The third tallest building in Hong Kong, the Central Plaza skyscraper measures 374 metres and has 78 floors. Its home to the world’s highest church.
At 374 metres tall and with 78 floors, Central Plaza is currently the third tallest building in Hong Kong, surpassed only by the International Commerce Centre and Two International Finance Centre. It is topped by a 102-metre mast.
Unlike the majority of buildings, Central Plaza is designed with a triangular shaped floor plan to optimise views of Victoria Harbour for 20% more of the office area.
The land upon which Central Plaza sits was reclaimed from Victoria Harbour in the 1970s. The 77,800 square feet (7,230 m2) site was auctioned off by the Hong Kong Government at City Hall Theatre on 25 January 1989. It was sold for a record HK$3.35 billion to a joint venture called “Cheer City Properties”, owned 50 per cent by Sun Hung Kai Properties and 50 per cent by fellow real estate conglomerate Sino Land and their major shareholder the Ng Teng Fong family. A third developer, Ryoden Development, joined the consortium afterward. Ryoden Development disposed its 5% interest for 190,790 square feet of office space in New Kowloon Plaza from Sun Hung Kai in 1995.
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