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Life in a World-Class Leisure Strip

(Write-up on Megaworld's Forbes Town Center project in the Global City)

written by JB Lazarte

In the most premium parcel of land in Fort Bonifacio’s Global City is a master planned residential block that puts extraordinary fun back in fine living—one that not only fringes the stunning greenery of the Manila Golf Course, but also is the first to transform its main road into a two-kilometer entertainment and dining strip so intense that it remains unequalled elsewhere in the country. Welcome to the dazzling neighborhood endearingly called Forbes Town Center.

 
You wake up to the murmurs of the perfumed breezes from the nearby golf course. Outside, some musicians are freewheeling among the crowds; one of them entertains a couple with a flute by a roadside cafe table. So where do you have your breakfast? Your mind is split between two equally tempting options: alfresco at a cafe by the roadside, or at your balcony overlooking the greenery of the nearby Manila Golf Course.

Such is the kind of life envisioned at one of Megaworld’s grandest creations, the Forbes Town Center. A super block of low-density luxury residences located at the West Crescent Park district of Fort Bonifacio’s Global City, Forbes Town Center represents a novel concept in urban living. The images of life in this neighborhood conjure the vibrant leisure culture often described by American author Ernest Hemingway—the Paris of his day where excellent options for fine dining abound; where friends and families spend their own sweet time lingering around shops, bookstores and cafes; where the local culturati and literati converge in the park or the square to spend an artistically fruitful evening. Forbes Town Center, however, has more zest and vibrancy—it effectively merges Old World charm and elan with the intensity of today’s party hotspots, creating a two-kilometer stretch of more than 100 restaurants, bars and trendy shops on its main avenue, the Forbes Town Road.

And the fun has no rival. During ordinary days, the festive air never leaves the place—visitors are teased and welcomed by trendy boutiques and shops of the northern Rotunda, offering a sampling of what is to be expected on the main road. During weekends, a great portion of pedestrian-friendly Forbes Town Road is closed to motorists to make way for alfresco dining or outdoor concerts. Weekends are also a great time to indulge in the nightlife and afterhour-shopping, easily exceeding the kind of fun experienced in similar places, such as Singapore’s Bugis Junction or Malate’s street parties.

Forbes Town Center brings fresh style to a global city better known for everything state-of-the-art. Its verdant landscapes, sculptured patios, pocket gardens and pedestrian-friendly alleys go side-by-side with amenities and facilities that ensure safe, hassle-free and comfortable urban living, such as swimming pools, man-made lagoon, tennis and squash courts, exclusive access points and advanced security monitoring. Living at Forbes Town Center itself is an unmistakable mark of prestige, as it is settled in an expanse that borders the Manila Golf and Country Club and right at the heart of a constellation of elite enclaves and icons of affluence, such as Forbes Park, Dasmariņas Village and the Manila Polo Club. Its excellent location is made more dramatic by its being near to most of the country’s world-class destinations, such as the Makati and Ortigas central business districts, first-rate schools and learning institutions and hottest places-to-be.

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               Copyright (c) 2004 by Joe Bert G. Lazarte