They say first impressions are everything and DMCI Homes’ Brio Tower development in Guadalupe Viejo, Makati City has certainly made a good one on the first batch of residents who accepted their units recently.

Ma. Clara Reyes, for one, could not contain her emotions when she talked about her experience of seeing her one-bedroom unit at the single-tower resort-inspired development for the first time in November 2018.

“When we saw the unit, it was way beyond my expectations. Ang ganda ng furnishings, ‘yung countertop, ‘yung shower, ‘yung bedroom. Basta lahat,” Reyes shared.

“Likewise, I was so happy with the facilities and with the amenities. Lobby pa lang ang ganda na. The turnover staff were very friendly. Tapos mga guards, okay din. Maganda siya (Brio Tower). Na-exceed niya ‘yung expectations ko,” she continued.

Reyes, who is a dentist by profession, has been eagerly awaiting the turnover of her unit in Brio Tower which she passes by everyday on her way to work in Mandaluyong City.

“Nakaka-excite kasi every morning dinadaanan ko yung Brio. Ayan na, ayan na siya! Ang bilis ng turnover sobrang happy ako,” she said of the early turnover of the project which started last October 2018, 13 months ahead of the November 2019 target occupancy schedule.

Though it was her sister, Cecille, who originally wanted to buy a unit in Brio Tower, Reyes said she grabbed the opportunity to get one when a slot opened for a one-bedroom unit in the sold-out development.

For the fourth consecutive year, DMCI Homes has once again hosted a Christmas party for underprivileged children living in its host community in Barangay Bangkal, Makati City, drawing commendation from the barangay council and the local social welfare department.

Dubbed as “DMCI Homes Christmas Blowout,” this year’s edition of the annual gift-giving activity held a carnival-themed party for 75 beneficiaries composed of children under the Makati Social Welfare Department’s Street and Urban Working Children Program, kids with disabilities, and those belonging to families enrolled in the government’s conditional cash transfer program.

“I would like to thank DMCI (Homes) for again hosting our kids for their Christmas Blowout. It’s been several years now that they have been giving us a venue for the kids to have fun this Christmas,” said Barangay Bangkal chairman Mario Montañez who graced the event last December 1 at the DMCI Homes Corporate Center Multi-Purpose Gym.

“DMCI (Homes) has been a very good partner of our barangay not only in business but in community relations and I’d like to applaud the efforts of the company in helping us create projects that benefit our residents,” he added.

There is something alluring about walking into a home glowing with a family’s love and support for each member.

It’s the same vibe that IT professional Teddy Dullano felt when he moved into his two-bedroom unit in DMCI Homes’ One Castilla Place in Castilla St., Valencia, Quezon City two years ago.

After staying for a decade in a condo adjacent to a business center in Pasig, Dullano longed for a different kind of scenery which he gladly found in the single-tower resort-inspired condo community.

“I was looking for a place na different naman. Sa Pasig kasi I lived there for 10 years kaya sabi ko different environment naman. (I said) I’ll try QC so nahanap ko yung One Castilla Place,” he explained.

And as he got to know his new neighbors better, Dullano discovered the difference of living in a “family-oriented” DMCI Homes community.

“Most of the homeowners are couples with kids. Masayang tingnan kasi even extended family members kasama nila. Pati grandparents kasama nila,” the 35-year-old said.

“Unlike sa ibang locations na malapit sa offices, ang napansin ko mostly doon working professionals lang talaga ang nagre-rent lang. Alam mo ‘yung malapit sa office kaya they stay there for work? Dito it’s more of family ang makikita mo,” he continued.

The Iloilo native said having good neighbors was an important consideration in his search for a new condo unit as he believed that “a home should be a place where people live together harmoniously.”

“Maliit man o malaki as long as yung mga tao sa loob live in harmony, that’s a home for me,” he related.

Having seen DMCI Homes’ previous projects in its Acacia Estates township development in Taguig, Dullano had the country’s first Quadruple A developer as his top preference when he decided to move to a new home.

“First choice ko is DMCI Homes. Kasi proven na ang DMCI kasi I know yung CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines), sila pa ang gumawa noon dati,” Dullano disclosed.