H&M轉軚 短租尖沙咀舖

H&M時裝位於新港中心兩層複式巨舖，租約在日內到期，品牌近日進行清貨，並在店內張貼即將遷出信息。惟在遷出前剛取得突破性進展，業主及租客決定以短租形式續一年合約，H&M暫維持該店業務。

H&M回應指，原先計劃日內正式遷出，而新近與業主達成協議，惟未有透露涉及年期及租金。消息指，是次續約為期僅1年，相信讓業主及租客雙方觀察疫情及市況變化，一年後再作決定。

H&M於2008年以約700萬元租用該舖，面積達4.8萬平方呎，期間數度續約，據悉高峰期月租曾逾千萬元。不過，隨着旅客消費減少，舖租已有所回落，而兩年前疫情爆發嚴重衝擊零售市道，令品牌一度打算棄租。

(經濟日報)

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伯恩光學觀塘工廈 申改商廈獲批

城規會昨批准部分有關工商項目改劃發展的申請，包括由伯恩光學創辦人楊建文收購的觀塘開源道75至77號業發工業大廈，及巧明街119至121號年運工業大廈，日後將以地積比率約14.4倍，發展1幢39層高的商廈 (另設5層地庫)。

另外，英皇國際 (00163) 屯門新安街13號寶泰工業大廈及新安街15號山齡工業大廈，亦獲批分拆以作單獨重建，以興建1座23層高新式工廈，合共總樓面面積約22.8萬平方呎。

而葵涌藍田街榮達工業大廈同樣獲會方批准重建新式工廈。

至於香港大學內的蒲飛路地盤亦獲準重建為一個綜合教學發展項目。

(經濟日報)

呂祺教育中心招標 設面積下限

位於灣仔皇后大道東的住宅地，即曾作小一派位的呂祺教育服務中心，昨日開始招標。據賣地章程顯示，地皮加入最低單位面積限制。

上述地盤面積約1.32萬平方呎，指定作「非工業 (不包括倉庫、酒店及加油站)」用途，最高可建樓面約11.62萬平方呎。綜合市場資料，地皮估值約13.9億至22億元，每呎樓面地價介乎1.2萬至1.89萬元。

事實上，灣仔住宅地供應罕有，對上一次賣地要數到2014年，當時位於捷船街的「蚊型地」，由合和以2.33億元奪得，每平方呎樓面地價約1.6萬元。

(經濟日報)

Most flats sell at Grand Mayfair project near Yuen Long, in sign Hongkongers prefer new homes over secondary market

Out of the 428 flats on offer at Grand Mayfair, 390 had been sold by the evening

Overall market sentiment was positive, says executive at Sino Land, one of the developers behind project

About 91 per cent of flats in a new development were snapped up by Hong Kong homebuyers on Friday, in a sign that the primary market was their preferred choice.

Out of the 428 flats on offer at Grand Mayfair near Yuen Long, which has been developed by Sino Land, K Wah International and China Overseas Land and Investment, 390 had been sold by 5.30pm, according to agents. Sales as of 4pm stood at about HK$3.5 billion (US$445.9 million), the developers’ spokeswoman said.

Buyers were “optimistic about the Northern Metropolis development and its huge opportunities, seeking the concept of having innovation in northern Hong Kong and finance on the southern side”, Victor Tin, group associate director of sales at Sino Land, said in a statement.

“The response was overwhelming,” he said, adding that the project might have extra units to offer later. “The Hong Kong stock market performed well today as well, up nearly 600 points, and the overall market sentiment was positive.”

The response to Grand Mayfair came despite rising interest and unemployment rates, and buyers were tempted by its transport links and growth potential.

Moreover, Friday’s sale was for the first round of the project’s phase two. Overall, the developers have earned more than HK$10.1 billion from close to 1,100 flats in three weeks, which made it the most popular project this year, according to the spokeswoman.

The project’s phase one was the fastest-selling new property development over the past four years, after first phase of Kwun Tong’s Grand Central in December 2018, where 871 units were sold within six days for more than HK$10.6 billion. During two rounds of sales for Grand Mayfair’s phase one in early May, 710 flats – or 99 per cent of the offering – worth HK$6.6 billion were sold in six days.

“The primary market has a wide offering with restrained pricing that considers the impact of the pandemic,” a property agent said. Buyers have benefited the most, “diverting buying power to the primary market”, the agent added.

“This month, sentiment in the second-hand market declined … mainly due to the impact of interest rate hikes in the United States, stock market fluctuations and an increase in owners’ asking prices,” the agent said.

A property agency said that one buyer had bought two flats for HK$14.47 million. The agency expected the overall number of new homes sold in May to climb to a five-month high of about 1,400.

On Friday, prices started at HK$6.25 million for a 352 sq ft flat. The average price worked out at HK$18,326 per square foot, after a discount of 16 per cent. That was about 2.4 per cent lower than the HK$18,777 per square foot seen in the previous round, and 8.7 per cent lower than the prevailing secondary market price of HK$20,062 per square foot at Ocean Pride in Tsuen Wan West, according the agency’s data.

Friday’s sale drew 4,050 registrations of intent, which meant about nine buyers were competing for each unit. A middle-aged investor surnamed Chu, who bought a two-bedroom flat for about HK$10 million for investment, dismissed headwinds such as the US interest rate rises.

Meanwhile, HSBC said it would offer a cash reward of up to HK$6,888 for customers taking out green mortgages for the second phase of Grand Mayfair. Green mortgages involve banks or mortgage lenders offering preferential terms to a homebuyers if they can demonstrate that the property for which they are borrowing meets certain environmental standards.

The bank also offered prizes such as a Tesla Model Y and HSBC-themed Octopus cards to drum up more business as part of the promotion, which runs up to the end of the year.