Wise spending helps millennial get dream DMCI Homes condo

Getting one's own space is one of the major investments young professionals have to make as they transition to independent adult life.

Knowing that having his own place will serve him well in the long run, young professional Kyle Arthur Ofrecio has made real estate investment his utmost priority.

At a young age, Kyle, who works as a project manager for an insurance firm, already invested in a studio unit in Cubao, Quezon City.

"It was offered to me at a bargain price at that time so I grabbed the opportunity," he shared in an interview.

With his background in the insurance business, Kyle knew the importance of putting his money to good use and continue investing his earnings in real estate instead of making unnecessary purchases.

Thus, he did not think twice when he was enticed by a friend to buy a bigger condominium unit from the country's first Quadruple A developer DMCI Homes whose resort-inspired developments he had always admired from afar.

Kyle, a bachelor, initially checked out Flair Towers, a DMCI Homes property in Mandaluyong City, after a friend referred him to a sales agent.  Although he wanted to move in the area to cut travel time going to his work in Makati City, the property was already in its ready for occupancy (RFO) phase and the available units were beyond his budget.

But when told that another DMCI Homes development was being constructed in nearby Sheridan Street in Pasig City, Kyle did not hesitate to reserve a two-bedroom unit.

"From my place in Cubao, going to work is less than an hour if I leave at 6 a.m. Going home is a totally different story one and a half hours to three hours. From here (Sheridan Towers), it only takes me 30 minutes at the most, even if the traffic is bad," he shared.

While he already wanted to have a DMCI condominium unit at that time, Kyle was convinced that Sheridan Towers was worth waiting for.

"When I saw the model unit in Flair Towers, I knew it will be worth the wait," the discerning millennial said of DMCI Homes' two-tower development in Pasig City which is designed to offer elegant resort-inspired lifestyle to urban professionals.

The wait, however, proved to be short-lived as Sheridan Towers' South Tower was completed over a year ahead of the November 2018 target turnover schedule, and Kyle even being the first homeowner to move into his unit last September.

"I'm not yet financially ready, but I realized having this quality and size of a condo unit is worth sacrificing for," he related.

With his new place, Kyle is already looking forward to living the ultimate "yuppie" lifestyle with Sheridan Towers' resort-inspired amenities and the development's overall look and feel of a hotel.

Sheridan Towers has an audio-visual room and game area where residents can watch movies, sing karaoke, or play billiards and board games.

Unit owners can also choose to keep in shape at the fitness gym or spend the day lounging at the swimming pool complex and promenade.

"I love swimming, walking my dog, and eating out," uttered Kyle who chose a unit overlooking the property's amenities.

He is also looking forward to a close-knit community in his new home which has become the trademark of DMCI Homes projects.

"I'm expecting that we will have activities where we will be able to get to know and mingle with our neighbors," he said.

Apart from community-building activities, DMCI Homes has been allotting at least 70 percent of the land area of its developments to open spaces and amenities in its hope to promote social interaction and a sense of community in its projects.

"DMCI Homes is really my standard when it comes to condominium developments. The amenities, the design, the lighting, the ventilation, and the community. Nothing comes close to DMCI Homes," Kyle beamed.

Sheridan Towers is a two-tower property development of DMCI Homes conveniently located in the boundary of Mandaluyong and Pasig City.