‘King of Cassettes’ David Chan Ping-chi to sell subdivided office units at The Center for up to 47 per cent profit
- Chan, the chairman of ACME Group, could rake in HK$1.3 billion if all 12 subdivided units on the 39th floor are sold
Cassette tape and CD magnate David Chan Ping-chi, one of 10 ultra wealthy investors who paid a world record US$5.15 billion for The Center in late 2017, is offering subdivided office units in the landmark skyscraper for up to 47 per cent more than what he spent.
Chan could pull in sales revenue of HK$1.3 billion (US$170 million) if all 12 units on the 39th floor are sold. Each floor of the 73-storey The Center covers an area of 26,000 square feet.
“Five units have been reserved. Details of the terms are being discussed with the potential buyers,” said Lam Chi-fung, who is acting on behalf of Chan, the chairman of ACME Group, on the deal.
The 12 units, whose sizes range from 1,841 to 3,140 square feet, are on sale for between HK$76.63 million and HK$150.5 million or HK$40,882 to HK$48,435 per square foot, according to a price list circulated among agents on Monday.
Chan, dubbed the King of Cassettes, and the other investors paid HK$33,000 per square foot when they bought 48 floors of The Center for a record-breaking HK$40.2 billion. Storeys 49 and 50 sold for as much as HK$55,000 per square foot in October last year, five months after the completion of the deal.
Last month another owner, Raymond Tsoi Chi-chung, sold the last subdivided unit on the 22nd floor for HK$35,000 per square foot. Tsoi, who divided the whole floor into 12 units, has raised HK$1.1 billion by selling them all to different individual buyers.
