Yunfeng Financial (0376), backed by
Alibaba (9988) founder Jack Ma Yun, has clarified that it and its
subsidiary YF Life Insurance International have "never acquired any
property interest in YF Life Centre," an office tower formerly named China Evergrande Centre.
In a filing yesterday, it said YF Life, as a major tenant of the YF Life Centre
in Wan Chai, has been renting some floors of the tower since 2000 and
the owner had agreed to rename the building after negotiations.
But it did not identify the current owner.
Recent
media reports on the change of the building's name drew speculation
that the firm may have acquired the tower after receivers took it over
from indebted developer China Evergrande (3333).
(The Standard)
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China Evergrande’s Hong Kong headquarters remains on auction block as Jack Ma-linked entity gets naming rights
Speculation
of a sale after nine months arose after Yunfeng Financial announced a
name change for the 27-storey tower in Wan Chai
Sole agent says no buyer has been found for the building, which Evergrande paid US$1.6 billion for in 2015
China
Evergrande Group’s Hong Kong headquarters building – once a US$1.6
billion jewel in the developer’s crown – remains without a buyer after
nine months on the auction block, despite speculation that a sale was
imminent after an exchange filing revealed a name change for the tower.
Rumours
of a sale flared up after Yunfeng Financial notified the Hong Kong
stock exchange on June 23 that the 27-storey building, on Gloucester
Road in Wan Chai, would change names from China Evergrande Centre to YF Life Centre.
YF
Life Insurance International is a member of publicly listed Yunfeng
Financial Group, whose major shareholders include Yunfeng Financial
Holdings and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Yunfeng is
backed by Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba Group Holding, which owns
the Post.
China Evergrande Group’s creditors put the building on the market in September
to recover their debt as the cash-strapped developer struggled to
restructure about US$300 billion of liabilities. At the time, property
experts said the asset would fetch at least HK$10.7 billion (US$1.36
billion).
Evergrande paid US$1.6 billion, or a then-record HK$36,187 per square foot, to acquire the building, then known as Mass Mutual Tower, from developer Chinese Estates Holdings in late 2015.
The
building has not been sold, a property agency has been appointed by the
property’s receivers as the sole agent for the sale, said when
contacted by the Post on Monday.
It
was “just simply changing the building name to the anchor tenant”, an
agent said. No money was involved in the name change, the agent added.
YF
Life leases about 70,000 square feet in the building, which has a gross
floor area of about 345,423 sq ft, including a lobby, shops and office
floors with a typical size of 12,000 to 14,000 sq ft, as well as 55
parking spaces.
The
agency was appointed as the sole agent by the receivers from Alvarez
and Marsal for the tender, but failed to garner any bids that met the
requirements by the time the tender closed in late October.
YF Life, Yunfeng Financial and China Evergrande Group did not immediately respond to the Post’s requests for comments.
Evergrande
in late May said its overdue debts, excluding onshore and offshore
bonds, amounted to around 272.5 billion yuan (US$37.68 billion) as of
April, according to a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing concerning its
major litigation and failure to repay due debts. Its overdue commercial
bills amounted to around 246 billion yuan.
On
the legal front, Evergrande is also facing 1,426 unresolved lawsuits
involving a total of 349.6 billion yuan as of April, according to the
filing.
The
developer was named a dishonest debtor in six cases in April by courts
around the country for failing to “fulfil the obligations determined by
effective legal documents despite its capability”. It was also ordered
to pay out 2.92 billion yuan in 130 new enforcement notices.
Analysts
said it is not easy to find a buyer for the building, as the reopening
of the border with mainland China has not yet driven significant
office-leasing activity amid a glut of office space.
A high office-vacancy rate
continues to affect the leasing market on Hong Kong Island, and rents
have not rebounded in the first half, another agency said earlier this
month.
By
2025, about 1.83 million sq ft of new office space will enter the Hong
Kong office market, primarily in Central and Wan Chai. With the vacancy
rate in Central still at a high level and ample supply over the next 18
months, there is downward pressure on rents, the agency said.
The
agency added that in the short term, some landlords might reduce rents
to attract tenants, but the reduction is likely to be less than during
the pandemic. It expected office demand to remain subdued in 2023, with
overall rents on Hong Kong Island to fall by 3 to 5 per cent for the
whole year.
