{"id":102962,"date":"2019-01-15T07:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/start-ups-desire-to-stay-close-to-central-works-to-sheung-wans-advantage-says-property-investor\/"},"modified":"2019-01-15T08:03:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T01:03:22","slug":"start-ups-desire-to-stay-close-to-central-works-to-sheung-wans-advantage-says-property-investor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/start-ups-desire-to-stay-close-to-central-works-to-sheung-wans-advantage-says-property-investor\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-ups\u2019 desire to stay close to Central works to Sheung Wan\u2019s advantage, says property investor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nDemand for office space in old buildings in Sheung Wan, close to Central, remain sought after by start-ups and small businesses who cannot afford exorbitant rents in the core business district, which have been pushed beyond their reach by mainland finance firms, according to a Hong Kong-based real estate fund.<br \/>\nMarket observers forecast rents in Central, which have risen above HK$100 (US$12.8) per square feet, to fall by up to 5 per cent this year, but that is small consolation to small&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/2182049\/start-ups-desire-stay-close-central-works-sheung-wans-advantage-says\" target=\"_blank\">Start-ups\u2019 desire to stay close to Central works to Sheung Wan\u2019s advantage, says property investor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Demand for office space in old buildings in Sheung Wan, close to Central, remain sought&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-qMG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":85058,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/multinationals-set-to-leave-hong-kongs-prime-office-district-central-in-search-of-cheaper-rents\/","url_meta":{"origin":102962,"position":0},"title":"Multinationals set to leave Hong Kong\u2019s prime office district Central in search of cheaper rents","date":"April 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"\r More multinational companies will leave Hong Kong\u2019s Central district, where rents have become too expensive, with some even considering leaving the city altogether. 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