{"id":162837,"date":"2025-10-17T16:24:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alibaba-ant-buy-hong-kong-offices-in-citys-biggest-deal-since-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T09:41:06","slug":"alibaba-ant-buy-hong-kong-offices-in-citys-biggest-deal-since-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alibaba-ant-buy-hong-kong-offices-in-citys-biggest-deal-since-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba, Ant buy Hong Kong offices, in city\u2019s biggest deal since 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nAlibaba Group Holding and Ant Group have agreed to pay HK$7.2 billion (US$925 million) to buy the top floors of a Causeway Bay office tower that Mandarin Oriental International is building on the site of The Excelsior hotel, marking Hong Kong\u2019s largest real estate transactions since 2021.<br \/>\nAlibaba and Ant bought 301,555 sq ft (28,015 square metres) of space, comprising the top 13 floors of the 24-storey building, with parking space for 50 vehicles and signage rights to the tower, according to&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/article\/3329403\/alibaba-ant-buy-top-13-floors-one-causeway-bay-relief-hong-kongs-property-glut?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alibaba, Ant buy Hong Kong offices, in city\u2019s biggest deal since 2021<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; 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