The Property Division comes under Swire Properties Limited, which was quoted on the Hong Kong stock market in 2012. Established in 1972, Swire Properties is one of Hong Kong’s largest commercial landlords and operators of retail space, principally through the ownership and management of its core centres at Pacific Place and Taikoo Place. In the Chinese Mainland, it has major mixed-use commercial developments, in Beijing, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai, Xi’an and Sanya. In the USA, it has a mixed-use development in Miami.
Swire Properties is a leading developer, owner and operator of mixed-use, principally commercial, properties in the HKSAR and the Chinese Mainland, with a record of creating long-term value by transforming urban areas. Swire Properties' business comprises three main areas:
Investment Properties
The property investment portfolio in Hong Kong comprises office and retail premises, serviced apartments and other luxury residential accommodation in prime locations. In the Chinese Mainland, Swire Properties owns and operates major mixed-use commercial developments in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu, in joint venture in most cases. In the USA, Swire Properties is the primary developer of a mixed-use commercial development at Brickell City Centre in Miami, Florida.
Hotel Investment
Swire Properties wholly owns and manages, through Swire Hotels, two hotels in Hong Kong, The Upper House at Pacific Place and EAST Hong Kong at Taikoo Shing. It also has a 20% interest in each of the JW Marriott, Conrad Hong Kong and Island Shangri-La hotels at Pacific Place and in the Novotel Citygate in Tung Chung.
In the Chinese Mainland, Swire Hotels manages four hotels. The Opposite House at Taikoo Li Sanlitun in Beijing is wholly owned by Swire Properties; 50% interests are owned in EAST at INDIGO in Beijing, in The Temple House at Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu, and in The Middle House at HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai. Swire Properties owns 97% and 50% interests in the Mandarin Oriental at Taikoo Hui in Guangzhou and The Sukhothai Shanghai at HKRI Taikoo Hui respectively.
In the USA, Swire Properties manages, through Swire Hotels, EAST Miami and owns a 75% interest in the Mandarin Oriental in Miami.
Property Trading
Swire Properties’ trading portfolio comprises completed developments available for sale at the Reach and Rise developments at Brickell City Centre in Miami, USA and EDEN in Singapore. There are four residential projects under development, three in the HKSAR and one in Indonesia. There are also land banks in Miami, USA.