MAJOR property boutique developer Arthaland Corp. will expand its footprint in the immediate future, according to one of the company’s major executives. “We will be increasing the amount of projects in the next five years,” said Christopher Narciso, the recently appointed executive vice president for project and business development during a business roundtable held at the Bonifacio Global City.
Right now, Narciso pointed out that the boutique developer is focusing on the residential market as it has received warm market response from its past project.
Earlier, it has developed the Arya Residences, a high-end two-tower sustainable condominium development. Arya has the distinction of being the first residential high-rise in the country to be registered under the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program with the certification goal of Gold. Moreover, Arya Residences is the benchmark development of the Philippine Green Building Council’s Berde (Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence) program.
Narciso said he joined Arthaland because he was looking forward to do green projects as part of his environmental advocacy.
“I’ve always wanted to do sustainable projects, and that was part of the lure of coming to Arthaland,” said Narciso. Sustainable practices and green buildings have been growing for the last couple of years in the office landscape. “I believe that sustainable practices and green buildings are here to stay,” he added. Narciso further said; “Green-construction is going to be a way of life in the future and Arthaland is continuously making their mark in that industry, it is a privilege to be a part of this evolution in our country.”
He said Arthaland will continue to raise the bar in the development of sustainable and green buildings as it will be utilizing better technologies in its future projects.
Arthaland is also working on its first horizontal development project in Laguna. Right now, he said Arthaland is currently evaluating the prospects of acquiring new properties to boost its landbank outside Metro Manila.
Narciso is also bullish that Arthaland will expand its portfolio and will continue to maintain the culture of a boutique green property developer. He said each project will be unique to the specifications of each location. The designs will consider the functionality of the space in terms of the lifestyle need of the occupant and have comprehensive support services needed to fully utilize each space. Arthaland will also continue to incorporate innovation and technology into its developments and property management. “We don’t change and evolve for the sake of change, we change for the better and enhance things to provide solutions to the lifestyle and work needs of the occupants of our properties,” said Narciso.
Narciso has a 20-year experience in the industry with 100 hectares of projects and 32 buildings developed under his belt. Further, he oversaw the development of more than a thousand residential homes across major CBDs and other provinces all over the Philippines. He has had extensive experience with being part of the leadership team of the most recognizable real-estate corporations in the country. But this year, he is placing major bets on sustainable real estate by joining Arthland Corp. as its new executive vice president for project and business development.
Narciso has always believed that each project should provide a lifetime of appreciating value and pride for its owners. “I approach each project as if I would be an owner and resident. So, there’s a little bit of me in each of the projects I’ve done.” He sees real-estate development as a very noble profession because every project, one way or another, is an addition to the city skyline and nation-building.
“It gives us the opportunity to go to each and every property and evaluate it based on its intrinsic qualities and its surroundings. If you went there with a cookie-cutter approach, it’s hard or impossible to provide that level of quality.”