Properties

PROBABLY not known to many, Golden Forum Land (GFL) Metro Communities Inc. has been developing real estate for almost a decade. Its first project, the Forum Fort Building, a three-story commercial building which was completed in 2004, is currently fully leased with a good mixture of tenancy from commercial office space, retail, restaurants and clinics. But perhaps its landmark project to date is the Seibu Tower.

Since its initial development three years ago, Sandari Batulao has changed the idea of living in a sustainable community with sweeping views of natural wonders. Located west of Tagaytay City, Sandari Batulao is at the cusp of being the next cool climate Metro, a greener version of the urbanized and congested cities surrounding it.

Sandari Batulao’s first residential offering comes in the form of Nalé. This residential gateway into the whole Sandari Batulao property enjoys the best of both worlds—on one end of the Tagaytay-Nasugbu Highway are the urban comforts of Metro Tagaytay, while on the other side are the beautiful beaches of Batangas. In itself too, Nalé enjoys the cool mountain weather of 18°C during the colder months and 25°C in the summer. This means that any day in Nalé is an ideal one—cool bright mornings, warm sunny afternoons and romantic foggy evenings await you any time of the year.

WHEN asked about the best place to stay for a vacation during the summer season that is not far from the city but still reminds the urban dweller about the calmness and the simplicity of rural living, Tagaytay would probably be on top of one’s list. Deemed to be the second summer destination, next to Baguio City, Tagaytay has proved to be an equally wise choice for family reunions when the heat in the lowlands becomes intolerable.