Ortigas Center is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Manila with average asking rent around ₱1,200/sqm/mo · ≈ $22.7 PSF/yr USD.

  • Mid-CBD trophy and back-office hub.
  • Prime tier — ~₱1,200/sqm/mo.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

Ortigas Center, Manila — Class A submarket

Mid-CBD trophy and back-office hub. · Tier: prime · Avg rent: ₱1,200/sqm/mo · ≈ $22.7 PSF/yr USD

TL;DR

  • Mid-CBD trophy and back-office hub.
  • Prime tier — ~₱1,200/sqm/mo.
  • Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

Overview

Ortigas Center anchors the mid-CBD trophy and back-office hub — The Estancia, Robinsons Cyberscape, and a deep BPO and shared-services tenant base.

Tenant profile

Tech, BPO, shared services, banking back-office, professional services.

Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

Transit

Ortigas (MRT-3), Shaw Boulevard (MRT-3).

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

Amenities

SM Megamall, Robinsons Galleria, Capitol Commons.

Comparable buildings

  • The Estancia at Capitol Commons
  • Robinsons Cyberscape Alpha
  • Frabelle Business Center

Where Ortigas Center sits in Manila

Ortigas Center is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Manila, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around ₱1,200/sqm/mo · ≈ $22.7 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Manila Class A stock, Ortigas Center typically attracts Tech, BPO, shared services, banking back-office, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Ortigas Center: Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Makati CBD, Alabang (Filinvest City), Quezon City & Eastwood. The full Manila submarket atlas is at /cities/manila.

Topic deep-dives for Ortigas Center

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Ortigas Center, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

Related glossary

Terminology specific to Manila Class A leasing and to the prime tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

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