INDIGO, Beijing (), is a

mixed use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to some ...

development in the Jiang Tai neighbourhood of Chaoyang District in

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. It comprises a large indoor shopping mall, a 25-storey office tower called One INDIGO, as well as a 369-room business and lifestyle hotel EAST, Beijing (北京东隅) run by

Swire Hotels Swire Hotels is a division of Swire Properties Limited, a subsidiary of Swire Pacific Limited, a blue chip company quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Swire Hotels was formed in 2008 to create and manage small luxury hotels in Hong Kong an ...

Location

INDIGO, Beijing is located between the 4th and 5th ring roads in North Eastern Beijing, with the development located approximately a 15-minute drive from Beijing's Central Business District and a 15-minute drive from

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. The development is also directly connected to Line 14 of the

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, with visitors recommended to alight at exit C of

Jiangtai station Jiangtai () is a station on Line 14 of the Beijing Subway. The station opened on 28 December 2014. Location It is located in Chaoyang District, outside and northeast of the 4th Ring Road, near the junction of Jiangtai Road and Jiuxianqiao R ...

. INDIGO, Beijing is also easily accessible by public bus, with the closest bus stop Jiuxianqiao (酒仙桥), and is served by

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numbers 401, 402, 408, 418, 621, 656, 659, 677, 688, 701, 909, 946, 955, 973, 976, 988, 991 and Yuntong 107.

History and construction

Swire Properties Swire Properties Limited () is a property developer, owner and operator of mixed-use, principally commercial properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong in 1972, Swire Properties is a major property d ...

and

Sino-Ocean Group Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited is an investment holding company that engages in the property investment and development activities in the People's Republic of China. The company develops real estate projects such as mid to high-end residential p ...

. The retail mall is approximately 940,000 sq ft (87,000 sqm) and features an outdoor park and a large indoor children's playground which is situated under a large glass roof. Large scale installations for Christmas and

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are often installed here and are popular among local and

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families with young children In 2018, Indigo ran a

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Neighborhood Earth experience in the outdoor park. The hotel EAST, Beijing opened in late September 2012 and features paperless check-in as well as panoramic views.

Gallery

File:INDIGO Interior Design.jpg, Interior of INDIGO Mall File:EAST Hotel from Outside.jpg, EAST Hotel at Night File:INDIGO from Outside.jpg, A View of INDIGO mall, One INDIGO and EAST Hotel

References

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