Paseo de Roxas is a prime commercial artery in the Makati Central Business District of

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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 Bel-Air Village in the east. Starting at its western terminus at Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road), the road crosses into Legaspi Village, passing by the Greenbelt complex, the Asian Institute of Management, and several low- to mid-rise office and residential towers. As it passes by Salcedo Village east of Ayala Avenue, the buildings give way to high rises on the north side and the entire length of the Ayala Triangle Gardens on the south. Past the intersection with Makati Avenue, 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, ending at its intersection with Mercedes and Hydra Streets. Paseo de Roxas

The avenue was named after

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founder Domingo Róxas of the Zobel de Ayala family, who owns the land. It was the site of the old Nielson Field 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 the gated Bel-Air Village as Hydra Street.

Intersections

Notable landmarks

Paseo de Roxas is the address of the Asian Institute of Management, which occupies a full block on the north side of the street between Benavidez and Gamboa Streets across from Greenbelt. The street also hosts the headquarters of several banks, notably the

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(BPI), Chinabank, Citibank Philippines, and PSBank. The intersection of Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Avenue is framed by The Enterprise Center Tower 1, Ayala Tower One, the former site of the BPI Building (to be replaced by the future BPI Headquarters) and Insular Life Building which featured the Philippine Stock Exchange LED Display, the first and longest curved-type LED display in

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. Paseo de Roxas is also home to numerous other skyscrapers such as the AIA Tower, Zuellig Building, One Roxas Triangle, Lepanto Building and The Residences at Greenbelt's Manila Tower. Across the street from the Ayala Triangle Gardens is the Paseo Center, which houses a Marketplace supermarket and a flagship branch of Anytime Fitness.

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