The Landmark (Hong Kong)
| Company type | Commercial property |
|---|---|
| Industry | Real estate |
| Founded | 1970s |
| Founder | Hongkong Land |
| Headquarters | Central, Hong Kong , Hong Kong |
Area served | Hong Kong |
| Products | Office buildings, retail shopping mall, hotel |
| Owner | Hongkong Land |
| Website | www |
Landmark is a commercial property owned by Hongkong Land located in Central, Hong Kong. The complex consists of three office buildings—Gloucester Tower, Edinburgh Tower, and York House—and a retail section known as Landmark Atrium, which serves as the central hub for the LANDMARK shopping mall.
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel occupies the lower levels of Edinburgh Tower and offers direct access to the retail podium.
History
The development of Landmark partially took place on the former grounds of the renowned Hongkong Hotel. Hongkong Land launched this project as part of its Central Redevelopment Scheme during the 1970s. The initial phase was finished towards the late 1970s, with the entire complex completed by 1983.
Initially, the development included several retail floors arranged around a central atrium, surmounted by two office towers—Edinburgh Tower and Gloucester Tower—and an additional structure named Landmark East.
In 2003, a segment of Edinburgh Tower was transformed into The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, introducing a boutique hotel element to the mixed-use nature of the complex.
Recent development
In 2002, Hongkong Land embarked on a HK$1 billion refurbishment initiative, known as The Landmark Scheme, aimed at enhancing both retail and office environments. This renovation involved extending the shopping atrium up to the third and fourth levels, bringing in luxury department store Harvey Nichols, establishing The Landmark Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and redeveloping Landmark East into York House—a new 14-storey office tower. The redevelopment was completed in October 2006 with York House’s inauguration.
The architectural firms Aedas and Kohn Pedersen Fox contributed to expanding retail areas by incorporating double-height flagship stores within the atrium and adding two additional retail floors featuring a distinctive folded glass exterior.
At the start of 2012, Hongkong Land unified its Central retail properties under the brand "LANDMARK," connecting four linked arcades: The Landmark, Alexandra House, Chater House, and Prince's Building. As a result, the retail section was renamed LANDMARK ATRIUM, while the entire complex adopted the name Landmark.
Notable tenants
Landmark accommodates numerous prominent law firms and barristers’ chambers, such as:
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (42/F Edinburgh Tower)
- Han Kun Law Offices (43/F Gloucester Tower)
- Goodwin Procter (38/F Edinburgh Tower)
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (32/F Gloucester Tower)
- Jones Day (31/F Edinburgh Tower)
- Squire Patton Boggs (29/F Edinburgh Tower)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP (26/F Gloucester Tower)
- Herbert Smith Freehills (23/F Gloucester Tower)
- Withers LLP (20/F Gloucester Tower)
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (18/F Gloucester Tower)
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (19/F Edinburgh Tower)
- DLA Piper (17/F Edinburgh Tower)
- King & Wood Mallesons (13/F Gloucester Tower)
- Shearman & Sterling LLP (12/F Gloucester Tower)
- Nord Anglia Education (18/F Edinburgh Tower)
- NBC Financial Markets (19/F York House)
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