Megaworld to further expand ‘green offices’ portfolio

Nine Megaworld office towers in McKinley West have either secured or have ongoing LEED v3 Silver certifications.

Property giant Megaworld, the Philippines’ largest office developer and landlord, has been recently recognized for having the ‘Best Green Office Development’ at the recently concluded 2024 Philippines Property Awards. The said award was won by the International Finance Center, a 24-storey office tower in Uptown Bonifacio.

The International Finance Center is one of the 32 LEED-certified and LEED-registered office towers of Megaworld as the company strengthens its portfolio with more green office developments all over the country. It has been given the LEED v4 Silver Certification this year.

The International Finance Center, Megaworld’s newest office development with 70,000 square meters of leasable spaces in Uptown Bonifacio, boasts of a LEED v4 Silver certification and the Philippines’ ‘Best Green Office Development’ award from the 2024 Philippines Property Awards.

Other LEED Silver-certified buildings include all other office towers in McKinley West, as well as the existing office towers in Uptown Bonifacio. Out of the 32 LEED-certified and registered buildings, 19 office towers have various certification levels.

These are located in Uptown Bonifacio, McKinley Hill, McKinley West, and Arcovia City, while 13 office towers are registered and awaiting their certification levels. These are located in the company’s townships in Bacolod, Iloilo, Pampanga, Pasig City, and Taguig City.

The 17-story, LEED v3 Gold-certified One Paseo features more than 23,000 square meters of gross leasable space and is the first office tower to rise within ArcoVia City in Pasig.

Iloilo Business Park is home to LEED-registered office buildings, such as Enterprise One and Enterprise Two along Megaworld Boulevard.

Among the LEED Gold-certified towers include One Paseo in Arcovia City, One Le Grand Tower in McKinley West, 8 Campus Buildings and Southeast Asian Campus in McKinley Hill, and the Worldwide Plaza, also known as the JPMorgan & Chase Co. Tower in Uptown Bonifacio.

LEED v4 Gold-certified Worldwide Plaza in Uptown Bonifacio serves as the headquarters of the Philippine Global Service Center of leading global banking and financial services provider JPMorgan Chase Bank.

Megaworld’s inventory of leasable office spaces in the country is now at 1.5 million square meters, still the biggest in the country. The company has announced that it is continuing to expand its office portfolio, targeting to reach 2-million square meters by 2030.