In this week’s edition of People in the News, a boardroom succession takes shape at Hong Kong multinational HKRI, the third generation at New World Development gains a seat on the HSBC board, and WeWork in Singapore announces a pair… Read More>>
HKRI, Hanison Chairman Payson Cha Said to Pass Away at Age 77
Tycoon Payson Cha is reported to have passed away at age 77 due to a recurrence of pancreatic cancer, according to an account in Hong Kong’s Sing Tao daily.
Cha, who chaired developers Hong Kong Resorts International (HKRI) and Hanison… Read More>>
HKRI Buys Kowloon Luxury Residential Tower for HK$760M
Analysts are voicing growing uncertainty over the outlook for Hong Kong real estate, but a developer controlled by one of the city’s wealthiest families is confident enough in the market that it has just agreed to spend nearly $100 million… Read More>>
Hong Kong’s Billionaire Cha Family Buy Palo Alto Office Building for $118M
CM Capital Corp, the US-based family office of Hong Kong’s billionaire Cha clan has purchased a $117.5 million office building in downtown Palo Alto, California from a local joint venture, paying one of the highest prices per square foot for… Read More>>
Chinese Gamblers Boost Manila Property Market and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, Philippine President Rodgrigo Duterte has opened the gates for offshore gambling operations and the result has been a Chinese-fuelled run on Manila property. And with casinos already firmly established in Singapore, the city-state’s residents are now continuing… Read More>>
Payson Cha’s Hanison Buys Apartment Block in HK’s Sheung Wan for $65M
Tycoon Payson Cha’s Hanison Construction Holdings has picked up a block of serviced apartments in Hong Kong’s Sheung Wan neighbourhood for HK$506 million ($64.7 million), according to a report in the Hong Kong Economic Times. The purchase of the building just… Read More>>
Swire Wins Wanchai Condo Site for HK$2B and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Site sales dominate the headlines in today’s Hong Kong real estate roundup, with Swire Properties agreeing to pay billions of Hong Kong dollars to win a series of sites in Wanchai, where the top developer plans to build a residential-led… Read More>>
Sun Hung Kai Rolls Out Facial Recognition in New Mall and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Hong Kong’s real estate market is now the biggest in the world, so the Asian financial hub now gets its own round-up of real estate headlines on Monday, Wednesday and Friday right here on Mingtiandi. Read on for all the… Read More>>
Swire and HKRI Hold Grand Opening for Shanghai Mega-Project HKRI Taikoo Hui
Hong Kong developers Swire and HKRI held the official opening party today for their 322,000 square metre (3.46 million square foot) office, hotel, residential and retail mega-project on Shanghai’s West Nanjing Road.
The pair of real estate giants pulled in… Read More>>
HKRI Selling Sheung Wan Office Space for Record $96M
Developer Hong Kong Resorts International (HKRI) has sold the entire 22nd floor of China Merchants Tower in Hong Kong’s Shun Tak Centre for HK$750 million ($95.9 million). The transaction, which values the office space at nearly HK$31,000 ($3,962) per square… Read More>>