AyalaLand Logistics breaks ground for Batangas Technopark

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AyalaLand Logistics breaks ground for Batangas Technopark
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  • AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC) broke ground for its Batangas Technopark, its fifth industrial estate that is set to be completed in the second quarter of 2025
  • Batangas Technopark spans 55 hectares in gross land area
  • It is intended for light and medium, non-polluting industries and will eventually evolve as a mixed-use development
  • ALLHC is also preparing for the launch of Pampanga Technopark in Mabalacat, an estate envisioned as an agro-industrial hub with a current gross land area of 270 hectares

AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC) broke ground on April 12 for the Batangas Technopark, its fifth industrial estate set to be completed in the second quarter of 2025.

Batangas Technopark sits in Padre Garcia and spans 55 hectares in gross land area, ALLHC said in a statement. It is ALLHC’s second property within the province following the acquisition of an existing 64,000-square meter ready-built facility in Santo Tomas in 2022.

Registered with the Bureau of Investments, the soon-to-rise Batangas Technopark is intended for light and medium, non-polluting industries from both local and global markets.

Eventually, the estate will evolve into a mixed-use development with the addition of dry warehouse and cold storage facilities that will be operated under ALLHC’s ALogis and ALogis Artico brands, as well as public amenities including a community chapel, quick service restaurants, a transport terminal, a gas station, and a bagsakan or agricultural wholesale market.

With a sustainable development in mind, ALLHC said Batangas Technopark aims to preserve the area’s natural flora with an allocation of 1.3 hectares for park space, and the use of native trees and detention ponds to aid the property’s resilience to environmental stress and geohazards.

It will also ensure mobility with pedestrian-friendly spaces with wide sidewalks throughout the estate and transit connectivity with access to a public terminal.

The target completion of Batangas Technopark is on the second quarter of 2025.

Investors and prospective tenants can access the estate through Tiaong-Lipa Road. Coming from Metro Manila, it conveniently connects via the South Luzon Expressway and the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road. It is also an hour’s drive from Batangas port.

Soon, the property will also be more accessible after the completion of the Lipa-Padre Garcia Bypass Road, which starts in Barangay Talisay of Lipa and will end in Barangay Bawi of Padre Garcia, just approximately 1.5 kilometer from the new technopark.

“This new industrial estate will not only serve as a hub for manufacturing and industrial activities but will also generate new employment opportunities for Batangueños and residents of nearby localities, thus contributing to the local economy. Batangas Technopark is poised to attract local and foreign investors, and we are confident that it will be a key driver of economic growth in the region,” ALLHC president and chief executive officer Jose Emmanuel Jalandoni said.

ALLHC said 2023 marks the continuation of its mission of transforming places into dynamic centers across the country, developing world-class industrial parks that are hubs of convergence and business activity.

Aside from Batangas Technopark, ALLHC is also preparing for the launch of Pampanga Technopark in Mabalacat – an estate envisioned as an agro-industrial hub with a current gross land area of 270 hectares. Similar to Batangas Technopark, it will eventually rise as a mixed-use development to host ALogis and ALogis Artico facilities, as well as amenities like a bagsakan (agricultural wholesale market), a public transport terminal, and more.

A subsidiary of Ayala Land, Inc., ALLHC has principal business interests in holding companies, commercial leasing, industrial lot sales and development, and retail electricity supply. Its subsidiaries include Laguna Technopark, Inc.; Unity Realty Development Corp.; Orion Land, Inc.; Tutuban Properties, Inc.; LCI Commercial Ventures, Inc.; and FLT Prime Insurance Corp.

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