Bellagio (Hong Kong)

Bellagio (Chinese: 碧堤半島; Jyutping: bik1 tai4 bun3 dou2) is a private housing estate on reclaimed land^[4] along Castle Peak Road, Sham Tseng, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Bellagio
碧堤半島
Bellagio (back and right) in October 2005
General information
Type	Residential
Location	33 Castle Peak Road – Sham Tseng, Sham Tseng, New Territories, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22.36698°N 114.06129°E / 22.36698; 114.06129
Construction started	2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Completed	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Opening	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Height
Roof	206 m (676 ft) (Tower 1-5) 198 m (650 ft) (Tower 6-9)
Technical details
Floor count	64 (Tower 1-5) 60 (Tower 6-9)
Design and construction
Developer	Salisburgh Company Limited[1] (a JV of The Wharf, New Asia Realty and Wheelock)
References
[2][3]

Bellagio
Traditional Chinese	碧堤半島
Simplified Chinese	碧堤半岛
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Bìdī Bàndǎo Yue: Cantonese Jyutping bik1 tai4 bun3 dou2

History

Formerly the site of the San Miguel Factory,^[5] the estate consists of three phases (Phase 1: Tower 6 to 9; Phase 2: Tower 2 and 5; Phase 3: Tower 1 and 3) completed between 2002 and 2006. It was jointly developed by Wheelock and Co. and its subsidiaries The Wharf (Holdings) and New Asia Realty (later known as Wheelock Properties).^[6][7][8]

Layout

The tallest towers in the complex are the Bellagio Tower 1–5, which rise 64 floors and 206 metres (676 ft) in height, and Bellagio Tower 6–9, which rises 60 floors and 198 metres (650 ft) in height.^[3] Bellagio Tower 1-5 and 6–9, which stand as the 50th and 64th-tallest building in Hong Kong, are composed entirely of residential units.^[2] The biggest stakeholder of Bellagio currently is Ian so.

Gallery

Podium of Bellagio in August 2006

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong