香港百年老式茶楼「莲香楼」2022年正式结业，其旧址上环曾昭灝大厦，业主资本策略最新向城规会提交新方案，放弃商厦发展，申请重建一幢楼高30层的商住大厦，提供175个住宅；业界人士指，现时甲级写字楼空置率达16.4%，创出历史新高，发展商弃商厦发展亦属正常，而且住宅可租可售，灵活度较写字楼高。

据城规会文件显示，项目位于上环威灵顿街152至164号，目前属「商业」及显示为「道路」的地方，申请拟议分层住宅及商店及服务行业和食肆用途。

项目地盘面积约6618方呎，以兴建一幢楼高不多于30层，包括3层平台及2层会所的商住大厦，以提供175伙，平均每伙面积约342方呎，可建总楼面约59947方呎。

平均每伙面积342呎

另有8893方呎非住用楼面，换言之，整个项目可建总楼面约68840方呎，对比去年5月获屋宇署批建一幢25层高商厦，可建总楼面约9.9万方呎，大减约3万方呎。

申请人指，零售/餐饮设施设于地下至1楼，并面对威灵顿街及鸭巴甸街，而住宅部分则位于楼上，毗连发展的地下大都设有零售/食肆用途。

业界：写字楼空置率16%

整体甲级写字楼空置率达16.4%，涉及楼面约1430万方呎，创出历史新高；有测量师表示，虽然住宅总楼面较纯高业发展低，惟目前写字楼空置率高，难以出租，而转住宅发展，可租可售，灵活度大增。

由财团持有的土瓜湾鼎新大厦，最新向城规会申请商住发展，共提供76伙住宅单位。项目地盘面积约4200方呎，以兴建一幢楼高26层，另有2层地库的商住大厦，共提供76伙，可建总楼面约3.15万方呎。

油塘住宅项目料开绿灯

宏安地产持有的油塘工业大厦第4座，去年7月向城规会申请放宽两成密度，以兴建2幢综合用途楼宇，合共提供676伙，每伙单位面积不少于280方呎。最新获规划署不反对有关申请，城规会于周五 (26日) 审议时料会通过。

另外，由财团持有的铜锣湾 The Garden House 及 The Lane House 酒店，去年12月向城规会申请将部分楼面改装为酒店，两者额外增加2间酒店房间，涉及楼面约5832方呎。最新获规划署不反对。

(星岛日报)

去年工商铺买卖减13% 今年望增1成

利息高企影响下，去年工商铺买卖淡静，有地产代理行认为今年投资移民计划等利好因素下，买卖成交将反弹1成，当中相对看淡商厦。

成交金额734亿挫54% 近3年低

据该行统计，2023年全年累计工商铺买卖共录得3,838宗登记，较2022年的4,431宗再跌13%，连跌两年，创下历史次低水平，较2020年的史上低位只多出5宗，反映股市表现不济及加息对市场带来的影响。

此外，全年买卖登记金额更急挫54%，仅录得733.75亿元，为近3年新低及近15年次低。

该行代理认为，去年下半年息口急升、加息压力持续困扰，而且股市表现每况愈下，导致復甦势头受压。

展望今年，该代理认为恢復通关后，各行业復甦进度较预期慢，整体经济尚存不少挑战，惟仍有相关政策，利好工商铺，当中以新资本投资者入境计划将于年中重啟，投资金额更大增至3,000万元，当中容许投资1,000万元在非住宅房地产市场，而工商铺类别物业定必将受惠。

工商铺三范畴上，该代理认为工厦及铺位市场相对看好，对商厦市道未感乐观，有见近期港股欠佳，加上息口暂仍高企，企业扩充意慾低迷，今年商厦买卖登记宗数仍有机会再跌至700宗的历史次低水平，按年恐再减少7%，而成交金额也料相应下跌5%至300亿元水平。

(经济日报)

