by Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Visionary developer Robbie Antonio hopes to become the Philippines’ first “unicorn” or billion-dollar startup with prefabricated luxury homes that he hopes will disrupt the global real estate market. The 40-year-old CEO of Revolution Precrafted has partnered with 44 architects, including the late Pritzker Prize winner Zaha Hadid and…
by ABS-CBN News MANILA – A Filipino developer of designer prefabricated homes said Tuesday it was hoping to partner with government for low-cost housing projects. Revolution Precrafted CEO and founder Robbie Antonio said the modular homes would be affordable if the scale reaches “hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands.” Antonio’s venture is poised to…
A total of 11 MOUs has been signed between Philippine and Indonesian companies that would serve to boost trade and economic ties between the two countries, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) announced. DTI said that with the inauguration April 30 of the Davao/General Santos-Bitung roll-on/roll-off service, prospects have improved for increased trade activities…
by Anelle Tayao-Juego, Philippine Daily Inquirer To be the “Ikea of homebuilding.” That, in a nutshell, is the mission of Filipino real-estate technology company Revolution Precrafted, which provides prefabricated property—pavilions, homes, condos, hotels—created by world-renowned architects at affordable prices. “We try to really be a plug-and-play [real-estate] company that saves people a lot of time…
Century Properties Group (CPG) has teamed up with Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie to develop three master-planned estates in the Philippines—a Media City, a Sports City, and a Technology Corridor—in a bid to strengthen the tourism and media technology sectors of both the Philippines and Indonesia. The agreement sets the stage for a mutual sharing of resources,…
by SunStar CENTURY Properties Group, Inc. chairman and CEO Jose E.B. Antonio, Revolution Precrafted Properties founder and CEO Robbie Antonio, Bakrie Global Ventura CEO Anindya Novyan Bakrie, and Bakrie Global Ventura director and Viva Media Baru president and CEO Anindra Ardiansyah Bakrie signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the sidelines of the 2017 Asean…
Revolution Precrafted and Bakrie Global Ventura recently signed a US$1.1-B joint venture agreement to develop five mega studios and five hectares of office spaces and storage facilities of Bakrie Global Mediapolis studio project in Jakarta. The partnership between the Philippines’ most valued startup and one of Indonesia’s most innovative conglomerates will likewise see Revolution supply…
by Tim Schneider, Happening Seven days in the evolving business of fine art. This week, three cases of the industry treating an extreme as the new normal…Every Monday Tim Schneider, Director of Research at Kayne Griffin Corcoran Gallery and the brains behind The Gray Market Blog, dissects the most important stories of the week from…
by Dorris Dumlao-Abadilla, Philippine Daily Inquirer Century Properties Group (CPG) has teamed up with Indonesian conglomerate Bakrie to develop three master-planned estates in the Philippines – a Media City, a Sports City, and a Technology Corridor – in a bid to strengthen the tourism and media technology sectors of both the Philippines and Indonesia. The…
The night before Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States, his recently opened Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., serves as the capital’s de facto inner sanctum. Barricades ring the place; if you don’t have a room or a reservation, good luck getting in. As with any club worth its gilt,…