Jose Roberto Antonio

Jose Roberto (Robbie) Antonio
Nationality Filipino
Occupation Real estate developer

Jose Roberto "Robbie" Antonio (born 1977) is a real estate developer and managing director of Century Properties, a Philippine real estate development company established by his father, Jose E. B. Antonio, in 1986.[1][2]

Biography

Robbie is the son of José E. B. Antonio, named among the Philippines' 40 richest people.[3][4] He has three brothers, Jigger, Marco and Carlo. Antonio attended Northwestern University where he got a first degree in Economics and pursued his MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.[3]

Career

After graduate school Antonio spent five years in New York[5] where he founded Antonio Development company. He, along with Pei Partnership, developed Centurion in New York City.[6][7][8][9][10]

In the Philippines Antonio serves as managing director at Century Properties, heading its International Collaborations division.[1][3][4][6][11] He has led construction projects such as Trump Tower at Century City, Acqua Iguazu, Acqua Livingstone, Milano Residences, Century Spire, Forbes Media Tower and Paris Beach Club at Azure Urban Resort Residences.[1][3][6][11][12] Antonio has overseen the development of over 45 million square feet of real estate in the Philippines and the United States.[1] He is responsible for setting up many of the company's brand collaborations including Armani/Casa[13] and Trump.[14] Under Robbie Antonio, Century Properties secured the most developments associated with fashion brands (Armani, Hermes, Versace, Missoni) in the world. [15]

Personal life

Antonio is an art collector and has a wide art collection.[1] He was named by Artnet as one of the world's 20 most innovative art collectors alongside the likes of David Beckham and Leonardo DiCaprio.[16] He is a board director of Operation Smile Philippines.[17][18] He was also involved in the Resilience by Design UN Exhibit by OOAc, in support of architecture that helps mitigate the effects of natural disaster.[19]

In 2013 he completed construction of his 25,000 square foot Manila home, which he named Stealth, designed by Dutch architect, Rem Koolhaas.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Loader Wilkinson, Tara (8 October 2013). "Robbie Antonio: Real Player". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  2. ↑ chow, Jason (23 May 2011). "Philippines Property Market Heats Up". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Mananquil, Millet M. (5 October 2011). "Robbie Antonio: Renaissance Man of the Century". The Philippine Star.
  4. 1 2 Arcache, Maurice (2 September 2011). "Paris Hilton’s work ethic praised; Google exec in town". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  5. ↑ Lichauco de Leon, Sunshine (20 June 2012). "The Antonio Family's Celebrity Connections". Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 "Century Properties' Robbie Antonio: Making his mark in real estate industry". The Philippine Star. 14 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Dhillon, Kamaldeep. "Robbie Antonio - Arty & Culture Interview" (6). Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Lim, Linden (28 January 2008). "As Centurion rises, so does young developer’s profile". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "High-end, high-design is in". Daily News. 3 March 2008.
  10. ↑ Morrone, Francis (11 April 2008). "A Lightning Rod at 91". Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  11. 1 2 "The next tycoons: A generation emerges - Robbie Antonio". Forbes Asia. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  12. ↑ Samaniego, Theresa S. (4 May 2012). "Man of substance allows Filipinos to experience the world at its best". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  13. ↑ "Armani partners with Century Properties". 3 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "The Next Big Thing". 13 May 2013.
  15. ↑ "Philippine's Robbie Antonio Takes Designer Home Building Global - Forbes". 1 May 2015.
  16. ↑ "Meet 20 of the World's Most Innovative Art Collectores". 29 October 2014.
  17. ↑ Enriquez, Marge C. (15 August 2012). "What makes Donald Trump Jr. smile". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  18. ↑ "Trump brothers unveil Operation Smile Philippines’ Manila Cleft Care Center". 29 June 2012.
  19. ↑ "Resilience by Design" UN Exhibit by OOAc, Robbie Antonio". 13 Dec 2014.
  20. ↑ "PH property developer's P650-M house featured in US mag" Check |url= value (help). 20 June 2013.
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