St. Francis Square

14°35′9.76″N 121°3′29.66″E / 14.5860444°N 121.0582389°E / 14.5860444; 121.0582389Construction started1998Completed2000Cost₱550,000,000 (1998)^[4]OwnerSt. Francis Square Group of CompaniesManagementCE ConstructionHeightAntenna spire221 m (725 ft)^[1]^[2]Roof197.0 m (646.3 ft)Top floor196.80 m (645.7 ft)Technical detailsFloor countBSA Twin Towers: 55 floors
St. Francis Square Mall: 4 floorsFloor area78,600 m² (846,000 sq ft) (BSA Twin Towers)
23,100 m² (249,000 sq ft) (St. Francis Square Mall)Lifts/elevators10^[3]Design and constructionArchitect(s)R. Villarosa ArchitectsDeveloperSt. Francis Square Group of CompaniesStructural engineerD.M. Consunji, Inc.^[5]Main contractorD.M. Consunji, Inc.^[5]

St. Francis Square is a 1.30-hectare (3.2-acre) mixed-use commercial complex located in Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Philippines. Groundbreaking and construction of the complex began in 1998 and was completed in 2000. Due to some controversies regarding the St. Francis Square Group of Companies, construction and the finishing of interiors were halted. Construction resumed in 2009 and the building was finished in 2011.

Complex

BSA Twin Towers

The complex has three buildings, but the main two towers are the most notable properties of the complex. Each tower stands 221 metres (725 ft) high, occupying a land area of 3,037.32 square metres (32,693 sq ft) of the site's land.^[3] The towers were topped off on 2000, yet was initially completed in 2011, wherein the two towers became the fourth-tallest buildings in the country. During the planning phase of the tower, the two towers were supposedly to feature a rooftop observation deck or a sky garden on their pyramid roofs, yet the plan was removed years later. The towers currently serve as a 3-star hotel and also serve as a radio transmitter and was also secondary studio facility of the FM radio stations 90.7 Love Radio, 101.1 Yes The Best and 96.3 Easy Rock, as well as temporary studios of AM radio station DZRH and community-formatted national FM station Radyo Natin, all owned by Manila Broadcasting Company.^[6] At night, the towers are illuminated with a neon light display from the central part of the towers to the tower's pyramid-style roofs, with logos of the St Francis Group of Companies, AUX Aircon, and HKTV (HongKong TV) attached on the roof's exteriors.

The towers feature a lap pool, a lagoon pool, a restaurant, a children's playground, an outdoor jogging path, and a gym.^[7]

St. Francis Square Mall

The St. Francis Square Mall is a four-storey mall located within the St. Francis Square complex. It is popularly known in the Metropolitan Manila for its advertisement jingle for the Super Tiangge shopping area which is located in this mall.^[8] The mall has a total floor area of 23,100 m² (249,000 sq ft) and are separated to the BSA Twin Towers by a massive parking lot that caters to the customers of the mall and nearby establishments.

In June 2019, the Super Tiangge area, the second and third levels of the mall, was vacated and closed for conversion as commercial and office space for business process outsourcing and other local companies.^[9]

References

^ "BSA Twin Tower 1". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ "BSA Twin Tower 2". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "BSA Twin Towers". Retrieved December 4, 2010.
^ "Project Financing". St. Francis Square Group of Companies. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "BSA Twin Tower". D.M. Consunji, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
^ "MBC uses back-up facilities to 'minimize interruption' after Star City fire". ABS-CBN News. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
^ "St Francis Hotels | Home". stfrancissuites.com.ph.
^ "St. Francis Square". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021.
^ "St. Francis Square Mall closes down tiangge area". ABS-CBN News. June 1, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

External links

St. Francis Square - Official website
BSA Twin Towers - Official website

Ortigas Center

Towers

Shopping centers

Other landmarks

Asian Development Bank
Benpres Building
Bonaventure Plaza (National Grid Corporation of the Philippines secondary or alternate office)
Capitol Commons
Department of Education
EDSA Shrine
Lopez Museum
Meralco Theater
Octagon
PhilSports Complex
- PhilSports Arena
- PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium
The Medical City
Ynares Sports Arena

Education

Transportation

Roads	ADB Avenue Julia Vargas Avenue Meralco Avenue Ortigas Avenue Shaw Boulevard
Rail	Lourdes station Ortigas station Ortigas North station Ortigas South station Shaw Boulevard station

Italics denote buildings under construction or planned.

