The land on which SM Aura Premier stands used to be part of Fort Bonifacio. That portion was turned over to Taguig City. As owner, Taguig leased two parcels at the civic center—the 2007 lease with an area of 15,000 square meters, and the 2008 lease with an area of 18,975 square meters. Total area: 33,975 square meters. SM won the bidding. SM proceeded with the construction of the building after getting a project approval from the Taguig government
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The BCDA claims that it owns the road right-of-way leading to the building, the road that passes through the McKinley Parkway and leads to Forbes Park and then to Edsa, the nearest route. With the closure of that road, the public would now have to go through a long circuitous route to reach it. There is a law that guarantees the owner of a property surrounded by land owned by others a right-of-way to the nearest major road. The SM Aura Premier case is one such case.

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