尖东大富豪夜总会旧址 140万租出

租金返十年前 拟拓娱乐餐饮展览等

铺市大手租务回暖，尖东新文华中心地库5万呎铺位，即前大富豪夜总会铺址，现以约140万租出。消息指新租客为一家综合娱乐公司，将结合娱乐、餐饮、展览等用途。

消息指，尖沙咀东部科学馆道14号新文华中心地下及地库租出，该铺地下面积约6,000平方呎，地库面积达5万平方呎，合共约5.6万平方呎，以约140万元租出。

宏安大厦5层巨铺 料月租百万

该铺曾为尖东地标，大富豪夜总会铺址，而夜总会于2012年结业，其后业主把铺租予免税店「富豪汇」，售卖化粧品、金饰、名牌时装等，主打内地旅客，月租约135万元，惟早年亦已结业。

该铺一直招租，直至近月终租出，租金重回十年前水平。

市场人士透露，新租客为一家财团，计划把该6万呎铺址，打造成一个综合娱乐场地，据知情人士透露，涉及设施包括餐饮、娱乐场所、会议及展览场地等，形式近似会所，暂未知会否有夜总会成分。

尖东大富豪夜总会可谓见证香港纸醉金迷年代，于1984年开业，创办人罗焯于1996年更以1.86亿元购入铺址。夜总会于2012年正式结业，业主亦曾以约3亿元放售铺址，未获承接。

随着铺租回调，加上通关后旅客重返，渐吸引娱乐相关行业，租用核心区大楼面铺位。

「玩具大王」蔡志明持有旺角亚皆老街宏安大厦基座5层巨铺，获经营多种不同娱乐相关事业的东方棕泉老闆莫应光及相关人士租用，涉及物业面积约2.5万平方呎，料月租约100万元。据了解，该多层铺位曾经由连锁影音店百老汇租用多年，每月租金曾达400万元，不过在疫情期间迁出，铺位一直交吉，部分地铺则作短租。

业界：带动尖东消费 商铺租务

有本港代理认为，前大富豪夜总会楼面巨大，是次获财团租用，涉及投资定以数千万元计，故肯定对消费者来说带来一定吸引力。该代理指出，80、90年代尖东曾非常繁盛，亦是本港夜生活的重要地区，若有新租户进驻，料可带动整个尖东区消费，继而推动区内商铺租务。

(经济日报)

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利眾街工业区 2厦已展开重建

港铁柴湾站周边的工业区，近年有工厦陆续展开重建，当中利眾街2幢由兴胜创建 (00896) 持有的工厦正展开重建，将提供约24.7万平方呎楼面。

虽然柴湾属于以住宅为主的社区，不过由于区内设有货物装卸码头，亦造就在现时港铁站周边的利眾街及祥利街一带，以及码头区分别设有两个小型的工业区。当中佔地约44.7万平方呎的利眾街工业区，由31幢工厦组成，大多数属于规模较细的工厦、楼龄较旧，业权亦比较分散，只有5至6幢属于单一业权，相对较新已经是楼龄约12年的东贸广场。

德昌广场转型新式工厦

利眾街工业区转型不算太快，过去几年录得几宗工厦重建或者改建个案，包括属于房委会旗下，楼龄逾60年柴湾工厂大厦，基于保育理由，改建成为公屋华厦邨，早已经在2016年入伙。

至于目前正在进行的重建项目则以兴胜创建旗下2个利眾街重建项目为主，分别由该财团以合共近17亿元购入。当中与南丰合作重建的德昌广场，原本属于1幢旧式工厦，但原业主德昌电机在过去几年成功全幢改装成11层高的商厦，总楼面面积约9.6万平方呎。兴胜与南丰以约9.48亿元购入后，便申请放宽地积比率由12倍增加20%至14.4倍，以地盘面积约10,515平方呎计算，可重建1幢28层高，非污染工业用途，即新式工厦，总楼面约15.14万平方呎，较原有楼面多出逾58%。

美利仓大厦增建4成楼面

另一方面，位于利眾街18号美利仓大厦，佔地约6,685平方呎，原本为16层高工厦，兴胜创建在以约7.35亿元购入后，申请放宽地积比率至14.4倍重建，已经在2022年4月完成清拆，预计会重建成1幢26层高的新式工厦，可建楼面约9.6万平方呎，相较原有楼面6.8万平方呎，增加4成多楼面。

至于改装活化方面，位于利眾街34号的宝源东丞工业楼，数年前则签订特别豁免书，可增加作食肆、展览厅、办公室、商店及娱乐场所等10多项用途。

(经济日报)

Iconic tea house to give way to homes in change of plans

In a change of plans, CSI Properties (0497) is now seeking to turn a site which once housed an iconic Hong Kong tea house into a 30-story commercial and residential tower with 175 homes.

