湾仔One Hennessy每呎80元租出面积逾2.37万呎健身中心逆市扩张

受多项不明朗因素困扰，令市场观望气气挥之不去，惟部分行业却趁逆市扩充。消息指，湾仔甲厦One Hennessy两全层楼面，获连锁健身中心以190万承租，平均呎租约80元，属市价水平。

市场消息透露，湾仔甲厦One Hennessy两全层楼面，早前曾以每呎100元放租，获连锁健身中心以190万承租，以总楼面面积约23752方呎计算，平均呎租约80元。

月租达190万

代理指出，上述承租租金属市价水平，虽然市场受多项不明朗因素困扰，惟健身中心近期活跃于市场，成为大手租客，早前市场亦录另一连锁健身中心承租中环商厦三层楼面，证明健身行业于逆市中于核心区仍有力扩充。

远东金融呎租60元

据代理资料显示，该甲厦近期频录承租个案，其中，One Hennessy中层单位，于本月6日以112.8万租出，以面积11876方呎计，平均呎租约95元；另一宗承租为该厦中层单位，于去年9月以100.9万租出，以面积11876方呎计，平均呎租约85元。此外，甲厦租务畅旺，频录承租个案，消息指，金鐘远东金融中心中层11室，面积2606方呎，以15.3万租出，平均呎租约60元。据代理指出，上述租金稍低于市价水平。事实上，金鐘远东金融中心早前亦录低市价承租，该甲厦中层05室，于本月初录承租，面积约2400方呎，以13.92万租出，平均呎租约58元，较市价低约10%，并重回两年前水平。

另外，尖沙嘴港威大厦亦录承租，据市场消息指出，该厦高层全层，面积约2.5万方呎，以150万租出，平均呎租约60元。

市场消息指出，湾仔鹰君中心中层单位，面积约15843方呎，以110.9万租出，平均呎租约70元；同区会展广场办公大楼亦录承租，该厦中层02室，面积约10200方呎，以56.1万租出，平均呎租约55元。

(星岛日报)

Home buyers forfeit $1.9m deposits

The potential buyers of three units at L'aquatique in Tsing Lung Tau, developed by Metallurgical Corporation of China (1618), have forfeited a total of HK$1.94 million in deposits, or 10 percent of the total purchase price, so far this week.

The project has seen buyers of nine out of 80 sold units forfeit deposits since it opened for sale in 2018.

Elsewhere, Henderson Land Development (0012) sold all of its first batch of 30 units at The Richmond in Mid-Levels for a total of HK$240 million. The company plans to launch a second batch after the Lunar New Year holiday.

In Wan Chai, Chinachem Group rented over 20,000 square feet of space of its One Hennessy to fitness group Pure Fitness. The developer said 70 percent of the office building has been leased out.

Secondary transactions in Tseung Kwan O doubled from a month ago to 133 so far this month, with major project Metro City recording 11 deals at an average price of HK$16,638 per sq ft.

A real estate agent said the outbreak of the new virus has less of an impact on Hong Kong home prices compared to during SARS and projected a 5-10 percent decrease.

Primary deals have totaled 1,130 so far this month, and are expected to reach 1,300, 2.5 times higher than a month ago, while secondary transactions may amount to 4,000 this month.

The institution forecasts local home prices could rise 2-3 percent during the first quarter of this year and 5 percent in the first half, boosted by the signing of a Sino-US trade deal and deescalating social unrest.

He also expects the supply of residential units will fall 4.4 percent from last year to expected 12,900 units this year.

(The Standard)