有外資代理行最新發表的香港地產市場報告指，香港結束連續3個月錄負淨吸納量後，2月錄1.69萬方呎淨吸納量，查詢及睇樓活動趨增。
該行指出，在為數不多的新租賃案中，專業服務公司德勤租用觀塘 The Millennity 兩層樓面，建築面積共3.88萬方呎，以整合金鐘部分辦公空間。此外，該公司收購新業務，也將由大角嘴現址遷至 The Millennity。
結束連續3個月負吸納
該行代理表示，2月底整體市場空置率微升至12.3%，原因之一為帝國集團旗下黃竹坑甲廈 S22 落成，惟商廈仍持續改善，接獲更多保險及金融機構租賃查詢。2月整體市場租金按月跌0.7%，中環、灣仔 (銅鑼灣) 租金分別跌0.8%和1.2%，尖沙嘴保持平穩。
整體租金按月跌0.7%
受惠跨境旅客逐漸恢復，1月零售業總銷貨額按年回升7%，珠寶首飾、鐘表及名貴禮物類別銷貨額升幅最大，達到23.1%，網上銷貨額在1月按年下降4.2%，為3年來首次下跌。
該行另一代理表示，相較於去年12月的約16萬人次，入境訪客人數得到更明顯增長，1月入境人數升至近50萬人次。然而，目前旅客人數僅疫情前高峰水平約十分之一。在2月入境人數限制取消後，旅客人數預計將進一步回升。月內較矚目租賃，一家連鎖藥妝店以月租50萬租用尖沙嘴廣東道14號地下商鋪，1000方呎，租金較前租客溥儀眼鏡折讓約55%。
(星島日報)
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資料顯示，長沙灣全新甲廈南商金融創新中心高層連車位，以2.522億元易手，涉及27樓約半層樓面連5個車位，其中寫字樓部分面積約15,263平方呎，涉資約2.41億元，呎價約1.58萬元，另外5個車位每個作價為220萬元。
據悉，新買家為「毛紡大王」曹光彪家族成員，該家族去年以8.5億元，沽出同區持有多年的永新工業大廈全幢，總面積約15萬平方呎，呎價約5,600元，由黑石基金承接。相信家族沽出工廈後，現購入同區全新商廈自用。
(經濟日報)
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觀塘市中心重建項目 研加住宅發展
受惠起動九龍東計劃，觀塘商廈供應增加，並逐漸發展成新興商業區。不過，受市況影響，去年底已推出招標的市建局觀塘市中心第4、5區重建項目，難逃流標命運，最終局方研究加入住宅等元素重推，增加吸引力。
規劃多年的觀塘市中心第4、5區重建項目於今年1月截標，當時僅截獲1份標書，入標者為區內大地主新地 (00016) ，但市建局最終表示，經詳細審議其入標價後，決定收回項目。
結合一地多用 靈活調撥樓面
其後，市建局行政總監韋志成在同月透露，當局研究將用地由「商業用途」改變為「其他指定用途 (混合發展)」的發展模式，並結合「一地多用」概念，在地盤獲准發展的地積比率為12倍及「浮動規劃參數」機制維持不變的基礎上，加入住宅發展元素，讓日後的中標發展商可更靈活調撥發展樓面，以作住宅、辦公、酒店和零售等不同發展。
試行垂直城市 鞏固核心地位
當局亦計劃就用地試行「垂直城市」(Vertical City) 發展理念，以高空發展的都市形態進行更新規劃，興建1幢地標式建築，鞏固其在九龍東的核心地位。參考紐約市曼哈頓區最新1個重建項目，在該發展理念下，1座樓高約70層的綜合用途的地標建築物中，40樓以上發展為住宅，40樓以下則重建為酒店、辦公室及商場用途。當局會爭取在今年內向城規會提交改變規劃用途的申請。
事實上，觀塘的商業樓面陸續增加，即使撇除上述重建項目，單計去年底落成的 The Millennity、伯恩光學楊建文家族旗下業發工業大廈，以及有待推出的觀塘行動區等3幅商業地，區內的5個項目已經提供近430萬平方呎樓面。
前身為九巴車廠的 The Millennity，由新地與系內載通國際 (00062) 合作發展。項目由2座物業組成，分別提供20層高甲級寫字樓，總樓面約65萬平方呎，基座則是10層高的大型商場，佔地約50萬平方呎，規模與同區apm相若。
至於業發工業大廈1期去年已經獲土地審裁處批出強拍令，底價23.49億元。值得一提的是，楊氏家族於2017年已以約16.2億元統一業發工業大廈2期業權，並於2021年已連同比鄰的1期地盤，及年運工業大廈向城規會申請一併重建為1幢商廈，亦已獲城規會批准。而年運工業大廈已於本月初以底價11.08億元由相關人士成功統一業權。
(經濟日報)
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Ho Man Tin flat sales to kick off this weekend
The third price list for flats at phase 1B of In One atop Ho Man Tin MTR station has been released, offering 67 homes at a discounted average price of HK$21,318 per square foot.
