ELJ Communications Center
| ELJ Communications Center | |
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The center as viewed from Eugenio Lopez Street.
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| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | PEZA special economic zone, offices, soundstage |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| Location | Eugenio Lopez Drive, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°38′25.36″N 121°02′12.08″E / 14.6403778°N 121.0366889°E |
| Construction started | 1998 |
| Opening | January 1, 2000 |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Cost |
₱6 billion (US$148.5 million) |
| Owner | ABS-CBN |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 above ground, 3 below ground |
| Floor area | 101,608.32 m² (1,093,702.85 sq ft.) |
| Lifts/elevators | 6 |
| Grounds | 10,000 m² (107,639.10 sq ft.) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Carlos Arguelles |
| Architecture firm | GF & Partners, Architects, Co. |
| Other designers | Wili Fernandez |
| Main contractor | Datem, Inc. |
The Eugenio Lopez Junior Communications Center (also called 9501, ELJ Communications Center, or simply ELJ Center) is the corporate headquarters of ABS-CBN and its subsidiaries. The center occupies ten thousand (10,000) square meters of land area adjacent to the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center and it includes two high-end office buildings, a state-of-the-art soundstage, three-level basement parking areas, a roof deck helipad, a film archives, a studio gallery, an exclusive executive dining restaurant, a garden, and the ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation building. The center has a gross floor area of 101,608.32 square meters; almost seventy thousand (70,000) square meters of office space and over thirty thousand (30,000) square meters of parking space. The construction of the center began in 1998 and was opened in 2000 for a cost of 6 billion pesos. It is an accredited PEZA Special Economic Zone and designated as an IT center, this means PEZA economic zone accredited companies located in the center are eligible for temporary tax holidays and other incentives. It is named in honor of the late Eugenio Lopez, Jr., the chairman emeritus of ABS-CBN. The dedication of the building was held on November 4, 2010 in a ceremony that was attended by the then-Philippine President Benigno Aquino III.
The offices of ELJ Communications Center is composed of two interconnecting building structures. These are the four thousand square meter (4,000) fifteen-storey and the two thousand square meter (2,000) twelve-storey buildings joint together by steel and glass structures.
The ground floor level is a mixed-use commercial area, second to third floors are studios and technical rooms, eighth to twelfth floors are corporate offices while thirteenth to fifteenth floors are the executive offices. The fourth to seventh floors of the building are leased to other companies. Restaurant 9501, the exclusive executive restaurant of ABS-CBN is located on the fourteenth floor of the building. ABS-CBN Film Archives, the state-of-the-art film archives of ABS-CBN which holds the biggest film collection in the country is located in the basement of the building. An area in the building called "The Loop" is home to several retail shops, dining outlets, and a studio called "The Loop Studio" which is being used by the morning news and talk show Umagang Kay Ganda. In 2013, the whole center became one of the first 4G LTE zone in the country when Globe and Sun Cellular upgraded their respective transmitters inside the complex.
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