Hong Kong's biggest law firms are rushing to
reduce office space in prime locations, as they struggle with a dearth
of mergers and acquisitions and initial public offerings amid an
economic downturn.
Deacons, the city's oldest law firm, is cutting one floor in Alexandra House,
a premium office building in Hong Kong's business district of Central,
according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named
because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The floor will be
released to the market near the end of the year, one of the people said.
DLA Piper, one of the world's largest legal firms, has reduced its office space in Exchange Square
by about 5,000 square feet, one of the people said. Other major legal
advisers, including Clyde and Co and MinterEllison are also planning to
shrink their rental space, the people added.
Hongkong Land, the real estate arm of conglomerate Jardine Matheson, that operates Alexandra House and Exchange Square,
said its buildings in Central are among the most highly occupied
properties in Hong Kong, and most of its tenants whose leases expired in
2023 have renewed contracts with the same floor spaces. The company
declined to comment on the law firms' plans.
A DLA Piper spokesperson said while financials and
market conditions played a part in the firm's decision to reduce its
office space, the company also considered other factors, including a
global flexible working policy and a plan to bring its Hong Kong staff
closer to facilitate collaboration.
The space reductions highlight the malaise of Hong
Kong's economic slowdown, which saw its benchmark Hang Seng Index of
equities fall 14 percent last year, among the world's biggest decliners.
Funds raised by IPOs are the smallest since the dot-com bubble burst.
(The Standard)
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Kowloon Bay's Uptown East moves into sales action
Uptown East, a redevelopment project in Kowloon Bay by Wong Sun Hing, is expected to release the first price list this week.
The project, located at 55 Kwun Tong Road, will
offer 807 flats ranging from studios to three-bedroom flats with areas
between 235 and 3,415 square feet.
Show flats will be opened today, and the developer expects to launch the sale within two weeks.
Meanwhile, Henderson Land Development (0012) put another batch of 208 flats on the market at Belgravia Place in Cheung Sha Wan, with the cheapest priced at HK$3.23 million.
Henderson will roll out the second round of sales on Thursday.
This came after Henderson's first batch of 138 units at Belgravia Place sold out within four hours of launch on Sunday after long-time curbs on home buying were lifted.
In Hung Hom, Henderson's Baker Circle Greenwich revealed the seventh price list offering 28 flats, with an average price of HK$19,073 per square feet after discounts.
It will start sales on Friday.
And a bank has launched auctions for 20 foreclosed
flats, providing more supply in the market amid an uptick in market
sentiment.
Among them, a 306-square-foot flat at Golden Lion
Garden in Tai Wai saw a price cut of 28.7 percent to HK$2.56 million
compared to its earlier valuation.
In other news, the Land Registry received 3,189
sale and purchase agreements for all building units for registration
last month amid a quiet market during the Lunar New Year holiday,
marking a drop of 27.5 percent from the previous month and 46.7 percent
less from a year ago.
The total consideration for these agreements also
fell 32.9 percent to HK$22.6 billion from January, with a 48.5 percent
year-on-year decline, the registry's latest data showed.
Among the registered contracts in February, 2,375
were for residential units, which slipped by 31.7 percent from a month
earlier and 44.5 percent compared to 12 months ago. Their value amounted
to HK$19.1 billion, which was down by 31.3 percent month-on-month and
47.9 percent from a year earlier.
