History
 


 

  [ ABOUT FIL-ESTATE GROUP OF COMPANIES ]

  • Fill-Estate was established in 1981, founded by Robert John L.Sobrepeņa, Ferdinand T. Santos and Noel M. Cariņo to market properties.

  • Began Property development in 1983, and formed Fil-Estate Land Inc. the real-estate holding Company, in 1994 Fil-Estate Land Inc became a public company in 1995

  • Organized Fil-Estate Corporation as the primary holding company  for the group 

  • Now on its 17th year and with over a hundred properties developed and marketed, Fil-Estate has become a formidable force in the countries real estate industry. Its impressive list of projects includes many of the country's foremost developments and properties found all over the archipelago.



 

PROJECT  STORIES - [part 1]

Throughout the years, the Fil-Estate Group has initiated and completed numerous  innovative developments including:

  • Manila Southwoods -  in 1990, Fil-Estate began sales for the country's first integrated golf course and residential subdivision development, the Manila Southwoods Residential Estates and Golf and Country Club. It involved the development of over 450 has. of land in Carmona, Cavite. Completed in 1994f, the project was the first golf course built in the Philippines in over a decade. It was also the development wherein the golf course design was intertwined with the residential component, thus, giving the prime residential lots a backdoor view of fairways and greens. Fil-Estate golf courses are built to international championship standards and are designed by world-class designers, such as Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Graham Marsh. Manila Southwoods is the first golf course in the Asia-Pacific region to be certified by Aubodon Society for its Environmental Management.

  • Camp John Hay -  located in Baguio City, Camp John Hay was a former military rest and recreation facility. Baguio City is the summer capital of the Philippines. After the turnover of US military bases, Camp John Hay is now being developed by the Fil-Estate Group into an eco-tourism destination. With the development of world-class facilities like a golf course, themed commercial and retail cneters, boutique hotels, condotels and other luxury tourism facilities, Camp John Hay will continue to be a major destination and real estate landmark.

  • Forest Hills -  Forest Hills Residential Estates and Golf & Country Club, located in Antipolo City is set approximately 1,000 feet above sea level. It is 273 has. of undulating landscape overlooking the metropolis and the Manila Bay plus some mountain slopes. It also enjoys the cool fresh mountain air of Antipolo. It features the following amenities: two 18-hole par 72 golf courses designed by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer; a village clubhouse; a commercial center and a water park.

PROJECTS

  • World class golf courses. First class residential estate. Towering office and residential condominiums. An international resort. A commercial theme park. An ultra-modem mode of transportation traversing the country's most major thoroughfare. And an industrial community of international caliber.

  • Apart from their infrastructure and property activities. Fil-Estate Corporation performs investment, corporate planning and portfolio management services.

  • This Corporate  trusts incorporates investment banking, business development, planning, corporate human resources, risk management and capital allocation.

  • Year after year, Fil-Estate's sales figures have increased significantly, putting it at the forefront of the industry. Since its inception, the company has a gross sales volume (paid-up sales) of P 71.2 billion

  • Its five marketing companies have consistently employed the largest number of sales force in the country, with its present tally of approximately 50,000

PROJECT  STORIES - [part 2]

[] Fairways and Bluewater: located in Boracay Island, in the Visayas, which boasts of beaches of powder-fine white sand renowned all over the world. In the midst of this natural beauty lies Fairways and Bluewater, a 117-ha. property. When completed it will feature three hotels, a themed town center, a golf course and resort villas. The golf course and resort villas are already completed and operational.

[] The MRT3 Project - the Fil-Estate Group is the lead company of MRTC, the consortium that undertook the construction of a US$655 mn, 17-km light train system compromising 13 stations along EDSA, the major road system in Metro Manila connecting north and south Manila. The MRT3 was formally inaugurated on 20 July 2000 (for a comprehensive description of the MRT3 project, please refer to Section 4.4.2)
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