Americans Tour BGC Condo With $3M Price Tag! Cost of Living in Metro Manila, Philippines

even though our entire family is very excited to  finally have our own home here in BGC if you've   seen some of our past content you know that it's  no big secret that we're not really 100% in love   with the place that we're living right now in  hindsight we probably should have taken our   time a little bit more we got a bit caught up  and didn't take a step back to just make sure   we were making the right decision but here we  are and even though we've got a long time left   on the lease for this condo our attention is  already elsewhere we're looking ahead to what   that next place is going to be and to that end we  have decided to go look at a place today that we   could potentially buy at some point down the road  as long as the finances would line up we're not   sure but we're going to go check it out because  it looks like a really cool building and it would   put us even closer to our friends the Ocampos  over at Mom Duty channel so let's go check it out I love the idea of looking at places still  because I love real estate I get obsessive over   seeing what are the options wherever we go  thank you buddy you're welcome wow one great   thing about the building that we're already  in is we have this wonderful elevator person   operator thanks Cole I know it's super close  but I still need a little bit of directions   cuz I don't know exactly where it is I know it's  close to our friends and so this wants us to go   this way most people might take a grab or a taxi  to get there but we are Walkers we like to walk   everywhere so we are walking today never take  cabs we we like Phil said we love walking and   it pretty much doesn't matter how far away we are  we we walk there all right to the left guys this way the building right up there is called the  suits and it's my favorite place that we have   toured so far we did another episode where  we checked out a unit in that place and the   building itself is gorgeous and the unit really  really nice but out of our current budget I'd   say way out of our current budget that was  about 7,000 USD per month to rent those and   it wasn't so much the units I would live there  for that in that building just because of the   gym and the pools and it was insane uh but  yeah no budget Mama's broke this building   we're passing we actually stayed here uh at  an Airbnb for about a week and a half at 1   Point uh it was a great location because it's  really easy to get to High Street just like   our current apartment is uh but it was super  small it was only a two-bedroom unit we're   getting very close and the name of the place  that we're going is aelia it's a brand new   development it's a joint venture between two  companies one of which is shangra company you   may know from the shangra LA Hotel chain and  this is a really incredible high-rise luxury   building it's a triple Tower design and all we  have to do is find this the sales office do you   know where it is Bab we are literally across the  street from our besties they're right there um   okay we're going to try go in this way for the  sales office CU I think it's a building right FR good afternoon thank you nice little office  here so this is supposedly the sales office and   we haven't made an appointment we just saw  online their open hours and we'll see if we   can talk to somebody hello how are you I'm Aaron  Aaron I'm Phil Phil hi nice to meet you sir you   too so we were uh looking through the website  today yes and we're hoping that we could come   and see oh yes definitely sir well of course you  haven't talked to anyone yet I'm looking on their   website these places are gorgeous and the name  is something special too the name aelia evokes a   place of beauty desirability and classic Italian  Elegance at its heart the name draws inspiration   from Aris the beautiful Latin word for gold so  it's very rich and luxurious here and also Aura   oh look they have a model of the three towers  so the three Towers also is indicative of the   name the Elegance the Serenity and it's supposed  to symbolize three petals so now here surrender   of the top view how many floors will it be total  well basically we have 55 for the highest Wing 53   for the mid wing and 51 for the lowest Wing okay  so slightly high each is the West all right how   how how does that compare to some of the other  condo buildings in BGC like uh how tall is that   he I believe is taller but again it depends  on your preference it doesn't really matter   anyway because Aaron hates height so we want to  be as low as possible that's good that's lowest   floor for residential have third floor okay third  floor what's the max what's the biggest you have   approximately 340 Square okay the next one and is  that three bedrooms they are all three bedrooms   okay the next one would be approximately 280 okay  and the smallest one we have is 240 awesome so are   any of them complete it's actually already top off  all three towers are complete now so has anybody   moved in yet not yet when is that supposed to  be complete well basically it's supposed to be   complete early this 2026 oh wow early 2026 yeah  wow yeah that's perfect because we're expecting   to win the lottery at the end of 2025 so we're  not actually at the site of the towers this is   just the sales office uh but since everything is  still under construction they just have renderings   and mockups and they do have a floor plan that  we're going to tour a little bit later but they   have so much information here and I love how they  get to the root of the the designs and the core of   the the heart of the buildings that they they're  constructing I feel like Phil's laughing at me   and they have a famous architect so this architect  also was the architect for Burge Khalifa in Dubai   which is super cool because we're going to Dubai  very very soon that's going to be on our always   be changing channel so keep up with us there  cuz we're still traveling the world uh as you   can see you have a full view of the Laguna deai  these were Windows which one would you want for   your view these are basically the three