HKRI Taikoo Hui () is a mixed use development on West Nanjing Road in

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, China. It comprises two office towers, a large retail mall, 102 serviced apartments and a 111-room hotel called The Middle House. In late 2017,

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opened a Reserve Roastery at the project, the largest Starbucks branch in the world at the time.

Location

HKRI Taikoo Hui is located in central

Jing'an District Jing'an District () is one of the central districts of Shanghai. In 2020, it had 975,707 inhabitants in an area of . The district borders the Hongkou, Shanghai, Hongkou to the east, Huangpu, Shanghai, Huangpu to the east and south, Putuo, Shangh ...

on the busy shopping street of Nanjing Road. It is accessible by foot from West Nanjing Road station on the

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, where lines 2, 12 and 13 converge. The shopping centre is also located close to

Yan'an Elevated Road Yan'an Elevated Road () is an elevated expressway in the city of Shanghai, China. It runs along Yan'an Road in its entirety, continuing from the east terminus of G50 Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway at Huqingping Interchange (close to Hongqiao I ...

and the North-South Elevated Road, two of Shanghai's major highways.

History and construction

The Dazhongli site upon which HKRI Taikoo Hui was built was first acquired in 2002. The launch of the project, a 50:50 joint venture between HKR International and Swire Properties was announced in 2006. Designed by

Wong & Ouyang Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. () is an architectural and engineering practice based in Hong Kong, with branch offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou. Its head office is in Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, and it maintains an office in Shanghai. History The comp ...

, the mixed use project was topped out in November 2015 in a ceremony with Zhou Haiying, Deputy Governor of Jing'an District. The mall celebrated its grand opening in May 2017 with The Middle House, a 111-room hotel designed by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, opening in April 2018.

References

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