Notes from the Top
The best and craziest add-ons to our latest property projects.
Apparently a hundred million dollars won’t just buy you a fancy flat. Here are some of the most over-the-top add-ons that property developers are offering on top of the usual 188-degree harbor views and altitude sickness.
The Cullinan
Kowloon Station, West Kowloon
This development, consisting of two high towers, is purported to be the city’s tallest residence, and is situated right beside the International Commerce Centre near Kowloon Station. The highlights are their 4,000-square-foot penthouses on the 91st to 93rd floors (scary!), each costing a cool $400 million. And what does that money buy you? A private jet! We kid you not, developer Sun Hung Kai Properties has signed a deal with private jet company VistaJet for a dedicated private jet for the exclusive use of The Cullinan’s buyers—for free. Depending on the size of your flat, you will be rewarded with a one to five year membership to fly on the jet for free. Jeez.
La Grande Vineyard
Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long
This is another Sun Hung Kai project that caught our eye. Le Grande Vineyard in Yuen Long, has, well, a vineyard in the estate. This development has 28 houses, each 2,500 to 2,900 square feet, with one parking space for each house. The vineyard will be located in the 80,000-square-foot clubhouse, which will also include a wine club, a wine spa, a jacuzzi and a champagne pool. As if that’s not enough, each house will have its own cellar in the clubhouse. The price per square foot is $6,800 to $9,000, with the minimum property price at $17 million. That price for your own cellar? Call it a bargain!
39 Conduit Road
39 Conduit Road, Mid-Levels
This luxurious single-block property with no creativity whatsoever in its name is developed by Henderson Land. It has been dominating the news lately because apparently it houses the most expensive flat in the world, priced at $439 million (meaning each square foot is worth $71,280), and located on the “65th” floor of the building. But the place has a pretty extravagant add-on. Literally. We are talking about floor numbers here. The press has found out the “65th” floor is not actually the 65th floor—the whole building is only 46 storeys high, and that the highest floor, which is claimed to be the 88th floor, is actually only the 46th. Apparently, Henderson Land has decided to skip several numbers, so as to pump up the numbers as high as possible. Examples? The building starts on the 8th floor, then unlucky numbers such as 13, 14, 24, and 34 are skipped—then after the 39th floor, the next floor is 60! We’re already confused. Imagine how the buyers must feel. Actually, they probably wouldn’t feel anything negative because the higher your floor number, the more superior you are, no?
