Paseo de Roxas is a prime commercial artery in the

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. It is a two- to six-lane avenue that cuts through the middle of the business district connecting San Lorenzo Village in the west to

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in the east. Starting at its western terminus at Antonio S. Arnaiz Avenue, Paseo de Roxas crosses into Legaspi Village passing by the

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mall complex, the

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, as well as several low to mid rise office and residential towers. As it passes by Salcedo Village east of

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, the buildings give way to high rises on the north side and the entire length of the

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on the south. Past the intersection with

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, Paseo de Roxas skirts the northern side of Urdaneta Village. It then crosses

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and Jupiter Street before entering the gated Bel-Air Village, where it ends at its intersection with Mercedes and Hydra Streets. The avenue was named after

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founder Domingo Róxas of the

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that owns the land. It was the site of the old

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airport where the avenue's section east of Ayala Avenue served as a runway along with Ayala Avenue. Paseo de Roxas also has short extensions into the gated San Lorenzo Village as Edades Street and in the gated Bel-Air Village as Hydra Street.

Notable landmarks

Paseo de Roxas is the address of the

, which occupies a full block on the north side of the street between Benavidez and Gamboa Streets across from

. The street also hosts the headquarters of a number of banks, notably the

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(BPI),

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, and

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. The intersection of Paseo de Roxas and

is framed by

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, the BPI Building and

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Building which featured the

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LED Display, the first and longest curved-type

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. Paseo de Roxas is also home to a number of other skyscrapers such as the

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Lepanto Building The Lepanto Building, (also known as the B.A. Lepanto Building or Bank of America Lepanto Building), is a 20-storey office building in Paseo de Roxas in Makati City. It was inaugurated in 1978 and was designed by distinguished architect Gabriel Fo ...

and

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's Manila Tower. Across the street from the

is the Paseo Center which houses a

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Supermarket and a flagship branch of

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