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Manulife Plaza

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Complete

Cost
  
$166,700,000 HKD

Height
  
240 m

Floor area
  
11 ha

Top floor height
  
198 m

Opening
  
1997

Architectural
  
240.35 metres (789 ft)

Opened
  
1997

Floors
  
50

Construction started
  
1996

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Location
  
33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Floor count
  
52, plus 4 basement floors

Similar
  
Hysan Place, Times Square, Pacific Place, Causeway Bay Station, Prince's Building

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.

Contents

Map of Manulife Plaza, East Point, Hong Kong

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.

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

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.

References

Manulife Plaza Wikipedia