Henderson Land Development (0012)
says it will continue to develop its remaining 3 million square feet of
land in Hung Shui Kiu although over a half is set to be resumed by the
government.
Speaking at
the developer's annual general meeting yesterday, chairman Martin Lee
Ka-shing said there are a lot of opportunities in the Northern
Metropolis - which includes the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development
project - and Henderson will not slow down developments on farmlands.
Henderson
is expected to receive HK$3.9 billion from the government in
compensation for its 3.5 million sq ft of land to be recovered for the
second phase of the Hung Shui Kiu/Ha Tsuen New Development, fueling
speculation that the developer may quit the project. The area to be
resumed by the government amounts to 53 percent of Henderson's 6.57
million sq ft land reserves in the district.
Lee said no arrangement has been made about paying land premiums for the involved sites.
On
the local residential market, Lee expressed confidence that home prices
would stabilize in the second half as the US Federal Reserve is
expected to start cutting interest rates.
He predicted the office market will remain sluggish amid reports that The Henderson in Central, a landmark commercial building under renovation, achieved an occupancy rate of only 60 percent in May.
Replying
to questions about the mainland's real estate market, another chairman,
Peter Lee Ka-kit, said it will take time for the central government's
stimuli to have an impact.
In
respect of Henderson's new project The Haddon in Hung Hom, the company
has received 240 checks from potential buyers for the 92 flats due to be
sold in the first price list, making the batch 1.6 times
oversubscribed.
(The Standard)
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Net-zero
offices in Hong Kong, Asia face supply crunch by 2030 as 87% of
occupiers need them to hit carbon targets: property consultancy
Supply will not satisfy the demand from occupiers aiming for 100 per cent green-certified portfolios by 2030, research says
The mismatch will drive strong competition for such facilities in the next six years as well, a property consultancy says
Companies
striving to meet ambitious decarbonisation targets across Asia-Pacific
may crash straight into a shortage of environmentally certified office
space by 2030, according to a forecast by a real estate consultancy.
The
supply of so-called net-zero carbon (NZC) office space will fall short
of demand, as 87 per cent of real estate occupiers in Asia-Pacific are
targeting 100 per cent green-certified portfolios by 2030, the
consultancy said. The mismatch will drive strong competition for such
facilities in the next six years as well, the company said.
The company defines an NZC building as “all-electric, highly rated, energy-efficient and powered by renewable energy”.
“One
of the major challenges is the limited supply of green-[certified]
buildings,” a consultant said in a statement on Monday, adding that the
shortage in the city will be particularly acute.
“The
supply may not be able to meet the increasing demand in the long term.
Even including the projects in the pipeline, the majority of buildings
in Hong Kong will not [be] green certified.”
However,
retrofitting existing buildings can deliver environmental performance
on par with, or even exceeding, that of newly constructed buildings, the
consultant said.
Only
4 per cent of occupiers boast portfolios that are 100 per cent green
certified currently, according to the consultancy’s survey of 243 senior
commercial real estate decision-makers in Asia-Pacific in November. The
research covered eight geographies, with two-thirds of respondents
belonging to multinational corporations.
“Today,
leasing office space in green certified buildings is no longer a
differentiator but a minimum criterion for most occupiers in
Asia-Pacific,” another consultant said in a statement.
Seventy-four
per cent of occupiers across Asia-Pacific expect half their energy
needs to be met by renewables in the future, compared with 9 per cent
now, according to the consultancy.
The
transition to renewable energy is a critical step for the real estate
industry to redefine and transform buildings from passive energy
consumers to active contributors through on-site renewable energy
generation, the consultancy said.
While
developers typically focus on the embodied carbon footprint of building
construction – the greenhouse-gas emissions associated with the
manufacturing, transport and installation of materials – the impact of
fit-outs is often overlooked.
Currently,
65 per cent of occupiers cite investments required for office fit-outs
as one of their greatest sustainability challenges, according to
consultancy’s survey.
Building
fit-outs contribute around one-third of emissions, as the average
office has changes made to its interior at least 20 times in its life
cycle, according to the consultancy. The lack of focus on fit-out
emissions stems from a traditional separation between teams responsible
for building development and interior fit-out, the consultancy said.