(South China Morning Post)
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永倫5060萬購美國銀行中心 料回報逾2.5厘
永倫集團持有美國銀行中心不少單位,最新再以5060萬增購一個單位,料回報逾2.5厘。
上址為美國銀行中心35樓3室,建築面積2039方呎,永倫集團以永倫美銀3503有限公司購入,作價5060萬,建築面積2039方呎,呎價2.48萬,據了解,該單位交吉交易,市值呎租逾50元,以易手價計算,料回報逾2.5厘。
平均呎價2.48萬
永倫集團本身持有該廈35樓半層單位,今番增持同層單位,購入心頭好,該集團亦持有36及37樓單位。集團較近一次出手購入該廈,為2017年3月,向印尼財團De Monsa購入13樓全層,作價4.62億,建築面積約13800方呎,平均每呎約3.35萬。
(星島日報)
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上環信德中心 高層相連呎租叫60元
信德中心為上環指標甲廈,現西座高層單位,以每呎60元放租。
面積5233呎 意向租金31.4萬
有代理表示,有業主放租上環信德中心西座31樓07至09室,單位面積約5,233平方呎,業主意向租金約31.4萬元,折合每平方呎約60元。
代理表示,是次相連出租單位位處高層,間隔方正實用,外望維港海景,其中07室處於單邊夾角位,單位面積相對較大。物業附設全寫字樓裝修,設備齊全,正對電梯大堂,用戶上落十分方便。大廈樓高39層,供應中央冷氣,附設16部載客電梯及1部消防升降梯,並擁有停車場及直升機場,設施齊全。
6月份該廈暫錄4宗租務,包括高層2室,面積約3,313平方呎,以每呎約41元租出,另中層11室,面積約2,549平方呎,成交呎租約51元。
(經濟日報)
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上環 88WL 打造綜合大樓 合半零售
凱龍瑞旗下上環 88WL 近日入伙,屬區內全新項目,業主將打造成綜合大樓,既有傳統寫字樓成分,亦可作半零售用途。
88WL 位於上環永樂街及急庇利街,為上環傳統商業地段,附近有中遠大廈、西港城商場等。交通方面,由上環港鐵站出口步行至該廈,僅需數分鐘,而附近德輔道中、干諾道中有多條巴士綫,亦鄰近信德中心,來往澳門亦方便。飲食方面,附近有西港城、上環市政大廈等,有較平價餐飲,上班人士亦可選擇步行至信德中心,基座提供多層商舖,有快餐店、酒樓及特色食肆,飲食配套充足。
逾2千呎地舖 餐廳預租
物業近日正式落成,大廈地下設有一舖位,面積約2,402平方呎,據悉已獲餐廳預租,而大廈對面地舖,現多屬傳統海味店。
大廈樓高24層,地下大堂相當光猛,該廈提供4部升降機通往各樓層,肯定可有效疏導人流。每層面積約3,988至4,253平方呎,以港島區商廈舊樓重建項目來說,樓面算有規模,提供充足空間予業戶。
高層樓面 傳統商業用途
業主有見同區半零售全新商廈並不多,故把大廈提供兩類樓面,7至10樓每層面積約4,253平方呎,連同近200平方呎露台,適合作餐廳、半零售用途如健身室等,另值得一提,大廈15樓為空中花園,業主意向把該層連同其中一個全層用戶一併承租。至於物業高層樓面,則作傳統商業用途,每層可分間成6單位,面積由數百平方呎起,適合中小型企業。
景觀方面,較高樓層可享有維港海景,而另一面則主要向上環樓景,尚算開揚。
翻查資料,物業前身為舊樓,2017至2018年期間,基金凱龍瑞分階段收購,2017年凱龍瑞分別斥2.17億及4.55億元,購入永樂街80至82號、82至86號兩全幢物業,其後2018年,再斥2.9億元,購入上環永樂街88至90號全幢,3物業共涉約9.62億元,凱龍瑞其後拆卸重建成商廈。
(經濟日報)
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全新項目招租 意向呎租46元起
上環 88WL 屬全新項目質素高,現業主進行招租,意向呎租約46元起。
各層樓底高 空間感充足
凱龍瑞表示,88WL 現進行招租,每層面積約4,000平方呎,意向呎租約46至49元。
集團指,暫時大廈租出3層樓面,包括餐飲及健身中心,另有5層樓面正獲洽租。此外,集團稱,由於各層樓面樓底高,空間感充足,適合傳統辦公室及半零售商戶。
同區租務方面,上環中遠大廈上月錄5宗租務,面積由約1,200至9,000平方呎,呎租約43至45元,如物業36樓單位,面積約2,450平方呎,成交呎租約43元。
(經濟日報)
