National Highway: A Corridor Built for Commercial Activity
GENERAL SANTOS CITY - The National Highway remains one of the clearest places to watch for commercial property because documented developments already place sizable business assets along the corridor. RD Realty lists the 10-hectare General Santos Business Park on the National Highway, alongside other commercial buildings in its GenSan portfolio. The company also identifies the corridor as part of its leasing and commercial-property network. This does not mean every portion of the highway has equal property demand, but it does provide concrete evidence of commercial investment along the route. The wider 2026 construction figures reinforce the picture: commercial buildings represented the majority of approved non-residential projects recorded by PSA for January.
The Established City Core: Retail Meets Everyday Commerce
Another area worth watching is GenSan’s established urban commercial core, where major retail properties and traditional trading activity already coexist. SM City General Santos sits at San Miguel Street corner Santiago Boulevard, while the city’s central market district is undergoing a separate major redevelopment. The broader point is that established commercial areas can remain relevant because businesses benefit from being surrounded by existing retail, services, transportation routes, and daily consumer activity. For property owners, this makes the city core a different proposition from undeveloped land: the commercial ecosystem is already present.
GenSan–Polomolok Boundary: Room for Larger Developments
The third area has a different character: the General Santos–Polomolok boundary, where RD Realty’s 66-hectare RD City is positioned. The Board of Investments’ 2026 land inventory describes the wider 104-hectare RD City/Mindanao Economic Development Zone as a mixed-use development located across the General Santos City and Polomolok boundary. The document also identifies the area as a PEZA-accredited zone and notes its proximity to the Makar Gensan Seaport Wharf and Gensan International Airport. That combination gives this corridor a different commercial-property profile from the city center, particularly for businesses considering larger sites, logistics-related activity, or mixed-use development. It is better viewed as a longer-term growth area than an established retail district.
