MANILA, Philippines - When owning a house and lot or townhouse seems beyond the budget, and a residential building feels less like a home, an alternative city address would be the mid-rise condominium. Such medium-height residences have their own unique appeal since with a limit of five or six floors, the number of units in the neighborhood make them less crowded. And when the choice is the resort-themed mid-rise condominium community of innovative property developer DMCI Homes, it comes with class at a reasonable price.
There is more to the DMCI Homes brand and quality of mid-rise living that breeds first-time mid-rise condo dwellers like Christian Irl Tan. The 29-year-old flight steward was unfamiliar with mid-rise residences until November, when he chanced upon Maricielo Villas, a five-building Spanish Mission-style village at the corner of Quirino and Casimiro Ave. in Zapote, Las Piñas City.
“If ever the choice would be a condominium, it should be DMCI Homes because it’s a resort-type community,” Tan said, recalling his thought after seeing the ready-for-occupancy Maricielo Villas in September. “It’s not a typical condo. It’s like a vacation home.”
From the gated entrance, Maricielo Villas opens with a clubhouse, swimming pools and landscaped walkways to the left, a scene common in traditional resorts. Also at the clubhouse are the function room for parties, entertainment room for videoke fun and game room for billiard and dart enthusiasts.
DMCI Homes gave the Maricielo Villas buildings a modern version of the Spanish Mission architecture to complement the colonial period-designed structures in Las Piñas City, including the nearby St. Joseph Parish Church housing the famous Bamboo Organ. The distinct features include the synthetic adobe blocks and arched entryways of the condominiums, clubhouse, gateway and perimeter wall.
The Pontevedra, Almeria, Madrid, Sebastian and Segovia buildings have garden atriums on the ground floor plus single-loaded corridors and breezeways on the upper floors.
Maricielo Villas units range in size from 48.5 square meters to 87.5 sqm for space and comfort. All units have a kitchen, toilet and bathroom, dining and living areas and balcony with three-bedroom units having two balconies. The units have elegant finishing as well as provisions for window-type air-conditioning, cable TV connection and telephone line. Maricielo Villas bears the DMCI Homes quality seal, which represents the company's commitment to deliver homes that are built to last.
Maricielo Villas is also accessible to major roads like Quirino or P. Diego Cera Ave. and the C-5 Road, which connect to the airport in minutes. Going to the market, malls, hospitals, schools, churches, business districts and other places is also easy via Quirino Ave., Casimiro Ave. Alabang-Zapote Road and the Coastal Road. Cavite is accessible via the Manila-Cavite Expressway (Cavitex) or just by crossing the boundary under the Zapote flyover.
For inquiries on DMCI Homes projects, call (02) 324-8888 or visit the website: www.dmcihomes.com.