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SCMP Reporter

The Icon on Conduit Road in Mid-Levels gives its residents a piece of quiet tranquility smack in the middle of the bustling city centre. 
'The first residential floor of The Icon is on the 11th level of most apartment buildings in Hong Kong, so the residents on the first floor will not feel like they are living just above the road,' said Ada Ng, StatelyHome regional associate director Mid-Levels West at Centaline Property Agency.  
Unlike other Conduit Road buildings, residents can enter the front of the building via a lay-by, like a hotel entrance. 
The Icon, at 38 Conduit Road, has 17 floors of apartments with 66 standard and two penthouses from the 11th floor to the 32nd floor, with floors 13 to 15, 17 and 24 omitted.
There are four standard apartments, ranging from 690 to 781 sqft, on each floor from the 11th to the 31st floor. Each apartment has one to two bedrooms
The penthouses of 1,460 sqft have an internal staircase leading to a private rooftop swimming pool. 
All the apartments on the higher floors have a sea view facing the Tsing Ma Bridge or mountain vistas. 
Facilities offered include a 100-metre swimming pool surrounded by glass walls with a standard diving area, a multifunction room, a yoga area, a gymnasium and a barbecue area. 
The standard apartments were put on sale three months ago and 90 per cent have been sold at prices ranging from HK$14,000 to HK$18,000 per sqft. 
Centaline Property said more than five buyers bought two  adjoining apartments to create a bigger living space. 
The average price for apartments on Conduit Road ranges from HK$10,000 to HK$14,000 per sq ft, a 10 to 15 per cent rise since May. 
According to Ng, one reason the residential property prices on Conduit Road are stable is due to the fresh environment. 
Conduit Road is too narrow to allow buses or heavy goods vehicles so carbon dioxide emissions are lower than other streets in the area. 
There is also a shortage of property for investors or end-users, so people buying in the area will hang on to their properties. 
Another residential property on the market on Conduit Road is a duplex apartment at Elegant Terrace for HK$39.6million, or HK$16,000 per sqft. 
It is 2,476 sqft with four bedrooms and a rooftop facing the mountains and the sea.



The Icon apartments stand out on quiet road