Carmona Estates, Cavite

[NeoAnderson88]

Construction of Carmona Estates Commercial Areas Scrapped

When I spoke with PFI's Marketing Head Jane Tombokon yesterday, I also asked her about the CE Commercial Areas issue, that a number of CE residents have been complaining that the planned commercial areas would no longer be built. Area Director Nieves Santos told Jane that this plan would no longer push through.

I asked Jane about the specific reasons. She said, she and Nieves were not able to talk about it extensively as they (with other PFI officers) were having a meeting at the time. Jane said she would update me soon.

From what I can deduce from our conversation is that the plan was scrapped because the expansion of Carmona Estates beyond phase 9 would no longer materialize. Maybe PFI would only construct a Commercial Area if a PFI estate meets a certain number of units. There was supposedly an expansion at the back of Cedar Village, Sta Rosa side. This would supposedly hold the model units whose construction have been stopped. Unlike in Lancaster Estates, PFI has been assured of a bigger property which holds that different villages of Lancaster Estates, thus a commercial area is assured. A school is even part of its amenities.

I was talking to an agent manning the sales table at the clubhouse. She said an officer from the PFI Marketing Department named Myles was at CE yesterday, and Myles told her that the Commercial Area would finally push through. However, this would not be in CE, but in Cedar Village Phase 2. The agent also said that Myles said the propose expansion of CE would also be launched in August. It would be located at the back of CE1 and CE7 and near CV. This sales agent said that the CV2 homebuyers who were affected were already notified that they could transfer to CV4 or could refund their payments.

I need to confirm this tomorrow at the Mandaluyong Office.

[tina030421]

Hi tina030421,

Welcome to the CE thread.

Sana nga yung mga nakatira na sa mga CE units nila, magbigay din ng feedback para mas madami tayong makuhang tips.

Kung November ang start ng DP nyo, February-April 2012 ang supposed turnover ng unit mo, at October 2012, fully paid ka ng asa DP. November start ng MA sa bank loan.

Sa forum na to ang sure ako na CE9 is strider8, ce080506 at ako.



I can only give you an A4 size copy. Parang short bond paper size. Oakwood BB is the balcony is on the right, if you are facing the house. Oakwood BA, the balcony is on the left.



May reply ako kay ce80506. Scroll up. Same page lang nito.



I got conflicting infos about RPT. So I emailed the Carmona Municipal Government via their website last Friday. Hopefully, may sumagot sa kanila.

Cheers,
Neo

gud eve po sa lahat!

nakakatuwa nmn po *** neo, napakasipag nyo po magreply...
maraming salamat po sa reply.. =)

ok *** po *** sa a4.. gusto ko *** mkita *** mga sukat.. =)

ang alam ko sa likod ng unit nmin is perimeter fence na...
and sabi ni agent... morning sun raw un.. (swerte raw )
CE9 2468 to be exact... good choice ba? hehehhe..
that time kc super excited nmin ireserve *** unit..

sna mameet nmn nmin ang aming future neighbors.. =)


sana maayos ang conflict infos na yan regarding RPT...
kc nung tinanong ko *** agent ko, regarding RPT..
sabi nya,, nsa 11,200 raw ang RPT per year...
at prang ganito ang reaction ko...
*** ridgecrest nga sa molino (may isang unit dun *** friend ko) 5k ang RPT..
bkit nmn ang mahal ng atin...

anyway.. as much as possible.. positive prin dapat taung lahat..
hehehhe....

thanks ulit sa reply..

[tina030421]

Oakwood BB Blueprints and CE 7, 8 and 9 Deed Of Restrictions

If you want a copy of the Deed of Restrictions for Carmona Estates Phases 7, 8 and 9, PM me your email address and I will email it to you.

If you want a copy of the Blueprints of the Oakwood BB House (facing the house, the balcony is on the right). I can provide you the soft copy in pdf format, short bond paper size. 15 sheets.

gud eve neo.. =)

CE9-2468.. OAKWOOD BB po ang akin..
can you please send me nmn ng blueprints and DOR... please...

please please po.. malaking tulong po ito...
ill pm you my email..
thanks ulit..

