DHSUD lauds Sta. Lucia’s role in CAR’s housing progress
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) recently lauded trusted developer Sta. Lucia Realty and Development Inc. (SLRDI) for providing new homes in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
SLRDI was named the Top 2 Real Estate Producer from 2019 to 2024 for CAR at the awards ceremonies held at Porta Vaga Mall in Baguio City, on Oct. 11, which was also the last day of DHSUD CAR’s “Housing Summit: Exhibit and Serbisyo Fair.”
The plaque thanked SLRDI “for its exceptional contributions to the development of sustainable, innovative, and high quality real estate projects, while upholding the highest standards of professionalism, ethics and client satisfaction in the industry.”
SLRDI received the citation before a crowd that included leaders from various companies and industries.
This is just one of the recognitions that SLRDI has received from DSHUD. In 2021, SLRDI received the DSHUD Award for Gawad Husay sa Pagpapaunlad ng Real Estate and an Outstanding Developer Award for its open market projects. These citations emphasized the developer’s support for the government’s efforts to build a dignifying home for every Filipino.
National Shelter Month
The summit was in celebration of the National Shelter Month.
Under Proclamation No. 662, signed in 1995 by former President Fidel V. Ramos, October would be a month to acknowledge that “housing is vital to the overall development of the country and the enhancement of the social, economic and spiritual well-being of our people.”
Today, the housing backlog is pegged at 6.5 million units. The current administration’s 4PH or Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino aims to build 1 million housing units yearly until 2028.
The Sta. Lucia Group, of which SLRDI is part, boasts a diverse portfolio of projects. Operating for over 50 years now, it has developed more than 300 projects covering over 12,000 hectares of land across 10 regions and 15 provinces. That breadth includes CAR.
Sprawling country estate
Among its standout projects in the region is Pinewoods Golf and Country Club in Barangay Asin in Baguio City.
Pinewoods is a sprawling country estate covering 220 ha, built on the American-colonial aesthetic, reminiscent of the hill station beginnings of the Summer Capital itself. It is also a golf community featuring an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Gary Player, a legendary professional golfer.
Pinewoods’ other world-class amenities are a bowling alley, an in-house restaurant, and an exquisite clubhouse. It also has picnic and children’s play areas, tennis and basketball courts, townhouses and condominiums, and Pinewoods Hotel.
At Pinewoods, both residents and guests can look forward to a charming leisure experience complemented by a majestic view of landscapes and greens.
Pinewoods is just one of Sta. Lucia Group’s 11 golf communities, the most built by any developer in the Philippines. These golf communities and many other themed residences nationwide reflect the company’s mastery of what developments work best within certain locales and Sta. Lucia’s commitment to bringing extraordinary lifestyles to Filipinos.
