Private housing estates in Hong Kong

Private housing estates in Hong Kong
300px Mei Foo Sun Chuen is the earliest and largest private housing estate in Hong Kong
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Private housing estate is a term used in Hong Kong for private mass housing – a housing estate developed by a private developer, as opposed to a public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority or the Hong Kong Housing Society. It usually is characterised with a cluster of high-rise buildings, with its own market or shopping mall. Mei Foo Sun Chuen, built by Mobil, is the earliest (1965) and largest by number of blocks (99).

Early real estate development in Hong Kong followed the urban street pattern: single blocks are packed along streets and most of them are managed independently, with quality varying from block to block. Private housing estates on the other hand provide integrated management throughout whole estate, attracting more affluent residents.

Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Taikoo Shing, Whampoa Garden and City One Shatin are early notable examples. More projects followed and the idea became widely accepted as the middle class of Hong Kong emerged.

Trends

With the economies of scale of large developments, and the lifting of height restrictions since the opening of the new airport at Chek Lap Kok, there is the tendency of new private tower block developments with 10 to over 100 towers, ranging from 30-to-70-storeys high.

There has also been a trend in joint ventures between the already oligopolistic real-estate developer in Hong Kong. Developers have been increasingly partnering up to bid for development sites. At a land auction on 8 May 2007, the Government warned developers not to collude in bidding.

The wall effect

There is currently some controversy over the "wall effect" caused by uniform high-rise developments which adversely impact air circulation and aggravate the heat effect but also impact public hygiene and contribute to air pollution. Private developers seeking to maximise revenues have tended to build uniform blocks on seafront sites to give all units unrestricted sea view.

Environmental group Green Sense expressed concern that their survey on 155 housing estates found 104 have a 'wall-like' design. It cited estates in Tai Kok Tsui and Tseung Kwan O as the "best examples".

Head of the Planning Department, Ava Ng, argued that the air ventilation factor has been taken into consideration with regard to the auction of all prime sites on the land application list, and said the erection of tall buildings at these sites will not create any "wall effect."

An air ventilation assessment is required only for sites with a total gross floor area of more than 100,000 square metres, according to technical guidelines in existence since 2006.

In May, 2007, citing concern over developments in West Kowloon, and near Tai Wai and Yuen Long railway stations, Wong Kwok-hing of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions proposed a motion calling for measures to reduce screen-like buildings which maximise good views at the expense of air flow in densely populated areas. The motion was vetoed by functional constituency representatives.

Lists of estates

The following is a partial list of private housing estates in Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Island

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Bel-Air Residence	貝沙灣	Southern District	2004 and 2008		2,800	Cyberport Companies
City Garden	城市花園	North Point	1980s	14	2,393	Cheung Kong
Heng Fa Chuen	杏花邨	Chai Wan	1982	48	6,504	MTR Corporation Kerry Properties	100px
Island Place	港運城	North Point	1996	3	784	Swire Properties and China Motor Bus	100px
Island Resort	藍灣半島	Siu Sai Wan	2001	4	3,098	Sino Land	100px
Kornhill	康怡花園	Quarry Bay	1986	44	8,831	Hang Lung, New World Development MTR Property
Nam Fung Sun Chuen	南豐新邨	Quarry Bay	1978	12	2,826	Nam Fung Development	100px
Provident Centre	和富中心	North Point	1984	17	1,450	Hutchison Whampoa	100px
South Horizons	海怡半島	Ap Lei Chau	1990s	34	9,812	Hutchison Whampoa	100px
Taikoo Shing	太古城	Quarry Bay	1970s	61	12,698	Swire	100px

