Slater Young addresses backlash to mountainside real estate project
Slater Young has finally spoken up following the backlash to his mountainside real estate project in Cebu.
The engineer-content creator shared his statement in a video shared on his Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Here, the TV personality and engineer stressed that they "appreciate" the public's feedback and will "continue to listen."
He began, "I spent the last few days going through all of your comments about the rise of Monterrazas. We’ve been working on this project for a long long time."
"Our team is composed of dedicated architects, a lot of engineers, and sustainability experts. We went through about 300 revisions just to make sure that we build this according to the best practice possible," he continued.
The 39-year-old engineer unveiled the project on Aug. 24 via his YouTube vlog and has since drawn flak, with most people pointing out the significant environmental effect of this, especially since it will be built on the mountainside.
He went on to admit that the public’s response about the project was “overwhelming,” but assures that they will listen and that they share the same concerns.
“I appreciate everyone who took the time to comment, narinig namin lahat ng mga ng mga concerns ninyo, and we continue to engage even more expert groups and environmental advocates to look over our plans," he said.
“And our goal here is to listen, and I will post updates as we go because you deserve full transparency about this project,” he added.
“We share all your concerns, and we will continue to listen," he concluded, expressing his gratitude for the fans’ love and support.
His real estate project, dubbed The Rise at Monterrazas, is a residential condominium that has an architectural aesthetic inspired by the Banaue Rice Terraces.
"We had three pillars in mind when we were designing this. We wanted to be architecturally forward, something that Cebu or the Philippines has never seen before," he said in his vlog.
"We wanted it to be not just maganda tignan but very, very useable din and may added benefit to the user," he continued, noting that they aim it to be "as sustainable as possible."