Nuvali Lot Turnover

We flew in from Singapore last Saturday and was amazed at the lack of traffic. My husband told me not to comment on it out loud or else we'll jinx it. Our good run lasted until Tuesday and by Wednesday everything went back to the familiar, curse-arousing snail's pace we've come to know and perpetually hate. Case in point, we left Navotas a little past 11 and we arrived at the Venare clubhouse at exactly 2pm. 3 hours! In any case, we were happy to finally see where our hard-earned money went to. And though it would have been nice to have been able to use the pool (no, they're not yet operational) our daughter still had fun exploring the area while we sat down and went through the turnover process. Now all we have to wait for is the actual lot title.

Here are pictures of the site in case you're wondering what Venare looks like.

Our cornet lot. Venare is on rolling terrain so our lot is slightly elevated.

Main Clubhouse at Venare

Reception area with brand new still-in-plastic-covering furniture

Three of the four pool areas

 Clubhouse driveway

 The Venare Welcome Pack and complimentary wine. The four booklets pictured include: Construction Guidelines, Pattern Book, Village Rules and Amenities Rules.

 Lexi playing with mommy's bag

 The lovely mural at the kids' playroom

Lots of greenery

Requisite fish feeding at the koi pond at Solenad

What the Future Looks Like

I can't believe we're getting at that stage where we're talking about what preschools our children should be getting into and what property we should be investing in. Anyway, talking about investing in property, we attended an Ayala Land roadshow some years back and they were talking about this wonderful new development south of Metro Manila called Nuvali. Yes, it sounds a bit far, it is outside Metro Manila, but for someone who's always lived an hour/an hour and a half away from the city anyway, it's actually not that bad. And though the thought of paying toll fees just to get to the city seemed like money going down the drain to me, when they started talking about the plans for this place in terms of being eco-friendly and sustainable it just seemed so ideal, so forward-thinking that we bought into it straight away.

The particular development we bought into was called Venare and its unique selling point was Active Living - it would be situated near the Republic Wakepark (which is now fully operational, by the way), a bird sanctuary and there would be running and biking trails around the vicinity. Apart from that, it boasted a ton of amenities and facilities - 5 so-called amenity zones focusing on different multi-active experiences for the whole family.

Aqua Zone which would have free form pools, lounge pool, leisure and lap pools, kiddie pools and wet play area.

E-Zone which would have a Library and Board Room, Game Room, Outdoor Theatre, Children's activity area and Teens' activity area

Green Zone which is at the lowest point elevation within the village and would include a picnic & camping grove, mountain bike & hiking trails, botanical park, detention pond with boardwalk & footbridge, bonfire and BBQ pit area, terraced garden, organic farm, greenhouse and plant nursery

Go Zone which has covered play courts (basketball, badminton, volley ball, table tennis), outdoor play field (foot ball, frisbee, ball kicking, dodge ball), jogging path

Me Zone situated at the highest elevation point within the village and would have meditation grove and viewing pavilion, gym & outdoor exercise area, rock garden

Here are photos of Venare in the early stages of construction:

 

  

  Venare in August 2010 (all photos courtesy of leechtat from skyscrapercity.com)

And here are the more recent development pictures from alveoland.com.ph as of August 2012

Things are taking shape and it looks really big and really nice. We won't be settling down in Venare in the near future but it's wonderful to think that this is what our future will look like...mountain views, rolling hills, healthy outdoor living, camping/BBQing maybe wakeboarding and even sailing (Taal Lake is 30 minutes away from this place).

If you're interested in Venare or other Nuvali developments, you can check out alveoland.com.ph or ayalaland.com.ph. You can also check out the discussion in skyscrapercity or read an actual Nuvali resident's blog at www.mynuvalihome.com