Kowloon

See also: Cheung Sha Wan § Private housing estates

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Amoy Gardens	淘大花園	Ngau Tau Kok	1987	19	4,896	Hang Lung Properties	100px
The Austin and Grand Austin		Kwun Chung	2014	8	1,267		100px
Hampton Place	凱帆軒	Tai Kok Tsui	2003	3	880	Cheung Kong Holdings	100px
Harbour Green	君滙港	Tai Kok Tsui	2007	5	1,514	Sun Hung Kai Properties MTR Corporation	100px
Harbour Place	海濱南岸	Hung Hom	2008	7	2,470	Sun Hung Kai Properties New World Development	100px
Laguna City	麗港城	Lam Tin	1991	38	8,072	Cheung Kong Hutchison Whampoa Property	100px
Laguna Verde	海逸豪園	Hung Hom	1996	25	4,735	Cheung Kong CLP Group	100px
Mei Foo Sun Chuen	美孚新邨	Lai Chi Kok	1965	99	13,500	Mobil	100px
Parc Oasis	又一居	Yau Yat Chuen	1995	32	1,822	Wheelock & Co Sino Group	100px
Parc Palais	君頤峰	King's Park	2004	8	703	Sino Group New World Development Wharf Estates	100px
Royal Peninsula	半島豪庭	Hung Hom	2001	5	1,669	Sun Hung Kai Henderson Land	100px
Sceneway Garden	匯景花園	Lam Tin	1992	17	4,112	Cheung Kong Hutchison Whampoa Property	100px
Telford Gardens	德福花園	Ngau Tau Kok	1980	41	4,992	Mass Transit Railway Corporation Hang Lung Properties Hopewell Holdings
Victoria Towers	港景峰	Tsim Sha Tsui	2003	3	988	Hutchison Whampoa
Whampoa Garden	黃埔花園	Hung Hom	1980s	88	10,431	Whampoa Dockyards Hutchison Whampoa Property	100px
Wyler Gardens	偉恒昌新邨	Ma Tau Kok	1979	30	2,730	Hang Seng Bank	100px

Kwai Tsing District

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No. of Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Greenfield Garden	翠怡花園	Tsing Yi	1990	11	3,216		100px
Mayfair Gardens	美景花園	Tsing Yi	1984	8	1,912	Sun Hung Kai Properties	100px
Tierra Verde	盈翠半島	Tsing Yi	1999	12	3,459	MTR Corporation	100px
Rambler Crest	藍澄灣	Tsing Yi	2003	5	1,587	Cheung Kong	100px
Tsing Yi Garden		Tsing Yi	1986	7	1,520		100px
Villa Esplanada	灝景灣	Tsing Yi	2000	10	2,824	Sun Hung Kai Properties Cheung Kong China Resources	100px
Wonderland Villas	華景山莊	Kwai Chung	1984 and 1987	22	1,502	Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land Development	100px

Sai Kung District

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No. of Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Ocean Shores	維景灣畔	Tiu Keng Leng	2001-2003	15	5,728	Swire Properties and Sun Hung Kai Properties	100px
Tseung Kwan O Plaza	將軍澳廣場	Tseung Kwan O	2004	8	2,880	Nan Fung Group	100px
LOHAS Park	日出康城	Tseung Kwan O	2008–ongoing	50	21,500	MTR Corporation and others

Sha Tin District

Main article: Private housing estates in Sha Tin District

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No. of Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Belair Gardens	富豪花園	Sha Tin	1982 and 1987	14	1,940	Chinachem Group	100px
Castello	帝堡城	Sha Tin	1999	8	1,744	Sun Hung Kai Properties	100px
City One	沙田第一城	Sha Tin	1981-1988	52	10,642	New World Development Henderson Land Development Sun Hung Kai Properties Cheung Kong Holdings	100px
Festival City	名城	Tai Wai	2010–2012	12	4,304	Cheung Kong Holdings MTR Corporation
Glamour Garden	金輝花園	Tai Wai
Golden Lion Gardens	金獅花園	Tai Wai					100px
Grandeur Garden	金禧花園	Tai Wai					100px
Greenview Garden	愉景花園	Tai Wai					100px
Julimount Garden	瑞峰花園	Tai Wai					100px
Lakeview Gardens	湖景花園	Tai Wai
Man Lai Court	文禮閣	Tai Wai	1990-1993	4		Cheung Kong Holdings	100px
Parc Royale	聚龍居	Tai Wai					100px
Peak One	壹號雲頂	Tai Wai					100px
Pristine Villa	曉翠山莊	Tai Wai	1995	14	498	Sun Hung Kai Properties	100px
Sha Tin Heights	沙田嶺	Tai Wai
The Great Hill	嘉御山	Tai Wai					100px
Worldwide Gardens	世界花園	Tai Wai
Royal Ascot	駿景園	Fo Tan	1995-1997	10		Sun Hung Kai Properties Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation	100px
Double Cove	迎海	Ma On Shan					100px
Lake Silver	富安花園	Ma On Shan	2009	7	2169		100px
Sunshine City	新港城	Ma On Shan	1990s	20	4,761	Henderson Land Development	100px
Villa Athena	雅典居	Ma On Shan	1994	10	1,064		100px

