環匯廣場全層叫價近1.8億
代理表示，黃竹坑環匯廣場33樓全層，面積約9736方呎，意向呎價約1.82萬元，涉及總價約1.77億元，可以公司股份轉讓形式交易；另單位已經交吉，因而可同時招租，叫價每方呎約30元，月租約29.2萬元。
全層具簡約寫字樓裝修，以落地玻璃分間經理房及會議室等，空間感十足且設計時尚高雅，而且全層樓面近萬方呎，極其適合集團進駐作總部之用。
景觀方面，由於今番單位位處大廈高層，享有翠綠山景外，亦可遠眺海景，質素上乘。業主亦深明現時經濟環境，不論買賣或租賃都有商議空間，務求協助買家或租客入市心儀優質物業。
(信報)
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中環新海濱商業地王 「雙信封制」招標
招標期達半年歷來最長 地價非地價評分各佔一半
中環新海濱商業地王終於推出招標，昨日以「雙信封制」招標，地價及非地價的技術評分各佔一半，故此招標期長達半年，明年6月才截標，有發展商認為能夠有更多時間研究。
「雙信封制」即按設計和地價兩方面去評審投標者的建議書，綜合兩者的最佳組合將會勝出。政府形容，為了將新海濱3號用地打造成香港新地標，一個以人為本、着重可持續和城市設計，以及與四周環境融合的典範，決定以雙信封制招標。
要求高 定6大設計評審標準
中環3號地皮面積約51.6萬平方呎，指定作非工業 (不包括住宅、倉庫及加油站) 用途，最高樓面約161.5萬平方呎，並興建23萬平方呎的設施重置政府停車場等。
當局規定，「雙信封制」招標須在設計和地價兩方面均取得「合格分數」，才可獲批地皮；設計方面定下6大評審標準，並由專業界別人士組成的顧問團提供意見。
政府又明言，為了讓設計有「質素」，所以容許招標期長遠26個星期，即近半年時間，至2021年6月才截標。章程顯示地皮最遲要2021年11月12日才公布招標結果，距離截標時間長達5個月，較一般地皮僅1至2個月評審，明顯較長，亦意味地皮難以在今年度批出入帳，無法解救政府今年度財政赤字。
新地雷霆：將研究入標
會德豐地產主席梁志堅認為，招標期較長因項目規模相當大，政府要求亦高，講求標價及設計，故較長招標期是提供更多時間予發展商，對地皮進行研究。集團亦有研究，目前未有定案，並相信市況不明朗下，各大發展商入標將「自己計自己數」。
至於去年投得西九高鐵站商業地王的新地 (00016) ，集團副董事總經理雷霆則指，會研究入標；嘉華 (00173) 則指要研究招標條款。
地皮市場估值約371億至662億元，每平方呎樓面地價高達2.3萬至4.1萬元，雖然較今年初地皮推出時候已大幅回調，但仍然有望挑戰歷來最貴重地王。
測量師指，各個財團都會聘用國際級則師去設計，最終設計評分預期差距不會太大，但認為由評審喜好去決定地皮誰屬，屬於荒謬做法，亦難以顯現地皮價值。
另一測量師表示，寫字樓及零售市場處於下行周期，發展商出價必然較保守，地皮發展時間長，政府公布招標結果日期與截標時間亦相差5個月，發展商需考慮更多風險因素並反映在入標價上。
(經濟日報)
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文輝道地收7標書 大發展商財團出擊
山頂文輝道豪宅地王繼2018年流標後，「拆細」重推反應理想，昨截收7份標書，較首度招標時多兩份，大型發展商紛入標。
項目昨日接獲7份標書，其中長實 (01113) 、新地 (00016) 、嘉華 (00173) 及恒地 (00012) 再以獨資身份入標，九倉 (00004) 是次亦有參與競投，惟集團未有透露是以獨資或合資形式入標。而早前曾合作多個項目的嘉里 (00683) 、信置 (00083) 、新世界 (00017) 及帝國集團再組夢幻組合出擊。
反應理想 代理：博調低底價
嘉華香港地產發展及租務總監尹紫薇指，山頂屬罕有供應，其景觀等因素具可塑性，又指地皮「一拆二」後，門欖會降低，所以會吸引更多人參與競投。而財團會視乎目前市況計數，亦認為豪宅銀碼較大，去貨速度慢，投標已計入此因素，並相信疫情過後，資金會正常流入豪宅市場。
代理指，入標數較預期多，不排除部分發展商於項目「拆細」後的競投興趣增加，又認為發展商「博」政府在目前市況下調低底價，以「執死雞」心態入標。不過投資總額大，若政府不願意調低底價，地皮仍有流標風險。對於再有中大型發展商合組財團競投，他表示，合資可以分散風險，並在日後銷售時更易出售豪宅。
項目於「一拆二」後，面積約13.5萬平方呎，以地積比率約1.92倍計，最高樓面面積約25.9萬平方呎，並規定作私人住宅，料作洋房及分層豪宅混合發展。賣地章程顯示，發展商可申請契約修訂，與項目餘下的三成地盤共用使用康樂設施及泊車位等，協助兩幅地皮協同發展。
事實上，地皮早在2018年10月招標，估值高達242.58億至404億元，樓面地價6萬至10萬元平方呎，惟因入標的5份標書不達底價，最終流標收場。當時入標均以大型發展商為主，而九倉、新世界、南豐、華懋、中海外及信置更組成超級財團合資競投。
(經濟日報)
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Chinachem Group may bid in rare ‘two-envelope’ tender for prime commercial plot next to Hong Kong’s IFC
Government using ‘two-envelope’ method to sell New Central Harbourfront Site 3, meaning winner will be determined by assessing both price and design proposal
Size of cash bids is likely to be subdued by depressed outlook for city’s office sector after Covid-19 devastated demand, say analysts
Hong Kong’s biggest developer by value, Sun Hung Kai Properties, and Chinachem Group said they may bid for a prime plot of commercial land to be sold via a rare tender process that takes into account participants’ design plans as well as cash bids.
