Everything tagged: connaught road

Shop houses between Man Wa Lane and Hillier Street.

Interestingly, all houses are built on separate lots.

Was built on the place of Southland Building 1st generation. The building was finished in 2014, it is located at 47 Connaught Road Central.

It has 25 floors and is an office building.

Three houses from estimated 1910, built on Marine Lot 63

To get an impression about the buildings here is a map from 1922 together with a photo from around 1910.  

Six houses from estimated 1905, built on Marine Lot 63

To get an impression about the buildings here is a map from 1922 together with a photo from around 1910.  

Although only four numbers are assigned to this place, probably 9-10 houses were built there. Again, the building date is estimated to 1905.

To get an impression about the buildings here is a map from 1922 together with a photo from around 1910.  In these early days it looked different to the mid-1930s

House built at 78-83 Connaught Road Central. It is an office building with 24 floors that opened in the early 1980s (1982 estimated).

In 1980 the construction hasn't commeneced yet, see the gap between houses 8 and 9 on the photo below

House built on the place where the Sincere Department Store was located, the address is 88 Connaught Road Central.

It is an office building with 24 floors that opened 1973. Likely built in stages, first the part at Connaught Road, later the one at Des Voeux Road.

The demolition of the waterfront part of the Sincere Department Store can be seen on the photo below from 1966:

House built at 74-77 Connaught Road Central. It is an office building with 25 floors that opened 1972.

Emporis gives alternative names:

Guangdong Building
標華豐集團大廈
Permanent Comfort Building

The building is the second one from the left on the photo below.

House built on the place of 67-68 Connaught Road Central. It is an office building with 26 floors above ground and a height of 110 m.

Main address is 68 Connaught Road Central, Side address is 135 Des Voeux Road Central. It opened in 1991.

It is number 9 in the photo below.