Developed by Chinachem and MTR Corporation (0066), the first two price lists for phase 1B of the project have received more than 6,200 checks for a total of 112 apartments, making them more than 54 times oversubscribed.
The third list comprises 49 two-bedroom units and 18 three-bedroom units, with areas ranging from 422 to 941 square feet.
After the highest discount of 15 percent is applied, the prices range from HK$11.72 million to HK$30.45 million or between HK$25,530 and HK$34,374 per sq ft.
The most affordable option is Unit B on the second floor of Tower 3B, which offers two bedrooms and covers an area of 459 sq ft. This unit is available at a discounted price of HK$11.7 million or HK$25,530 per sq ft.
Chinachem plans to put all 179 flats on the three price lists for sale this Saturday.
In the first round of sales, 179 flats will be offered at discounted prices of HK$7.87 million to HK$30.45 million or HK$21,850 to HK$34,374 per sq ft. The average discounted price per sq ft is HK$27,083, resulting in a total market value of HK$3.43 billion for the flats.
Phase 1B offers a total of 183 flats and the remaining four flats, which are all four-bedroom units will be sold by tender on Sunday.
In Lam Tin, Koko Mare, developed by Wheelock Properties, will release the first price list tomorrow.
The first price list will include over 90 one to two-bedroom flats, with prices ranging from HK$6 million to HK$9 million. Additionally, certain high-floor units with sea views will also be released for sale.
Meanwhile, Fleur Pavilia in North Point, developed by New World Development (0017) has sold a penthouse unit for HK$125 million.
Unit A, a duplex apartment with four bedrooms and sea views, occupies the 33rd to 35th floor of Tower 3 in the development. It spans an area of 2,502 sq ft and was sold for HK$125.1 million or HK$50,000 per sq ft, and includes two parking spaces.
Fleur Pavilia has offered 611 homes for sale since June 2018, out of which 610 have been sold, yielding a total of approximately HK$16 billion.
The last remaining home available for purchase is also a duplex.
(The Standard)
Henderson Land’s profit slumps 29 per cent to US$1.2 billion, aims to launch 7,655 flats in Hong Kong this year
Henderson said it would launch 10 projects comprising 7,655 flats in areas such as Kai Tak, Cheung Sha Wan, Hung Hom and Kowloon City this year
The company said it has commenced foundation works at Site 3 of New Central Harbourfront, which was acquired in 2021
Henderson Land, one of Hong Kong’s largest property developers, posted a 29 per cent decline in profit to HK$9.6 billion (US$1.2 billion) for 2022, as the city’s real estate industry was severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The developer, founded by billionaire and Hong Kong’s second-wealthiest man Lee Shau-kee, said the drop in profit was partly due to the absence of a one-off gain it booked in 2021 in connection with Miramar Hotel and Investment becoming its subsidiary, according to a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday.
“The decrease in underlying profit was partly due to an attributable gain of HK$1.8 billion, which was recognised in the previous year,” the filing said.
Property sales were impacted by the “uncertain outlook of the global economy” as monetary authorities across the globe, including the US, raised interest rates to curb surging consumer prices last year, the developer added.
“The global economy is fraught with many uncertainties, such as geopolitical tensions and inflation,” Henderson’s co-chairmen Lee Ka-kit and Lee Ka-shing said in a joint statement.
Hong Kong is benefiting from the relaxation of anti-pandemic measures globally and the reopening of the border with the mainland is expediting the recovery, they said.
With the government rolling out various schemes to revitalise the economy, including another round of consumption vouchers worth HK$5,000 for Hong Kong residents as well as a bid to attract more overseas talent, the economy is likely to benefit further, they added.
Henderson said it plans to sell 7,655 new residential units this year at 10 projects in Kai Tak, Cheung Sha Wan, Hung Hom and Kowloon City among others. Its land bank amounts to 25.2 million sq ft, including 15 million sq ft that has yet to be completed, the company added.
“As for Site 3 of New Central Harbourfront, which was acquired by the group in 2021, foundation works have commenced,” the filing said. “The site will be developed in two phases into a 1.6 million sq ft mixed-use development. In addition, over 300,000 sq ft of landscaped open space will be created for public use.”
The project’s first phase is expected to be completed in 2026 and the second phase in 2032.
Henderson Land declared a final dividend of HK$1.30 per share, which will be paid to shareholders on June 23.
Henderson Land’s shares closed 0.37 per cent lower at HK$26.60.
Separately, Henderson Investment, which runs department stores in Hong Kong, said profit attributable to equity shareholders fell 85 per cent to HK$5 million last year.
The company said it was hit hard by Hong Kong’s fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.
It added that with the improvement in the Covid-19 situation as well as the government’s launch of a new round of the consumption voucher scheme, retail sales improved.
“However, the stalled inbound tourism, uncertain economic outlook and financial market turmoil continued to weigh on the local retail sector,” Henderson Investment said, noting that the value of total retail sales in Hong Kong decreased by 0.9 per cent year on year in 2022.
Henderson Investment declared a dividend of HK$0.10, which will be paid to shareholders on June 19.
The company’s shares rose 1.82 per cent to HK$0.28.
(South China Morning Post)