Grand Waterfront

Grand Waterfront (Chinese: 翔龍灣) is a private housing estate and a shopping mall in Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near Kowloon City Ferry Pier. Formerly a Hong Kong and China Gas towngas plant, the estate consists of five 57-storey high-rise buildings and a shopping arcade.[1][2] It was jointly developed by Henderson Land Development and Hong Kong and China Towngas and completed in 2007.[3][4]

Grand Waterfront
Grand Waterfront
Location within Hong Kong
General information
StatusComplete
Completed2007
Technical details
Floor count57 (above ground)
Floor area103,100 square metres (1,110,000 sq ft)
Grounds12,126 square metres (130,520 sq ft)
Design and construction
ArchitectDLN Architects
DeveloperHenderson Land
Hong Kong and China Gas Company
Main contractorHeng Shung Construction
Other information
Parking268 spaces

History

The site was formerly the southern plant of the Ma Tau Kok towngas factory, owned by Hong Kong and China Gas.[5] It was shut down in the 1990s. Height restrictions across Kowloon were relaxed following the 1998 closure of nearby Kai Tak Airport. Henderson Land, which owns part of the Hong Kong and China Gas Company, applied to the Town Planning Board to allow for high-rise residential development on the site.

The complex was designed by DLN Architects of Hong Kong.[6] The main contractor was Heng Shung Construction, a subsidiary of Henderson Land.

As part of the launch of the project, in August 2006, Jennifer Hawkins became the ambassador for the development.[7] Full front page colour photographs of her appeared as advertisements in several Chinese-language newspapers; minute-long advertisements for the development were aired on primetime television in Hong Kong featuring Hawkins.

Characteristics and features

Grand Waterfront has a total gross floor area of approximately 103,100 square metres (1,110,000 sq ft) occupying a site of 12,126 square metres (130,520 sq ft). It has five residential blocks housing 1,782 units, a shopping centre, and a 268-space car park.[6]

The residential blocks have 52 storeys (51 with residential flats, plus the lobby level). As some floor numbers are omitted for superstitious reasons, the topmost floors are labelled as the 62nd storey.

The two-level shopping centre, called Grand Waterfront Plaza, has a floor area of approximately 150,000 square feet (14,000 m2). It has approximately 50 shops. The largest anchors are Wellcome Superstore and Victoria Harbour Restaurant.[8]

Transport

The estate is adjacent to Kowloon City Ferry Pier and the Kowloon City Ferry Pier Bus Terminus.

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References
  1. Grand Waterfront
  2. "Grand Waterfront, Hong Kong". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. Cheaper fuel for Towngas
  4. "Grand Waterfront". Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
  5. Central Kowloon Route Project Profile
  6. "Grand Waterfront, Ma Tau Kok, Hong Kong". Project. DLN Architects Limited. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  7. Edmonds, Mike (26 August 2005). "Jennifer a commercial asset". Herald Sun. Australia.
  8. "Grand Waterfront Plaza". Henderson Real Estate Agency Limited. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

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