different  views that you can have from the three different   Towers I want that one cuz it's night time and it  would be and there would be more traffic there and   there would be more traffic noises and because  when it's night time it has a bunch of bright   legs definitely that one the first view is the  Eastern View and as you can see in this it's it's   basically going to be the US uh war memorial the  Southwest view you're looking at the Polo Grounds   you're looking at the golf course very similar  view to what the Y compos have and then the last   one is the northern view which is basically the uh  BGC Skyline I'm with Colt uh I like the memorial   view that's my favorite how about you babe I think  I would go with the Southwest view just so that we   could look out there and see the exact same things  that the O compos are seeing we're going to move   into a new room ooh o yeah we have a oh cool  oh my gosh this model is so detailed so this   is a model of all the amenities so the first  couple of floors this is insane this is super   highend you can also see like the pool area but I  love that they have a movie theater room for the   residents and the gym looks insane oh look this  is a little play area for the kids not our kids   not our kids yeah our kids are a little old for  that but for some kids that'll work is a really   good cosplay for falling off a Scrat scraper  it's really dramatic ooh interesting cuz like   I can like hold on with my feet and then I can  just like be like in slowmo it really seems like   this entire Community Building area would live a  lot like a hotel because of all of the amenities   a besides the amazing pool area right here you  have the Cabanas going around it you've got all   of these banquet areas where you could have big  parties it go so far beyond a clubhouse the grand   staircase right in the middle of the lobby is just  gorgeous and you don't usually see something like   that in a residential area kind of seems like a  country club and a residence mixed in but we're   going to go see the model now oh so this is  like a mockup of the elevator so this is what   it would be like if you go to your unit because  you would go straight from the elevators so what   floor do you guys want to Pretend We're on all  of them system now everything is FOB controlled   so you get a fob that's specific to your unit  and you can only get to that floor and you can   only get the elevator to open on the side for  your unit so very very secure it will open to   your for you come right out of elevator to your  personal foyer it's only your foyer but it's not   included in the residence oh my we're moving  in we're moving in this is over the top holy smoks this is gorgeous they've even mocked up  the view out here on the balcony this is nuts I   would love to just sit out here and work and play  and enjoy this view I like this place pretty cool   yeah I right here the area is a bit far away  from High Street and the other PL like like   malls and stuff that I like but otherwise it's  it's pretty nice I like it I I approve the fake   sky is kind of selling it for this is the main  room like the great room or the living room so   the TV you can close those so that it could just  be decorative or open it up for the television   the dining room table that they have set up here  sits 1 2 3 4 5 eight it's eight people and this   kitchen is really nice and sleek and modern  I love it so this wood countertop and look at   these refrigerator doors wo lovely the sink's  a little small uh but they have a stove top   the two the four burners too big too small and  I love this I love that there's a wine cooler   in here I always love built-in wine fridges in  residences and this has got to be for pantry and   stuff and there's a great little Nook here so  you can have your breakfast read a book and in here there's a whole other kitchen oh my God so  that's just like one small kitchen out there and   then this is a huge huge kitchen oh my gosh so  another little breakfast nook over here and they   have melee appliances and this is why the sink  was so small out there cuz they have a big sink   in here for the big cooking uh but yeah awesome  gas um the one out there is electric so in here   you've got gas Big Island you can even sit down  here and oh more refrigerator and freezer space   holy smokes there's so much storage also has  builtin microwave and oven and then Pantry   space over there I always use the microwave  what do you you going to use it for heating   up [Laughter] cheese okay and this is these are  the helpers quarters so if you have a a she would   stay here so they have a washer and dryer kind of  like a mud room area their own bathroom and their   own bedroom if they live in or or if you have two  that live in even your AE has incredible views out   here all right we're going to go back through the  kitchen to see the rest of the place this is the   other entrance exit for the kitchen so it has two  doors to get in from the main living area oh wait   powder room right over here Cole you guys want to  check out the bedrooms yeah check out the bedrooms   now all three bedrooms are accessible through this  door so it's basically an entire Wing just for the   bedroom and right here is like a separate living  area just for the bedroom area yeah the kids can   you know have their video games watch their movies  and it's separate from the rest of the place so   these are the two spare bedrooms these aren't  the master I'm going to pick ooh this is nice   though yeah but but I need the the gaming space  the gaming there's I already chose gaming space   right here right but this gaming space is too like  ooh I wake up boom gaming space that gaming space   is like apartment Vibes the gaming Vibes ever  this is It's too crowded not just gaming you   like looking at windows it's pretty much all she  does in our place right now she has like her own   little Nook perched up on the window she loves to  rebooks and this is a really really nice bathroom   and it has this perch and Nook over here in the  bathroom too honestly I would choose this for   Brooklyn I feel like it's got her written all  over it beautiful