The Masterpiece is a 64-floor, 261 metre (856 ft) tall

skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...

Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, 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 ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

. 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"
, '' The Standard'', September 15, 2009 occupy the 27th to 67th floors with

penthouse apartment A penthouse is an apartment or unit traditionally on the highest floor of an apartment building, condominium, hotel, or tower. Penthouses are typically differentiated from other apartments by luxury features. The term 'penthouse' originally re ...

units located on the top floors of the building. The complex is connected to both

and

East Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an 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 Hung Hom Bay now ...

MTR The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...

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, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The company is publicly listed on t ...

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 (土地發展� ...

(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 Gol ...

. Opened in 1964 as The President Hotel, it was renamed the Hong Kong Hyatt Hotel on 1 November 1969, the first

Hyatt Hyatt Hotels Corporation, commonly known as Hyatt Hotels & Resorts, is an American multinational corporation, multinational hospitality company headquartered in the 150 North Riverside, Riverside Plaza area of Chicago that manages and franchise ...

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 shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the site of the former Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by, and is now owned by, Associ ...

, 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.

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