Skyscrapers and towers in Metro Manila

Completed

Over 300 m	Metrobank Center (318 m, 2017)
250–299 m	PBCom Tower (259 m, 2000) Trump Tower Manila (251 m, 2017) The Gramercy Residences (250 m, 2013) Discovery Primea (250 m, 2013)
200–249 m	Park Central South Tower (248 m, 2022) Grand Riviera Suites (230 m, 2014) Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila (229 m, 2016) One Shangri-La Place Towers (227 m, 2014) BSA Twin Towers (221 m, 2000) G.T. International Tower (217 m, 2001) Alphaland Makati Place (215 m, 2016) The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Towers (213 m, 2009) BDO Corporate Center Ortigas (210 m, 2015) One Rockwell West Tower (210 m, 2010) Petron Megaplaza (210 m, 1998) The Knightsbridge Residences (210 m, 2013) UnionBank Plaza (206 m, 2004) Greenbelt San Lorenzo Tower (205 m, 2009) Edades Tower (205 m, 2014) Net Park (205 m, 2015) Golden Empire Tower (203 m, 2002) One Corporate Centre (202 m, 2009) Milano Residences (200 m, 2016) Philamlife Tower (200 m, 2000) Summit One Tower (200 m, 1998)
150–199 m	One Central Makati (195 m, 2013) 8 Forbestown Road (194 m, 2013) Anchor Skysuites (193 m, 2013) RCBC Plaza Towers (192 m, 2001) The Infinity Fort Bonifacio (190 m, 2011) Tower 6789 (185 m, 2013) One San Miguel Avenue (183 m, 2001) LKG Tower (180 m, 2000) Marco Polo Ortigas Manila (180 m, 2014) The Shang Grand Tower (180 m, 2005) Pacific Plaza Towers (179 m, 2001) Atlanta Centre (179 m, 1998) Birch Tower (178 m, 2012) Aspire Tower (175 m, 2012) Robinsons Equitable Tower (175 m, 1997) One Roxas Triangle (174 m, 2000) Robinsons Summit Center (174 m, 2001) Paragon Plaza (174 m, 1998) The Enterprise Center Tower 1 (172 m, 1999) Greenbelt Laguna Tower (171 m, 2008) Greenbelt Manila Tower (171 m, 2010) The Beaufort (170 m, 2013) The Beacon Arnaiz Tower (170 m, 2012) Pearl of the Orient Tower (168 m, 2004) Discovery Suites (167 m, 1999) GA Towers (165 m, 2005) One Rockwell East Tower (165 m, 2011) Rufino Pacific Tower (161 m, 1994) Ayala Tower One (160 m, 1996) The Orient Square (160 m, 1999) Zuellig Building (160 m, 2012) Lancaster Suites One (158 m, 2007) Bellagio Golfview (156 m, 2010) Exportbank Plaza (155 m, 1998) Rizal Tower (155 m, 2000) Wharton Parksuites (154 m, 2012) BSA Grand Tower (154 m, 1998) Belton Place (153 m, 2012) The World Centre (152 m, 1996) Salcedo Park Twin Towers (151 m, 1996) Pacific Plaza Condominium (150 m, 1992) One Legazpi Park (150 m, 2006) Joy-Nostalg Center (150 m, 2009) Forbes Tower West (150 m, 2011) One McKinley Place (150 m, 2004) The Columns (150 m, 2009)