“Breaking
established silos is key to transitioning towards zero waste in the
design phase through to procurement and strip-out, to support the
reduction of emissions associated with waste and material use,” the
consultant said.
Hong
Kong is expected to see a 68 per cent supply deficit of top-quality
sustainable workplaces up to 2028, according to the consultancy’s
Sustainable Offices City Index in October.
“In
Hong Kong, office tenants, particularly Hong Kong-listed enterprises,
are currently placing a significantly greater emphasis [than in the
past] on ESG features when making real estate decisions,” another
consultant said in a report last month.
“While
Hong Kong aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, multinational
corporations are expected to adhere to the standards established by
their global headquarters, potentially as early as 2027 to 2030,” the
consultant said.
(South China Morning Post)
Hong Kong is Asia’s busiest ‘super-prime’ housing market as removal of property curbs boosts demand: property agency report
With
132 transactions in the year to March, Hong Kong beat Singapore, which
recorded 88 deals in the ‘super-prime’ residential market
Demand was supported by a drop in prices in the last few years and the recent scrapping of cooling measures
Hong
Kong was Asia’s busiest market for homes valued at US$10 million and
above in the year to March, according to a property agency’s report.
“Demand
in Hong Kong is mainly coming from Hong Kong buyers or from mainland
Chinese purchasers,” an agent said in an email interview after the
release of the report on Monday. “The uptick reflects a feeling in the
market that pricing has adjusted down in the prime and super-prime
markets over the past 18 months.
“There is also an ongoing issue with low supply volumes of best-in-class stock, which is supporting prices.”
Hampered
by a sluggish economy and high interest rates, Hong Kong’s residential
market was down by as much as 24 per cent in February this year from its
peak in September 2021, according to an official index tracking the
prices of lived-in homes.
As
of April, prices had clawed back some losses, narrowing the gap to 22.5
per cent, data from the Rating and Valuation Department showed.
Among
the luxury homes sold in Hong Kong this year was a mansion at The Peak.
