Metrobank Center

The Metrobank Center^[2] is a 318 m (1,043 ft) mixed-use supertall skyscraper,^[3] located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila. It is currently the tallest building in Metro Manila^[4] and in the Philippines.

Metrobank Center
Metrobank Center in May 2025
Former names	Federal Land Tower
Alternative names	Metrobank Financial Tower Grand Hyatt Manila
Etymology	Metrobank
Hotel chain	Hyatt (Grand Hyatt Manila)
Record height
Tallest in the Philippines since 2017[I]
Preceded by	PBCom Tower
General information
Status	Completed
Architectural style	Contemporary and Postmodern
Location	Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°33′25″N 121°03′07″E
Construction started	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Completed	2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Cost	US$300 million
Owner	Federal Land
Height
Architectural	318 m (1,043.3 ft)
Antenna spire	318 m (1,043 ft)
Roof	259.1 m (850.1 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	66
Design and construction
Architecture firm	Wong & Ouyang Casas Architects
Developer	Federal Land
Structural engineer	Ove Arup & Partners
Main contractor	Datem, Inc.
Other information
Number of rooms	461 (hotel)
Number of restaurants	3 (hotel)
Website
manila.grand.hyatt.com
References
[1]

Background

The Metrobank Center is part of Federal Land's Grand Central Park mixed-used complex.^[5] The Metrobank Center is connected through a common podium with the Grand Hyatt Residences, a 45-storey condominium skyscraper.^[5][6] The complex has a second residential tower, the Grand Hyatt Residence South Tower which stands 50-storeys high.^[7][8]

The building's pinnacle height is 318 m (1,043 ft)^[3] while its height up to its roof is around 259.1 m (850 ft).^[1]

The Grand Hyatt Manila is a major tenant of the building. The hotel has 461 guest rooms and occupies the top 25 floors of the building.^[9] It also hosts three major restaurants namely The Grand Kitchen, No. 8 China House, and The Peak. It also has meeting and events rooms covering 2,281 m² (24,550 sq ft).^[4]

Architecture and design

Wong & Ouyang, as well as Casas Architects were the architectural firms behind the Metrobank Center.^[10] Ove Arup & Partners was responsible for the wind, structural, and seismic engineering of the building. Arup devised its damp outrigger system to make the building resistant to seismic shock and wind. Concrete outrigger walls were installed in the Metrobank Center's two mechanical floors.^[11]

History

In September 2008, Taguig Mayor Sigfrido Tiñga announced that Federal Land will be building a 66-storey skyscraper that would surpass the PBCom Tower in height which was then the tallest building in the country. The construction of the building then dubbed as the "Federal Land Tower" was scheduled to commence within 2009.^[12]

The project would be formally unveiled by Federal Land in March 2011^[10] with the groundbreaking ceremony taking place on March 24, 2011.^[13] Initially it was projected to be completed in 2014.^[14] While the building was under construction in August 2017, a fire incident occurred, though no injuries were reported.^[15]

The marker at the hotel's lobby was unveiled in September 2017 by George Ty of Federal Land and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.^[16] The hotel opened on January 23, 2018.^[4]

Gallery

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  Metrobank Center under construction as of May 26, 2015
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  Metrobank Center and skyline of Bonifacio Global City, 2022
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  View from Pioneer Woodlands Condominium
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  View from Guadalupe Bridge
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  View from Pasig River (Kalawaan, Pasig)
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  View from Kalayaan Flyover
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  Metrobank Center at night, 2018
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  Bonifacio Global City and Makati skylines from the Metrobank Center
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  Metrobank Center seen from 34th Street
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  Metrobank Center from 8th Avenue
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  Metrobank Center from its base
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  Metrobank Center with the Grand Hyatt Residences South Tower (left) and The Montane (right) in the background