The Masterpiece is a 64-floor, 261 metre (856 ft) tall
skyscraper
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in
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hu ...
,
Hong Kong
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. It houses the six-storey
K11 shopping centre in the lower levels and basement. The 381-room Hyatt Regency hotel, located from Level 3 to 24, opened in October 2009. 345 luxury residential apartments
["Masterpiece price for flat"](_blank)
, '' The Standard'', September 15, 2009 occupy the 27th to 67th floors with
penthouse apartment
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A tower is a tall Nonbuilding structure, structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distingui ...
units located on the top floors of the building.
The complex is connected to both
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hu ...
and
East Tsim Sha Tsui MTR stations via underground subway links with the K11 shopping centre.
History
The project was jointly developed by
New World Development
New World Development Company Limited (NWD), is a Hong Kong-based company focused on property developer in Hong Kong, property, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The ...
and the
Urban Renewal Authority
The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a quasi-governmental, profit-making statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating urban redevelopment.
History
The authority's predecessor, the Land Development Corporation (åœŸåœ°ç™¼å±•å… ...
(URA).
The building, along with other URA projects, has been criticized for its destruction of built heritage, and for damaging the existing community by contributing to gentrification which pushes out the less well-off.
Tenants
Hyatt Regency
The Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui () is a 381-room hotel located from levels 3 to 24 of the complex. It opened on 2 October 2009.
The hotel's predecessor was located two blocks west, on
Nathan Road
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong, aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden ...
. Opened in 1964 as The President Hotel, it was renamed the Hong Kong Hyatt Hotel on 1 November 1969, the first
Hyatt
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Hotel established outside of the United States. Later renamed the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, the hotel closed on 1 January 2006, and was demolished.
"Hyatt Regency Hong Kong is back"
New World Development Company Limited press release, 29 November 2007 (archive) The site of the hotel is now occupied by iSQUARE
iSQUARE () is a 31-storey high shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the former site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by the Associated International Hotels Ltd.
Introduction
iSQUARE ...
, a 31-storey shopping mall.
A total of is dedicated to meeting space, including a ballroom and eight meeting rooms of different sizes. All meeting facilities are equipped with audio-visual technology and wireless internet connectivity.
The hotel also houses four restaurants:
* Hugo's (established in the original location in 1969)
* The Chinese Restaurant
* Chin Chin Bar (established in the original location in 1964)
* Cafe
K11 Art Mall
K11 Art Mall is a , six-storey shopping centre in the lower levels of the complex developed by New World Development and completed in December 2009. It is marketed as an "art mall" as it incorporates various art displays.
See also
*List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has over 9,000 high-rise buildings, of which over 4,000 are skyscrapers standing taller than with 517 buildings above . The tallest building in Hong Kong is the 108-storey International Commerce Centre, which stands and is the 1 ...
References
External links
The Masterpiece official website
Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui official website
K11 mall official website
Emporis.com – The Masterpiece
SkycraperPage.com – The Masterpiece
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Hotels in Hong Kong
Residential skyscrapers in Hong Kong
Tsim Sha Tsui
Residential buildings completed in 2007
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts
Hotels established in 2009
New World Development