Cityplaza

Coordinates: 22°17′9″N 114°13′4″E / 22.28583°N 114.21778°E / 22.28583; 114.21778

Cityplaza
Location 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong
Opening date 1982-2000（Phase 1-2）
1991-1997（Phases 3-4）
Developer Swire Properties
Management Swire Properties
Owner Swire Properties
No. of stores and services 170
Total retail floor area 1,110,000 sq ft (103,000 m2)
Logo from 1990s to 2015
Musical fountain in Cityplaza
Cityplaza interior
Dinosaur exhibition in 2005
Christmas decoration in 2005
"Ice Palace" skating rink

Cityplaza (Chinese: 太古城中心) is a shopping centre in Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong Island. It is owned by Swire Properties. The shopping centre is connected to Tai Koo MTR Station, the six-level mall houses more than 170 shops, restaurants, a cinema and an indoor ice rink. Meanwhile, it is connected with three office buildings called Cityplaza One, Cityplaza Three and Cityplaza Four.

Cityplaza constantly updates its seasonal decoration, and also has frequent art, sport and other exhibitions in the public space near the MTR station.

History and development

Phase I

Cityplaza was completed in 1982. As there was no MTR connection yet, double decker buses were used as a free shuttle service when the Island Eastern Corridor expressway was finished in 1984.

There are six storeys in Phase I, with many locations having changed.

The 1/F used to be a Standard Chartered Bank with the remaining space for car parking, until 1987 when a big renovation saw the area converted into retail stores, including Marks & Spencer.

After Wing On Department Stores moved to its current location, the former space was left unoccupied for over three years. Only in 1999 was it leased to Citysuper Log-On, and later fashion store Uniqlo.

Phase II

Phase 2 after renovation in 2015

Phase II was completed in 1987. As there was a hole in the southwest corner of 2/F (opposite Cafe de Coral), one could see part of Whimsy's mini roller coaster ride, but this was filled after the latter's closing down in 1990. There were also large neon advertisements in the middle of Phase II, but these were removed after a big renovation in 2002 and 2014.

The food court, including Burger King, Oliver's Super Sandwiches, Mario's, Fairwood, were originally situated next to the ice rink. It was closed in 2001 and replaced by the new food court on the 3rd floor.

Office space

Cityplaza has 1,700,000 sq ft (160,000 m2) of Grade A office space, in Cityplaza One, Three and Four.

Notable stores

Food Republic food court
Eslite store

Services

Cityplaza has offered a three-hour free Wi-Fi access. Also, the mall provides two carparks, namely Cityplaza Carpark and Taikoo Shing Stage 10 Carpark.[1]

Entertainment

Located in the 1/F, the shopping mall has the longest running ice skating rink in Hong Kong named "Ice Palace".[2]

Transport

MTR Tai Koo Station is accessible directly from the second floor of Cityplaza. The companion escalator running from the MTR station to Cityplaza completed in April 2012. Shoppers can also get to the shopping centre by buses.

Citybus
NWFB
Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus
Minibus

Nearby shopping malls

References

  1. ↑ "MALL SERVICES | Cityplaza". Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. ↑ "ICE PALACE | Cityplaza". Retrieved 2015-05-19.
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