Arca South is a 74-hectare planned unit development owned by Ayala Land, Inc. located at East Service Road, Barangay Western Bicutan,

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. It was formerly part of Food Terminal Inc. before being sold to Ayala Land.

History

With the decline of FTI, there have been several attempts over multiple Philippines presidential administrations to sell off part of the property, including a public auction in 2009, but they all failed. In November 2012, the Philippine government announced the sale of the 74 hectares of the 120-hectare property to Ayala Land, Inc. for 24.3 billion

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s. Ayala plans to turn the property into a

mixed-use development 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 ...

. Proceeds from the sale are pledged to the programs of the

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and the Department of Agrarian Reform. The remaining 46 hectares remains in FTI. In 2013, Ayala Land renamed their property into Arca South. Current construction of the mall is estimated to be completed by 2023, 6 years after its initial target date.

Current developments

Residential

* Arbor Lanes * Gardencourt Residences * The Veranda * Park Cascades * Avida Towers One Union Place * Avida Towers Vireo

Commercial/Institutional

* Arca South Corporate Center * Ayala Malls Arca South (Transit, Regional, & Lifestyle Malls) * Sunshine Mall * Arca Main Street * Tryne Enterprise Plaza * Makati Development Corporation (MDC) Headquarters * Savya Financial Center * Bamberton Place * Z2 Tower * Manta Corporate Plaza * QualiMed Hospital
Seda Hotel

AANI Outdoor Market
* Landers Superstore

Transportation

Land

The planned North–South Commuter Railway and Metro Manila Subway Line 9's FTI station will be connected to the Taguig Integrated Terminal Exchange (TITX), which is located in Arca South.

References

External links

Official website
{{Taguig Mixed-use developments in Metro Manila Buildings and structures in Taguig Planned communities in the Philippines