Sta Lucia breaks ground for Splendido Taal Tower 2

MANILA, Philippines - Sta. Lucia Land Inc. recently held groundbreaking rites for Splendido Taal Tower 2, the latest development in the masterplanned enclave of the Splendido Taal Residential Golf and Country Club.

A joint venture with JAKA Tagaytay Holdings Corp., Splendido Taal Tower 2 is the second of four planned luxury towers along the prime Tagaytay ridge, overlooking a majestic view of the Taal Lake and the greens and fairways of the Splendido Taal Golf Club.

SLI president and CEO Exequiel Robles (in photo, second from right) led the groundbreaking rites with (from left) Buddy Encarnado, longtime Sta. Lucia team manager; Juan Rodrigo Ponce Enrile, senior executive vice president, Jaka Investments Corp., Persiverando Lukban, general manager, Jaka Tagaytay Holdings Corp.; Laurel, Batangas Mayor Randy James Amo; and Jayson Robles, SLI vice president for project development.

Expected to be completed in 2016, Splendido Taal Tower 2 will stand 18 storeys high, comprised of residential and condotel units. This is Sta. Lucia’s fifth condotel project, counting operational projects in Sotogrande and La Mirada in Mactan, Cebu; La Breza in Quezon City; and the soon-to-rise, Arterra Residences at Discovery Bay in Mactan.  

Under Sta. Lucia’s condotel concept, unit owners get to vacation free anytime, with 30 complimentary room nights per year, transferrable, across all Sta. Lucia hotels and condotels in the Philippines. Splendido Taal Tower 2 condotel units will be placed under the management’s hassle-free rental program initially for 15 years, while unit owners are assured of steady income through rental revenues within the contract period, with a high return on investment.

Unit owners also get to enjoy free membership to the Splendido Country Club and all its amenities, with access to the 14 different SLI country clubs nationwide.

The Splendido Taal Tower Golf Club is also within the complex, with an 18-hole all-weather championship course designed by golfing great Greg Norman. The golf club’s signature hole, the picturesque Hole No. 8 is a 200-yard drive over a deep ravine has been touted as one of the most challenging in the country.

Splendido is an hour and a half away from Manila, and a short drive from the Tagaytay nightlife, the beaches of Nasugbu and Calatagan or the dive sites of Anilao.

Fil-Estate Group is the exclusive marketing arm of Splendido.  For details, call 634-4294 or 0917-4163575.