Alexandra House

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Office building in Central, Hong Kong

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Field	Value
name	Alexandra House
native_name	歷山大廈
image	Alexandra House.JPG
image_size	150px
caption	Alexandra House in 2007
location	16 Chater Road
5 Des Voeux Road Central
coordinates
status	Complete
topped_out_date
completion_date
building_type	Office, retail
roof	124 m
floor_count	36
elevator_count	14
cost	HK$106 million
architect	P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd.
main_contractor	Paul Y Construction
owner	Hongkong Land
references
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Alexandra House () is an office building in Central, Hong Kong near Central station.

The building has 37 levels. It hosts a shopping arcade, Landmark Alexandra, and it is connected to the Central Elevated Walkway. The block formed by Alexandra house is surrounded by Ice House Street, Des Voeux Road Central and Chater Road.

History

The current building was completed in 1976. It is the third generation building bearing the "Alexandra" name on this site.

The first generation building, "Alexandra Building", was named after Queen Alexandra, the wife of then reigning monarch Edward VII. It was designed by Palmer and Turner and completed in 1904. The building was five storeys high, with arched verandahs. It was equipped with an Otis electric lift and electric lights installed by the Hongkong Electric Company. It was demolished in 1950.

The second generation building, "Alexandra House", was built in two phases—Phase 1 (on the site of Alexandra Building) between 1950 and 1952, and Phase 2 (on the site of Chung Tin Building and Hotel Cecil) between 1954 and 1956. Demolition started on 29 May 1974.

The current building, a 34-storey tower, was developed by Hongkong Land at a cost of HK$106 million. The plans were approved by the Building Authority in 1975. The tower was constructed by Paul Y. Construction and was the tallest building in Hong Kong to be constructed by slip forming to that date. The tower houses 15 lifts, and the design of the public plaza included the first outdoor escalators in Hong Kong. The building was topped out in May 1976. It received an occupation permit in September 1976.

After the building was completed, Hongkong Land moved their headquarters there.

In 2002, Hongkong Land refurnished the podium of Alexandra House, a new entrance at Chater Road and new retail spaces were created.

In 2012, Hongkong Land launched the brand "LANDMARK", which represents the 4 retail buildings of its Central portfolio, including the retail podium of Alexandra House, which was renamed as Landmark Alexandra.

Tenants

The three Michelin-starred restaurant 8½ Otto e Mezzo is located within Alexandra House. The retail podium, Landmark Alexandra, is occupied by international brands such as Prada, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana and Ermenegildo Zegna.{{cite news | last =Liu | first =Yvonne | title =Record offer for Alexandra House brings no joy | newspaper =South China Morning Post | date =1 August 2012 | url =https://www.scmp.com/article/1008252/record-offer-alexandra-house-brings-no-joy | access-date = 8 December 2012}} The commercial building consists of notable tenants and firms such as Christie's, Deacons, Dorsey & Whitney, Howse Williams, Linklaters, Milbank, Sullivan & Cromwell and Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

References

ChinaScope: [http://www.chinascopefinancial.com/news/post/14777.html Hongkong Land: Consortium Said to Purchase a Commercial Building at HKD 15 Bn]
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Kwok, Chi-hung, Chester, [http://hub.hku.hk/bitstream/10722/38116/1/FullText.pdf "The balance of buyer-seller interactions along the marketing strategies continuum in the Hong Kong markets for electrical and mechanical industrial products"], MBA Dissertation, [[University of Hong Kong]], 30 August 1992
gwulo.com: [http://gwulo.com/node/3995 Alexandra Building (1st generation) [1904–1950]]
gwulo.com: [http://gwulo.com/node/7004 Alexandra House (1st generation) [1952–1974]]
"一九五六建成壽命僅十八年歷史歷山大廈動工拆卸建卅四層新型大廈一九七七落成附有地下火車站 (Built in 1956, life of 18 years. Demolition of Alexander House starts. 34-storey new building. To be completed in 1977 with underground railway station)". 華僑日報 (Wah Kiu Yat Po).
(17 January 1975). "Approval for new buildings". South China Morning Post.
(7 June 1975). "A 34-storey Christmas package for Central". South China Morning Post.
(12 March 1975). "Alexandra House ahead of schedule". South China Morning Post.
(8 May 1976). "Now HK Land turns to housing". South China Morning Post.
(22 September 1976). "Alexandra House receives permit". South China Morning.
Apple Daily. (2012). "新活plus：中環價值 LANDMARK優雅延伸".
"8½ Otto e Mezzo: Contact".
Jones Lang LaSalle, IP, Inc. (August 2023). "Alexandra House". JLL}}{{Dead link.

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