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黃竹坑Metro South招租 意向呎租24元
工廈活化轉型成新趨勢,由金寶集團發展的港島南全新綜合用途工廈活化項目 Metro South (都會中心) 設有兩座相連寫字樓及酒店,而第一座寫字樓已取得入伙紙,昨日正式開始公開招租,意向呎租24元。
金寶集團主席李秀恒表示,黃竹坑
Metro South
總投資額達6億,設兩座,第一座為寫字樓,可租用樓面面積約8萬平方呎,單位面積介乎2,057至8,536平方呎,意向呎租24元,每平方呎管理費約4元。第二座為提供日租和月租酒店服務的莎瑪匯
(Shama Hub),共設139間客房,戶型由開放式至兩房連套房,預計今年第四季開業。
第一座寫字樓 已獲入伙紙
項目第一座寫字樓昨日正式開始招租,李秀恒指,本月初已有基金公司落實進駐,承租單位樓面面積約2,000平方呎,另有兩間機構正在洽購中,包括非牟利機構,期望日後可吸引更多金融或創科行業的機構進駐。
除了出租辦公室及酒店外,項目亦有提供「共享協同」的管理和服務,如僅限 Metro South 租戶使用的商務中心,提供多種1人至38人會議室,以至100人演講廳,以及文件交收的服務等。
商務及經濟發展局前局長馬時亨表示,項目發展概念獨特,致力打造工作與生活零距離的商住模式,符合現今流行的在家工作模式,料將受市場歡迎。
(經濟日報)
商舖租務轉旺 市場頻錄大額個案
隨着年初通關,旅客重返,帶動商舖租務轉旺,綜合一間本港代理行資料,今年首5個月市場錄得逾1,300宗商舖租務成交,按年升3成。
受惠通關效應,不少行業今年都積極擴充業務,市場頻錄大額租務個案。本港一間代理行綜合市場資訊顯示,年初以來月租50萬元或以上的商舖租賃個案已達38宗,接近2019年疫情爆發前全年的40宗,反映商戶承租店舖的步伐加快。首5個月市場錄得逾1,300宗商舖租務成交,按年升3成。
CHANEL租舖 疫後港島最大手
上半年市場先後錄得多宗大額租務,其中銅鑼灣渣甸街京華中心商舖部分錄得租務成交,涉及物業地下、1樓及基座外牆,由國際名牌CHANEL租用,租期由2023年5月至2026年5月,其後共有兩次續租3年權,換言之,最長達9年。
據悉,物業地下及1樓各約9,000平方呎,合共約1.8萬平方呎。市場人士估計,是次涉及月租約400萬元,呎租約222元,為疫後港島區最大手商舖租務。
至於租戶種類上,核心區逾50萬元大手租務,不少屬藥房相關。例如尖沙咀廣東道86至98號文利大廈地下1至3號舖,面積約4,275平方呎,曾經由冠亞名錶城、瑞士鐘錶品牌Juvenia承租,早前則由龍豐藥房以月租約100萬元租用,成交呎租234元。另外,銅鑼灣景隆街7號全幢物業,以約80萬元租出,而近日新租客已進行裝修,據悉為內地金融機構安信信托。是次屬首度來港開設地舖,租用多層物業,料可加強宣傳。按物業面積約4,400平方呎計,呎租約182元。
經濟復甦 長租租賃增加
除了核心區外,與本地消費相關的行業亦錄得顯著擴充,例如有超市以約120萬元租用黃大仙龍蟠街一個舖位,是今年以來最大宗的超市租賃個案。
該行代理表示,長租租賃個案增加主要是由於本港經濟復甦,市民消費力回升,不少租客預期租金水平將會在中短期內回升。為免在未來支付過多的租金成本,他們都願意與業主洽談,期望可以在租金大幅回升前簽下較長租約,從而鎖定租金支出。此外,大部分商戶在復常後,因其業務能力都有所提升,令其擴充的意慾增加,所以業主更願意達成長租協議,以賺取穩定的租金收入,提升商舖價值。假如業主有資金需要,他們都可以通過抵押物業,以獲取更多的貸款。
代理預期,本港就業市場強勁,失業率維持在3%左右的低位,市民的收入保持穩定,所以本地的零售市道將會持續好轉。受惠於香港的經濟復甦,商戶的經營能力上升,更願意長期維持其業務,預料市場上將繼續湧現更多長租和金額較大的租賃個案。
(經濟日報)
荃威花園商場舖 羅守輝2.76億放售
裕泰興羅氏家族成員、資深投資者羅守輝或有關人士繼續放售物業,委託代理放售荃灣荃威花園一期商場現為護老院的舖位,叫價2.76億元。
代理表示,荃景圍187至195號荃威花園一期商場地下連2樓部分,總面積約38013方呎,業主叫價2.76億元放售,呎價約7261元。物業現租客為護老院,月租115萬元,以意向價計算,租金回報達5厘。據了解,舖位由羅守輝或有關人士持有。
此外,另一代理稱,香港仔區香港仔大道234號富嘉工業大廈2樓1至4室及8樓全層,總面積約20594方呎,交吉放售,意向價近1.34億元,呎價6500元。8樓全層建築面積12126方呎,由業主自用作迷你倉。
(信報)