Tsuen Wan District

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No. of Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Allway Gardens	荃威花園	Tsuen Wan	1978 and 1981	16	3,423	Hopewell Holdings
Bayview Garden	灣景花園	Tsuen Wan	1993	5		Hang Lung Properties	100px
Belvedere Garden	麗城花園	Tsuen Wan West	1987–1991	19	6,016	Cheung Kong Holdings	100px
City Point	環宇海灣	Tsuen Wan	2014	7	1,717	Cheung Kong Nan Fung MTR Corporation	100px
Discovery Park	愉景新城	Tsuen Wan	1998	12	3,360	Hong Kong Resort Company	100px
The Dynasty	御凱	Tsuen Wan		2		Sino Land Urban Renewal Authority	100px
Luk Yeung Sun Chuen	綠楊新邨	Tsuen Wan	1984	17	4,056	Mass Transit Railway Corporation and others	100px
Riviera Gardens	海濱花園	Tsuen Wan	1990	20	5,692	Caltex New World Development	100px
Serenade Cove	韻濤居	Tsuen Wan West	2001	3		The Wharf (Holdings)	100px
Tsuen King Garden	荃景花園	Tsuen Wan	1988	12	3,024		100px
Tsuen Wan Centre	荃灣中心	Tsuen Wan	1989	20	5,692		100px
Vision City	萬景峯	Tsuen Wan West	2007	5	1,446	Urban Renewal Authority	100px
Waterside Plaza	海灣花園	Tsuen Wan	1991	4	822		100px

Sham Tseng

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No. of Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Bellagio	碧堤半島	Sham Tseng				Wheelock Properties Wharf Holdings
Lido Garden	麗都花園	Sham Tseng					100px
Ocean Pointe	縉皇居	Sham Tseng	2001	1	560	Kerry Properties
Rhine Garden	海韻花園	Sham Tseng					100px
Rhine Terrace	海韻臺	Sham Tseng	1992	1	212	Cheung Kong Holdings	100px
Sea Crest Villa	浪翠園	Sham Tseng Tsing Lung Tau	1992–1997	15	2,409	Sun Hung Kai Properties	100px

Tuen Mun District

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No. of Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Hong Kong Gold Coast	香港黃金海岸	So Kwun Wat	1990-1993	20	2,052	Sino Group	100px
Miami Beach Towers	邁亞美海灣	Tuen Mun	1991	6	1,272	Sino Group
Pierhead Garden	海翠花園	Tuen Mun	1988	6	1,432	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation	100px
Sun Tuen Mun Centre	新屯門中心	Tuen Mun	1990	10	3,500	Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation	100px
Tai Hing Gardens	大興花園	Tuen Mun	1994	15	3,647	Hang Lung Properties	100px
Tuen Mun Town Plaza	屯門市廣場	Tuen Mun	1992	8	1,968	Sino Group	100px

Yuen Long District

Name	Chinese Name	Area	Completed	No. of Blocks	No Units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Central Park Towers	栢慧豪園	Tin Shui Wai	2010	8	2,960	Cheung Kong Holdings	100px
Kingswood Villas	嘉湖山莊	Tin Shui Wai	1991–	58	15,808	Cheung Kong Holdings	100px
Vianni Cove	慧景軒	Tin Shui Wai	2004	3	1,091	Cheung Kong Holdings Sun Hung Kai Properties	100px
Sun Yuen Long Centre	新元朗中心	Yuen Long	1993	5		Sun Hung Kai Properties Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation	100px
YOHO Town	新時代廣場	Yuen Long	2004 2010	16	4,091	Sun Hung Kai Properties	100px

See also

• Housing in Hong Kong
• Condominium
• Commonhold