Avida Towers San Lorenzo: A dream come true for seekers of a balanced lifestyle

THE GRAND LAUNCH OF TOWER 2 OF AVIDA TOWERS SAN LORENZO offers another chance to be part of the Avida community. The launch unveils the perfect lifestyle opportunity for those who work hard, but still strive to achieve a work-life balance.

 

MUSIC LYF: Tunog Natin! Colors of Freedom at Ayala Gardens

A FREE concert featuring of the most promising names in the local music scene was staged on June 15 to lobby for public support for the slowly fading Original Pilipino Music (OPM).

Celebrate I Love Earth Weekends at Nuvali

Loving the only planet that we live in is the best thing that we can do for Mother Earth. Though we celebrate Earth Day every year, are we living a sustainable and environmentally friendly lifestyle? How do we also teach our kids the importance of a Green community? We could actually find answers to those questions at the month-long celebration of I love Earth at NUVALI in Sta. Rosa. 

NUVALI is the country's larget sustainable eco-community, has put together 30 days of fun and learning designed to boost environmental education, action, and understanding topics affecting health and well-being of the world we live in; as well foster the need to protect, preserve and conserve our Earth.

The celebration kicks off on May 14, with a symbolic ribbon cutting ceremony, tree planting and a parade of Ms. Earth candidates, and unveiling of a life-sized art installation, all showing NUVALI's commitment in sustainable development. May 15, is the start of the eco-art exhibit at the Evoliving center, showcasing various art installations by Zeus Allan Bascon, Vermont Coronel , and other diverse and talented artists with environmental preservation issues as a theme. The launch was also supported by Greenpeace, a non-profit organization against pollution and wastes, as it sees NUVALI being very serious in creating a eco-friendly zone.

Mat 14 and 15, is also a weekend of health and wellness, two days focusing on what eating healthy and living healthy exactly mean.  May 14 is also a day of fun and exercise, with aerobics sessions from Slimmer's World and special yoga sessions and meditations talks by Yoga Philippines, exploring their benefits on one's physical and mental being. In continuing the theme of living healthy, a showcase of organic and healthy food; food the nourishes.

May 21 and 22 is a weekend that explores the beauty of going green, featuring talks and exhibition green technology on the 21st as well as arts and crafts; sowcasing new ways to reuse items deemed as trash. The weekend will also play host to various activities regarding lanscaping, including exhibits and workshops on bonsai and flower arrangement by the Philippine Bonsai Society and Blue Barn Flowers on the 22nd.

'SEA' of Koi

A photography weekend will be held on May 28-29 with a photo contest and exhibit with environmental awareness and protection as theme. Other activities include public art corner, encouraging the general public to create their own masterpieces with recyclable materials, tree planting where guest can pledge a tree in their name and have it planted in their behalf, and as arts and craft session where guests get to know new and innovative ways of using recyclable items and at the same time, getting a renewed sense of appreciation for our planet. A photo workshop and exhibit will be held on May 28 and an on the spot competition will be held on May 29, with winners being announced on the same day.

Aside from these activites one can also go on a eco-journey at NUVALI with its environmentally friendly facilities like the EvoCenter and Solenad and the Lagoon now known to have a 'sea' of Koi which  many people like to see. The Lagoon also provides a bird sanctuary which the HARIBON foundation found several species of birds now living in the sactuary which proved that development can also create ecologies.

With NUVALI's I love Earth celebration, the activities will inspire the public to take a stand and drive positive changes to the environment, to get the public involved and learn how every little green thing counts. NUVALI encourages everyone to get involved and take action, to embrace a better way to do things, and celebrate the planet everyday. NUVALI believes that together, we can make a difference.

Celebrate with NUVALI and pay tribute to Planet Earth with art displays and activities, in commitment to environmental awareness and appreciation. Since summer is almost over, its time to spend it with the family and friends. And with great and green amenities, you will be inspired to celebrate Earth Day everyday!

Avida Land Corp. Enters Mandaluyong with Avida Towers Centera

Avida Land reached another milestone with the grand launch of its newest condominium offering, Avida Towers Centera, last March 19, 2011 at the MegaTent in Pasig City.

Avida Towers Centera is a tribute to the energy and thrill of urban existence, as expressed through contemporary design with its roof deck lanterns and all-glass walls

The momentous event, which was titled “Top Form: Avida Towers Centera Grand Launch”, was highlighted by a toast led by top executives from Ayala land and Avida Land, who were joined on stage by officers from project JV partner Philippine National Bank (PNB).

“We are all very excited about the launch of Avida Towers Centera. Tonight, we are able to witness a lot of ‘firsts’ from Avida,” Montenegro said.

Also present were Avida employees, seller and hundreds of condo buyers, all in line to purchase a unit from the highly anticipated Avida Towers Centera.

(L-R) Leo Montenegro, President and CEO, Avida Land; Bobby Dy, Residential Business Group Head, Ayala Land; Eugene Acevedo, President, PNB; Tony Aquino, President and CEO, Ayala Land; Rex Mendoza, Marketing and Sales Group Head, Ayala Land; Manny Plan, Special Assets Management Group Head, PNB.

Avida Towers Centera is a four-tower development set to rise along EDSA corner Reliance Street in Mandaluyong City, where transportation, commercial establishments, schools, and places of business are very accessible.

Host Menchu Antigua capping off the unveiling of Avida Towers Centera.

Avida’s firsts

Avida Towers Centera is Avida Land Corp.’s first venture in Mandaluyong, known as the Tiger City of the Philippines for its robust development. The location also lies at the heart of Metro Manila, right in the middle of the so-called “Golden Triangle” comprised by the cities of Manila, Makati and Quezon City, where financial and lifestyle opportunities abound. With its strategic location and contemporary design, the development is expected to be a popular landmark along EDSA. The project’s façade incorporates roof deck lanterns and all-glass windows at the topmost floors.

Montenegro likewise revealed that Avida Towers Centera will offer special units on a limited basis, featuring two-bedroom units with floor-to-ceiling windows located at the uppermost floors of the building to provide fantastic views of the cityscape.

“That kind of condominium unit is first in any Avida project,” he claimed.

Avida Towers Centera is going to have built-in retail stores and dining establishments at the first two floors as well to make it easier for its future residents to shop and meet with friends.

The amenity area is also something to be excited about as it will have different zones where people can entertain friends, have fun, do fitness routines, or spend quiet alone time.

“At Avida Towers Centera, your home is not just near everything you need, it has everything you need built-in.”

3D street painting competition

As part of its grand launch, Avida Towers Centera organized a 3D Street Painting Festival wherein professional and amateur artists showcased their impressive street paintings, celebrating the theme “Fast-forward: Life at the Center of the Metropolis”.

Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ Guhit Sudlungan with their winning artwork entitled “Greater Access to Convergence”.

The awarding was also held during the launch of Avida Towers Centera. The top prize went to Polytechnic University of the Philippines’ Guhit Sudlungan for its artwork called “Greater Access to Convergence”. Second prize was given to a group of fashion and graphic designers, Stycon, for their entry “Connected and Green”. The third placer, meanwhile, was University of the Philippines’ visual arts group 4:20 for their artwork, “Metroapolis Mania”.

All Avida Towers are planned and built with the five condo must-haves in mind: free-flowing air and sunlight, fewer units per floor, sensible amenities, emergency power even inside your unit, and easy payment terms, making it a home that fits a condo-hunter’s needs now and over the long-term. With quality that is sure to last, An Avida home is a must-have.

To know more about Avida Towers Centera, please call 848-5200 or visit www.avidaland.com.