[NeoAnderson88]

gud eve po sa lahat!

nakakatuwa nmn po *** neo, napakasipag nyo po magreply...
maraming salamat po sa reply.. =)

ok *** po *** sa a4.. gusto ko *** mkita *** mga sukat.. =)

PM me your email address. Email ko sa yo ang PDF file.

ang alam ko sa likod ng unit nmin is perimeter fence na...
and sabi ni agent... morning sun raw un.. (swerte raw )
CE9 2468 to be exact... good choice ba? hehehhe..
that time kc super excited nmin ireserve *** unit..

sna mameet nmn nmin ang aming future neighbors.. =)

The best Oakwood B units are those that do not share a firewall nor backwall with any adjacent units. Yep. Yung unit mo ganun. Single attached-almost detached unit. Swerte. Good choice. At morning sun ka pa. Mas mataas lang ng konti ang presyo ng morning sun units. Di ko matandaan kung 5k or 10k ang additional. Pataasan mo lang or isecure ng mabuti yung back wall mo. Kasi perimeter fence yun.

sana maayos ang conflict infos na yan regarding RPT...
kc nung tinanong ko *** agent ko, regarding RPT..
sabi nya,, nsa 11,200 raw ang RPT per year...
at prang ganito ang reaction ko...
*** ridgecrest nga sa molino (may isang unit dun *** friend ko) 5k ang RPT..
bkit nmn ang mahal ng atin...

anyway.. as much as possible.. positive prin dapat taung lahat..
hehehhe....

thanks ulit sa reply..

Real Property Taxes for CE and CV Houses:

Ganito ang reaction ko nung napag-usapan namin ang RPT sa kabilang thread noon pa:

Real property or real estate or realty taxes are taxes imposed by municipalities upon owners of real property within their jurisdiction based on the value of such property, based on their appraised value - land, house/buildings, and the movable properties inside.

Baka akala ng mga taga-munisipyo ay mansion sa Canyon Ranch ang mga bahay sa Carmona Estates, at puro ginto ang laman.

Pede namang bumaba yan.... Tumakbo kang politiko sa Carmona. Basta siguraduhin mong mananalo ka.

Update: Got an SMS from my agent. He said that real the property tax of his co-agent who has an Oakwood B unit at CE Phase 7 (The Oaks 2), is just PHP5,000 and not PHP11,700.

I am still waiting for the SMS of my friend who lives at The Oaks 1.

Abangan ang susunod na kabanata....

One of these days, I would visit the Carmona, Cavite Municipal Hall, to verify.

Whew. I had a chat with the Profriends Carmona Sales Office regarding real estate taxes. The following are the current real estate taxes for the different houses in Carmona Estate and Cedar Residences:

CARMONA ESTATES:
Big Oaks Oakwood B houses: PHP11,700
The Oaks Oakwood B houses: PHP11,700
Pinecrest Pines Townhouses: PHP5,600

I didn't ask for the Amandala, Kinnari and Nikko houses in the Kinnari Village as they are already sold out.

CEDAR RESIDENCES:
Cypress Townhouses: PHP2,000
Cedar Houses: PHP2,000

Grabe pala ang Carmona Municipal Government. How do they explain these high rates? Dahil katabi lang natin ang Canyon Ranch, San Lazaro Race Track at Casinos?

The best way is for someone to go to the Carmona Municipal Government to verify the amount.

[NeoAnderson88]

gud eve neo.. =)

CE9-2468.. OAKWOOD BB po ang akin..
can you please send me nmn ng blueprints and DOR... please...

please please po.. malaking tulong po ito...
ill pm you my email..
thanks ulit..

Yep. Oakwood BB yan. Same tayo. PM me your email address. You may need a magnifying glass though. Kasi ang original blueprint ay 20in x 30in. Ginawa kong A4 size na pdf.

PM me your email address. Send ko na din ang Deed of Restrictions sayo.

[NeoAnderson88]

CE Sportsfest/Basketball Tournament:

The clubhouse has been very busy. Everytime I would visit CE on a weekend, there's always an occasion/celebration there.

Today, aside from the Clubhouse occasion, there was a basketball game between CE7 and CE8. Seems like the HOA is very active.

[tina030421]

Yep. Oakwood BB yan. Same tayo. PM me your email address. You may need a magnifying glass though. Kasi ang original blueprint ay 20in x 30in. Ginawa kong A4 size na pdf.

PM me your email address. Send ko na din ang Deed of Restrictions sayo.

hi neo..

hnd raw ako mkakasend ng messege ***.. kc full nraw ang inbox mo...
hehehhe

[NeoAnderson88]

Finally! My Unit Has Second Floor PCPs!

After 3 months of waiting for the fabricated PCPs, the engineering office was able to install the second floor PCPs in my unit:







To my surprise, it was only my unit in my row that has some changes. Kulitin ko ba naman nang kulitin ang Engineering at Mandaluyong Offices

Naglibot na din ako sa CE8, and was fortunate to find houses which have the same renovations as mine. Kaya kinausap ko agad ang workers and gave them my business card. Hopefully the contractor would call me tomorrow so I can ask for free quotation.

