After steering his family’s 200-year-old empire through some of Hong Kong’s most turbulent times in recent memory, Merlin Swire is stepping down as chairman of Swire Properties and Swire Pacific, according to an announcement to the Hong Kong stock exchange… Read More>>
Swire Pacific Invests in Shenzhen Private Hospital and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, Swire Pacific takes a second step into the mainland hospitals sector with a Shenzhen investment, shares of Australian casino giant Crown Resorts close higher than the implied price of Blackstone’s takeover bid, and… Read More>>
Alibaba Fund, Swire Invest in HK Logistics Startup and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
In today’s roundup of regional news headlines, delivery platform Pickupp receives financing from venture funds tied to Alibaba and Swire, PropertyGuru snaps up a Malaysian property data firm, and a Japanese developer and its media company partner agree to buy… Read More>>
Swire in Talks to Sell Cityplaza One in Hong Kong
Just over one week after its airline division cut 6,000 workers, the property development business of Hong Kong’s Swire Group says it is in talks to dispose of an office building on Hong Kong island.
Swire Properties announced to the… Read More>>
Blackstone Calls Off A$800M Aussie Shed Sale and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
An abandoned sale leads the way in Mingtiandi’s roundup of Asia real estate headlines today with the news that a US private equity giant has shelved its plan to sell a portfolio of Aussie logistics assets valued at A$800 million… Read More>>
Kerry, Swire, Sino Land Win MTR Site in Hong Kong for Reported HK$6.8B
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has awarded a residential development in a southern district of the city to a consortium formed by Kerry Properties, Swire Properties, and Sino Land.
The trio of local developers is reported to be paying a HK$6.76… Read More>>
Swire Properties Wins Approval for Residential Project in Eastern Hong Kong
Hong Kong-listed Swire Properties has teamed up with China Motor Bus Company to redevelop a former bus depot in eastern Hong Kong into a large combined residential and commercial space, according to a Swire representative who spoke with Mingtiandi.
The… Read More>>
JLL Moving Hong Kong Office to Swire’s One Taikoo Place in Quarry Bay
JLL, the world’s second largest property consultancy by revenue, announced on Thursday that it would pack up its office in the city’s traditional business centre of Admiralty and move to One Taikoo Place in Quarry Bay next year.
The Chicago-based… Read More>>
Vanke Buys Swire Cold Chain Logistics Unit for RMB 2B
Top three mainland developer China Vanke had a busy month in July, spending more than RMB 25.4 billion to add 33 new real estate projects around the country as it pushed to expand its land bank via project acquisitions in… Read More>>
Property Income Propels Swire’s 55% Surge In Profit and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, strong property income has helped Swire Pacific to offset its losses in aviation and marine services. Also in the headlines, mortgage offered by government-owned agency jumped by 30 percent last year. All these… Read More>>