People-centered golf city

With the dawn of the internet and other advances in technology, our once huge world has been increasingly inter-connected and is now looked at as a global village — a planet without borders. In turn, people, especially Filipinos, want to be more physically and emotionally involved in the places they frequent as these are venues that connect them with other people and inspire and promote a sense of well-being.

South Forbes Golf City, the country’s largest fully-integrated and all-themed golf resort city at the forefront of the Metro Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay corridor, awarded Best Golf Community Development by the 2007 CNBC International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious property awards programme, has designed places and spaces that are interesting, diverse, and community-oriented.

“We at South Forbes are supporting the move for “place making” that incorporates humanity into spaces within our 5 Clusters of Excellence,” said Cathay Land president Jeffrey Ng. “Our vision is for our residents to live where they can make social connections, educate their children, obtain the goods and services that meet their daily needs, and earn their livelihoods — all within the community.”

Hot Spots. South Forbes establishes identity through a commercial nexus for a residential community — a thriving center that integrates a mix of uses, provides balance, and crafts its character through time — the City Center.

The City Center is the commercial and social hub of the whole city where food, retail, and entertainment establishments abound. Its focal point is the man-made lagoon with an adjoining plaza, adaptable for any purpose like holding seasonal performances or the bustling tiangges Filipinos are known to love. Amid the vitality of this place, people will still be able rest, stroll, or gather for quiet conversations without feeling that they are trespassing on private property or obliged to purchase something.

Faithful to the golf resort city image, the Driving Range is strategically located at the City Center to encourage residents to pursue golf as a health and sport option or even go professional.

The immediate leisure and social amenity afforded every resident is the village clubhouse and its feature amenities that reflect the architecture and lifestyle of the featured city. Swimmers and sunbathers are welcome to lounge on sunning beds all around the beach-inspired free-form pool of the Miami clubhouse while the Tokyo Mansions clubhouse will feature its contemplative Zen garden for its residents who indulge in meditation. Clubhouses, in whatever theme, are ideal venues to spend quality family time and special community functions.

Living Links. Connecting places is just as important as connecting people. Reaching all these hotspots will not necessarily require a long ride but a short walk. To enhance the quality of life, South Forbes employed the principles of New Urbanism to ensure that the whole city remains compact, mixed-use, and pedestrian-friendly. All paths to and from every destination are landscaped to encourage residents to take to walking and leave their vehicles at home, thus ensuring a more sustainable way of living.

Although pocket parks are integral in every South Forbes village, no other place has gardens of grandeur — an horticulturist’s paradise — than in Châteaux de Paris. These gardens not only lend an excellent conversation piece or a pretty sight but also offer an outdoor setting for meeting, mingling, lounging, and conversing. After all, many Filipinos find gardening an incredibly relaxing hobby, one that allows them to get in touch with the earth and themselves.

Central Park. Building community starts from identifying a certain commonality among people, something they share all together. Such is the world-class 18-hole South Forbes Golf and Leisure Club, the largest garden of the city at over 50 hectares.

Connect with Us. Move in right here, right now. Call 635-7777 or 631-8855 for a free city tour or log on to www.southforbes.com for more information.