HKRI Taikoo Hui

Shopping mall in Shanghai, China
31°13′50″N 121°27′38″E / 31.230622°N 121.460644°E / 31.230622; 121.460644Address789 West Nanjing RoadOpening date2017DeveloperSwire Properties, HKR InternationalNo. of stores and services250 brands, including the first Starbucks Reserve Roastery in AsiaTotal retail floor areaApproximately 3,460,000 sq ft (321,000 m2)[1]Websitewww.hkri.com
HKRI Taikoo Hui interior

HKRI Taikoo Hui (Chinese: 興業太古滙; pinyin: Xīngyè Tàigǔ Huì) is a mixed use development on West Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China. It comprises two office towers, a large retail mall, 102 serviced apartments and a 111-room hotel called The Middle House.[2][3] In late 2017, Starbucks opened a 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) Reserve Roastery at the project, the largest Starbucks branch in the world at the time.[4][5][6]

Location

HKRI Taikoo Hui is located in central Jing'an District on the busy shopping street of Nanjing Road. It accessible by foot from a large transport interchange on the Shanghai metro, where lines 2, 12 and 13 converge.[7] The shopping centre is also located close to Yan'an Elevated Road and the North-South Elevated Road, two of Shanghai's major highways.[8]

History and construction

Starbucks Reserve Roastery

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.[7] Designed by Wong & Ouyang, the mixed use project was topped out in November 2015 in a ceremony with Zhou Haiying, Deputy Governor of Jing'an District.[9] The mall celebrated its grand opening in May 2017 [10] with The Middle House, a 111-room hotel designed by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, opening in April 2018.[3]

References

  1. ^ "HKRI Taikoo Hui". www.swireproperties.com.
  2. ^ "What wealthy Chinese travellers expect from a holiday — at home". South China Morning Post. 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "The last word on modern hotel design in China, from Italian architect". South China Morning Post. 25 March 2018.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Harrison. "See inside the world's largest Starbucks, where 'coffee is theater' and the line is always down the block". Business Insider.
  5. ^ "No company is an island". Forbes India.
  6. ^ "First International Starbucks Roastery and Reserve Tasting Room Coming to Shanghai in 2017".
  7. ^ a b "Swire unveils HKRI Taikoo Hui". 21 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Swire and HKRI Open HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai". Mingtiandi. 3 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Topping-out Ceremony of the HKRI Taikoo Hui at Shanghai". www.wongouyang.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  10. ^ "Swire's interim earnings beat forecasts on rising sales". South China Morning Post. 17 August 2017.
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