Gaisano Iloilo City Center topping off ceremony

The horizontal development of the 16-hectare, PhP12B Iloilo City Center (ICC) located along Iloilo City’s Senator Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Avenue has been completed and is now ready to start with the construction of buildings.

Last Saturday, the ICC owned by the Gaisano Capital Group of Companies held a topping off ceremony to announce the completion of the horizontal development.

Aerial view of the road and canal networks of ICC

Township plan of the Iloilo City Center

According to Halley T. Alcarde assistant vice president and head of sales and marketing of ICC the ceremony signified that ICC is done with the horizontal and is now ready for sky-rise frenzy.

City Times Square

He disclosed that already ongoing is the construction of the City Times Square or the entertainment complex. To follow soon are the malls, church and other commercial establishments.

The center has the one kilometer man-made lake with promenade as its unique feature that makes it an ideal place for family bonding.

Also another much-awaited development is the 40-storey Gaisano Tower that will emerge as the tallest building in the city. Alcarde said that the construction of the 40-storey building was meant to encourage other developers in the city to build better.

Artist's perspective of the 40-storey Gaisano Tower

Once the 16-hectare mixed use development is expected to bring in Php12 billion investment in this city and more than 10,000 jobs for Ilonggos.

A fireworks display lights up the Iloilo nightsky

The topping off ceremony this weekend was graced by Ilonggo senator Franklin Drilon and local officials of the city and province of Iloilo and the Gaisano family./PNA

Photos courtesy of the Facebook Pages of the Iloilo City Gallery and Gaisano Iloilo City Center

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