Pacific Place (Hong Kong)

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Pacific Place
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View of Pacific Place entrance from Queensway in July 2012
Pacific Place (Hong Kong)
Location Admiralty, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°16′38.17″N114°9′53.75″E / 22.2772694°N 114.1649306°E / 22.2772694; 114.1649306
Address88 Queensway, Admiralty and 1–3 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai
Opening date1988;36 years ago (1988)
Developer Swire Properties
Total retail floor area Over 710,000 sq ft (66,000 m2) [1]
No. of floors4 (shopping mall)
Parking500 parking spaces
Website www.pacificplace.com.hk
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 太古廣場
Simplified Chinese 太古广场
Literal meaningSwire/Taikoo Plaza
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Tàigǔ Guǎngchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization taai3 gu2 gwong2 coeng4
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Pacific Place Mall

Pacific Place is a complex of office towers and hotels and a shopping centre situated at 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong. The latest phase, Three Pacific Place,[ needs update ] is located at 1 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai. [2] [3]

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The four-level shopping centre is home to over 160 shops and boutiques [4] and one major department store. The complex is also home to three five-star hotels, a boutique hotel, three office towers and 270 serviced apartments, all of which are pet friendly. [5]

Pacific Place complex is owned and managed by Swire Properties, with the exception of three of the hotels (Conrad Hong Kong, Island Shangri-La and JW Marriott Hotel), in each of which it retains a 20 per cent equity interest. [6]

History

Pacific Place was developed by Swire Properties. Phases One and Two were built on land formerly part of Victoria Barracks, one of the first military compounds in Hong Kong. The land was auctioned by the Hong Kong Government during redevelopment and was successfully bid for by Swire. It was purchased in two tranches in 1985 and 1986 for a total cost of US$1 billion. [7] Phase One opened in 1988. [7] The Conrad International Hotel was completed in 1991. [8] [9] Phase Three, built by Gammon Construction, [10] was completed in 2004. [1] It was developed from old buildings on Star Street, Wan Chai. [7]

Pacific Place underwent a major renovation that was completed in 2011. It involved interior, exterior, and architectural changes designed by Thomas Heatherwick [4] which cost more than HK$2.1 billion. [11]

Phases

Shopping centre

The four-level shopping arcade houses both lifestyle and high-end shops in areas ranging from entertainment, dining, accessories to apparel. It houses one department store Harvey Nichols. A footbridge connects it across Queensway to Queensway Plaza and United Centre. It is connected by tunnels to the Admiralty MTR station and Three Pacific Place. Escalators connect it to Hong Kong Park.

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References

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  6. Swire: Swire Properties Limited
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