粉岭工业地仅三财团入标 出价趋审慎 市场估值逾三亿

今年首幅卖地表截标的粉岭安居街工业地皮、昨在疫情持续下截标，唯地政总署仅收到3份标书，招标反应冷淡，为政府主动推出同类地皮以来，所接获的标数最少。业界人士指，地皮反应市场预期，料财团出价审慎，地皮市场估值由约3亿至4亿。

粉岭安居街工业地昨日中午截标，地政总署公布，合共截收3标书；据现场所见，入标财团以本地发展商为主，包括信和、嘉华、其士国际。若以工业地标书数目计，创政府2010年主动推地以来最少标书纪录。

自2010年来最少标书

事实上，近7年来政府共推售7幅工业地，普遍截收6至11份标书；而是次标书数目对比去年1月截收8份标书的同区粉岭安乐门街工业地，减少5份，而该地最终由新加坡的基金丰树产业以8.1294亿投得。

有测量师指出，相信早前粉岭或元朗区同类地皮以高价批出，不排除入标发展商或财团担心高价钱「未必有水位」，再者新界西北、东北发展规模及供应量多，料会影响往后推售同类地皮的价格，认为上述因素导致是次招标反应冷淡，由于入标数目少于预期，不排除增加地皮流标风险。

可建总楼面8.7万呎

另一测量师说，对入标数目少感到意外，认为发展商及用家可能受疫情影响原有部署。由于地皮规模较小，而是次工业地地盘端正，亦邻近文锦渡，除数据中心外作为现代工业或仓库亦符合「东进东出」的布局，类似条件的工业地皮在近年不多，相信楼面地价不会太低。

另有测量师透露，不排除受到近期疫情再袭，令发展商再趋审慎有关，故反应稍逊市场预期，由于发展规模及投资额相对较细，而且地皮四正，发展及开则相对容易，虽然公眾车位数量较前两幅地较少，但仍可带来一定收益，将反映在入标价上。

须维护两块古石碑

资料显示，该地位于粉岭上水市地段第245号、即粉岭工贸大厦对出，地盘面积约17559方呎，可建总楼面约87797方呎。地皮用途广泛，可作多种用途如工业、仓库、直接支援工业营运的办公室、资讯科技及电讯业、设计及发展中心、数据中心等。综合市场估值约3亿至4亿，每方呎楼面地价约3500至4600元。

据卖地章程显示，中标财团须负责维修及保养地皮旁边两块历史悠久的石碑，包括全港仅此一块「不准繫牛碑」，立于1934年；以及一块指示「此公路往崇谦堂村和从谦学校」方向的石碑，立于1930年。

(星岛日报)

去年补地价共449亿元 创历史新高

补地价金额创新高，据地政总署公布，2021年全年录得补地价金额合共449亿元，按年增加2.5倍，亦打破2017年纪录，创出历史新高水平。

据地政总署昨日最新资料显示，2021年第四季录得123.7亿元补地价，按季增加4成，而累积全年则录得约449亿元，则较2020年全年127.2亿元多出2.5倍，亦较2017年录得400亿元的历史纪录高出12%，创历史新高。

期内录得多宗大额补地价，包括在上月由王新兴集团就九龙湾观塘道啟德大厦补地价30.6亿元，以可建楼面约52万平方呎计算，每呎楼面地价约5,700元左右，提供约808伙。

另外，香港兴业 (00480) 及中信股份 (00267) 为愉景湾北部项目补地价52.4亿元，将建1,400伙。

至于最新亦录得多宗补地价，包括由丰资源或相关人士购入的土瓜湾美善同道51至57号地盘，补地价近1.8亿元，可建楼面最多约4.3万平方呎，即每呎楼面地价约4,164元。

牛池湾等项目 陆续完成补地价

同时，由牛仔裤大王刘汉松等持有的新蒲岗彩虹道210至212号及五芳街15至17号栢盛大厦重建项目，亦补地价3.8亿元，预计规划作「非住宅」用途，作商厦发展。

事实上，除了现时已经登记的个案外，九建 (00034) 及太古地产 (01972) 等亦先后公布，分别接纳地政总署就牛池湾前圣约瑟安老院项目，及柴湾前中巴车厂重建的补地价金额，合共涉及约142亿元，预计亦会陆续完成手续，推高今年补地价金额数目。

(经济日报)

Henderson prices flats at The Harmonie, Hong Kong’s first residential project this year, lower than The Vertex launched two years ago

The prices of flats at The Harmonie in Cheung Sha Wan are 4.2 per cent lower than The Vertex, which was launched in December 2019

66 flats at the 337-unit residential project could go on sale as early as next weekend

Flats at Hong Kong’s first new housing project of the year have been priced lower than expected, as the city faces a fifth wave of Covid-19 outbreak, which could weigh on buying sentiment.

Henderson Land Development, founded by Hong Kong’s second richest man Lee Shau-kee, on Friday said 66 flats at the 337-unit The Harmonie in Cheung Sha Wan woillbe offered at HK$21,379 (US$2,746) per square foot on average after discount.

The price is 4.2 per cent lower than The Vertex launched in the same district in December 2019 at HK$22,309 per square feet, according to a property agency.

The project, a joint venture with the Urban Renewal Authority, could go on sale as early as next weekend, said Thomas Lam, a general manager of sales at Henderson.

He said the pricing was “restrained” and around 5 per cent lower than nearby projects, but added that there could be price increases later due to the seasonal boom in the housing market after Lunar New Year.

Prices at The Harmonie start at HK$6.21 million for a two-bedroom unit measuring 322 sq ft.

“The new wave of the pandemic has caused developers to become very cautious with new project launches, as outbreak prevention is the first priority [of the government],” property agent said.

The agent added that developers have not postponed new project launches for some time.

Some 34,000 new units could be available for sale this year, the second highest since 2006, according to another property agency.

Flats viewings organised by Hong Kong’s three biggest agencies have started falling as buyers avoid crowding and going out amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

However, the agent noted that transaction volumes for lived-in homes had risen recently amid a drop in prices. “There is still a large amount of purchasing power in the market, and users can take the opportunity to find bargains,” the agency added.

Kingswood Villas in Tin Shui Wai, for example, saw 12 transactions this month as of January 13, with half below market price, according to the agency. A couple of flats in Yuen Long and Tuen Mun also saw rare losses.

Investment banks have predicted that Hong Kong’s home prices could fall this year, with Morgan Stanley expecting a 2 per cent drop and UBS 5 per cent.

Their forecasts came as a gauge of lived-in homes compiled by the agency with their property index, slipped 0.5 per cent to 185.19 for the week ended January 9. It has dropped 3.2 per cent since it peaked last August, and is expected to fall further to up to 182 amid new social distancing measures, the agency said.

Hong Kong’s ban on evening dine-in services and flight ban on eight countries will be extended for two more weeks, through the Lunar New Year holiday, to curb the coronavirus outbreak, the government said on Friday.

Meanwhile, an industrial and data centre parcel in Fanling received only three bids on Friday, which market observers said was surprisingly low considering eight bids were tendered for another industrial parcel in the same area last January.

Developers’ plans might have been affected by the pandemic, anther property agency said.

(South China Morning Post)