One Bonifacio High Street is a mixed-use development by Ayala Land Premier at the very heart of BGC. Completed in the year 2017, it is composed of a luxury shopping mall, a high-end boutique residence, and an office tower that is now currently the unified headquarters of the Philippine Stock Exchange (joining previous Makati and Ortigas offices).
It sits within the same 3-hectares block together where five-star hotel Shangri-la at the Fort is parted in between by BGC’s famous retail walkway–High Street and is fronting 5th Avenue–the district’s most prime avenue and one of the main thoroughfares.
In this article, we will be highlighting the office tower of One Bonifacio High Street, referred to as PSE Tower–its location, design, amenities, and technical specifications.
Building facade from 28th street side
Building facade from 5th avenue side showing the retail mall podium
Location
The PSE Tower is located at 28th Street corner 5th Avenue, BGC, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
BGC is an emerging financial district and 5th Avenue is quickly becoming the most prime street within BGC with its beautiful row of buildings and prominent locators.
Accessibility
Being in a block area, the tower can be accessed from different entry points aside from its main entrance along 28th. There are multiple bus stations within its vicinity, all within a 5 minutes walk.
5th Avenue
3rd Avenue
One Parkade
Net One / One Neo
If you are also up for an exercise, you can do a leisure walk (approximately 1.2 km) by strolling the entire High Street to its northern end--Market-Market-- which is where you can find the terminal hub for PUJs, buses and UVs.
Support Services
One Bonifacio High Street does not lack when it comes to support services being that it's a mixed-use development that is created to house the best retail and hotel establishments in the district. It is also right across Bonifacio High Street and Central Square.
In case of emergencies, to St. Luke’s Medical Center-BGC is just at the corner of 5th and 32nd which is 1-2 minutes away. The BGC Police and Fire Emergency Response Team is also very close, located at 5th and 26th.
Building Design
The project was designed by global firm Handle Architects LL together with Locsin Architecture and GF Partners as the local firms. Handel Architects, who also designed Shangri-La intended to use the complimenting masses and materials so that these structures will complement each other. Together, they create a unique effect of a multi-level urban plaza flanking a shared pedestrian retail corridor.
According to Ayala's website, "One Bonifacio High Street is BGC’s crown jewel, the final puzzle piece that completes Bonifacio High Street as a one-kilometer retail expanse—the city’s shopping, dining and entertainment centerpiece, where all street life culminates."