I've also made some measurements. My lot is exactly 8 meters by 11 meters. The thickness of the PCP walls vary from 4 inches to 5 inches. Most are 4.25-4.5 inches. The second floor slab is 4.25-5 inches. Then kakapal pa yun pag binuhusa pa ng flooring to hide the PVC orange pipes for electrical.

Ok naman. Di masyadong may gaps ang mga PCPs, zocalo wall footing and second floor slabs. Unlike yung ibang nakita kong units dati sa CE8.

[NeoAnderson88]

hi neo..

hnd raw ako mkakasend ng messege ***.. kc full nraw ang inbox mo...
hehehhe

hehe. sori po. dami palang nag-PM. di ko namonitor yung status. pede na magsend ulit.

[NeoAnderson88]

Oakwood B's Price Shoots Up to PHP1,972,000

I just found out from an agent at the clubhouse that the price of a basic Oakwood B House (88 sqm lot area) is now PHP1,972,000. Whoa! Good thing I got mine 17 months ago at PHP1,695,000. And my unit is by the perimeter fence making it a single attached-almost detached unit (no shared/common wall with the adjacent units). I think the CE7 and or CE8 Oakwood B Houses were offered 2-3 years ago at PHP1,625,000. Talk about property appreciation!

[NeoAnderson88]

Real Property Taxes for CE and CV Houses:

The best way is for someone to go to the Carmona Municipal Government to verify the amount.

Real Property Tax for Oakwood B House (Inner Lot 88sqm)

I was on the phone with the Carmona Government's Assessor's Office (Edgar De Guzman 09175474026) and asked for the RPT for Oakwood B houses with 88sqm lot area.

He said that the RPT is 2% of the assessed value of the property. Current assessments are as follows:
Lot - PHP22,880
House - PHP377,120

RPT's are as follows:
Lot - PHP457.60
House - PHP7,7542.40

Total RPT - Oakwood B (Inner Lot 88 sqm)
PHP8,000


Thanks to Mr. Edgar De Guzman. He was very accommodating. He also said that the house would depreciate and the lot appreciate in value. Thus, the RPT could vary in the succeeding years.

It seems that the current price (appreciation) of the Oakwood B House at PHP1,972,000 selling price has something to do with the increase in the RPT. It was just PHP5,000 in the previous years according to some homeowners at CE5 and CE7.

Why Pro-FRIENDS is charging PHP11,700 RPT for Oakwood B houses is beyond me. Anyway, whether its PHP1.00 or PHP11,700, would not matter for the first year (for bank financed loans) as the RPT is included in the 8% legal and miscellaneous fees that Pro-FRIENDS is charging.

I just have to make sure that I would pay my house's RPT every January to avail of the 20% discount.

[stein]

i visited my unit and i really love CE-8..

ang laki-laki ng vacant space @ the other side of the Perimeter Wall.
pwd mag-firing, sight seeing, mag-fishing, picnic ...

dapat i-collapse na yung wall then palitan ng grills para see-through (mahirap na at baka maunahan ng squatters)...gawing mini-Tagaytay tutal bangin naman.

[NeoAnderson88]

i visited my unit and i really love CE-8..

ang laki-laki ng vacant space @ the other side of the Perimeter Wall.
pwd mag-firing, sight seeing, mag-fishing, picnic ...

dapat i-collapse na yung wall then palitan ng grills para see-through (mahirap na at baka maunahan ng squatters)...gawing mini-Tagaytay tutal bangin naman.


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GmxguKRorS...40/paraiso.jpg

Yep. Nakita ko din itong falls na parang dam. Nice nga. Even yung harap ng perimeter fence pedeng gawing pocket parks and/or pocket gardens.





At ito ang nakalagay na warning dun sa falls/dam :



At yung deep well for CE8 and CE9, nahukay na nila. Itatayo na daw ang tanke.

[shankie30]

Nasa CE ako kanina. Pero di ako dumaan sa CE2. CE8 and CE9 lang ako, and clubhouse. Nagmamadali kasi ako kanina.

Hindi din ako every Sunday. Depende sa development ng construction.

Teka... Di ba nangako na ang agent mo na aasikasuhin nya ang unit mo, at pupuntahan nya at magkukuha sya ng pictures? Nawala na naman ba? Kapag di pa din nya tinupad ang mga pangako nya, Isumbong mo na sa PFI. Maski nakuha na nya ang komisyon nya, dahil almost cash ang DP mo, may karapatan ka pa ding magreklamo. OnTheGo ang broker ng agent mo.

