The Podium
The Podium along ADB Avenue in 2024 | |
| Project | |
|---|---|
| Developer | Keppel Land Inc. BDO Unibank |
| Architect | Pimentel, Rodriguez, Simbulan and Partners (Phase 1) Arquitectonica and Felix S. Lim and Associates (Phase 2) |
| Website | thepodium |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates: 14°35′06″N 121°03′32″E / 14.585°N 121.059°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| City | Mandaluyong |
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The Podium, also called SM Podium or SM The Podium, is a mixed-use development located along ADB Avenue in the Ortigas Center, a major business and commercial district in Mandaluyong, Philippines. It was developed in December 2001 and officially opened in August 2002 as a joint project of Singaporean company, Keppel Land, and BDO Unibank.
The mixed-use development has a floor area of 140,000 m2 (1,500,000 sq ft) and consists of a shopping mall of the same name, which has a floor area of 50,000 m2 (540,000 sq ft) and two office buildings built on top of it, having a total floor area of 90,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft). The buildings are the BDO Corporate Center and The Podium West Tower which were built in 2015 and 2019.
A six-level expansion (Phase 2), located beside the main mall, was opened on October 27, 2017. The expansion will also include a podium within the towers, and was opened on 2019. The main building (Phase 1) entered renovation works following the opening, and was completed in December 2018.