St. Francis Square

This article is about the commercial complex in the Philippines. For the nearby residential towers, see The St. Francis Shangri-La Place. For the Square in Slovakia, see St. Francis Square (Bratislava).

St. Francis Square Mall

Location	Bank Drive, Ortigas Center, Wack-Wack Greenhills, Mandaluyong, Philippines
Coordinates	14°35′06″N 121°03′30″E
Opening date	October 21, 2005 (2005-10-21)
Developer	St. Francis Square Group of Companies
Owner	St. Francis Square Group of Companies
No. of stores and services	700-1,000 stalls and stores (formerly)
Total retail floor area	23,100 m2 (249,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	5 floors aboveground, 1 floor belowground
Website	stfrancissquare.com.ph

BSA Twin Towers
Logo for BSA Twin Towers
The BSA Twin Towers
General information
Status	Completed
Location	Ortigas Center, Metro Manila, Philippines
Coordinates	14°35′9.76″N 121°3′29.66″E
Construction started	1998
Completed	2000
Cost	₱550,000,000 (1998)
Owner	St. Francis Square Group of Companies
Management	CE Construction
Height
Antenna spire	221 m (725 ft)
Roof	197.0 m (646.3 ft)
Top floor	196.80 m (645.7 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	55 floors
Floor area	78,600 m2 (846,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	10
Design and construction
Architect(s)	R. Villarosa Architects
Developer	St. Francis Square Group of Companies
Structural engineer	D.M. Consunji, Inc.
Main contractor	D.M. Consunji, Inc.

St. Francis Square is a mixed-use development located in the heart of Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong, Philippines. It is located across SM Megamall and beside The Podium and consists of the BSA Twin Towers and St. Francis Square Mall.

The St. Francis Square Mall within the complex was home to over 1,000 stalls and stores and housed the Christ's Commission Fellowship (CCF) megachurch until 2013 when the megachurch moved to the CCF Center in Tiendesitas, Pasig. The mall has since undergone major renovations, which were completed in 2019, features a modernized facade and now predominantly houses office spaces for business process outsourcing companies.

Groundbreaking and construction of the complex began in 1998 and was completed in 2000. Due to some controversies regarding the St. Francis Square Group of Companies, construction and the finishing of interiors were halted. Construction resumed in 2009 and the building was finished in 2011.

BSA Twin Towers

The complex has three buildings, but the main two towers are the most notable properties of the complex. Each tower stands 221 metres (725 ft) high, occupying a land area of 3,037.32 square metres (32,693 sq ft) of the site's land. The towers were topped off on 2000, yet was initially completed in 2011, wherein the two towers became the fourth-tallest buildings in the country. During the planning phase of the tower, the two towers were supposedly to feature a rooftop observation deck or a sky garden on their pyramid roofs, yet the plan was removed years later. The towers currently serve as a 3-star hotel and also serve as a radio transmitter of FM radio stations 90.7 Love Radio, 101.1 Yes FM and 96.3 Easy Rock; all owned by MBC Media Group. Between October and November 2019, amid the aftermath of a fire tragedy at Star City (which is located next to the MBC Building) in Pasay, the building served as a backup studio facility for the three stations, as well as temporary studios for AM radio station DZRH and community-formatted national FM network Radyo Natin. At night, the towers are illuminated with a neon light display from the central part of the towers to the tower's pyramid-style roofs, with logos of the St Francis Group of Companies, AUX Aircon, and HKTV (HongKong TV) attached on the roof's exteriors.

The towers feature a lap pool, a lagoon pool, a restaurant, a children's playground, an outdoor jogging path, and a gym.

St. Francis Square Mall

The St. Francis Square Mall is a four-storey mall located within the St. Francis Square complex. It is popularly known in the Metropolitan Manila for its advertisement jingle for the Super Tiangge shopping area which is located in this mall. The mall has a total floor area of 23,100 m² (249,000 sq ft) and are separated to the BSA Twin Towers by a massive parking lot that caters to the customers of the mall and nearby establishments.

In June 2019, the Super Tiangge area, the second and third levels of the mall, was vacated and closed for conversion as commercial and office space for business process outsourcing and other local companies.

Lower levels

Tenants of the mall include the Puregold Jr. Supermarket on the basement floor, the St. Francis Generic Drug Store and St. Francis Bookstore on the ground floor, and the St. Francis Department Store at the mezzanine floor of the mall. At its peak, the mall attracted a daily foot traffic of 50,000 people, and was known for its tiangge stalls that mainly sold phone cases, gadget repair services, DVDs, and children's toys.

Upper levels

The third, fourth, and fifth floors of the mall comprise CCF's main facilities. A part of the third floor acts as a transit floor for escalators from the second floor to the fifth floor as a direct access corridor to and from the CCF auditorium.

The fifth and sixth floors house the 3,000 capacity CCF Auditorium, as well as other support facilities, such as a clinic, and overflow room.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the Philippines

External links

• St. Francis Square - Official website
• BSA Twin Towers - Official website