The Masterpiece is a 64-floor, 261 metre (856 ft) tall

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Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsi ...

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. It houses the six-storey K11 shopping centre in the lower levels and basement. The 381-room Hyatt Regency hotel, located from Level 3 to 24, opened in October 2009. 345 luxury residential apartments"Masterpiece price for flat"
, '' The Standard'', September 15, 2009 occupy the 27th to 67th floors with

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units located on the top floors of the building. The complex is connected to both

and

East Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui, often abbreviated as TST, is an urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim ...

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stations via underground subway links with the K11 shopping centre.

History

The project was jointly developed by New World Development and the Urban Renewal Authority (URA). The building, along with other URA projects, has been criticized for its destruction of built heritage, and for damaging the existing community by contributing to gentrification which pushes out the less well-off.

Tenants

Hyatt Regency

The Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui () is a 381-room hotel located from levels 3 to 24 of the complex. It opened on 2 October 2009. The hotel's predecessor was located two blocks west, on

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. Opened in 1964 as The President Hotel, it was renamed the Hong Kong Hyatt Hotel on 1 November 1969, the first

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Hotel established outside of the United States. Later renamed the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, the hotel closed on 1 January 2006, and was demolished."Hyatt Regency Hong Kong is back"
New World Development Company Limited press release, 29 November 2007 (archive) The site of the hotel is now occupied by

iSQUARE iSQUARE () is a 31-storey high shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the former site of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by the Associated International Hotels Ltd. Introduction iSQUARE ...

, a 31-storey shopping mall. A total of is dedicated to meeting space, including a ballroom and eight meeting rooms of different sizes. All meeting facilities are equipped with audio-visual technology and wireless internet connectivity. The hotel also houses four restaurants: * Hugo's (established in the original location in 1969) * The Chinese Restaurant * Chin Chin Bar (established in the original location in 1964) * Cafe

K11 Art Mall

K11 Art Mall is a , six-storey shopping centre in the lower levels of the complex developed by New World Development and completed in December 2009. It is marketed as an "art mall" as it incorporates various art displays.

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