Grand Central Plaza () is a commercial development located near the town centre of
Sha Tin,
Hong Kong
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. It comprises two 16-storey office towers atop a multi-storey shopping podium called HomeSquare which specialises in home decor and furnishings. It is owned by
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kw ...
, which also owns the nearby
New Town Plaza, and was completed in 1995.
Tenants
HomeSquare is a thematic
shopping centre
A shopping center ( American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof.
The first known colle ...
housed in the podium base of the development and designed by architect Barrie Ho. It is owned by
Sun Hung Kai Properties
Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kw ...
, and has five floors filled with shops offering home furnishings. The grand opening and renaming ceremony was held on 7 November 2010 following refurbishment of the retail levels.
An
IKEA
IKEA (; ) is a Dutch multinational conglomerate based in the Netherlands that designs and sells , kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services. Started in 1943 by Ingvar Kamprad, IKEA has been ...
store, one of four in Hong Kong, occupies of the uppermost podium levels and was the largest in Hong Kong until the Kowloon Bay store relocated from
Telford Gardens
Telford Gardens (often referred to as "Telford Garden") is a private housing estate located above the MTR Kowloon Bay Depot and alongside Kowloon Bay station in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was jointly built by Hang Lung Proper ...
to
MegaBox.
Atop the shopping levels are two office towers which provide more than of office space.
File:HomeSquare Entrance 2013.jpg, HomeSquare entrance
File:GrandCentralPlace 20060128.jpg, Atrium before renovation
File:HomeSquare Void View 201204.jpg, Atrium after renovation
File:HomeSquare Level 5 200912.jpg, Fifth storey
Footbridge controversy
Grand Central Plaza is part of the New Town Plaza development. Both properties are owned by the same developer, Sun Hung Kai. Most patrons access Grand Central Plaza by descending a rampway attached to
Sha Tin station
Sha Tin station, formerly known as Sha Tin railway station ( or ) is a station on the of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system. The station is located in the town centre of Sha Tin.
The station was formerly on the main line of the ...
and walking a short distance along the public pavement of Pai Tau Street.
[
The government and Sun Hung Kai Properties proposed in 2002 the construction of a four-metre-wide footbridge along this street to link the railway station concourse with Grand Central Plaza and the Sha Tin Government Offices. Sun Hung Kai has offered to finance the bridge, and Grand Central Plaza is equipped with a reserved stub at the first storey to which the footbridge is meant to connect.]Pai Tau Village
Pai Tau Village () is a village located in Sha Tin, Hong Kong.
Administration
Pai Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Sha Tin Rural Committee. For electoral ...
, located directly between the railway station and the shopping centre. The villagers objected to the trimming of trees which shield the buildings from the busy roadway, and stated that the footbridge would bring bad feng shui to their traditional village.[ They also complained that their concerns were ignored by the Sha Tin District Council, and that their counter-proposal for a different footbridge route was not taken seriously.][
However, in May 2012 the government stated that they would not pursue construction of the footbridge in the short-term owing to various engineering and cost concerns. They instead outlined several plans to improve the walkway along Pai Tau Street.]
References
External links
HomeSquare shopping centre
IKEA Shatin store
{{Shopping centres in Hong Kong
Sha Tin
Shopping centres in Hong Kong
Sun Hung Kai Properties
1995 establishments in Hong Kong