South Forbes up close

MANILA, Philippines - You can feel the pride of good master planning in the way the residents feel about their community. They own much more than a comfortable home in a beautiful neighborhood. They have a great place to live -- whether they are starting a family, raising children, enjoying a new phase of life as a couple or cherishing their privacy.

Developers of master planned communities want to maintain a great living environment well into the future, with a strong sense of community, where families and children gather at the playground or around the grill, and where a pool or recreation center is often the center of activity. One such master-planned community is South Forbes Golf City, the country’s largest fully-integrated and all-themed golf resort city at the forefront of the Metro Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay corridor.

“South Forbes is the type of community that is well-thought from the beginning of its conceptualization and there are many benefits that our residents will surely enjoy when they choose to invest in this well-planned community,” said Cathay Land president Jeffrey Ng. “This kind of community is not the typical neighborhood as it offers a variety of designs for your home, recreation, amenities, support facilities and open space -- the best choice for today’s lifestyle.”

The Clincher. What earned South Forbes the Best Golf Community Development by the 2007 CNBC International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious property awards programme, and, recently, the Highly Commended Award for Best Development by the 2010 Bloomberg Asia-Pacific Residential Award, is its main planning feature, the 5 Clusters of Excellence where the Residential Cluster works in synergy with the Education, Business, Wellness, and Leisure Clusters.

“In master-planned communities, subdivisions will be surrounded with general shopping, strip and/or commercial centers,” Ng said. “All these amenities have been planned and included in the initial stages by us before shovel one was turned over in the development.”

Presently, several themed enclaves are now thriving: the quaint Mediterranean Villas, the warm Bali Mansions, the tranquil Tokyo Mansions, the fairway-fronting Golf View Terraces. Recently-finished are the homes and amenities of the regal Châteaux de Paris, the tropical Phuket Mansions, and the sleek Scandia Suites. Soon, the chic Miami, the soaring Sentosa Heights, and the newly-launched San Diego Homes will be completed.

Along South Forbes’ main gate is the picturesque Nirwana Bali. Its higher elevation affords it a cooler climate and its location along a ridge offers a fantastic view.

The Support. Master-planned communities offer convenience. Smart community planning also considers the needs of homeowners within the neighborhood such as schools available for their children, commercial and retail centers, accessibility and major transportation corridors.

Move in right here, right now. Call 635-7777 or 631-8855 for a free city tour or log on to www.southforbes.com for more information.