ABS-CBN Soundstage

Overview

ABS-CBN (Horizon IT Park)

alternate names	Horizon IT Park
building type	Studio, soundstage, broadcasting, production facility, back lots, storage, visitors center, post production facility, offices, support building
status	Operational (Parts of the area are still unfinished, including the second soundstage and the rest of Horizon IT Park)
construction start date	May 2017 (Phase 1A; the second soundstage under Phase 1B is still under construction)
opening date	December 12, 2018 (Phase 1A)
inauguration date	December 12, 2018 (Phase 1A)
floor count	2 floors (support building; first floor is the mezzanine floor and second floor is the elevation floor)
floor area	1,500 m
height	30 ft
grounds area	7.7 ha
number of rooms	40 rooms (support building; including restrooms, wardrobes and offices and facilities. Some still unassigned as of 2018)
architectural style	Modern
other designers	Manhattan Beach Studios (Consultants)
current tenants	ABS-CBN Studios (Entertainment division) ABS-CBN Films (Film production division)
cost	₱ 700 Million (Estimated for Phase 1A) ₱ 6 to 7.5 Billion (Horizon IT Park with 10 Soundstages, projected)
architecture firm	Bastien and Associates (California), AIDEA (Philippines), with consultants from Hollywood-based Manhattan Beach Studios
landlord	ABS-CBN Studios, Inc.
owner	ABS-CBN Corporation
location	Igay Road, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
location country	Philippines
coordinates	14.80714°N, 121.08681°W
construction stop date	December 2018 (Phase 1A) (Parts of the area are still unfinished, including the second soundstage and the rest of Horizon IT Park)

The ABS-CBN Soundstage at the Horizon IT Park, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, is the main production facility of ABS-CBN.[1] It is owned by ABS-CBN Corporation, and operated and managed by its division ABS-CBN Studios, Inc.

Although the original plan is to have a total of 10 soundstages with 2 stages each, only 1 soundstage with 2 stages have been completed as of 2018. No announcements have been made as of 2021 regarding the construction of the other soundstages.

The area also includes parking spaces, storage, visitors center, offices and other facilities. The cost of the project is estimated to be between ₱6 and 7.5 billion.[1]

History

On June 16, 2011, ABS-CBN announced its plans to develop a state-of-the-art studio complex. It would, as they claim, enable the network to produce Hollywood-caliber programs in a more cost-effective manner. A 15 ha property acquired by the company in Novaliches, Quezon City was the originally planned site for the complex

ABS-CBN Soundstage

History

Status

Phase 1A

Phase 1B

Phase 2 and succeeding phases

Lease by other companies

See also

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