Discovery Primea

Discovery Primea
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Residential
Opening	2015
Owner	JTKC Land
Technical details
Floor count	68
Design and construction
Architect	Kenzo Tange Jorge Y. Ramos
Developer	JTKC Land
Structural engineer	Datem Inc.
References
^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Discovery Primea is a 68-storey residential tower and one of the tallest buildings in the Philippines located in Makati along Ayala Avenue. It stands on the former Gilarmi Apartments, one of the earliest urban residential condominiums built in the Makati Central Business District. JTKC, Inc. is the developer of the residential condominium and one of earliest developer of residential condominium units in the Philippines. The latter also owns the Discovery Suites, a service-apartment in the Ortigas Center business district in Mandaluyong.^[5]The residential tower was opened in 2015.

History

The Discovery Primea was built on the land where the Gilarmi Apartments used to stand with the later built in the 1960s. The Gillarmi Apartments was the first serviced apartment building to be built in the Makati Central Business District. ^[6]^[5]

In 2013, construction of the top floor was topped out signaling the completion of the construction of Discovery Primea Tower, effectively making it one of the tallest buildings of the Philippines.^[5]

References

↑ Flores, Karen (10 March 2014). "What to expect from Discovery's new hotel, resort". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
↑ "Discovery Hotel Group Philippines Anniversary Offers at the Travel Tour Expo 2015". PR.com. The Discovery Leisure Company, Inc. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
↑ Enriquez, Marge (27 January 2010). "Jorge Ramos returns to build a high-rise". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
↑ Garcia, Roger (11 July 2011). "Datem Inc.: A legacy of safety". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
1 2 3 Prieto-Valdes, Tessa (10 January 2014). "The most premium residential building in the country". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
↑ "The Art of Building". Discovery Primea. Contemporary Art Philippines. Retrieved 20 February 2015.

Makati CBD

Towers

Office	Ayala Tower One Exportbank Plaza G.T. International Tower Lepanto Building LKG Tower L. V. Locsin Building Pacific Star Building PBCom Tower Petron Megaplaza Philamlife Tower RCBC Plaza Robinsons Summit Center Rufino Pacific Tower The Enterprise Center The World Centre Tower 6789 V Corporate Center Zuellig Building

Residential	Discovery Primea Grand Soho Makati One Roxas Triangle Salcedo Park Twin Towers The Residences at Greenbelt The Shang Grand Tower

Ayala Center

Other landmarks

Education

Transportation

Roads	Amorsolo Street Arnaiz Avenue Ayala Avenue Chino Roces Avenue Gil Puyat Avenue Makati Avenue Paseo de Roxas

Rail	Ayala MRT Station Buendia MRT Station Buendia railway station Pasay Road railway station

Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

Skyscrapers and towers in Metro Manila

Completed

Over 250 m	PBCom Tower (259 m, 2000) The Gramercy Residences (250 m, 2013) Discovery Primea (250 m, 2013) Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila (250 m, 2016)

200–249 m	Grand Riviera Suites (230 m, 2014) One Shangri-La Place Towers (227 m, 2014) Alphaland Makati Place (220 m, 2016) G.T. International Tower (217 m, 2001) BSA Twin Towers (215 m, 2000) The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Towers (213 m, 2009) The Knightsbridge Residences (210 m, 2013) One Rockwell West Tower (210 m, 2010) Petron Megaplaza (210 m, 1998) BDO Corporate Center (210 m, 2015) UnionBank Plaza (206 m, 2004) Greenbelt San Lorenzo Tower (205 m, 2009) Edades Tower (205 m, 2014) Golden Empire Tower (203 m, 2002) One Corporate Centre (202 m, 2009) Philamlife Tower (200 m, 2000) Summit One Tower (200 m, 1998)

150–199 m	One Central Makati (195 m, 2013) 8 Forbestown Road (194 m, 2013) Anchor Skysuites (193 m, 2013) RCBC Plaza Towers (192 m, 2001) The Infinity Fort Bonifacio (190 m, 2011) Tower 6789 (185 m, 2013) One San Miguel Avenue (183 m, 2001) LKG Tower (180 m, 2000) Marco Polo Ortigas Manila (180 m, 2014) The Shang Grand Tower (180 m, 2005) Pacific Plaza Towers (179 m, 2001) Atlanta Centre (179 m, 1998) Birch Tower (178 m, 2012) Aspire Tower (175 m, 2012) Robinsons Equitable Tower (175 m, 1997) One Roxas Triangle (174 m, 2000) Robinsons Summit Center (174 m, 2001) Paragon Plaza (174 m, 1998) The Enterprise Center Tower 1 (172 m, 1999) Greenbelt Laguna Tower (171 m, 2008) Greenbelt Manila Tower (171 m, 2010) The Beaufort (170 m, 2013) The Beacon Arnaiz Tower (170 m, 2012) Pearl of the Orient Tower (168 m, 2004) Discovery Suites (167 m, 1999) GA Towers (165 m, 2005) One Rockwell East Tower (165 m, 2011) Rufino Pacific Tower (161 m, 1994) Ayala Tower One (160 m, 1996) The Orient Square (160 m, 1999) Lancaster Suites One (158 m, 2007) Bellagio Golfview (156 m, 2010) Exportbank Plaza (155 m, 1998) The Rizal Tower (155 m, 2000) Wharton Parksuites (154 m, 2012) BSA Grand Tower (154 m, 1998) The World Centre (152 m, 1996) Salcedo Park Twin Towers (151 m, 1996) Pacific Plaza Condominium (150 m, 1992) Wynsum Corporate Plaza (150 m, 2000) One Legazpi Park (150 m, 2006) Joy-Nostalg Center (150 m, 2009) Forbes Tower West (150 m, 2011) One McKinley Place (150 m, 2004) Zuellig Building (150 m, 2012) The Columns (150 m, 2009)

Under
construction

The Stratford Residences (312 m, 2017)
Federal Land Tower (282 m, 2016)
Trump Tower Manila (250 m, 2016)
Century Spire (245 m, 2018)
The Skysuites Tower (220 m, ?)
Net Park (205 m, 2016)
UNTV Broadcast Center (200 m, 2017)
Torre de Manila (165 m, 2018)
JAKA Tower (?, 2018)

Proposed

Unbuilt

Buildings listed in order of height and with year of completion
Commons

Casinos and hotels in Metro Manila

Casinos

City of Dreams Manila
Okada Manila (2016)
Resorts World Bayshore (2018)
Resorts World Manila
Solaire Resort & Casino
Winford Hotel and Casino

Hotels

Manila Bay	Admiral Hotel Conrad Manila Crown Towers Manila Hyatt City of Dreams Manila Luneta Hotel Manila Grand Opera Hotel Manila Hotel Midas Hotel and Casino New World Manila Bay Hotel Nobu Hotel Manila Pan Pacific Manila Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel

Makati CBD	Discovery Primea Dusit Thani Manila Fairmont Makati Holiday Inn & Suites Makati Makati Shangri-La Manila New World Makati Hotel The Peninsula Manila

Ortigas Center	Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria Discovery Suites Edsa Shangri-La Manila Marco Polo Ortigas Manila Oakwood Premier Joy Nostalg Center

Bonifacio Global City	Ascott Bonifacio Global City F1 Hotel Manila Grand Hyatt Hotel Manila (2016) Shangri-La at the Fort Manila (2016)

Airport	Manila Marriott Hotel Maxims Hotel Resorts World Manila

Former	Mandarin Oriental Manila InterContinental Manila

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Discovery Primea

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