(The Standard)
中環中心單位呎租63元減19% 丟空一年租出中資企業進駐
近期在擴大自由行及辣招全撤後,市場氣氛好轉,業界預期隨着經濟漸入好景,沉寂多時商廈市場料有起色,中環中心一個單位丟空約一年,率先由中資企業進駐,平均呎租63元,較四年前舊租減19%。
上址為中環中心5103至05室,由「小巴大王」馬亞木持有,建築面積約4430方呎,單位丟空約一年,業主以每呎75元放租,由來自北京的中資企業承租,平均呎租約63元,較意向呎租減12元或幅度16%,月租接近28萬,該單位舊租客亦是中資客,早於4年前以每月34.5萬承租,平均呎租78元。
月租接近28萬
業內人士指,年前中環中心租盤眾多,資深投資者蔡志忠及「磁帶大王」陳秉志拆售的全層單位,一眾小業主爭相以低價放租吸客,加上單位位處低層,望樓景,質素較遜色,部分單位成交呎租低至30餘元,不過,隨着這些小業主單位陸續租出,現時放租單位租金亦調升至穩定水平。
中環中心目前放租單位約80個,不乏全盤租盤,最少有3層正在放租,全部位於中至低層,建築面積由約24858至25412方呎,意向呎租介乎55至58元,意向月租約137萬至147萬,極高層7至13室,建築面積14019方呎,望全海景,連裝修及傢俬,意向呎租約85元,月租逾119萬。
全幢約有80個租盤
中環中心呎租新高為,77樓11至13室,建築面積約5807方呎,於2019年2月以每呎130元租出,創該廈歷來新高,月租約75.5萬。
中環美國銀行中心全層單位放售
有外資代理行代理表示,中環美國銀行中心23樓全層連3個車位,以「現狀」交吉形式出售,總面積約13,880方呎,連3個車位,單位望維景,大廈共提供12部升降機,美國銀行中心位於金鐘及中環交界,屬傳統甲廈,毗鄰之長江集團中心二期、The Henderson 亦快將完工,相信屆時必定能帶動周邊經濟發展。
(星島日報)
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中國奧園放售葵涌商廈 市值4億至5億
近期市場不乏商廈蝕讓放售,中國奧園旗下葵涌商廈標售,物業現市值約4億。世邦魏理仕表示,葵涌國瑞路57至59號
(5樓3號及8號會議室除外)
現推出市場招標,物業市值4億至5億,4月30日截標,項目佔地約1.36萬方呎,總樓面建築面積約12萬方呎,物業低層 (第1至3層)
設有58個專用泊車位,並設有專屬接送區,物業毗鄰一個佔地2萬方呎花園,景觀及視線暢通無阻,用戶可欣賞荃灣及葵興城市景。
4月30日截標
市場資料顯示,上述物業為活化寫字樓項目AOffice46
(奧創中心),由中國奧園於2018年6月以約9.5億向羅氏針織羅氏家族購入,2019年一度拆售,現時放售並非全部業權,2020年傳以約12.5億放售。有外資代理行代理表示,工廈一直受投資者追捧,佔地超過1.3萬方呎兼提供多用途項目罕有,料吸引投資者和用家。
總建築樓面涉12萬呎
亞太地區生活領域專家 Weave Living 近日獲得私募股權投資機構華平投資及Weave
創辦人兼集團行政總裁 Sachin Doshi 注資,品牌將利用該筆新資金推動亞太地區業務發展,預計2025年底,WEAVE
資產管理規模將超過35億美元。到2025年前,Weave Living
將在亞太區核心城市營運超過5000個單位,包括東京、大阪、首爾、新加坡和香港。
(星島日報)
整體甲廈1月空置率 升至12.9%
有外資代理行發表的香港地產市場報告中指出,由於新寫字樓供應落成,本港1月底整體甲級寫字樓空置率上升至12.9%。
整體甲級寫字樓市場在2024年1月錄得160,800平方呎淨吸納量,主要因為中環The Henderson早前預租的樓面於1月項目竣工後得以落實。
中環空置率升至10.4%
