The St. Francis Square is a complex of three buildings located in

Ortigas Center Ortigas Center is a central business district located within the joint boundaries of Pasig, Mandaluyong and Quezon City, within the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. With an area of more than , it is Metro Manila's second most important bu ...

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, Philippines. Groundbreaking and construction began in 1998 and was completed in 2000. Due to some controversies regarding the St. Francis Square Group of Companies, construction and the finishing of interiors were halted. Construction resumed in 2009 and the building was finished in 2011.

Complex

BSA Twin Towers

There are three buildings within the complex, but the most notable are the main two towers. Each stands high, occupying a land area of of the site's land. Topped off since 2000, yet completed in 2011, the two towers became the fourth-tallest buildings in the country. The two towers supposedly have a rooftop observation deck or a sky garden on their pyramid roofs. They also serve as a

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and secondary studio facilities of the FM radio stations 90.7 Love Radio, 101.1 Yes The Best and 96.3 Easy Rock, as well as temporary studios of AM radio station

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and community-formatted national FM station

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, all owned by

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. At night, there is an neon light display at the top of the buildings, with logos of the St Francis Group of Companies, AUX Aircon, and HKTV (HongKong TV) seen on the roofs, giving an iconic look to the Ortigas skyline.

St. Francis Square Mall

The

St. Francis Square Mall St. Francis Square Mall is a five-storey shopping mall located in the heart of Ortigas Center and part of the St. Francis Square Complex. The mall is a direct competitor of the nearby SM Megamall. It was home to over 1,000 stalls and stores and ...

is a four-storey building within the St. Francis Square complex. It is popularly known in the Metropolitan Manila for its advertisement jingle for the ''Super Tiangge'' shopping area which is located in this mall. The mall and the Twin Towers are separated by a massive parking lot that caters to the customers of the mall and nearby establishments. In June 2019, the ''Super Tiangge'' area, the second and third levels of the mall, was vacated and closed for conversion as commercial and office space.

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St. Francis Square
- Official website
BSA Twin Towers
- Official website {{DEFAULTSORT:St Francis Square Office buildings completed in 2000 Skyscrapers in Ortigas Center Twin towers Skyscraper office buildings in Metro Manila

Complex

BSA Twin Towers

St. Francis Square Mall

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