| Metrobank Center | |
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Metrobank Center in October 2025 | |
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| Former names | Federal Land Tower |
| Alternative names | Metrobank Financial Tower Grand Hyatt Manila |
| Etymology | Metrobank |
| Hotel chain | Hyatt (Grand Hyatt Manila) |
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the Philippines since 2017[I] | |
| Preceded by | PBCom Tower |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Architectural style | Contemporary andPostmodern |
| Location | Bonifacio Global City,Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°33′25″N121°03′07″E / 14.55696°N 121.05206°E /14.55696; 121.05206 |
| Construction started | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) |
| Completed | 2017; 8 years ago (2017) |
| Cost | US$300 million |
| Owner | Federal Land |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 318 m (1,043.3 ft) |
| Antenna spire | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Roof | 259.1 m (850.1 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 66 (+4 below ground) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Wong & Ouyang Casas + Architects |
| Developer | Federal Land |
| Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
| Main contractor | Datem, Inc. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 461 (hotel) |
| Number of restaurants | 3 (hotel) |
| Website | |
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| References | |
| [1] | |
TheMetrobank Center[2] is a 66-storysupertallskyscraper inBonifacio Global City,Taguig,Philippines. Standing 318 m (1,043 ft) tall,[3] it is thetallest building in Metro Manila[4] and inthe Philippines.[5]
The Metrobank Center was developed by Federal Land, Inc. andORIX Corporation.[6] Amixed-use skyscraper, it houses a hotel, offices, meeting rooms, event rooms, restaurants, and fitness center.[4]
The Metrobank Center is part of Federal Land's Grand Central Park mixed-used complex.[7] The Metrobank Center is connected through a common podium with the Grand Hyatt Residences, a 45-storey condominium skyscraper.[7][8] The complex has a second residential tower, the Grand Hyatt Residence South Tower which stands 50 storeys high.[9][10]
The building'spinnacle height is 318 m (1,043 ft)[3] while its height up to its roof is around 259.1 m (850 ft).[1]
The Grand Hyatt Manila is a major tenant of the building. The hotel has 461 guest rooms and occupies the top 25 floors of the building.[11] It also hosts three major restaurants namely The Grand Kitchen, No. 8 China House, and The Peak.[12][13] It also has meeting and events rooms covering 2,281 m2 (24,550 sq ft).[4]
Wong & Ouyang, as well as Casas + Architects were the architectural firms behind the Metrobank Center.[14]Ove Arup & Partners was responsible for the wind, structural, and seismic engineering of the building.[15] Arup devised its damp outrigger system to make the building resistant to seismic shock and wind. Concrete outrigger walls were installed in the Metrobank Center's two mechanical floors.[16]
In September 2008, Taguig MayorSigfrido Tiñga announced that Federal Land will be building a 66-storey skyscraper that would surpass thePBCom Tower, which was then the tallest building in the country, in height. The construction of the building, then dubbed as the "Federal Land Tower" was scheduled to commence within 2009.[17]
The project would be formally unveiled by Federal Land in March 2011[14] with the groundbreaking ceremony taking place on March 24, 2011.[18] Initially it was projected to be completed in 2014.[19] While the building was under construction in August 2017, a fire incident occurred, though no injuries were reported.[20]
The marker at the hotel's lobby was unveiled in September 2017 byGeorge Ty of Federal Land andPhilippine PresidentRodrigo Duterte.[21] The hotel opened on January 23, 2018.[4]
With a pinnacle height of 318 m (1,043 ft), Metrobank Financial Tower [Grand Hyatt Manila] is regarded as the tallest building in the country.
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by | Tallest building in the Philippines 2017–present 318 m | Succeeded by Incumbent |