Bought by a mainland Chinese buyer linked to the founder of Mindray
Bio-Medical Electronics in January, the property at 25-26 A&B Lugard
Road was snapped up for HK$838 million (US$107 million), according to
another property agency.
The
removal of all the city’s property cooling measures at the end of
February is also boosting transactions in the luxury homes market, the
agent added.
“The
recent moves to reduce transaction taxes in the housing market have
also aided confidence across the market,” the agent said. “Hong Kong
remains a critical business centre and wealth hub in Asia and the recent
volumes of super-prime sales is likely to be sustained into the medium
term.”
Singapore
is in a completely different phase of its cycle, with the government
cooling home prices with punitive levies. Measures announced by the city
state last year included a 60 per cent tax on residential purchases by
foreign buyers.
(South China Morning Post)
上月整體樓宇買賣錄約7346宗回落25%
全面「撤辣」後購買力迅速被消耗，加上發展商開始減慢推盤步伐，上月送交土地註冊處登記的樓宇買賣合約，連升兩個月之後首度回落。綜合各大物業代理統計顯示，今年5月整體樓宇買賣合約登記錄得7346宗，按月下跌逾25%。
有代理行數據顯示，上月整體樓宇買賣合約登記 (包括住宅、車位及工商舖物業) 錄約7346宗，較4月的9880宗，按月減少2534宗或約分別下跌25.6%。儘管數字回落，但仍為去年3月錄8599宗之後，近14個月次高，反映4月期間樓市交投持續活躍。
期內，一手私人住宅錄約1956宗買賣登記，較4月錄得3624宗，按月大減46%，但為連續三個月企穩1000宗以上，並且是2021年7月錄2032宗之後，接近34個月次高。今年首5個月累計，一手私人住宅錄約8424宗買賣登記，已達去年全年10682宗的78.9%。
一手穩企千宗以上水平
二手私人住宅方面，上月錄得3349宗買賣，較4月4605宗，按月下跌27.3%，但為2023年3月錄4485宗之後，接近14個月次高。其中，荔枝角美孚新邨錄約36宗、鰂魚涌太古城錄約35宗、天水圍嘉湖山莊錄約30宗及沙田第一城錄約22宗。
另一代理行數據則顯示，5月全港共錄約7375宗樓宇買賣合約登記，較4月錄得9880宗，按月減少2505宗或逾25%，但依然為近14個月以來次高水平。其中一手私人住宅買賣宗數回落至1893宗，按月大減47%；二手市場則因為新盤搶去不少客源，加上放盤減價幅度未能吸引買家垂青，上月錄3153宗買賣登記，按月減28%。
有代理表示，市場購買力迅速被大量消耗，二手市道明顯放緩，同時發展商開始減慢新盤推售步伐、本港銀行逐步收緊按揭，相信6月登記量繼續回軟。
另有代理指出，全面「撤辣」亢奮期過後，樓市交投正在進行整固，冀後市走勢轉趨平穩，一手及二手住宅買賣將處互補狀態。
(星島日報)
中環美國銀行中心 中層單位1.1億放售
中環美國銀行中心為指標甲廈，現有業主以約1.1億放售中層單位。
面積4397呎 呎價約2.5萬
有代理表示，是次放售單位位於美國銀行中心16樓13至18室，面積達約4,397平方呎，以呎價約2.5萬元放售，涉資約1.1億元，物業坐擁維港海景及遮打花園景色，大門正對升降機口。單位亦配備來去水位，物業將以現狀交吉形式出售。
該代稱，近期多個港島區指標商廈錄得買賣成交，顯示市場活躍，投資氣氛濃厚，也反映商廈市場正開始走出疫後的低迷期。
中環區最近錄得的3宗大額買賣成交，包括美國銀行中心23樓全層連3個車位，成交價約2.5億元，以及同廈30樓全層連4個車位，作價約2.6億元獲承接，而另一宗為皇后大道中9號29樓全層，以約3.1億元易手，平均呎價約2.25萬元，創近13年新低。
(經濟日報)
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商廈租務代理 聚焦新甲廈
整體商廈租務市場新需求不算多，由於新甲廈相繼落成，業主當然要搶客，吸引租客搬遷。
最近啟德AIRSIDE連環錄租務，單計今年已錄逾30萬平方呎樓面租務成交。商廈新樓面多，各代理近期積極搵客，搬遷至新甲廈作升級，故新甲廈成為各代理搵生意的焦點。
