Innoland unveils New Project

Monday, August 1, 2011

AS ONE of the world’s top outsourcing destinations, Cebu needs to have more office spaces especially in strategic locations, a developer said.

Innoland Development, Inc. said it will help meet this demand with The Link, which will be be built in Asiatown IT Park.

Apart from the demands of the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, there are other industries looking at Cebu as a venue for expansion.

In a press conference following The Link’s groundbreaking ceremony last July 28, Innoland chief operating officer Charles Vincent Ong said other sectors need the office space for their expansion.

“It’s not just the BPO sectors, but financial institutions across nations are coming here,” he said, citing American Express as an example.

Information technology outsourcing, knowledge process outsourcing, architecture and engineering outsourcing companies and accounting back offices are also expected to establish their presence in Cebu.

In order to match the demand, Innoland said it will only take 14 months of construction to finish the 20-storey building. There will be 12 floors of leasable office spaces, five levels of above-ground parking, one level basement parking and a retail area on the ground floor.

As Innoland’s third project since the company was launched in February 2010, The Link will have green features like the Calyx Centre and the recently-launched Calyx Residences.

“Going green actually entails additional cost to the developer but it’s an investment Innoland feels is worth it,” said marketing and sales consultant Tetta Baad. “We cannot continue building buildings that are harmful to the environment.” (Patricia Manuelle S. Taboada)

Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on August 02, 2011.