For those curious and excited to use them!
Outdoor basketball court
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Open-air tent or function area
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I’ve been getting a number of questions on the amenities of Nuvali in general (The Fields, water taxis, etc.). I will always try to answer them and be of help, but also sharing that you may contact Nuvali directly for your inquiries:
Hotline number: 0917-5-ASK-NUV (275-688)
Evoliving center, NUVALI: (049) 302-60-88
Fax number: (049) 302-60-90
e-mail address:ask@nuvalievoliving.com
While searching for info on the upcoming Kukun hotel in Nuvali, I found this update on Ayala\’s hotel and tourism investments from the President’s Report for the Ayala Land, Inc. Annual Stockholders’ Meeting 2011:
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I started investing in Ayala stocks recently, so I went through the rest of the President\’s Report with special interest, but it\’s a great read nonetheless. If anything, it offers reassurance to those of us who have invested in Nuvali– whether directly or by sharing in the collective vision for the place– that we have invested in something that\’s part of a wider and just as impressive development umbrella.
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I was particularly amazed at the simultaneous mixed-use projects going on all over Metro Manila:
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Two exciting developments are coming to Nuvali!
Development#1: Ayala is planning to build a hotel in Nuvali under its boutique hotel brand, Kukun.
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I did a quick search (skyscrapercity.com never fails) and found out Kukun\’s first hotel is slated to open in Bonifacio Global City in Q2 of 2012. Sites for other Kukun hotels in the pipeline (five in total for 2011): Davao, Cagayan de Oro, Quezon City and Alabang.
Another hotel in Nuvali is also planned inside the Republic Wakepark:
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Development #2: Ayala is building an events place next to the lake and commercial district.
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Set to open in 2012 — the Events Place is a 2,500 square meter space that\’s meant to provide a venue for a wider range of group activities in Nuvali. Maybe it will be the next best thing to a theater or cinema! What\’s a concert venue equivalent with that size?
On the map you can also see the commercial district called the Lakeside Evozone (lots in orange, aqua, light green and yellow). Further east, new lots will be opened come September (28 new lots in total). Contact me directly at johanna@metrorealty.ph or 0920-9624116 if you would like updates on these commercial lots.
All in all, I think this whole area– the \”entrance\” to Nuvali– is becoming really interesting. I always see people walking leisurely around the lake, riding the water taxis (I have yet to do this! Last I heard it costs P30 for a ride one-way), or just picnicking on the grass. It\’s a lovely sight and I would definitely love to see more foot traffic in this part of Nuvali.
Actual site pic as of August 14, 2011.
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You can already make out the loop for the \”lake\”– I\’m skeptical it will finish in two months (I hope I\’m wrong!), but my brother thinks it\’s possible.
Couldn\’t stop myself from taking pics of these cows to the right of the wakepark…
![\"Venare,](\"http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6078/6041533110_f298641912.jpg\")
We now know who\’s first in line to try the cable skis! 🙂
This is the mound of mud we climbed to get this view:
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Be sure to wear good shoes if you plan on doing what we did on a rainy day!
My brother Pete and I went around Nuvali today just to check out what\’s new — Venare is really looking good!
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That\’s the main gate for Phase 1 under construction, with the beginnings of the Green Zone already showing at the back.
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Here\’s a closer pic of the main gate. It\’s a four-lane entrance, with two lanes already started.
I took another shot of the Green Zone last Saturday, from the road leading to Avida Village, and I was surprised to notice trees jutting out of the hills:
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Republic Wakepark is finally opening its doors on October 26, 2011– woohoo!
Here’s the announcement from the Republic Wakepark Facebook Page:
Heads-up, guys: REPUBL1C WAKEPARK, NUVALI will officially open on OCTOBER 26th, 2011. The Philippine Wakeboard Nationals will also be on October 26th-29th at REPUBL1C WAKEPARK, NUVALI. We would like to apologize for the delay of the opening due to the delay of construction brought by the recent typhoons. We will be announcing REPUBL1C WAKEPARK’s Yearly & Monthly Rates by end of August.
Getting excited!
Dug up old photos of my first visit to the Camsur Wakeboarding Complex (CWC) in Camsur in 2008:
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Forms are available both in Xavier School Greenhills and Xavier School Nuvali in the Evoliving Center! That\’s nice that they now have a physical office in Nuvali 🙂
Levels opening next school year are Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3.
Office hours in Xavier School Nuvali in Evoliving Center are every Friday and Saturday from 8:00am to 3:00pm.
More info at the Xavier website
We were in Nuvali last Saturday and chanced upon the opening of Solenad 2, Ayala’s second retail area in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. This new development gives Nuvali an additional leasable area of 10, 670 square meters for food and non-food establishments.
It was drizzling so we just went for a quick drive around the area to get a feel of the place.
First to greet us were sports shop and shoe outlets. Curiously, some of these shops are also located in Paseo de Sta. Rosa just a few minutes away.
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