Circuit Makati is a riverfront redevelopment project by
Ayala Land on the site of the former Santa Ana Race Track in
Makati
Makati ( ), officially the City of Makati ( fil, Lungsod ng Makati), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines.
Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration ...
,
Metro Manila
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,
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. The site located in the northwest portion of Makati, on the south bank of the
Pasig River, is planned to contain a
mixed-use entertainment complex which would include an indoor theater, a shopping mall, hotels and residential and office skyscrapers. It would also contain a football turf, skate park and an outdoor entertainment area.
The development is envisioned to become the new entertainment district of Makati and the city's lifestyle hub.
Location
Circuit Makati occupies a large portion of
barangay
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Carmona
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Places Angola
* the former name of the town of Uíge
Costa Rica
* Carmona District, Nandayure, a district in Guanacaste Province
India
* Carmona, Goa, a village located in the Salcette district of South Goa, India
...
. It is bounded by the Pasig River on the north, Hippodromo Street on the south, Fortuna Street to the east, and A.P. Reyes Avenue (which connects to
Chino Roces Avenue) and H. Santos Street to the west. The district of
Santa Ana in
Manila
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, where
Santa Ana Church and some of
Santa Ana's historic houses are found, is within a few kilometers from the site. It is located just north of the
Makati CBD
The Makati Central Business District (Makati CBD), is a financial and central business district in the Philippines located in the heart of Makati in Metro Manila. It is politically known as "Central Cluster" in the West District of Makati. It ...
accessible via
Ayala Avenue
Ayala Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Makati, Philippines. It is one of the busiest roads in Metro Manila, crossing through the heart of the Makati Central Business District. Because of the many businesses located along the avenue, Ayala Avenu ...
and
South Avenue, and from
Century City
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and
Rockwell Center via
J.P. Rizal Avenue
J. P. Rizal Avenue, also known as J. P. Rizal Street, is a major local avenue in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a contour collector road on the south bank of the Pasig River that runs east–west from Pateros Bridge at the Makati–Pat ...
and
Kalayaan Avenue.
Background
Circuit Makati had been occupied by the Santa Ana Park, a horse racetrack which operated from 1937 to 2008. Built in the
Art Deco style
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, the racetrack was home to the Santa Ana Turf Club, the forerunner of what is now the
Philippine Racing Club
The Philippine Racing Club, Inc. (PRC) is a horse racing institution in the Philippines. Founded in 1937 as the Santa Ana Turf Club in Makati, it is located at the Saddle and Clubs Leisure Park in Naic, Cavite where the Santa Ana Park racetrack i ...
which introduced thoroughbred horse racing in the country.
Prior to its establishment as a sporting and recreation facility, the site was home to the Santa Ana Cabaret, a dance hall and music venue for Manila's high society in the early 1900s.
In 2009, a year after the hippodrome was closed, the Philippine Racing Club opened its new home in the Santa Ana Park (
Saddle and Clubs Leisure Park
The Saddle and Clubs Leisure Park is a mixed-used venue which features the Santa Ana Park racetrack in Naic, Cavite, Philippines. It hosts the Philippine Racing Club.
SCLP occupies and houses around 1,000 thoroughbreds as of 2018.
History
T ...
) in
Naic
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,
Cavite
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. The club then entered into a joint venture agreement with
Ayala Land and its subsidiary, Alveo Land, in 2011 for the development of the property.
Buildings and facilities
* ''Globe Circuit Events Ground'', a outdoor venue that can accommodate 20,000 people for concerts, dance performances, fashion shows and sporting events.
* ''Santiago and Libertad Cua Park'', a park at the riverbank of the
Pasig River
** ''GOMO Skate Park'', an approximately skate area covered with concrete skateboard ramps
* ''Circuit Corporate Center'', which consist of two office buildings with a total gross leasable area of
* ''Ayala Malls Circuit'', a
lifestyle center
A lifestyle center (American English), or lifestyle centre (Commonwealth English), is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented toward ...
by
Ayala Malls
** ''Circuit Lane'', a retail walk that will cross the entire length of the district
** ''Power Mac Center Spotlight'', a 300-seater performance venue on top of Circuit Lane
** ''Samsung Performing Arts Theater'', a 1,500-seat indoor performing arts theater
** ''St. John Paul II Chapel'', a
Roman Catholic
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chapel
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* ''Circuit Makati Blue Pitch'' (formerly Gatorade Chelsea FC Blue Pitch), a artificial football pitch
* ''The Stiles Enterprise Plaza'', an office-condominium by Alveo Land consisting of two towers
* ''Solstice'', a residential condominium tower by Alveo Land.
* ''Callisto'', a residential condominium tower by Alveo Land.
* ''
S&R Membership Shopping
S&R Membership Shopping is a chain of membership-only retail warehouse club in the Philippines.
History
S&R Membership Shopping was established in 2001 as S&R Pricemart under a partnership with PriceSmart of the United States. The name "S&R" st ...
Circuit Makati''
* ''Circuit Makati Transport Terminal'', a known bus terminus of various
point-to point (P2P) buses.
* ''Astela'', a residential condominium tower by Alveo Land.
File:08148jfCarmona Sunset Riverfront Globe Events Ground Cua Park Circuit Makatifvf 13.jpg, Globe Circuit Event Grounds
Circuit Makati Blue Pitch.jpg, Circuit Makati Blue Pitch
08250jfSunsets Carmona Circuit Makati Ayala Mallsfvf 31.jpg, Ayala Malls Circuit with Power Mac Center Spotlight
08250jfSunsets Carmona Circuit Makati Ayala Mallsfvf 19.jpg, Circuit Lane
08163jfSunsets Carmona Circuit Makati A. P. Reyesfvf 17.jpg, Santiago and Libertad Cua Park
07895jfCarmona, Makati Sports Complex Kasilawan A. P. Reyesfvf 32.jpg, Circuit Makati Transport Terminal
07978jfCarmona Globe Events Ground Circuit Lane Ayala Malls Alveo Makatifvf 02.jpg, Solstice under construction
See also
*
San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park
References
External links
Official website of Circuit Makati
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Makati
Mixed-use developments in Metro Manila
Planned communities in the Philippines
Redeveloped ports and waterfronts in the Philippines
Pasig River