San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park

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San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park
Project
Opening date2001 (2001)
DeveloperManila Jockey Club Investments Corp.
OwnerManila Jockey Club Investments Corp.
WebsiteMJC Investments Corp.
Location
LocationSanta Cruz, Manila, Philippines

San Lazaro Tourism and Business Park is the marketing name given to the 16-hectare (40-acre) multiple use site under development by the

tourism economic zone with information technology component in 2009.[4]

Location

The Celadon and Vertex One

San Lazaro is located in the northern portion of Manila within the city district of Santa Cruz between the University Belt area and the Manila North Cemetery. It is bounded by Tayuman Street and Consuelo Street on the south, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) line and NLEX Connector on Antipolo Street on the north, Elias Street to the east, and Felix Huertas Road to the west which runs parallel to Rizal Avenue. The site is close to major Manila landmarks such as the University of Santo Tomas, the Archdiocesan Shrine of Espiritu Santo, the Manila Chinese Cemetery, and the San Lazaro compound which houses the Department of Health head office, Hospital de San Lazaro and José R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center.

History

Aerial view of the San Lazaro Hippodrome, 1932

The land the development sits on was the site of the San Lazaro Hippodrome, home of the Manila Jockey Club, the first racing club in

Santa Mesa.[1]

In 2001, the Manila Jockey Club entered into a joint venture agreement with

SM Prime Holdings for conversion of 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of property into a shopping mall.[6] It also signed a venture with Ayala Land for office and residential development in the property in 2007.[7] The racing club moved to its new location at the San Lazaro Leisure Park in Carmona, Cavite in 2003.[2]

Winford Hotel and Casino

An P8 billion hotel casino was opened in January 2016 within the San Lazaro tourism park named Winford Hotel and Casino (formerly Winford Leisure and Entertainment Complex). It is anchored on a 22-story five-star hotel building with 128 all-suite rooms and close to 1 hectare (2.5 acres) of casino floor. The casino is operated by the

Filipino Chinese community in the area of Central Manila.[8][9]

Transportation

San Lazaro is near major transportation arteries. It is accessible from downtown Manila via

Blumentritt railway station
of PNR.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Philippines". Asian Racing Federation. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^
    Manila Standard Today
    . Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. ^ "MJC earmarking P15B for property development". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 May 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Proclamation No. 1727, s. 2009". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. ^ "A Legacy of Public Health" (PDF). Department of Health. Retrieved 4 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "SM to put up shopping mall on San Lazaro lot". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. GMA Network News
    . Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Another casino rising, right in the heart of gridlocked Manila". Interaksyon. Archived from the original on 2015-06-01. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. ^ Montealegre, K.A.M. (7 January 2016). "MJC Investments opens casino at Winford Hotel". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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