然而,新寫字樓供應增加同時影響了整體市場空置率,特別是中環1月底的空置率上升至10.4%,而尖沙咀和九龍東的空置率均下跌0.4個百分點。
該行代理表示,自寫字樓租金由高位顯著回落後,整體寫字樓租賃市場主要由升級需求推動。隨着愈來愈多新寫字樓陸續落成,吸引了更多租戶追求優質寫字樓及提升工作環境,令市場上擁有綠色認證的新寫字樓比同類物業更具競爭力。該行相信,今年升級需求將繼續主導寫字樓市場。
月內市場錄得的主要成交個案包括富蘭克林鄧普頓基金將由中環遮打大廈搬遷至同區的國際金融中心二期,承租約23,600平方呎樓面。
該行另一代理表示,1月整體甲級寫字樓市場租金按月下跌0.6%。主要分區市場中,中環和港島東租金分別下跌1.2%和0.9%,而尖沙咀租金則保持平穩。
(經濟日報)
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黃竹坑一帶近年有不少工廈轉型,區內商業氣息轉趨濃厚,加上全新大型商場THE SOUTHSIDE 啟用,配套更加完善。該區 One Island South 地理位置方便,景觀開揚,吸引不少商戶進駐。
One Island South 位於黃竹坑香葉道2號,屬區內甲級指標大廈之一,於2011年落成,樓齡約13年。樓高約30層,地下為入口大堂、停車場及商業用途,地下至3樓為商舖,物業的租客及用家不乏知名企業,包括會德豐地產、英式百貨公司連卡佛、泰昇集團及海通證券 (06837) 等。
每層近3萬呎 設8部載客電梯
1M樓及5樓為停車場,6樓起為寫字樓,每層面積接近3萬平方呎。大廈總樓面面積約84萬平方呎,設有8部載客電梯,有助分散人流。物業提供約256個私家車車位,方便駕車人士出入。
大廈為全玻璃幕牆,設計獨特新穎,大堂寬闊具有氣派,採光度充足。景觀方面,大部分單位外望黃竹坑站上蓋及海洋公園一帶,部分更可眺望深灣遊艇會。
隨着南港島綫通車,黃竹坑一帶交通更加便利,大廈鄰近港鐵黃竹坑站,兩站直達本港核心商業區金鐘,3站到中環。大廈附近亦設有巴士及小巴站,提供多條路綫,直達港九新界。
比鄰 THE SOUTHSIDE 開幕
飲食配套方面,大廈內設有餐廳,附近亦有不少食肆藏身於工廈中。隨着地鐵上蓋大型商場 THE SOUTHSIDE 開幕,區內配套更加完善,佔地達51萬平方呎,樓高5層,有大量餐廳可供選擇。
物業成交由租務市場主導,今年暫錄得兩宗租務成交,均為低層單位,實用面積分別為1,254及1,252平方呎,以28,842及33,804元租出,呎租約23元及27元。
(經濟日報)
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11樓全層招租 叫租74.6萬
南港島綫通車令黃竹坑成為中環、金鐘核心商業區的延伸,其寫字樓租金遠較中區核心商業區為低,近年亦獲不少企業租戶及用家垂青。有見區內商貿氣氛及人流即將提升,有業主趁勢將區內知名甲廈 One Island South 全層單位推出市場招租,單位意向月租約74.6萬元,平均呎租約25元。
罕有全層放租 意向呎租25元
有代理表示,是次招租單位位於物業11樓全層,建築面積約29,848平方呎,意向月租約74.6萬元,平均呎租約25元。該單位為該廈罕有全層招租樓層,北望香港仔郊野公園自然翠綠景觀,東南兩面分別望向香港仔運動場及海洋公園,景色優美,適合國際品牌、教育機構、科研、醫療機構、上市公司、金融財務公司、展覽機構等作集團總部或後勤部門。
該代理指最新落成的 THE SOUTHSIDE 商場將可吸引更多區外客到場,而黃竹坑港鐵站上蓋住宅項目亦相繼落成及入伙,結合周邊的商業元素及交通配套,黃竹坑面貌將煥然一新,帶動區內商業氣氛及人流更旺盛,相信是次招租亦可吸引實力企業積極洽詢。
(經濟日報)
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