Filinvest City, formerly Filinvest Corporate City, is a

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situated within the City of

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History

The development of Filinvest City began in 1995, by

Filinvest Filinvest Development Corporation (), is the publicly listed holding company for the various firms in the Filinvest group. It was established in 1955 in the Philippines by Andrew L. Gotianun Sr. and his wife, Mercedes Gotianun, as a used-car f ...

at the site of the former Alabang Stock Farm. Under the administration of President

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, the farm was opened for joint development with the private sector and the government-owned property was placed for bidding. The Gotianuns acquired the farm after it bested the bids of companies of the Ayala and Gokongwei families in a government-organized bidding. The project was started by the

Filinvest Development Corporation Filinvest Development Corporation (), is the publicly listed holding company for the various firms in the Filinvest group. It was established in 1955 in the Philippines by Andrew L. Gotianun Sr. and his wife, Mercedes Gotianun, as a used-car f ...

(FDC) through its founder Andrew L. Gotianun Sr. FDC established the Filinvest Alabang, Inc. on August 25, 1993, for the purpose of entering a joint agreement with the government to develop the farm. The development was earlier known as the Filinvest Corporate City but was rebranded as Filinvest City to reflect a shift of the area as a mixed-use development from a primarily commercial venture. The master plan for Filinvest was revised in 2017 with the help of Singaporean firm

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. This led to the opening of the Spectrum Linear Park and the Northgate Cyberzone district cooling system, by early 2018.

Management

Filinvest City is developed and managed by Filinvest Alabang, Inc. which is a subsidiary of

and Filinvest Land Inc.. Under the joint agreement with the government, the FAI owned 74 percent stake in Filinvest City.

Residential areas

Among the residential settlements in Filinvest City include Botanika Nature Residence, Vivant Flats, La Vie Flats, and the Bristol at Parkway Place.

Developments

The central business district is divided into six (6) divisions, namely City Center, Civic Plaza, Northgate Cyberzone, Westgate Center, Spectrum Business District, and The Palms Country Club. Key district areas in the Filinvest City include the shopping centre

Festival Alabang Festival Mall Alabang, formerly known as Festival Supermall and colloquially known as Festi, is a shopping mall owned and operated by Filinvest Land, Inc.The mall is located at Filinvest City (formerly Filinvest Corporate City) in Alabang, Munt ...

and public spaces like The River Park & Spectrum Linear Park. The district is also accessible to the

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and transportation services are available in South Station and

Festival Mall Festival Mall Alabang, formerly known as Festival Supermall and colloquially known as Festi, is a shopping mall owned and operated by Filinvest Land, Inc.The mall is located at Filinvest City (formerly Filinvest Corporate City) in Alabang, Munt ...

References

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History

Management

Residential areas

Developments

See also

References