MANILA, Philippines - Just a short distance away from the vast countryside and within minutes from the country’s business districts, Southern Metro Manila cultivates its residents’ pride in the area’s good food, good company, and good choices. People who grew up in middle-class villages there want to someday raise a family in the South, similar to the childhood they experienced amid fun-filled weekend lunches, visiting extended families, and a big backyard to play in.
And yet the changing economic and urban landscape has resulted in significantly changed housing options, which have had an impact on family dynamics. For one, those who opt to stay in Metro Manila are offered the choice to live in condominium units that may be centrally located but do not necessarily offer the Southern-style family comfort that so many home buyers, even non-Southerners, look for in a community.
This is why Anuva by SOC Land is different from other condo projects. Located on the East Service Road of the South Luzon Expressway in Barangay Buli (about one kilometer away from Sucat Interchange), the development offers ample space within and outside the unit, which is what residents need so they can freely move around and be inspired to dream big dreams for their family.
The Puyat-Reyes group’s first vertical community venture is a low-density project comprised of four tandem medium-rise towers and was developed with great regard for the family. The outdoors and nature are well-incorporated in the community, with a sprawling 80 percent of the entire 2.4 hectare development generously devoted to open spaces that contain leisure and wellness features. There is no restraining family fun here: the country’s first lazy river runs throughout the development; a theme park, play ground, game room, and playing courts allow for shared recreation. Family members hankering for some “me” time can use the jogging paths, bike trails, the yoga deck, and the spa. There is even a tree house that will remind one of past summers engaged in active and easygoing play.
And yet, common areas are not the only places in Anuva that ensure breathing spaces for the family’s wellbeing. The units are living spaces in the truest sense of the term because these foster real-life living. Residents won’t feel constricted inside their homes because the units are cut in the shape of a square, not like a narrow rectangle, the better to sustain dynamic relationships and maximize lifestyle possibilities. All unit types are spacious enough to accommodate an area for doing laundry, which is a necessity in daily life. Since the building is planned with proper solar orientation, the rooms don’t become heat traps in the middle of the day.
SOC Land offers something new to property markets yearning for a condo development that respects their need for nurturing space within which to develop deep family roots and without loved ones feeling hemmed in. Prospective property buyers are invited to an open house on Nov. 25 to get a sneak peak of the family-friendly Southern community of Anuva.
For information, call SOC Land at 553-4070 or 553-4080, or visit www.anuva.com.ph.