Status Complete Completed 2008 Top floor 281.2 m (923 ft) Floors 68 Cost 2 billion HKD Construction started 2006 | Type Office Architectural 298 metres (978 ft) Height 298 m Opened 1 April 2008 Architecture firm Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. | |
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One Island East (Chinese: 港島東中心), is a skyscraper in Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.
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Overview
The skyscraper is a commercial office building, rising 298.35 m (979 ft) and has 69 storeys plus two levels of basement. There is a sky lobby on the 37th and 38th floors. In addition, there are 28 high-speed passenger lifts, six high-speed shuttle lifts between Main (G - 1/F) and Sky (37 - 38/F) lobbies, one passenger lift between the main lobby and basement carpark and two service lifts.
One Island East was built under the first use of the Land (Compulsory Sale for Redevelopment) Ordinance (Cap 545), exercised by Swire in 2000. Part of the site was previously occupied by Melbourne Industrial Building (23-floor industrial building demolished 2005) and Aik San Factory Building (22-floor industrial building demolished 2005) which were acquired by the developer in 2002 and 2001 respectively.
Tenants
Swire Properties has its head office on the 64th floor.
2008 Tropical storm Kammuri
On 7 August 2008, within two hours of the hoisting of strong wind signal No.8 due to tropical storm Kammuri, some window panes of One Island East were shattered, sending shards of glass across the street and damaging the windows of four flats at Westlands Court. There were no injuries.