PRESENT during AboitizLand’s 20th anniversary celebration were (from left) AboitizLand Manager for Commercial Leasing & Mktg. Clifford Academa, VP for CorPlan, Jeanne Ouano, VP for Construction Raffy Sanvictores Senior VP for Operations Pia Mantecon, Asst. VP for Industrial Terrie Abad, Asst. VP for Sales Audrey Villa and CEO Andoni Aboitiz. (CDN PHOTO/CHOY ROMANO)
Aboitizland one of the leading developers in the country is celebrating 20 years of creating and nurturing communities.
The company was launched in June 1994 as ACOLAND, a division of Metaphil, one of Philippines’ biggest industrial contractors. It introduced its first residential project, North Town Homes in Mandaue City.
After North Town Homes, ACOLAND signed up to develop and operate the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZII), its first industrial development. It paved way to the establishment of the West Cebu Industrial Park in Balamban and opening of Pueblo Verde commercial neighborhood.
In 2000, Acoland became Aboitizland. The upscale Garden Ridge Village was launched in a joint venture with Ayala Land in the same year.
Mahogany Grove, in Mandaue City, Briza and Molave Highlands in Consolacion followed.
In 2005, Aboitizland launched Pristina North, the first integrated community. Then it was followed by 15-hectare development in Talisay called Kishanta.
In 2009, iMEZ, a BPO enabled facility was opened in Pueblo Verde. In 2010, Ajoya a house and lot development was launched.
And just recently, Aboitizland has opened the first outlet shop in Vis-Min area, The Outlets.
The Outlets is a shopping destination in Pueblo Verde that boasts of international brands like Adidas, Nike, Levi’s and Dockers, Converse, Oakley, and Timberland.
Aboitizland continues to offer new and exciting projects. It remains bullish and will soon expand outside Cebu.
