The Gramercy Residences

The Gramercy Residences
View of The Gramercy Residences from Jupiter Street, Bel Air Village
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Residential
Location	Kalayaan Avenue, Century City, Makati Poblacion, Metro Manila, Philippines
Construction started	5 October 2007
Completed	2013
Opening	March 4, 2013
Cost	₱5.5 billion
Owner	Century Properties
Management	Century Property Management Corp.
Height
Roof	250 m (820 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	73
Floor area	118,000 m2 (1,270,141.43 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	8
Design and construction
Architect	Jerde Partnership International Roger Villarosa Architects & Associates
Developer	Century City Development Corp.
Structural engineer	Ove Arup & Partners
References

The Gramercy Residences, also known as The Gramercy Residences at Century City, is a residential high-rise condominium in Makati, Philippines. As of 2016, it is the second tallest building in the Philippines. It is the first of several buildings built at the new Century City complex along Kalayaan Avenue by the Century City Development Corporation.

The building takes its name from Gramercy Park, a fenced-in private park in one of Manhattan, New York City's prestigious neighborhoods. Originally planned to be a 65-storey building, it was announced to have 73 floors above ground with a total height of 250 m (820 ft) from ground to its architectural top.

The Gramercy Residences is located within the former location of the 4.8-hectare International School Manila, of which 3.4 hectares was sold to Century Properties Corporation (the remaining was sold to Picar Development) in a bidding by the Philippine government in 2007. Situated along Kalayaan Avenue in Makati Poblacion, it is just a block away from the busy entertainment area along Makati Avenue. It is also about a few blocks away from the Makati Central Business District, the capital's financial hub.

The Gramercy Residences was planned and designed by California-based architectural group Jerde Partnership International, in collaboration with Philippine architectural firm Roger Villarosa Architects & Associates. Structural design and engineering is provided by Hong Kong-based firm Ove Arup & Partners. Project and construction management is being handled by local firm Nova Construction + Development.

The main attraction of the building is its Skypark. Located on the 36th floor, it has three-storey waterfalls, multi-level infinity edge pools, lagoon pools, a designer restaurant, health club, café, spa, a garden island within a reflecting pool, and a cantilevering walkway — a pathway suspended in mid-air with infinity pools on one side and a glass handrail on the outside. The Skypark traverses the entire width of the building.