finishes here her own Walkin   all the bedrooms have their own walk closet oh  do you see where I mean WR I wake up right here   instead of my gaming setup being right here I have  this right here and then I'll have like my big old   gaming setup right here so it's not as crowded  it's like there's cool stuff everywhere instead   of just this cool little part and then hallway  boom I do like this one for Colt too yeah I think   this has Colt run all over him too cuz there's  so much Windows he can probably spot a bunch of   geckos everywhere but there where would I spot  my geckos another nice bath I get a Nook too but   it's a bathroom Nook so it's not as good but it's  pretty buzzing all right but we got to see the master let's see where Phil and I the shape of the  towers makes it really cool because you have this   big curved area with Windows all around so you  get such Dynamic views compared to just having   a single wall with flat Windows looking out in One  Direction so right right away this one has his and   hers closets so I think this one's his they tend  to have the smaller one I have the bigger closet   that is so sexist wa not okay but yet it's okay  with me because I would get the bigger closet   this is so cool you have a little gaming Nook that  would be so cool I wish I had a gaming Nook gaming   Nook more like working vlogging editing you know  doing websites Nook and has a five piece bath and   so double sinks the only bathroom I've seen in  here with the double sinks um the toilet's not   private but I don't care with these finishes and  these views doesn't matter to me I really like   this face yeah it's perfect my gosh I do too  oh it gets bigger it goes all the way around   on the other side here what oh ni yes you get a  gaming corter too his and hers gaming quarters no   oh this is too cool pull it halfway and I just  have a little Nook this is my dream room right   here this is my dream room this is gorgeous yeah  again it reminds me of all of the times that I've   stayed on a super yacht would never but how you  have that shape to it because it's very similar   to the hle of a ship so you get all of the windows  I mean you can look this way all the way over to   that way it's more than 180° of view okay so yeah  let's talk about the numbers here because that's   what everybody really wants to know so this  would be for a unit just like the one we're   in right now yes that's the mid that would be  the premiere this unit where we're at right now   is the signature okay this is the biggest one  that we have okay so for the premiere we would   be looking at a grand total of about 167 million  pesos that's correct so that's going to be just   over 3 million us dad got it Dad won dad guessed  3 million and it's like 10% down to hold one to   reserve one today and then move in course we have  the reservation fee the reservation fee after   making the reservation fee you'd have to wait  for one month before making the down payment that   would be 10% down payment okay then after that  you wait again one month and then that would be   your monthly amortization a bit out of our price  point though but who knows what the rent's going   to be like probably still out of our price point  uh but you're only selling these units and they're   about 86% full right now and they still have one  Penthouse left I don't know what maybe we should   just go for it down payment on a penthouse go  have seas on the penthouse with the ymas done   we're buying it well I'm still glad that we saw it  even though it's probably not something that we're   going to purchase but uh I'm glad that we have a  better lay of the land all right Tim thank you so   much almost welcome we really appreciate your  time and putting up with our filming here it's   a pleasure all right well let's get out of here  discuss it a little more no worries thank you when   we started looking for an apartment here in BGC  we had a lot of people commenting saying BGC is   so expensive or too expensive and yes it is very  expensive here but I think what's fascinating is   the fact that it is also very expensive not just  for Manila but for the world yeah trying not to   get hit by any cars here and I'm not sure if a lot  of Filipinos realize that unless they're ofws who   live in the state pricing here is equivalent  to some of the most expensive places in the   United States and I just think that's incredible  it's surprising and just so unexpected I have a   question what's an OFW oh yes I just learned this  from Nana yesterday actually so it's an overseas   Filipino worker or foreign worker I can't remember  what she said now overseas Filipino worker I think   it's Philipino yeah overseas Filipino workers  workers a lot of people watching this episode   are going to know that because I think we have a  very significant OFW component to our audience am   I right let us know in the comments I love when  people comment where they're watching from I've   got a lot of Toronto I was just chatting with  a follower from Abu Dhabi and we're going to   be visiting that area soon so we love hearing  where you're from I'm going to go throw these   away well it's definitely something to Aspire  to maybe someday getting a place like that or   even that exact unit out of our budget like we  said um and really glad that we got to see it   and really glad that we get to share it with you  guys so please follow us along to the next one   we're going to be looking at some other units too  around town because uh we genuinely are curious   we never got the time to really see as much as  we wanted before getting a place we're in a bit   of a rush so we're going to keep exploring  explore with us please like comment we want   to hear from you and if you haven't subscribed  hit that subscribe button we'll see in the next episode it's a surrounding that's like  that um oh that Phil doesn't like this   um we are we did our research yeah and  stuff and then all those kids are like   what the hell is she doing the only  thing we're not told for is his wings

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Id: 8qa0eH6ksS0

Length: 20min 22sec (1222 seconds)

Published: Thu Mar 07 2024