Under a new proposal to the Town Planning Board, the developer aims to turn the site on 152 to 164 Wellington Street in Sheung Wan into a tower with flats, shops and dining places.

To be built on a site of 6,618 square feet, the tower would offer 175 flats with an average size of 342 sq ft, three storys for shops and two for outlets such as clubs and gymnasiums.

The Lin Heung Tea House, whose history dates back nearly 100 years, once occupied the ground and first floors of the Tsang Chiu Ho building on 160-164 Wellington Street.

But the dim sum restaurant, which opened in 1926, shut its doors in August 2022, marking an end to its 96-year history.

CSI Properties bought the Tsang Chiu Ho building in 2019 for HK$450 million and last year the TPB approved a proposal to redevelop the property into a 25-story commercial building with a total floor area of about 99,000 sq ft.

The new application shows that CSI prefers a mixed-use tower, through the total floor area has been reduced by 30 percent.

Meanwhile, Lofter said will release the first price list of Elize Park in Mong Kok next week for least 30 flats and hinted it would not price them at low levels like its rivals.

(The Standard)

Hong Kong property: Templeton joins China Re in relocating to Two International Finance Centre as office rents fall

Franklin Templeton, which has leased 21,700 sq ft on the 62nd floor of Two International Finance Centre, will shift from its present premises in Chater House

Hong Kong’s office rents fell 0.5 per cent month on month in November, while the vacancy rate rose to 12.9 per cent from 12.6 per cent

Hong Kong’s Two International Finance Centre (Two IFC) seems to be the preferred address for the banking and finance sector, as office vacancy rates rise and rents fall in the city.

Just a week after China Re Asset Management, a state-owned reinsurer, said it would relocate to the grade A tower in the core Central business area, US asset manager Franklin Templeton confirmed it was moving to a bigger office in the building that also houses the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s headquarters.

“The new office space at International Finance Centre will be larger, significantly larger, than our current space,” a Franklin Templeton spokeswoman said. The company, which has been based in Chater House, another prime office tower in Central, for the past 22 years, did not say when it planned to move to the new office.

Based in San Mateo, California, Templeton is a global multi-asset manager overseeing about US$1.6 trillion of funds.

In November, average monthly rents for Hong Kong offices fell by 0.5 per cent to HK$52.30 (US$6.70) per square foot, while vacancies edged up to 12.9 per cent from 12.6 per cent in October, according to the latest data from an international property agency.

The decline in office rents has triggered many tenants to upgrade to premium buildings in the heart of Central, according to the property agents.

Located on 8 Finance Street, the International Finance Centre complex consists of two skyscrapers, a shopping centre, as well as a Four Seasons Hotel. One International Finance Centre opened in 1998 and Two International Finance Centre in 2003.

While the Franklin Templeton spokeswoman declined to give details about the lease deal, citing confidentiality, another property consultancy said the company had taken up 21,700 sq ft on the 62nd floor of the 88-storey Two International Finance Centre.

The fund manager will be paying HK$130 per square foot or HK$2.99 million a month for the space, according to local media reports.

Lease transactions so far this year in Two International Finance Centre have ranged between HK$130 and HK$150 per square foot, data from a local property agency’s website showed. In 2023, leases were between HK$120 and HK$160 per sq ft. The peak price achieved in 2022 was HK$180 per square foot, about 28 per cent higher than the least expensive deal so far this year.

Franklin Templeton has been operating from the 17th floor of Chater House on 8 Connaught Road, Central, since 2002, where it had leased 18,397 sq feet of prime office space.

Leases in Chater House ranged between HK$130 and HK$199 per square foot from 2018 to 2022, according to data compiled by another local property agency.

The first local property agency last week confirmed China Re had leased 6,740 sq ft on the 41st floor of Two International Finance Centre for HK$150 per square foot, or just over HK$1 million a month.

China Re was previously based in Three Exchange Square, where it had leased 5,000 sq ft on the 12th floor for HK$130 per square foot, or HK$750,000 a month.

(South China Morning Post)

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