Just before heading off for China’s National Day holiday Swire Properties confirmed its purchase of stakes in a pair of mixed-use projects in Shanghai’s Pudong district from local government developer Lujiazui Group as it continues to expand its holdings in… Read More>>
Swire Boss Signs Deal for Pudong Mega-Project During China Tour
Swire Properties’ chief executive Tim Blackburn has concluded a fruitful trip to mainland China, securing a deal last week to develop a new mixed-use project in Shanghai’s Pudong district, breaking ground for Swire’s second luxury retail project in Guangzhou and… Read More>>
China’s Banks Pledge $467B in Rental Housing Loans and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s roundup, China’s drive to promote rental housing comes with risks for the country’s big lenders, which are estimated to have extended nearly half a trillion dollars in financing to the sector. Also in the headlines, Indian developer ABIL… Read More>>
HNA Sells Shanghai Project to Mainland Developer Fusheng for $456M
While in talks to sell over $3 billion of overseas assets in the United States and Europe, debt-ridden HNA Group has offloaded another project in China for $456 million as the Hainan-based conglomerate struggles to climb out of a $100… Read More>>
Benoy Wins Design and Masterplanning for AI Park in Shanghai
Global design firm Benoy has won a competition to serve as masterplanner and architect for a 367,000 square metre research and commercial hub near the east bank of Shanghai’s Huangpu River. Benoy will work with local developer Shanghai Lujiazui Group… Read More>>
Swire’s Pudong Mall Project Moves Forward With $213M Purchase of JV Stake
After opening its HKRI Taikoo Hui mall at 90 percent occupancy in November, Swire Properties is set to develop its second retail project in Shanghai. The latest venture for the Hong Kong-based builder is in Pudong’s Qiantan Area, an international… Read More>>
Shanghai Awards Site for $8B Pudong Commercial Complex to SOE Duo for $2.2B
Shanghai’s government has awarded a deal for a RMB 50 billion ($7.9 billion) commercial complex — bigger than New York’s Grand Central Terminal — to a consortium of local state-run firms as the city prepares for yet another commercial hub… Read More>>
Hongkong Land Inks Deal for 210,000 Sqm Project in Shanghai’s Qiantan
Hongkong Land this month became the latest international developer to sign up for a major commercial project in Shanghai’s Qiantan area, as the city government’s latest pet project rapidly transforms into a major construction hub.
The 126-year-old listed builder on… Read More>>
Swire Planning 124,000 Sqm Mall for Shanghai’s Qiantan Area
Swire Properties, which is planning to open a 321,000 square metre commercial complex in Shanghai’s Jing An District next year, now has big plans for Pudong as well.
The Hong Kong-based developer recently announced that it has signed a framework… Read More>>