Places

Located in Admiralty on Hong Kong Island, the Pacific Place complex is comprised of three Grade-A office towers with a total GFA of 2.2 million sq ft, 270 exclusive serviced apartments, and four five-star hotels, among them Swire Hotels’ 117-room The Upper House, as well as Starstreet Precinct, an adjacent neighbourhood which Swire Properties has transformed into a lively area filled with cafés, bars, restaurants, galleries and boutique shops.

Home to Swire for over 100 years, the Taikoo Place area has been transformed from an industrial area, home to the Taikoo dockyard and sugar refinery, into a vibrant commercial centre.

The ongoing redevelopment of Taikoo Place is now in its final phase. Phase I was completed in 2018 with the completion of One Taikoo Place, a 48-storey high-performance office tower. Phase II, which includes the construction of Two Taikoo Place and 70,000 sq ft of green and open space, called Taikoo Square and Taikoo Garden, is expected to be completed in 2022.

Announced in November 2021, Quarryside, a 40,000 sq ft plot of currently vacant land, will be transformed into a vibrant leisure space for community initiatives and for the general public to enjoy. Read more about Quarryside.

Cityplaza is the largest shopping mall on Hong Kong Island, spanning a total floor area of approximately 1.11 million sq ft. Directly accessible from Tai Koo MTR Station, the six-level mall houses more than 170 shops and restaurants, a unique lifestyle cinema, an indoor ice rink, and over 800 indoor parking spaces. Enhancements to the ice rink and tenant mix together with appealing mall promotions and activities continue to make Cityplaza a hub for leisure and happiness. Cityplaza won the Facility Management of the Year Award at the RICS Awards 2021.

The mall is also connected to EAST Hong Kong, the Taikoo Shing residential development and more than 100 outdoor shops that serve the neighbourhood.

Located in Tung Chung on Lantau Island, Citygate is Hong Kong’s first and largest outlet shopping mall. The Citygate complex comprises 942,800 sq ft of retail space and 160,000 sq ft of office space. Directly connected to the Tung Chung MTR Station and close to Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, this development offers both excellent connectivity to transportation and proximity to Hong Kong tourist sites.

Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu is a 1.3 million sq ft retail-led development in Chengdu’s Jinjiang District. At the centre of the complex is the 16-century-old Buddhist Daci Temple, a heritage site and a focal point for the city. Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu was the first open-plan lane-driven commercial complex in the world to gain LEED EBOM v4.1 Platinum Certification status, as well as the first project in Sichuan province and the first shopping mall in the Chinese Mainland to achieve this certification. The development has been powered by 100% renewable electricity since 2020.

Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu is also the feature story in this year’s SD in Action.

Taikoo Li Sanlitun was our first project in the Chinese Mainland. Located in the heart of Beijing’s Chaoyang District, the development played a crucial role in the transformation of Sanlitun into a centre of culture, retail, dining and hospitality. Taikoo Li Sanlitun was the focus of this year’s Places Impact Report.

In December 2021, Taikoo Li Sanlitun West, an innovative urban regeneration project, was officially opened. The property has eight above-ground floors and two underground floors, and a metro tunnel which links both the extension and Taikoo Li Sanlitun with Worker’s Stadium Station, a Beijing Metro transfer station scheduled to open in 2023. This expansion is a key part of Swire Properties’ vision of urban renewal in the Sanlitun area.

INDIGO is a retail-led, mixed-use development with a shopping mall, a Grade-A office tower and the EAST Beijing hotel. The complex has implemented extensive SD features and programmes, including high-efficiency solar panels, optimised skylights, city-leading recycling procedures, and our Green Kitchen Initiative.

The INDIGO extension, announced in December 2020, is currently under development and will be located on an adjacent site. This office-led, mixed-use extension has an expected total gross floor area of approximately 4.23 million sq ft, and will contain a shopping mall, office towers and a hotel.

Located on Nanjing West Road, one of Shanghai’s major shopping districts, with access to three Shanghai Metro lines, HKRI Taikoo Hui comprises two Grade-A office towers (with LEED Final Platinum Certification), a shopping mall (with LEED Final Gold Certification), and two hotels, namely The Middle House and The Sukhothai Shanghai. The development was designed to transform the area into a new business, shopping and entertainment hub.

Located in the heart of Shanghai’s Pudong Qiantan International Business District, the 1.3 million sq ft Taikoo Li Qiantan was opened in September 2021. This unique wellness-themed shopping mall, the first shopping mall in the world to achieve WELL Core Platinum certification, features a “double-open park” design, with a wide expanse of open green space and lanes across the ground level and rooftop connected by an 80m-long scenic bridge overlooking the Huangpu River. The 86,000 sq ft central park includes the Sky Loop, a 450m-long rooftop running track, and other greenery and leisure spaces that support and enhance the wellbeing of occupants and visitors.

Taikoo Hui is a lifestyle destination located in Guangzhou’s Tianhe District. The development’s shopping mall was the first enclosed mall in the world to earn Platinum Certification in the LEED EBOM category. Taikoo Hui celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2021. In July, Taikoo Hui became powered by 100% renewable electricity.

Brickell City Centre is our landmark development in Miami, U.S.A. Opened in 2016, it is our first development to obtain LEED Gold Certification for Neighbourhood Development. A highlight of the centre is its state-of-the-art Climate Ribbon™, an elevated trellis that provides shade from the sun, creates air flow and collects rainwater, while also allowing natural light to penetrate and illuminate the shopping mall below. During Earth Month in April 2021, Swire Properties introduced the PLANT initiative (“people, lifestyle and nature together”), which included a series of educational and interactive activities and events to inspire environmental action and a more sustainable lifestyle.