Manulife Plaza

Manulife Plaza
宏利保險大廈
General information
Status Complete
Location 33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Coordinates 22°16′42.0″N 114°11′04.6″E / 22.278333°N 114.184611°E / 22.278333; 114.184611Coordinates: 22°16′42.0″N 114°11′04.6″E / 22.278333°N 114.184611°E / 22.278333; 114.184611
Construction started 1996
Opening 1997[1]
Cost $166,700,000 HKD
Height
Architectural 240.35 metres (789 ft)[1]
Top floor 198.0 metres (650 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 52,[1] plus 4 basement floors
Floor area 112300m2
Design and construction
Architect DLN Architects & Engineers[1]
Developer Hysan Development Company[1]
Main contractor Aoki Corporation

Manulife Plaza (Chinese: 宏利保險大廈), also known as Lee Garden One (利園一期), is a skyscraper in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The triangular-shaped tower stands 789 ft (240 m) tall and contains 52 floors of office space. The building is currently the 16th tallest in Hong Kong and the tallest in Causeway Bay.It also has seven storey podium hosting a shopping mall.

History

The site was developed in the 1920s as part of Lee Garden by Hysan Lee. The Lee Gardens Hotel was demolished in August 1994 to make way for the current building.[1]

Andrej Ciesielski,an 18-year-old German daredevil climbed the building in March 2015 without any safety equipments.[2][3] In July 2016, James Sight, an Australian vlogger achieved the same feat.[4]

the previous building on the site - Lee Garden Hotel

Mall

The base of Lee Garden One is a shopping mall, opened in October, 1997. International luxury brands include Louis Vuitton、Chanel、Hermès、Dior、Cartier、BVLGARI、Joyce Boutique、Valentino. And the 4th to 5th floors of the mall are restaurants, respectively West Villa Restaurant and An Nam.


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Manulife Plaza". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-10-07.
  2. ↑ "Teen Climbs 700-Foot Skyscraper Without Safety Equipment". Huffington Post. 2015-03-24.
  3. ↑ "Dizzying pics capture teen scaling skyscraper with no safety equipment". Daily Mail. London. 2015-03-24.
  4. ↑ ILLSIGHT (2016-07-06), Manulife Plaza (240M), retrieved 2016-11-30
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