Along the corridor from Eastwood City to Cubao, the published managed capacity is thinner than the draft assumes, and the large blocks are in the towers. At the small end, an Eastwood operator advertises seat leasing from 1 to 400 seats. In the middle, KMC lists 871 workstations in a Quezon City tower on North Avenue. At 1,000 seats, the realistic route is a direct lease of whole floors in Cubao's Araneta City Cyberpark and Gateway Tower or Eastwood's PEZA towers. This guide sets out what each source publishes, the buildings and floor plates, and what to check.
A workstation is one seat with a desk, chair and computer setup. PEZA is the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, which registers many IT-BPM firms and requires them to operate from accredited buildings.
Operators with published space
Details are as published by each operator or listing site, and several are old. Capacity shows what an operator lists, not what is vacant. Operators are listed alphabetically.
| Operator | Building and floors | Published detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC Solutions | SM North EDSA Tower 1, North Avenue corner EDSA (15th and 16th floors) | 871 private office workstations; 4,195 sqm; PEZA: yes per KMC | KMC property page |
| Loft Spaces | IBM Plaza, Eastwood City (27th floor) | Coworking, meeting rooms and virtual offices; an event room for 20 to 24 people and a coworking setup for 20 to 30 | Loft website |
| Regus (IWG) | One Vertis Plaza, Vertis North (26th floor) | Offices of 1 to 42 people | Directory listing |
| Sales Rain | IBM Plaza, Eastwood City (14th, 26th, 27th and 28th floors); a site at Araneta City, Cubao | The 27th floor was announced in about 2018 with 427.8 sqm of leasable area, of which 284.6 sqm was for seat leasing. Capacity at other floors not stated | Sales Rain announcements and website |
| Virspacio | Cyber One Building, Eastwood City (24th and 25th floors) | Its own page says seat leasing from 1 seat to 400 seats and custom layouts, with 24/7 building access and fiber backup (page about 994 days old) | Virspacio website |
The Sales Rain 27th floor seat leasing area of 284.6 sqm holds roughly 80 to 95 seats at 3.0 to 3.6 sqm per seat (284.6 / 3.6 and 284.6 / 3.0). That is an estimate from an old announcement, not a stated capacity. Loft and Regus at these sites are small-team options, so they do not cover 100 or more seats. We could not verify a managed floor in Cubao, and Regus's listing at Gateway Tower could not be confirmed.
Direct lease buildings
For 400 or more seats, a direct lease is often the way to get a floor. Published details:
| Hub | Building | Floor plate and details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cubao | Gateway Tower | 2,400 sqm; PEZA: yes; an 11th-floor unit of 2,374 sqm listed at PHP 870 per sqm, dues PHP 190 per sqm, metered | OfficePro; Colliers |
| Cubao | Araneta Cyberpark Tower 1 | 2,400 sqm; PEZA-accredited; VRF air conditioning; 24/7 capability; completed 2016. Colliers names Accenture and 24/7 Intouch as occupiers | Colliers; OfficePro |
| Cubao | Araneta Cyberpark Tower 2 | About 2,457 to 2,710 sqm depending on the source; PEZA-accredited; 100% backup generator listed; completed 2018 | Colliers; Easy Property Match |
| Cubao | Araneta Cyberpark Tower 3 | About 2,460 to 2,800 sqm depending on the source; PEZA status listed as yes; completed 2025 | Colliers; Wikipedia |
| Eastwood | IBM Plaza | A 30-storey tower described as PEZA-accredited; a fitted 750 sqm unit listed at PHP 650 per sqm plus VAT, dues PHP 141 per sqm | Broker listing |
| Eastwood | Cyber One Building | PEZA-accredited; listings of PHP 550 to 650 per sqm, dues PHP 195 per sqm; large units of 3,539 and 3,653 sqm listed | Dot Property; MyProperty |
These are asking terms for individual units and some are undated, so confirm each with the landlord.
What each seat range needs
| Seats | Area at 3.0 to 3.6 sqm per seat | Area at 5 to 7 sqm per seat |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 300 to 360 sqm | 500 to 700 sqm |
| 400 | 1,200 to 1,440 sqm | 2,000 to 2,800 sqm |
| 1,000 | 3,000 to 3,600 sqm | 5,000 to 7,000 sqm |
The first range comes from operator sites on the FlySpaces Cebu list, and the second is a planning assumption for layouts with meeting rooms and amenities, not a sourced standard. KMC's SM North EDSA Tower 1 floors work out to about 4.8 sqm per workstation (4,195 / 871).
Floors needed = area / floor plate, rounded up. At a 2,400 sqm plate, 1,000 seats need 3,000 to 3,600 sqm, which is 2 floors (3,000 / 2,400 = 1.25 and 3,600 / 2,400 = 1.5), or 5,000 to 7,000 sqm, which is 3 floors (5,000 / 2,400 = 2.08 and 7,000 / 2,400 = 2.92). A floor plate is gross, and Colliers lists whole-floor efficiency of 83.5% to 87.5% at Cyberpark Tower 1, so ask each landlord for the contiguous usable area. A 500-seat single-floor build fits a 2,400 sqm plate only at the lower density (500 x 3.6 = 1,800 sqm).
PEZA
If you are IT-BPM or shared services registering with PEZA, the building and your specific floors must be PEZA-accredited. Cubao's Cyberpark Towers and Gateway Tower list PEZA accreditation, and Eastwood's IBM Plaza and Cyber One listings describe PEZA-accredited buildings. Confirm each building and floor with PEZA, not only with the landlord, and check the current remote work limit before you fix your seat count. FIRB Resolution No. 005-2026 approved up to 90% for registered enterprises during the 2026 energy emergency (Cebu Daily News, 2026). Our checklist for PEZA-registered buildings in Quezon City covers the checks.
Transport and 24/7 teams
Colliers and OfficePro list Gateway Tower and the Cyberpark Towers near the MRT-3 and LRT-2 Araneta Center–Cubao stations. We could not verify rail access for Eastwood City, where Wikipedia lists express bus services, so check what serves it. Rail does not run through the night, so a 24/7 team needs another route home. Measure it with the method in our guide on 24/7 teams near NAIA and the Mall of Asia, using your staff's home locations and your shift times.
Questions to ask before you shortlist
- How many seats are available on a contiguous floor now, and from what date?
- Is the building and your floor PEZA-accredited, confirmed with PEZA?
- What does the seat fee include, and is VAT included?
- What are the 24/7 access terms and the after-hours cooling charges, in writing?
- What is the minimum term, and what does it cost to reduce seats or exit?
- Who pays for the fit-out, and what must you restore at exit?
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