A coastal district in one of China’s oldest cities is in the midst of a decade-old redevelopment effort that illustrates the challenges, and opportunities, involved in transforming an urban area built along a network of canals beginning as far back… Read More>>
Greenland Group Buys Hangzhou Sites for $224M to Expand Land Bank
The Chinese government’s tighter financing constraints have not slowed down the largest real estate developer controlled by the Shanghai city government, as Greenland Group continued to expand its land bank last week with the acquisition of a pair of land… Read More>>
Credit Problems Brings Down Gangtai Group’s Plan for 300M Skyscraper in Zhejiang 3rd-Tier City
China’s real estate slowdown appears to be claiming yet another victim, as China Cinda Asset Management takes over a planned 300-metre tall skyscraper project in the Zhejiang provincial city of Taizhou.
The state-owned “bad asset bank” acquired the Gangtai International… Read More>>
Benoy Blends Heritage and Innovation with New Hangzhou Art Center Sponsored Feature
The eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has sought to raise its profile as a centre of both innovation and culture, equally notable for its UNESCO World Heritage sites and its tech credentials as home to e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Within this… Read More>>
Hang Lung Outbids Alibaba to Win Hangzhou Commercial Site for RMB 10.7B
Hong Kong developer Hang Lung Group has shouldered aside Alibaba Group and four other property developers to win a commercial plot in the eastern China city of Hangzhou for RMB10.7 billion ($1.7 billion) — more than double the base price… Read More>>
JLL Opens 13th Mainland China Office in Hangzhou
International property consultancy JLL held an opening ceremony this past week for its new office in Hangzhou, China, which featured the G20 summit last year and will host the 2022 Asian Games.
“With vigorous private enterprises, a growing science and… Read More>>
22 Migrant Workers Said Killed as Buildings Collapse in Wenzhou
Nearly two dozen people were killed when a row of ramshackle houses collapsed in the eastern China city of Wenzhou on Monday. State-run media described the casualties as primarily being migrant workers occupying substandard buildings in the prosperous trading and… Read More>>
Leighton-CSCEC JV Wins $1.2B HK Tunnel Deal and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
An Australian-Chinese joint venture has won a long-delayed contract to build a new tunnel in Hong Kong, the world’s biggest warehouse builder is seeking $302 million in new funding for its mainland branch, and officials in China’s Zhejiang province are… Read More>>
China Real Estate People in the News 2015-05-11
This week Greater China’s community of real estate professionals features a selection of team members jumping from one property consultancy to another, as well as a crop of agency veterans jumping to find new challenges at competing companies. Read on… Read More>>
China Home Purchase Restrictions Disappear – The Complete Timeline
Three more Chinese local governments announced the abolition of all home purchase restrictions on Thursday, bringing to more than 30 the number of local governments that have done away with the measures in a bid to revive their flagging home… Read More>>
