Langham Place, Hong Kong

Langham Place Office Tower
The office and hotel, Langham Place, Hong Kong
Alternative names	Langham Place
General information
Status	Complete
Type	Commercial offices
Architectural style	Modernism
Location	8 Argyle Street Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°19′5.35″N 114°10′5.11″E / 22.3181528°N 114.1680861°E / 22.3181528; 114.1680861Coordinates: 22°19′5.35″N 114°10′5.11″E / 22.3181528°N 114.1680861°E / 22.3181528; 114.1680861
Construction started	1999
Completed	2004
Opening	December 2004 (soft opening), 25 January 2005 (official opening)
Owner	Champion REIT
Height
Roof	255.1 m (837 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	59 5 below ground
Floor area	65,000 m2 (700,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators	18
Design and construction
Architect	Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd.
Developer	Great Eagle Group Urban Renewal Authority
Structural engineer	Arup
References

Langham Place

Langham Place "Xpresscalators" to the 4th floor
Opening date	November 2004
Developer	Great Eagle Group, Urban Renewal Authority
Owner	Champion REIT
Total retail floor area	60,000 m2
No. of floors	15

Langham Place is a commercial skyscraper complex and shopping mall completed in 2004 the Mong Kok area of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The official opening was on 25 January 2005. The complex occupies two entire blocks defined by Argyle Street, Portland Street, Shantung Street and Reclamation Street. Shanghai Street separates the two portions of the complex which are connected via two overhead walkways. A hotel is on one side of the development while the commercial elements are located on the other side.

The complex was the result of an urban renewal project under Land Development Corporation, later known as Urban Renewal Authority (URA). The project's aim was to upgrade and modernise a dilapidated area of Kowloon by providing a nucleus for renewal for the surrounding area, including the red light district along Portland Street.

Langham Place Tower has a gross floor area of 17,000 m² (180,000 sq ft), and comprises a 59-storey office tower, a 15-level shopping mall with two basements levels, a 665-room hotel and a car park with 250 parking spaces. The complex is connected to the Mong Kok Station of the MTR via an underground passage (Exit C3).

The HK$10 billion project started out as a 50:50 joint development between the Great Eagle and the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) of Hong Kong, to provide a modern and comfortable commercial space in the heart of Mong Kok.

The plan to redevelop part of the Mong Kok landscape was driven by the URA. To make way for Langham Place, the old "Bird Street" at Hong Lok Street (雀仔街), home to many grassroots birdsellers, was demolished.

The joint venture had spent some HK$4.4 billion to acquire the 12,000 m² (129,167 sq ft) site since approximately 1989. Before the completion of the project, Great Eagle purchased the URA's stake, increasing its ownership to 100%. It was the single largest project undertaken by Great Eagle, which had geared up significantly to finance the project. An estimated HK$300 million land premium was paid by Great Eagle to the Government. In 2005, wishing to reduce debt levels, Great Eagle sold 4 individual floors of the Langham Place Office Tower.