Hacienda Looc

Xavier Estates

Havila

Lima City

The 300-hectare Havila was master planned by EGD Lopez and Partners for Filinvest as a township with residential, commercial, business, and leisure developmentsset in the idyllic province of Rizal. It straddles Antipolo, Angono and Antipolo with four existing communities; Mission Hills, Highlands Pointe, Villa Monserrat and Forest Farms. The development aims to exploit the inherent beauty, cool climate, cultural renown, and breathtaking views of the cityscapes of the area and its environs. And yet, while Havila enjoys the beauty and tranquility of its setting, it has also the advantage of being in close proximity to recreational facilities, commercial areas and educational institutions located within the township.

Xavier Estate covering an area of 200 hectares, was master planned as a fully integrated mixed-use subdivision with a dominant family and nature theme. The development includes residential, commercial, recreation and institutional areas set in abundance of greens and open spaces provided by the forests, orchards, landscaped parks, ridges and slopes and an attractive view of Cagayan de Oro's hilly terrain. It was planned to introduce an entirely new product concept, advanced, upgraded, and top-of-the-line for the prevailing market. The master plan was heavily influenced by market-oriented issues, physical orientation of the development which addressed the physiological characteristics of the land like the topography, slope and view analysis, climate and rainfall, and spatial development trends. The aim was to establish Xavier Estates as the premier mix-use development in Misamis Oriental and nearby provinces.

EGD Lopez and Partners was the master planner for the team under Philkoie International engaged by the Bases Conversion Development Authority to prepare the Conversion Plan for the two military camps, with an aggregate area of 632 hectares, into a modern urban development in Metro Manila and form the basis for establishing the best value and best use for the government asset. A subsidiary of Metro Pacific, Bonifacio Land, won the bidding to develop part of the area now known as The Fort. It bested four others for the right to develop the 214-hectare Fort Bonifacio. Tagged as the “real estate deal of the century”, the real estate transaction was perhaps the single biggest in the Philippine land market with P40 Billion (US$1.6 Billion) as the winning bid price.

Lima City covers 500 hectares bordering the cities Lipa and Malvar in Batangas and is an integral part of the Lima Technology Center. As planned for Alsons Land, Lima City is to provide the Residential, commercial and recreational component of the technology park, essentially making it a complete self-contained community which will serve the needs of the locators and their officers and employees, including those of the administrative staff of the center.

In the early stages of the development of modern China, South Sino Enterprises Ltd., a Hongkong based firm, engaged a young real estate management and development company known as Landco to prepare the Business Plan for a proposed new township covering an area of 138 hectares set in the scenic resort city of Hangzhou. For the master planning, EGD Lopez and Partners was engaged for this project with Richard Bigler Golf Architect, designer of the Tagaytay Highlands golf course. The project includes a championship golf course, high-end residential enclaves and villas, commercial and business parks, and high-density residential zones.

The land-use plan for Hacienda Looc was to blend the forest, agricultural and fishing communities with tourism and recreation community package, which include a fully integrated resort hotel development, marina, residential subdivision, golf course, and beach resort and agropolitan subdivision in an 8,600-hectare property. EGD Lopez was engaged as project manager and master planner by the Asset Privatization Trust (APT) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) through Joaquin Cunanan & Co., a member firm of Price Waterhouse, to determine the best land-use to enhance the value of the property for auction. Part of the Hacienda Looc was awarded to Fil-Estate and named as “The Harbour Town”. Part of this property is now being developed by one of the SM groups of Company as the “Hamilo Cove”.

In addition, EGD Lopez & Partners has on-going and completed the following township planning projects: Alsons Land/Aldevinco 2,000-hectare land in Barangay Lanton, General Santos, 1,047-hectare property in Alabel, Saranggani and 750-hectare real estate in General Trias, Cavite for phased development as a self-contained and fully integrated community over a period of 20 years; University of Santo Tomas/Atty. R.Roxas a 150-hectare property in Baguio City to be developed as a University Town; DPWH/NHA Conversion of Molino Estate into a new urban center in Cavite; Excore Silver City with an area of 150 hectares in Silang, Cavite; Gotesco Properties a 100-hectare property in Lucena City for mixed-use development; Landco/Metro Pacific a 1,000-hectare planned development in Batulao and Calaca; Malayan Integrated - 3,000-hectare Mactan reclamation project; and Philex Mining a new urban center in Itogon, Benguet.