PBCom Tower

PBCom Tower
The building in 2019
Map
Record height
Tallest in the Philippines from 2000 to 2017[I]
Preceded byPetron Megaplaza
Surpassed byGrand Hyatt Manila
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Location6795 Ayala Avenue corner V.A. Rufino Street, Salcedo Village, Makati, Philippines
Coordinates14°33′29.90″N 121°1′9.51″E / 14.5583056°N 121.0193083°E / 14.5583056; 121.0193083
Construction started1997
Opening2000
CostUS$74 million[1]
OwnerPhilippine Bank of Communications
Height
Antenna spire259 m (849.7 ft)
Roof241 m (790.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count52 aboveground, 7 belowground
Floor area119,905 m2 (1,291,000 sq ft)[1][2]
Lifts/elevators23
Design and construction
Architect(s)Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP; GF & Partners Architects[3]
DeveloperPhilippine Bank of Communications
Filinvest Development Corporation
Structural engineerAromin & Sy + Associates, Inc.[4]
Main contractorSamsung Construction Company Philippines, Inc.[5]
References
[2][6][7]

The Philippine Bank of Communications Tower, more commonly known as PBCom Tower,[8] is an office skyscraper ranked officially as the second tallest building in the Philippines. It was previously the tallest building in the Philippines, a title it held starting year 2000 until the completion of Federal Land Tower in early 2017. It has a total ground to architectural top height of 259 metres (850 ft), with 52 storeys[9] including an 8-level radio tower. It is a joint development of Filinvest Asia Corporation (FAC) and the Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCom). The building is the home of PBCom, one of the oldest Philippine banks. The bank occupies the building's first ten floors, with a food court on the seventh floor.

  1. ^ a b I.A. Campbell & Associates, Inc.Projects - PBCom Tower Archived September 19, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Skyscraperpage.com "PBCom Tower" page
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference GFP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Aromin & Sy + Associates Our Projects Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Filinvest Group Official Website "Operating Highlights - Property Development" page Archived March 12, 2001, at archive.today
  6. ^ Emporis.com PBCom Tower[usurped]
  7. ^ HLURB website List of Makati Projects Archived June 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Savills, K. M. C. "PBCom Tower". kmcmaggroup.com. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  9. ^ Filinvest Official Website PBCom Tower page Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.