Hong Kong home buyers snap up large flats at South Land, helping Road King pull off hat trick
Road King sold 120 flats as of 9pm, or 70 per cent of the 168 units on offer at the South Land project in Wong Chuk Hang
Buyers zoomed in on three-bedroom and four-bedroom units, leaving aside the smaller studio units, agents said
Road
King Infrastructure Limited is on track to pull off a hat trick,
selling over 70 per cent of the flats on offer during its third
consecutive weekend of home sales, in a clear sign that Hong Kong’s real
estate market is back on the mend after the city’s economy expanded
more than expected in the first quarter.
The developer sold 120 flats as at 9pm, or 70 per cent of the current batch of 168 units on offer, at its South Land
project at the Wong Chuk Hang subway station, the first residential
property development atop a public transport terminal in nearly three
decades. Investors snapped up all the three-bedroom and four-bedroom
apartments, leaving aside the studio units and one-room flats, agents
said.
More
than 2,000 people had put down money to register their interest to buy,
with 13 bids vying for each available flat, putting the developer on
track to clear its current batch, after a total haul of HK$9.4 billion
(US$1.2 billion) from selling 433 flats over the two previous weekends.
“A
lot of people have been waiting for a new property project like this,
[situated] on top of an MTR subway station on Hong Kong Island,” property agent said.
“Besides attracting many homebuyers who are eying these for their own
use, the project has also attracted many investors who [see potential]
for these units to appreciate in value.”
The
strong sales response over the past month underscores how Hong Kong’s
stronger-than-expected economic growth had lifted sentiments. The
economy expanded 7.9 per cent in the first three months of the year,
according to finalised data on Friday that confirmed the city’s quickest
quarterly growth pace in 11 years, beating economists’ forecasts while
ending a six-quarter losing streak.
Hong
Kong’s home prices benefited from a rising number of vaccinations which
helped local authorities keep the Covid-19 pandemic under control. New
Covid-19 infections in the city have dwindled down to single digits
recently, and social distancing measures have gradually been relaxed.
South Land is a joint project by Road King, Ping An Insurance and Hong Kong’s subway operator MTR Corporation.
The
160 flats on offer for open sale on Saturday were priced between HK$9.6
million and HK$39.7 million each, for flats measuring 289 square feet
to 1,135 sq ft, or HK$30,610 to HK$38,698 per square foot.
“Home
buyers looking to buy new property on Hong Kong island have more
purchasing power, so they zoomed in on the larger units,” ignoring the
smaller one-bedroom flats, agent said.
Eight larger units, including four duplex apartments, were also put on sale by tender on Saturday.
The
project began selling on May 1, with the developer selling every one of
the first 240 apartments on the first day. The second batch of 180
units, put on sale on May 8, also sold out.
“This
project is still selling well into the third round, within the first
month of its launch, which [underscores] the improving market
environment and the project’s unique selling point,” agent said.
“Along
with a low interest rate environment and ample liquidity, the
coronavirus situation in Hong Kong has been contained quite well and the
economy has also seen a strong rebound. All these factors are sending
positive signals to prospective buyers, [encouraging them] to enter the
market.”
