--- title: "Ortigas Center, Manila — Class A submarket" description: "Mid-CBD trophy and back-office hub." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/manila/ortigas pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > 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. ## 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. # 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](/glossary/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** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The%20Estancia%20at%20Capitol%20Commons%2C%20Meralco%20Avenue%2C%20Pasig%201605%2C%20Ortigas%20Center%2C%20Manila%2C%20Philippines&query_place_id=ChIJg0vGgmzIlzMRJLrpq6prXec) - **Robinsons Cyberscape Alpha** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Robinsons%20Cyberscape%20Alpha%2C%20Garnet%20%26%20Sapphire%20Roads%2C%20Ortigas%2C%20Pasig%201605%2C%20Ortigas%20Center%2C%20Manila%2C%20Philippines&query_place_id=ChIJIUHd7xnIlzMR0kPKGB_trWg) - **Frabelle Business Center** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Frabelle%20Business%20Center%2C%20111%20Rada%20Street%2C%20Legaspi%20Village%2C%20Makati%201229%2C%20Ortigas%20Center%2C%20Manila%2C%20Philippines&query_place_id=ChIJXcddXA7JlzMR4WGEYSh8B64) ## 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](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Ortigas Center: [Bonifacio Global City (BGC)](/cities/manila/bgc), [Makati CBD](/cities/manila/makati-cbd), [Alabang (Filinvest City)](/cities/manila/alabang), [Quezon City & Eastwood](/cities/manila/quezon-city-eastwood). The full Manila submarket atlas is at [/cities/manila](/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: - [Ortigas Center — ](/cities/manila/ortigas/rents-and-availability) - [Ortigas Center — ](/cities/manila/ortigas/tenant-profile) - [Ortigas Center — ](/cities/manila/ortigas/transit-and-commute) - [Ortigas Center — ](/cities/manila/ortigas/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Ortigas Center — ](/cities/manila/ortigas/trophy-and-comparables) - [Ortigas Center — ](/cities/manila/ortigas/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Manila Class A leasing and to the prime tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Kenji Watanabe**](/about/authors/kenji-watanabe) — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/manila/ortigas), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.