3rd week of this month daw siya mag chichek..hindi ko na kinulit, nasa kanya na yun kung titingnan niya ang unit ko! nag email na rin ako kay jokay! sana sasagot siya!

[brinck]

Finally! My Unit Has Second Floor PCPs!

After 3 months of waiting for the fabricated PCPs, the engineering office was able to install the second floor PCPs in my unit:

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To my surprise, it was only my unit in my row that has some changes. Kulitin ko ba naman nang kulitin ang Engineering at Mandaluyong Offices

Naglibot na din ako sa CE8, and was fortunate to find houses which have the same renovations as mine. Kaya kinausap ko agad ang workers and gave them my business card. Hopefully the contractor would call me tomorrow so I can ask for free quotation.

I've also made some measurements. My lot is exactly 8 meters by 11 meters. The thickness of the PCP walls vary from 4 inches to 5 inches. Most are 4.25-4.5 inches. The second floor slab is 4.25-5 inches. Then kakapal pa yun pag binuhusa pa ng flooring to hide the PVC orange pipes for electrical.

Ok naman. Di masyadong may gaps ang mga PCPs, zocalo wall footing and second floor slabs. Unlike yung ibang nakita kong units dati sa CE8.

congrats ...ganda ng location ng house mo...yung contractor bang sinsabi mo ay pulido rin gumawa...if ever kontakin ka or makuha mo contact details pakopya hehehe...ty....

[brinck]

Here's our Oaks....CE6....still on inspection stage...

[brinck]

Our Oaks...first inspection...medyo bitin ako sa mga shots...nwei yan na yun...



-door jambs not properly square and doors not properly fitted
-door materials are damaged
-wall planarity daw mabuntis halata daw talaga...sabi ng Engr. na kausap nila sa molde daw...which is not acceptable...kasi di ba dapat nireject nila ang materials to be used sa project...



-*** firewall ang mabukol hehehe...
-may crack sa wall upstairs room ata yan...
-*** lisong yero sa upper portion ng firewall hindi equal ang pagka fasten or nailing....

yun lang ang kuha ni esmi pero mas marami pa syang nasabi nung tumawag sa akin....hahahaha
plus yung 2nd time na pumunta sila for checking (rectification done daw) kuno...she was fuming mad talaga...kaya nakalimutan na picturan....hehehe....may na foreman ata yun at sabi bakit daw pinapunta na sila esmi ng engr..eh hindi pa naman daw tapos na tapos yung rectification...and I told esmi na wag pirmahan yung yellow card ba yun...for the visit...kasi di ba limited ang owner for three inspection ata...ewan kung tama understanding ko dun.....hehehe

[brinck]

Share ko lang yung ibang modified na Oaks sa CE6....hehehehe....

[NeoAnderson88]

3rd week of this month daw siya mag chichek..hindi ko na kinulit, nasa kanya na yun kung titingnan niya ang unit ko! nag email na rin ako kay jokay! sana sasagot siya!

good luck! dasalan mo na ang lahat ng santo na kilala mo. ;-)

[NeoAnderson88]

congrats ...ganda ng location ng house mo...yung contractor bang sinsabi mo ay pulido rin gumawa...if ever kontakin ka or makuha mo contact details pakopya hehehe...ty....

Thanks, bro. Mas maganda sa lugar nyo. Pang mayaman ang dating. Parang mini-ranches. Ang layo ng bahay sa gate. Laki ng lote eh. 2 lots per house ang Big Oaks eh.

Nakita ng hipag ko ang CE6 Big Oaks nung pinasyal ko sila dati. Baket di daw yun ang kinuha ko. Sabi ko, ayoko. Malapit sa Valley Fault Line. Joke! Sabi ko masyadong mahal. Di kaya ng budget ko.

Di ko pa masabi na pulido and work ng contractor, bro. Di pa tapos na tapos ang bahay. Pero Kasi yung balak ko na roofed ang balcony, at may back balcony at catwalk connecting the 2 balconies, ganun ang ginagawa nila dun sa CE8. Parang di ako masyadong satisfied sa cabinetry nila. Pero di pa naman finished, so malamang gaganda pa yun.

Etong contractor na to ay taga Carmona din, sa Kabilang Baybay. May mga narenovate na silang mga bahay in the past years sa CE. Yung current project nila, nabwisit na yung homebuyer sa PFI kakahintay ng repairs. Kaya dun na sa contractor pinatapos. Papasyalan kko ulit yun pag site visit ko.