THE property sector saw developers adjusting to the market needs brought about the Covid-19 pandemic. It saw the emergence of a live-work-play community that offers nature-centric exceptional amenities.
Filinvest Mimosa+, the 201-hectare live-work-play community located in Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, offers a suite of exciting things to suit people from vacationers looking for a quick getaway to business or homeowners planning to relocate away from the Metro.
“Our aim at Filinvest Mimosa+ is to make it a self-sustaining, eco-friendly township where residents and guests can conveniently find everything. So far, we are well on our way to achieving this vision with many already existing and soon-to-rise establishments to be completed at Filinvest Mimosa+,” Don Ubaldo, First Vice President for Project Development—Townships told the BusinessMirror in an email interview.
The Quest Plus Conference Center ensures a lovely staycation while its Mimosa Plus Golf Course is a haven for the par busters with its award-winning open course with two par-72, 18-hole course for both newbies and professionals.
Ubaldo said the Acacia Park and Acacia Open Grounds offer a refreshing outdoor experience for bikers and joggers while doing their workout routines on the tree-lined bike and jog lanes.
For those who dream of relocating to Clark, Ubaldo said the Golf Ridge Private Estate offers generous living spaces with breathtaking views of the neighboring golf course. Meanwhile, Workplus’ completed buildings offer investors an environment offering business spaces conducive to growth and work-life balance.
The “soon-to-open” Retail Strip, the Mimosa+ Lifestyle Mall and the Crib, will provide the rich and colorful lifestyle components.
The growth of new normal family living
Belle Corp., a part of SM Investments portfolio companies, developed Tagaytay Highlands, its mixed-use mountain resort development at the heart of Cavite, Laguna and Batangas has responded to fill in the demand of affluent families looking for a place to combine work and study.
“Tagaytay Highlands is no longer a secondary home but a primary home with more families seeing our properties as more than just a perfect getaway. Even with a treasured history of more than two and a half decades, the estate continues to adapt and transform and promises to be a place of recreation, connectivity, and learning,” Tagaytay Highlands founder Willy Ocier said in a webinar.
Developed in 1989, Tagaytay Highlands is also embarking on its digital modernization. This entails increased Wi-fi connectivity to facilitate a work-from-home lifestyle and remote schooling.
Ocier pointed out 40 percent of Tagaytay Highlands residential communities’ total development area is dedicated to open spaces, thereby allowing its residents plenty of room for recreation, wellness and communing with nature while having a majestic view of Taal Lake. Tagaytay Highlands, which has a sprawling land area of approximately 1,500 hectares, also has dedicated areas for biking and pedal go-karts, and is known for its Tagaytay Highlands and Midlands golf courses.
The Midlands, a 594-hectare themed residential enclave also featuring wide spaces and is situated in Talisay, Batangas City with panoramic views of Taal and Mt. Makiling, has been touted as a bird sanctuary offering bird watchers and enthusiasts a welcome respite from work and an avenue for their passion.
Ocier said Belle’s latest development, The Grove at Plantation Hills in the Greenlands, provides ample green space for nurturing plants. “This 22-hectare leisure farm community is master-planned to be a residential and farming concept-in-one,” he said.
The Grove’s Orchard lots range from 750 to 1,300 sq m with 65 percent of each lot cut, ideal for growing fruit trees, herbs, and vegetables in the comfort of one’s own backyard. Its Garden Lots, with lot sizes ranging from 450 to 600 square meters, enable future residents to build their dream farmhouses and surround these with an abundance of greens.
Meanwhile, Highlands Prime Inc., co-developer of Tagaytay Highlands and a subsidiary of SM Prime Holdings Inc., recently expanded the condominium developments at The Midlands with The Horizon Terraces.
Ocier said the Horizon Terraces, which offers the Garden Suites and Garden Villas, dedicates over 70 percent of its land area to recreational and garden space. Blending beautifully with the natural landscape, Ocier said the Central Garden at Horizon Terraces inspires leisurely pursuits such as a stroll at the Garden Courtyard with Sundial; young children to romp and play at the Sensory Garden; seniors to spend quiet moments at the Pocket Gardens; and the entire family to take a dip in resort-inspired swimming pools.
The Garden Suites, 5-story low-density residential condominiums sitting on a 3.2-hectare land, offer one- and two-bedroom units with floor areas from 43 to 68 sq m.