Gil Puyat Avenue


Senator Gil J. Puyat Avenue, also known simply as Gil Puyat Avenue and formerly and still referred to as Buendia Avenue, is a major arterial thoroughfare which travels east–west through the cities of Makati and Pasay in western Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the busiest avenues in Metro Manila linking the Makati Central Business District with the rest of the metropolis. Its western end begins at Roxas Boulevard and continues through the district of San Isidro, Pasay until intersecting with Taft Avenue. Past the intersection with the elevated Gil Puyat LRT Station, the road runs through Tramo Street and Barangays Palanan and San Isidro in Makati. East of Osmeña Highway, Gil Puyat intersects with the busy streets of the Makati Central Business District before finally reaching its terminus at Epifanio de los Santos Avenue.
This 4- to 12-lane divided avenue takes its name from Gil J. Puyat, a Filipino senator who served from 1951 to 1972. It was originally named Buendia Avenue after Nicolas Buendia, a Katipunero and legislator from Bulacan in the 1940s. The avenue also has an extension into Forbes Park in Makati as Buendia Avenue Extension. Part of the avenue from Roxas Boulevard to Ayala Avenue is designated as a component of Circumferential Road 3 of the Metro Manila Arterial Road System, while the entire route forms part of National Route 190 of the Philippine highway network.

Transportation

Gil Puyat Avenue is a major stop on three lines of the Metro Manila Transit System.
Hybrid buses operated by Green Frog Transport Corp. serve the route between Gil Puyat and Kalayaan Avenue. It is also served by regular and air-conditioned jeepneys.

Junctions

Landmarks and neighborhoods

Gil Puyat Avenue travels between the Pasay neighborhoods of Leveriza, San Jose, San Isidro and Santa Clara, and the Makati neighborhoods of Palanan, San Isidro, San Antonio, Pio del Pilar, San Lorenzo, Bel-Air Village and Urdaneta. It is the site of some of the tallest buildings in Metro Manila, such as RCBC Plaza on the junction with Ayala Avenue, and Petron Megaplaza, the country's tallest building from 1998 to 2000. It also hosts the Pacific Star Building, Grand Soho Makati, The World Centre, One Central Makati, Exportbank Plaza, as well as the headquarters of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Tourism which recently moved from its previous location in Rizal Park after it was converted into the National Museum of Natural History.
The stretch of Gil Puyat between Makati Avenue and Paseo de Roxas hosts the headquarters of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company and Development Bank of the Philippines on Roxas Triangle. Several educational institutions are also located on the avenue such the Makati campuses of the Mapúa Institute of Technology, Far Eastern University, Centro Escolar University, De La Salle University and iAcademy. The avenue's other notable landmarks in Makati are the Makati Central Post Office, One Pacific Place, Burgundy Tower, West of Ayala Tower, Teleperformance Center and SM Cyber Makati.
Gil Puyat Avenue in Pasay is the site of the Manila Adventist College and the Manila Adventist Medical Center. It also hosts the headquarters of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Andres Bonifacio Elementary School and Net World Plaza. The intersection with Taft Avenue is the location of several provincial bus terminals, including DLTBCo, JAM Liner and Green Star Express.