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The moment you enter the city of Parañaque, one would immediately
get a buzz of its cultural appeal that meets young with the old,
modern with traditional, and street smarts with the high life. It is
a melting pot community located at the South of Manila,
surrounded by Pasay City (North), Manila Bay (West), Muntinlupa
(Southeast), Las Piñas (Southwest) and Taguig (Northeast).
It is home to warm, friendly, hospitable, and
devoted Parañaqueños composed of Tagalog natives, migrants from
various regions of the Philippines and foreign nationals who have
adopted the city as their “second home.” The colorful mix of its
population provides the cross culture of art, lifestyle and religion
that molds Parañaque into its very own mosaic of a masterpiece.
A vast area of the city sits the residential hub
where ancestral homes, posh villages, apartments, boarding houses,
apartelles, townhouses, and condominiums blend with commercial
centers and the industrial community. Looking a few years back, some
of these residential areas where once green pastures of land before
urban life caught up with urban development.
Plaza Crest, an upscale real estate community
being developed by DOPEI (D.O. Plaza Estates Inc.), is a family
project of the Plaza family who are natives of Parañaque. According
to Jaime “Jimbo” Plaza Carlos, Marketing Services Manager for
DOPEI, the 2.7-hectare land in Sucat was once a farm of his late
grandfather until the family recognized the vision of achieving
countryside living within an urban community.
As a young boy, Jimbo had fond memories of the
place where he would run around with his cousins and spend special
occasions with the family. Now, Jimbo offers his combined experience
in marketing, fresh ideas and personalized service for this
project. He elaborates, “My main contribution is my family
involvement. We like to actually get our hands into everything and
we don’t leave it to other people. We’re not just here to build
houses, sell and get rid of them. It is in our best interest that
the community will do well, because the success of the community is
our own success. This is where we grew up, we shared fond
memories [in Parañaque], and we’d like to share that with other
people.”
Even with its state-of-the-art design and
technology, Plaza Crest’s high end lifestyle still connects with
Parañaque’s unique identity. Prime malls, schools, hospitals,
airport, shops and supermarkets are in close proximity while going
to nearby cities like Makati and Alabang only takes 15 to 30
minutes.
Plaza Crest boasts an Asian-inspired theme
designed by the best in the country, RMDA Architects and Palafox
Associates. The walk-up 3-story condominiums, garden villas and
3-story townhouses will make you feel like you’re having a
vacation right at your very own home. For DOPEI, a relaxed
environment assures quality living and security. The
whole place is secured with a 3-meter high perimeter fence and
24-hour security camera at the entrance.
Everything in Plaza Crest takes a personal touch
from building, management and selling. As Jimbo explains it, “We
want it to be at a personal level in every movement that we make. We
like to be the ones with you, not some pedestal that’s too faraway
. . . because we are in fact a family.”
Jimbo, together with owners themselves will also
live in Plaza Crest. Its pocket gardens and private environment is
just perfect for their daily needs and lifestyle. This just proves
the value that this next best thing at the heart of Parañaque can
offer. A lot of care has been put into the family project that’s
been home to fond memories of the Plaza family. With its nearing
completion date by the 2nd Quarter of 2008, Plaza Crest will also be
home to fond and lasting memories of its future residents.
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