makati’s skyline towards the east, and

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towards the west. The building also has 7 parking floors for a total of 511 parking slots, or 1 parking space for every 80sqm of office space. 12 high-speed elevators are installed to ensure swift access to all levels. Each floor has two pressurized fire escape stairways with widths of 1.35 meters, higher than the standard 1.20 meters of comparable structures. Every floor is also equipped with a smoke exhaust louver system which automatically activates in case of fire. Also, the building is also crowned with a helipad.

Transfer of ownership

It was reported on March 10, 2009 that Exportbank sold its rights and interest on Exportbank Plaza to Arthaland Inc. (formerly known as EIB Realty Developers Inc.) for Php 2.62 Billion (around US$54.188 Million).GMANews.T
''Exportbank sells Exportbank Plaza for P2.62 Billion''
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References

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