Running track, yoga and spa – Hysan targets millennials with new Causeway Bay office tower
Developer says half the floor area at Lee Garden Three, which will also feature co-working spaces and is to open by year end, has been leased out
Workplaces are quickly evolving in Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping and business districts, and the area’s biggest commercial landlord wants to lead on creating a more enjoyable and healthier work environment for millennials.
Hysan Development’s 32-storey, grade A office tower, Lee Garden Three, which is to open by year end, will feature an indoor running track, spaces for yoga and spas and a terrace.
“Society has changed and is focusing more on lifestyle. As an office operator, we need to go with the tide,” said Ricky Lui Kon-wai, Hysan’s chief operating officer. Lui said the 90-metre running track will be laid out on a fire-protection layer on the ninth floor of the new development.
Lee Garden Three will also feature a three-floor retail space that will have a design-led furniture store, niche fashion brands and lots of open spaces.
The developer also said it is reserving two or three floors for co-working spaces.
The building has already leased more than half of its floor area, attracting tenants that include regional banks, professional services companies, technology firms and logistics companies.
Lui said the demand for offices in Causeway Bay remains quite strong partly because many financial services companies and law firms are considering leaving Central due to sky-high rents, while the easy commute and diversity of Causeway Bay also prove to be very attractive.
