Ayala Westgrove Heights – Tranquil, scenic living in Laguna

AYALA WESTGROVE HEIGHTS is a sprawling orchard environment nestled among the rolling hills of Sta. Rosa, Laguna. It is a 30-minute drive through scenic countryside to the commercial district of Alabang and just another few minutes’ trip to Makati CBD—with the soon-to-be-completed Skyway extension.

Even as Sta. Rosa experiences steady growth and progress, Westgrove remains sheltered from the frenzy of a busy city. The Westgrove community enjoys orchard living, with plenty of fresh air and wide, verdant spaces where families can spend quality time together.

One of those families is the Pabsts.

Lita Pabst and her family had lived in some very remarkable places before coming back home to her native Philippines. Her German husband, Lutz Henning Pabst, had been a top-level executive in an international bank, and his work brought him and his family to different parts of the world.

When the Pabst family finally settled down in Manila, they lived in the burgeoning Alabang area. But in her mind, Lita had a picture of the perfect home for her family and she knew she had yet to find that place.

“Alabang was getting to be so crowded, especially when you’re there during peak hours,” Lita says.

She never really stopped looking for “the one” through the years. Sure enough, as if by serendipity, Lutz and his colleagues were brought to Ayala Westgrove Heights to see the home of one of the executives as their group headed back from a business trip in Batangas.

Lutz was immediately taken with Westgrove. He ended up buying two lots, because Lita wanted the two adjacent lots which form the shape of a fan. They were the first couple to buy into that phase of the development.

“It was buying without looking,” Lita recalls. “We didn’t see the land itself because it was all raw. We just saw the maps and the perspective.”

Ayala Land Premier turned over the fully developed lots to Lita and Lutz in the promised 18 months. The couple was confident they would receive the quality and excellence that Ayala Land Premier is known for even without having been on the actual site of their Westgrove properties—and they were right to trust the country’s top real estate developer.

These days, the Pabsts are settled comfortably in Westgrove in a contemporary Mediterranean style home of Lita’s own design. She’s an interior decorator and real estate broker as well. Westgrove has proven to be her family’s dream home and she wishes to share the delights of living in a rich, tranquil environment with other families.

With 21-year-old daughter Vanessa fresh out of college and starting work as a school teacher in Germany, Lita has a lot more free time on her hands. She’s now the resident hostess of the community.

Lutz and Vanessa like biking and going to the gym together. They also like going out for a short drive to Starbucks, Sta. Rosa for some father-daughter bonding over frappucino. Lita, who loves gardening, tends to her flowers adorning the pool area and lanai. Even the family’s pet dog enjoys Westgrove living. Drixe gets to run around one of Westgrove’s many parks with Lutz everyday.

“It’s safe, quiet. The air is cool and the atmosphere is truly relaxing,” Lutz affirms. “I never had the feeling that we have to close the doors here.”

Source: Inquirer