(South China Morning Post)
工商舖市道轉旺，新世界 (00017) 長沙灣甲級寫字樓樓花項目荔枝角道888號再錄大額成交，香港大學斥近2.89億元購入該廈低層全層樓面，單位將由香港大學專業進修學院 (HKU SPACE) 使用。
根據土地註冊處資料，荔枝角道888號5樓全層，共有19個單位，建築面積由503至2613方呎，全層總建築面積約24044方呎，於上月26日登記售出，成交價由648.1萬至2980.5萬元，合共總值約2.88764億元，呎價約12010元，登記買家為香港大學。
全層預留HKU SPACE使用
有關單位將預留予香港大學專業進修學院使用，該學院發言人表示，購入物業為長遠教學發展的策略之一，將會用作擴充教學及學生設施用途。物業毗鄰港鐵站，為同學提供位置便利的教學中心之餘，並增設九龍西的教學設施。資料顯示，香港大學去年6月曾以4.596億元購入西環皇后大道西460號翰林峰基座商場A部分，用作學生設施。荔枝角道888號項目預計2022年4月落成。
此外，有代理行以3480萬元購入西營盤德輔道西352至366號中亞大樓地下8號舖，建築面積857方呎，呎價40607元。
該代理行在本月7日起連環購入3個商舖，除最新西營盤舖位外，亦以3950萬元買入荃灣舖位，及斥3650萬元入市北角地舖，合共動用1.108億元。
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早前由華懋收購逾8成業權的尖沙咀德興街7至8號禮苑大廈，昨日舉行強拍統一餘下業權，並成功由手持「8號牌」的華懋集團銷售部總監吳崇武，在無競爭對手下，以底價7.74億元一口價奪標。
蔡宏興：重建後為社區創新價值
華懋集團執行董事兼行政總裁蔡宏興表示，集團很高興可投得項目，相信項目於重建後，可為社區創造新的價值。而集團會繼續透過不同方式物色合適項目，以確保業務的可持續性。
布測量師預計，今年會有較多強拍裁決，有機會超越去年強拍令數量，甚至會進入一個高峰期，因為之前不少強拍申請都會在今年陸續進入最後聆訊階段。
資料顯示，物業的地盤面積約11,089平方呎，現規劃為「住宅 (甲類)」用途。若以最高9倍商住地積比率重建，可建樓面99,801平方呎。物業距離港鐵佐敦站約3分鐘步程。
(經濟日報)
荃灣葵涌兩項目 批建新式工廈
位於葵涌及荃灣的工廈活化申請，昨日獲城規劃在有附帶條件下批准。美聯工商舖 (00459) 與德永佳集團 (00321) 日前就葵涌葵定路10至16號羅氏美光發展大廈，向城規會申請放寬地積比率11.75倍兩成至14.1倍，並計劃興建1幢樓高26層的非污染工業用途的工廈，其可建總樓面涉約22.5萬平方呎。
另外，荃灣灰窰角街18至32號，即富源工業大廈及美德大廈，亦向城規會申請將地積比率9.5倍放寬至11.4倍，並重建為1幢22層高新式工廈，涉及總樓面面積約18.9萬平方呎。而上述兩項申請，均獲城規會通過。
(經濟日報)
Aeon Style平7成 119萬租家樂坊
H&M曾經以每月900萬元承租的旺角家樂坊3層巨舖，品牌在去年8月撤出之後，百貨公司Aeon Style近日以基本月租118.7萬元承租其中一半樓面，呎租47.5元，較高峰期呎租跌7成。
恒隆地產 (00101) 旗下登打士街56號家樂坊，在2014年舖市高峰期，曾經吸引瑞典時裝品牌H&M，以月租900萬元租下家樂坊地庫、地下及1樓共3層，合共5.4萬平方呎樓面，平均呎租166元。
租用1樓全層及地下舖
不過，隨着疫情爆發，H&M已於去年8月租約期滿後結業，據Aeon母企永旺百貨 (00984) 最新宣布，租用恒隆地產旗下旺角登打士街56號家樂坊1樓全層及地下B舖，涉及面積約2.5萬平方呎，即大約H&M舊舖位的一半樓面。
最新租約為期6年，基本租金8,550萬元，另加按金500萬元，另外須支付營業額分成、差餉、管理費、冷氣費及其他雜費，未提及分成等計算的平均呎租大約47.5元，相較舊租約的呎租大跌71%。
恒隆：地庫打造飲食層
Aeon曾經在今年1、2月在家樂坊上址開設Pop up Store。永旺指，舖位將作為在港第3間「Aeon Style」，並將於今年8月開店，會提供自家品牌「TOPVALU」商品，以及自家家居生活品牌「HÓME CÓORDY」。
恒隆表示，除了Aeon Style外，家樂坊地庫將打造成近1.5萬平方呎的全新飲食樓層，包括燒肉LIKE、湊湊火鍋．茶憩全新概念店及旗下茶飲品牌茶米茶等，將於今年8月同步開幕。
除此之外，家樂坊地庫將打造成近1.5萬平方呎的全新飲食樓層，恒隆地產副董事 (香港租務及物業管理總監) 劉靜雅指，將商場地庫重新規劃成為「潮食點」商場的市場定位。
(經濟日報)
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