NEW HUB IN THE METRO. Ortigas & Company recently launched its newest development Ortigas East (formerly Frontera Verde) as an integrated, mixed-use property. Straddling the avenues of C-5, Ortigas, and Julia Vargas, the 16-hectare Ortigas East is being positioned as an accessible urban neighborhood in the Ortigas Central Business District (Main photo). The P50-billion development, which kicked off at the start of the year, will be done in three phases. The company is investing P18 billion for the first phase, which will introduce to the estate new office, residential, and retail components. “Ortigas East is designed to bring connected living in an urban neighborhood,” said Jaime E. Ysmael, Ortigas & Company President and CEO. The development is going to be metro east’s prime residential, business, lifestyle, and entertainment hub.” Ortigas & Company will be launching The Glaston Tower, a 34-storey office building, in the first phase. It is poised to become Manila’s next prime business address (inset).