Paseo de Roxas is a prime commercial artery in the Makati Central Business District of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is a two- to six-lane avenue that cuts through the middle of the business district, connecting San Lorenzo Village in the west to Bel-Air Village in the east.
 Paseo de Roxas in Legazpi Village, near its intersection with Ayala Avenue | |
| Namesake | Domingo Róxas |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.15 km (1.34 mi) |
| Location | Makati, Metro Manila |
| From | Arnaiz Avenue in Barangay San Lorenzo |
| Major junctions | Legazpi Street De La Rosa Street Ayala Avenue Makati Avenue  N190 (Gil Puyat Avenue)Jupiter Street |
| To | Mercedes & Hydra Streets in Bel-Air Village |
Starting at its western terminus at Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road), the road crosses into Legaspi Village, passing by the Greenbelt complex, the Asian Institute of Management, and several low- to mid-rise office and residential towers. As it passes by Salcedo Village east of Ayala Avenue, the buildings give way to high rises on the north side and the entire length of the Ayala Triangle Gardens on the south. Past the intersection with Makati Avenue, Paseo de Roxas skirts the northern side of Urdaneta Village. It then crosses Gil Puyat Avenue and Jupiter Street before entering the gated Bel-Air Village, ending at its intersection with Mercedes and Hydra Streets.
The avenue was named after Ayala Corporation founder Domingo Róxas of the Zobel de Ayala family, who owns the land. It was the site of the old Nielson Field airport, where the avenue's section east of Ayala Avenue served as a runway along with Ayala Avenue.[1][2] Paseo de Roxas also has short extensions into the gated San Lorenzo Village as Edades Street and the gated Bel-Air Village as Hydra Street.
Intersections
editThe entire route is located in Makati.
| km | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnaiz Avenue | Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection. Continues south into San Lorenzo Village as Edades Street. | ||||
| Benavidez Street | Traffic light intersection | ||||
| Esperanza Street | Traffic light intersection; Access to Greenbelt complex. | ||||
| Gamboa Street | Traffic light intersection, one-way road towards Rada Street. | ||||
| Legazpi Street | Traffic light intersection, one-way road towards De la Rosa Street | ||||
| De la Rosa Street | Traffic light intersection; one-way road towards Makati Medical Center and no left turn allowed from southbound. | ||||
| Ayala Avenue | Traffic light intersection | ||||
| Sedeño Street | Traffic light intersection, one-way entrance to Paseo de Roxas | ||||
| Villar Street | Traffic light intersection, one-way exit from Paseo de Roxas | ||||
| Makati Avenue | Traffic light intersection | ||||
| Apartment Ridge Road Street | Access to Urdaneta Village. | ||||
| Cruzada Street | |||||
| Traffic light intersection. | |||||
| Jupiter Street | Start of village restrictions. | ||||
| Mercedes Street / Hydra Street | Northern terminus. | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Notable landmarks
editPaseo de Roxas is the address of the Asian Institute of Management, which occupies a full block on the north side of the street between Benavidez and Gamboa Streets across from Greenbelt. The street also hosts the headquarters of several banks, notably the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Chinabank, Citibank Philippines, and PSBank. The intersection of Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Avenue is framed by The Enterprise Center Tower 1, Ayala Tower One, the former site of the BPI Building (to be replaced by the future BPI Headquarters)[3] and Insular Life Building which featured the Philippine Stock Exchange LED Display, the first and longest curved-type LED display in Southeast Asia.[4]
Paseo de Roxas is also home to numerous other skyscrapers such as the AIA Tower, Zuellig Building, One Roxas Triangle, Lepanto Building and The Residences at Greenbelt's Manila Tower. Across the street from the Ayala Triangle Gardens is the Paseo Center, which houses a Marketplace supermarket and a flagship branch of Anytime Fitness.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Map of Nielson Field in Makati area of southern Manila". PacificWrecks. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "History of FHL". Filipinas Heritage Library. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ Rivas, Ralf (15 March 2022). "LOOK: BPI breaks ground for new headquarters". Rappler. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ MST Tech (12 April 2014). "10 years of innovation". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Rustan's Supermarket opens branches in Paseo Center and Evia City". Manila Standard Today. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "ANYTIME FITNESS opens its flagship branch in Paseo Center and 3,000th gym worldwide". E-Lifestyle Manila. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.