(經濟日報)
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尖沙咀「亞士厘21」 打造醫療商廈
尖沙咀全新商廈「亞士厘21」(21 ASHLEY)，以醫療作主題，項目在設計及配套上，均度身訂做作醫療用途。
亞士厘21位於尖沙咀亞士厘道，交通上，由尖沙咀港鐵站步行至該廈僅5分鐘，而地段亦鄰近繁忙的彌敦道，交通非常便利。飲食配套上，亞士厘道屬傳統飲食地段，現時除了地舖有酒吧、冰室等餐廳租戶外，亦有銀座式飲食為主題商廈，上班人士亦可前往海港城，餐廳種類應有盡有。
項目由建灝地產發展，物業擁樓底極高的地下大堂，加上設有藝術擺設，非常有氣派。大堂亦設有多個廣告位，租戶日後可作宣傳之用。
物業樓高21層，總樓面面積逾10萬平方呎，提供全層及分間單位出租，分別有約778、1,944及2,730平方呎的分間單位，而全層面積約5,461至8,064平方呎。
由於大廈早已部署作醫療用途，建築設計具備各種有利於醫療之配套設施，專為各類型綜合診所、專科醫務中心、醫學美容中心及日間手術中心而設。個別樓層設有特高樓底 (層與層之間高度達5米) 以及特大地台承重 (達7.5kPa)。
設後備電力 升降機可放病床
此外，為配合診所及醫療中心日常運作，每個樓層均提供穩定及充裕的電力供應，亦有後備電力可提供於單位內使用。同時，每層均預留額外通風位置供客戶裝配符合醫療級別及手術室要求的通風及換風系统，安全衞生。此外，每部升降機的設計，亦剛好可安放病床。
景觀上，大廈一面望向維港海景，非常舒適，另一面則望尖沙咀樓景，同樣開揚。
其他配套方面，業主於其中一層，設有一個多用途會議室，可作演講廳等之用。另一間房則擺放座椅及枱，可供大廈租戶的醫療人員用餐及休息，甚有心思。
該物業地盤原由資本策略持有，2019年資本策略 (00497) 標售亞士厘道21至27號地盤，最終以17.6億元易手，由建灝地產承接。該物業地盤面積約8,107平方呎，獲批興建一座商業大廈，總地積比率面積約為97,284平方呎，按成交價計，每呎樓面地價約1.8萬元。
項目由建灝地產發展，物業擁樓底極高的地下大堂，加上設有藝術擺設，非常有氣派。大堂亦設有多個廣告位，租戶日後可作宣傳之用。
(經濟日報)
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多層單位招租 意向呎租45元起
尖沙咀「亞士厘21」以醫療作主題，現多層單位招租，意向呎租約45元。
個別樓層 可作特色餐飲
亞士厘21獲醫療相關客戶垂青，項目早前落實一宗承租協議，新租戶為大型醫學影像檢驗中心，承租最大面積的2樓全層，樓面面積約8,064平方呎。新租戶特意選址於亞士厘21作其業務發展。
有外資代理行代理表示，現時不少醫療中心設有磁力共振掃描器，及電腦斷層掃描器等大型醫療機器，無論是對商廈的負重力、樓底高低及貨�𨋢均有較高的要求，亦因為要配置這些機器，大廈的供電、通風等配套均需要配合。因此針對醫療中心為租戶的商廈，其裝備要有別於普通商廈，故亞士厘21有一定優勢。
該代理指，亞士厘21現多層樓面進行招租，呎租約45元起。除了醫療作主題外，意向租客亦包括其他行業包括健身中心等，亦有個別樓層可作特色餐飲。
(經濟日報)
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商業買賣4月166宗 按季增4成
有外資代理行最新發表的2024年5月投資市場報告指出，恒指一個月內反彈超過3,000點，徹底扭轉投資市場情緒，散售市場成交於4月不斷增加，許多資金充裕的用戶和投資者紛紛進入房地產行業尋找價格優惠的物業。
在散售市場中，許多賣家願意接受市場定價，從而調整了叫價，因此成交量不斷增加，今年4月共錄得166宗商業交易，按季增加43%，接年增加5%。
最近一些值得關注的交易包括美國銀行中心兩個樓層以2.5億及2.6億元成交，平均呎價為18,000元。與1年前同一幢大廈的小型單位成交，每呎31,000元相比，價格大幅下跌42%，重返14年前的水平。
在過去14年，恒指與甲級寫字樓價格走勢之間的歷史相關性高達0.67，股市反彈近20%，可能會在未來3個月內促使寫字樓價格出現短期反彈，但近期股市反彈的持續性將決定寫字樓價格在今年剩餘時間內的走勢。
預測甲廈價今年跌10%
今年第一季，整幢商業地產投資市場交易總額出現下滑。物業交易總值為84億元，按季度下降59%，同比下降57%。位於荃灣的愉景新城以40.2億元成交，另上環的商業物業88WL以遠低於收購價及發展成本的售價售予本地投資者，導致參與的賣方和銀行蒙受重大損失。
展望未來，該行指，投資市場仍將受到多重因素的影響。由於美國在今年餘下時間減息的可能性下降，資金成本在短期內可能仍然較高，但在全球股市反彈、本地企業盈利向好以及中國政策進一步支援中港經濟的支持下，股市持續反彈將間接地支援交易量進一步反彈。而由於大多數潛在買家都會討價還價性質，定價可能仍然受到抑制。該行預測2024年甲級寫字樓價格將下跌10%，核心街舖價格將下跌5%。
該行另一代理表示，近期股市反彈重振了投資市場情緒，用家甚至投資者都熱衷於在散售市場中尋找價格優惠的資產。
不過，目前投資市場只剩下用家和國有企業，全幢商廈買賣仍需時復甦。
(經濟日報)
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