中环遮打大厦零售楼面于疫市下录大手租赁，国际著名拍卖行苏富比，承租该厦近2.4万方呎楼面，属近年来罕见大手租赁，开设旗舰艺廊，扩充香港业务，租赁将于明年第4季生效，业界指市值呎租介乎100至200元。

置地公司宣布，苏富比 (Sothebys) 于置地遮打 (LANDMARK CHATER) 开设旗舰艺廊，面积近2.4万方呎，此次合作属于长期租约，明年第4季生效，将于2024年开幕，苏富比在此经营业务，包括拍卖、私人洽购、Buy Now (即时收藏平台) 及餐饮等，是全港首家于零售商场设展览场地的拍卖行，新址媲美该行在纽约及伦敦的展览空间，同时，使用置地旗下租户专属空间Concentric举办现场拍卖。

置地黄友忠：零售生活新体验

置地公司行政总裁黄友忠表示，集团与苏富比共同在中环核心区，打造向公眾开放的拍卖及展览空间，带来新零售及生活体验。

苏富比亚洲区董事总经理洛嘉熙 (Nathan Drahi) 表示，全新空间展示包罗万象生活方式，呼应苏富比近300年的悠久文化和传统：「打造一个触手可及、引人入胜并一应俱全的地标，为广大藏家献上世上最非凡的珍宝及体验。」

苏富比洛嘉熙：呼应公司文化

置地遮打作为置地广场 (LANDMARK) 4幢地标建筑之一，行人天桥连接其他大厦，置地广场共拥有14颗米芝莲星餐厅 (其中1颗为米芝莲绿星)。银行、资产管理和金融服务在置地旗下中环物业佔逾40%。

市值呎租逾100元

有代理表示，置地遮打零售楼面档次高，最适合富豪客户云集的拍卖行，料该零售楼面包括小部分地铺，甚至不包括地铺，市值呎租100至200元，月租逾240万。该宗是过去3年来，面积最大的零售楼面租赁，较迪生创建去年5月以每月300万承租旺角银行中心广场 (横跨西洋菜南街及弥敦道) 一篮子零售楼面 (约1.7万方呎) 还要大，对铺市带来正面影响。

该代理又说，过去大楼面租赁包括Harvey Nichols于2005年承租置地旗下的置地广场-公爵大厦，涉6万方呎；Forever 21于2011年承租铜锣湾京华中心多层巨铺（月租1380万），涉及楼面约5.1万方呎。

(星岛日报)

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Sotheby’s displaces Armani at Chater House, upsizes to 24,000 sq ft exhibition space and cafe in Hong Kong

The auction house’s lease for the two-storey space in Chater House starts in the fourth quarter of 2023, with the gallery due to open the following year

The space will be used to host auctions and exhibitions and will also include a coffee bar similar to the one at its New York headquarters

Sotheby’s, one of the world’s largest international auction houses, is expanding its footprint in Hong Kong.

The New York-headquartered firm is leasing some 24,000 square feet of space in the retail podium of a prime office building in Central, which it plans to use for hosting auctions, exhibitions and a new concept cafe.

The expansion shows the auction house’s strategy to “bolster future growth in the region” as it plans to “anchor its position at the forefront of Hong Kong’s art and cultural landscape”, said Nathan Drahi, managing director for Asia at Sotheby’s.

The establishment of world-class museums such as the Hong Kong Palace Museum and M+, as well as the return of global art fairs, mark a new chapter in the city’s art scene, he added.

Sotheby’s “long-term” lease in Chater House will begin in the fourth quarter of 2023 as the two-storey space is currently occupied by fashion label Giorgio Armani, according to landlord Hongkong Land. Sotheby’s gallery is due to open in 2024.

“Our vision is to open a maison in the very heart of the city, at street level with multiple access points so that it enables greater access to the public all year round,” Drahi said, adding that Chater House’s location fits the requirement.

Sotheby’s Hong Kong gallery is currently located on the 5th floor of Swire Properties’ One Pacific Place in Admiralty. The 15,000 sq ft space is used for exhibitions, auctions, international lectures and cultural events.

Sotheby’s will be the first auction house in Hong Kong to move from an office level space into a retail podium. The space will be used to hold auctions and private sales and will also build on Sotheby’s concept cafe. The auction house recently opened a coffee bar at its New York headquarters with Italian restaurant group Sant Ambroeus, and also has a restaurant in London.

The new location at Chater House will also include Sotheby’s Buy Now – a platform for instant purchases, and there will be a permanent museum of collectibles, which will be accessible to the public, like its galleries in New York and London.

Hongkong Land and Sotheby’s did not disclose details such as rent.

“We have been promoting art and culture throughout our portfolio for several decades and this strategic move by Sotheby’s underscores our Central portfolio’s reputation as the premier lifestyle and luxury destination right in the heart of Central,” said Robert Wong, CEO of Hongkong Land.

The announcement comes as the Hong Kong government lifted all travel restrictions for arrivals who test negative from Wednesday, removing a key source of frustration for travellers who are subjected to curbs during their first three days of stay. The government also scrapped its amber health code, allowing visitors to enter restaurants and other premises previously off limits.

Looking ahead, Hongkong Land said that its strong office and retail portfolio will prove “attractive to international businesses looking to base themselves in the city”.

“Retail and commercial tenants are looking for more than just a landlord these days,” said Neil Anderson, director and head of office, commercial property at Hongkong Land. “We believe our diverse range of amenities and value-added services are increasingly important for tenants as they look to retain and attract the best talent and customers.”

The gradual dissipation of the pandemic in the second half of this year has given tenants the confidence to look for space in various districts, with strong demand particularly from food and drinks operators, according to a property agency.

“The retail market will undergo a more visible recovery when inbound visits for leisure purposes return and the China-Hong Kong border reopens,” an agent said.

The agent expects rents of prime shopping centres to climb up to 5 per cent.

(South China Morning Post)

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Goldin tower 'goes for $6b'

Goldin Financial's (0530) office tower in Kowloon Bay is being purchased by a fund for HK$6 billion and negotiators are set to wrap up the deal, according to reports.

The 28-storey Goldin Financial Global Centre will be sold at HK$6,500 per sq ft, a slump of 60 percent from the transaction price two years ago, local reports said.

A fund led by PAG and Temasek's Mapletree Investments is among the buyers.

PAG bought a 19-storey office tower in Ngau Tau Kok in 2019 for nearly HK$9 billion from Mapletree and in 2021 leased four floors of it to Manulife Hong Kong.

Mapletree had won the bid for an industrial site in Fan Ling in 2021 for over HK$813 million, beating local major developers including K Wah International (0173), Sino Land (0083) and CK Asset (1113).

Goldin's headquarters should have been sold to HG Property Investment HK for HK$6.7 billion in September, but the buyer was told in November that the transaction was terminated and its deposit of HK$250 million had been forfeited. It then filed a petition with the High Court, asking the court to order the seller to enforce the sale agreement.

The building of tycoon Pan Sutong's firm was seized by creditors in September 2020, as the developer struggled to make payments on its outstanding debt. It was bought by businessman Fong Tim for HK$14.3 billion the same month, but the deal failed to materialize.

Goldin bought the site for about HK$3.43 billion in 2011 and completed the headquarters in 2016.

Besides the office tower, the residential project Grand Homm in Ho Man Tin, partly owned by Sutong, Goldin's former chairman, terminated sales of 32 flats in November 15 after it was seized by PwC.

Moreover, the powers of the directors and officers of Goldin Financial have ceased and were transferred to the joint provisional liquidators last month, according to a filing.

(The Standard)

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