The government is using a “two-envelope” approach for the sale of New Central Harbourfront Site 3, meaning the winner will be determined by assessing both price and design proposal. This deviates from the practice of awarding sites based on the highest bid alone, which has been used consistently for the last 18 years.
The 516,000 square-foot parcel is next to the International Finance Centre, and was described by one property agent as the rarest and “most precious” plot to go on sale since the development of that landmark tower.
Of 11 major developers polled by the South China Morning Post, only SHKP and Chinachem – both frequent participants in local land sales – said they were interested in the parcel.
“It is a very important site in Central. The two-envelope system will give us bidders not only price competition, but also [competition in] the design and project layout to show the thoughts and advantages of every competitor,” said Donald Choi, chief executive at Chinachem Group.
The last time the government used this sales method was in 2002 when it sold the former Marine Police headquarters, now the address of 1881 Heritage in Tsim Sha Tsui.
“[Developers] have to be very confident about Hong Kong’s prospects and have commitment because the payback period is relatively long,” Choi added. Property agent estimates that the payback period for the site – the amount of time it takes to recover the cost of an investment – is about 25 to 30 years.
A spokesperson for the Development Bureau said: “Our vision is for it to become a new landmark for Hong Kong, setting a benchmark for people-centric design with emphases on sustainable and urban design considerations as well as integration with the surroundings.”
Choi believes the bids for the plot will be subdued by the gloomy state of the city’s office market, as the coronavirus pandemic has dented demand by making remote working far more popular.
“Covid has sped up the impact of technology on the office sector. So I think everyone will consider how office demand will be in future,” he said. “Hong Kong is also developing different central business districts in Kwun Tong and in the Lantau Tomorrow Vision, which will increase supply.”
The tender period will last for six months, closing on June 18, 2021, allowing sufficient time for bidders to prepare their design proposals.
Another agency expects that when the tender closes in June, the overall business atmosphere and investor confidence will be on the rebound.
It values the site at HK$38,000 (US$4,901) per sq ft, about HK$61.1 billion in total, a 25 per cent discount to the Murray Road car park site that Henderson Land acquired three years ago. It is expected to yield up to 1.84 million sq ft in gross floor area.
“As a rare parcel near the sea in the Central district, it is the most precious and rarest commercial land to be launched since the International Finance Centre. The land itself is square, easy to tailor, and highly malleable,” surveyor said.
“The development of the project is even a status symbol. With these advantages and great investment value, it will develop into a rare new landmark in the coastal area of Hong Kong.”
Despite these advantages, the rocky state of the market has prompted surveyor to slash its valuation of the project by about 20 per cent from an estimate in January, to between HK$23,000 (US$2,966) and HK$25,000 per square ft – HK$37 billion to HK$40 billion in total. The total investment is likely to be about HK$55 to HK$60 billion.
“Developers would be conservative in the bidding,” another surveyor said. “The city’s office and retail markets are currently clouded with uncertainties due to Covid and the downturn.”
Only three to five developers or consortia are expected to submit bids, surveyor said.
“Although it is not a good time to sell large-scale commercial land, we understand it is the government’s approach to have proceeds and [ensure] the long-term development of the Central District,” surveyor said. “If it is successfully sold, it can increase market confidence.”
The surveyor estimated that the chance of the site being withdrawn from sale is reduced by adopting the two-envelope approach.
The surveyor said the tender needs to be open and transparent, and called on the government, when the time comes, to explain the project planning and development content of the winning bid and the reasons it was chosen.
(South China Morning Post)
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