Makati Avenue

Makati Avenue (Filipino: Abenida Makati) is a major commercial thoroughfare in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. It forms the eastern border of Ayala Triangle and is one of the three main avenues of the Makati Central Business District. The avenue runs in a somewhat north–south diagonal direction almost parallel with Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA). It passes through two distinct neighborhoods of the city: the Makati CBD and the old Makati Población. At its northern end lies the older part of Makati starting from J.P. Rizal Avenue. It continues through Población to Gil Puyat Avenue, marking the southern edge of the old district. South of Gil Puyat onto the CBD, the avenue becomes more commercial and upscale. The shopping hub of Ayala Center and Arnaiz Avenue lie at its southern end.

Makati Avenue

Makati Avenue as seen from the Landmark-Greenbelt Pedestrian Overpass
Length	2.3 km (1.4 mi)
Location	Makati
North end	J.P. Rizal Avenue and P. Burgos Street in Poblacion
Major junctions	Kalayaan Avenue Gil Puyat Avenue Paseo de Roxas Ayala Avenue
South end	Arnaiz Avenue in San Lorenzo

Makati Avenue has two lanes each way in the Poblacion area, widening to three or four in the CBD. It has a short extension into the gated San Lorenzo Village as San Lorenzo Drive.

History

Old Nielson Tower on Ayala Triangle, Makati Avenue

The avenue served as the primary access road to the old Nielson Field airport from San Pedro de Macati. It was known as Culi-Culi Road which also led to the barrio of Culi-Culi (now Pio del Pilar) just west of Nielson Field.[1] When the airport was closed down after World War II, its two runways were converted into wide roads known today as Ayala Avenue and Paseo de Roxas. The airport's control tower was preserved and is now a library called Filipinas Heritage Library.[2] This library is located along the avenue at the southeast corner of Ayala Triangle.

Makati Avenue, particularly its northern segment in Poblacion, has a history of prostitution. The areas around P. Burgos Street with its nightclubs, bars and budget hotels are considered by many as the red light district of Makati.[3][4] At present, however, the area is undergoing gentrification with the completion of several new commercial developments including the Century City mall and complex.[5]

Intersections

The entire route is located in Makati. 

km	mi	Destinations	Notes
		Arnaiz Avenue	Southern terminus. Traffic light intersection. Continues south into San Lorenzo Village as San Lorenzo Drive.
		Esperanza Street	Entrance only to Makati Avenue southbound
		Palm Drive	Traffic light intersection. Access to Glorietta and Greenbelt complexes.
		Parkway Drive	Traffic light intersection. Access to Glorietta complex.
		Dela Rosa Street	Southbound access to Legazpi Village
		Ayala Avenue	Traffic light intersection
		Santo Tomas Street	Access to Urdaneta Village and The Peninsula Manila
		Paseo de Roxas	Traffic light intersection
		H.V. Dela Costa Street	Traffic light intersection. Southbound access to Salcedo Village.
		Buendia Extension Access Road	Southbound access only towards Gil Puyat Avenue eastbound
		Cruzada Street	Northbound access only
		N140 (Gil Puyat Avenue)	Traffic light intersection
		South end of DPWH maintenance[6]
		Jupiter Street	No left turn allowed from both northbound and southbound. Access to Bel-Air Village.
		Juno Street	Restricted access to Bel-Air Village.
		Anza Street
		P. Burgos Street	Exit from Makati Avenue only. Access to the Red Light District and the old Makati Población
		Hercules Street	Restricted access to Bel-Air Village.
		Tigris Street
		Constellation Street	Restricted access to Bel-Air Village.
		Neptune Street, Durban Street	Both entrance to Makati Avenue only
		Kalayaan Avenue	Traffic light intersection
		Eduque Street
		General Luna Street	No left turn allowed from southbound and no right turn from northbound. Access to Century City.
		Guerrero Street
		Guanzon Street
		B. Valdez Street	No right turn allowed from southbound and no left turn from northbound. Access to Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Church and Saint Paul College of Makati.
		Singian Street	Traffic light intersection
		P. Burgos Street	Northbound entrance only to Makati Avenue
		J.P. Rizal Avenue	Northern terminus; continues north towards Makati–Mandaluyong Bridge as P. Burgos Street. Traffic light intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Closed/former       Incomplete access

Points of interest

Makati's Poblacion at Makati and Kalayaan Avenues

Makati Avenue is a retail and entertainment hub of Makati. At its south end, the avenue bisects the Ayala Center, separating Glorietta, The Landmark department store and The Link shopping mall from the more upscale Greenbelt shopping center. This section of the avenue also hosts the Ayala Museum, Greenbelt Chapel, as well as several luxury hotels such as the Makati Shangri-La, Manila, Fairmont Hotel Manila, Raffles Hotel Manila, and New World Makati Hotel. The stretch from Ayala Avenue to Gil Puyat Avenue is the site of the Ayala Triangle Gardens, which houses the Old Nielson Tower and the future Park Central Towers. This section of the avenue also hosts The Peninsula Manila, Zuellig Building, Pacific Star Building, as well as several other office buildings.

North of Gil Puyat are more hotels and commercial establishments, particularly near the intersection with Kalayaan Avenue. The A. Venue Mall and Century City Mall are located in this area, as well as Gramercy Residences, Trump Tower Manila, Berjaya Makati Hotel, I'M Hotel Makati, St. Giles Hotel and Best Western Antel. The Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Church and Saint Paul College of Makati can be accessed by turning east onto Valdez Street before reaching J.P. Rizal Avenue and the Makati–Mandaluyong Bridge.

References

1. "Ayala Now April–June 2015" (PDF). Ayala Corporation. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
2. History of FHL published by Filipinas Heritage Library; accessed 8 September 2013.
3. Flesh trade thrives in Makati published by Trafficking.org.ph; accessed 8 September 2013.
4. Makati now a sin city published by Inquirer.net; accessed 8 September 2013.
5. Century City Mall to set the stage for a shopping district North of Makati published by Manila Standard Today; accessed 8 September 2013.
6. "NCR". Department of Public Works and Highways. Retrieved 29 May 2020.