HKRI Taikoo Hui
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{{Infobox shopping mall
|name = HKRI Taikoo Hui
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|address = 789 West Nanjing Road
|location = Jing'an District, Shanghai, China
|coordinates = {{coord|31.230622|N|121.460644|E|display=inline,title}}
|opening_date = 2017
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|developer = Swire Properties, HKR International
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|number_of_stores = 250 brands, including the first Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Asia
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|floor_area = Approximately {{cvt|3,460,000|sqft}}{{cite web|url=https://www.swireproperties.com/en/portfolio/current-developments/hkri-taikoo-hui.aspx|title=HKRI Taikoo Hui|website=www.swireproperties.com}}
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|website = {{url|https://www.hkri.com/}}
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File:HKRI Taikoo Hui interior.jpg
HKRI Taikoo Hui ({{zh|t=興業太古滙|p=Xīngyè Tàigǔ Huì}}) is a mixed use development on West Nanjing Road in Shanghai, China. It comprises two office towers, a large retail mall, 102 serviced apartments and a 111-room hotel called The Middle House.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/travel-food/article/2183913/what-wealthy-chinese-travellers-expect-holiday-home|title=What wealthy Chinese travellers expect from a holiday — at home|date=2 February 2019|website=South China Morning Post}}{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2138573/how-build-perfect-hotel-china-italian-architect-reveals-his-secrets-making|title=The last word on modern hotel design in China, from Italian architect|date=25 March 2018|website=South China Morning Post}} In late 2017, Starbucks opened a {{convert|30,000|ft2}} Reserve Roastery at the project, the largest Starbucks branch in the world at the time.{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-reserve-roastery-shanghai-china-is-worlds-biggest-2018-4|title=See inside the world's largest Starbucks, where 'coffee is theater' and the line is always down the block|first=Harrison|last=Jacobs|website=Business Insider}}{{cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/cross-border/no-company-is-an-island/52319/1|title=No company is an island|website=Forbes India}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.starbucks.com.cn/en/about/news/first-international-starbucks-roastery-and-reserve-tasting-room-coming-to-shanghai-in-2017/|title = First International Starbucks Roastery and Reserve Tasting Room Coming to Shanghai in 2017}}
Location
HKRI Taikoo Hui is located in central Jing'an District on the busy shopping street of Nanjing Road. It is accessible by foot from West Nanjing Road station on the Shanghai metro, where lines 2, 12 and 13 converge.{{cite web|url=https://www.retailnews.asia/swire-unveils-hkri-taikoo-hui/|title=Swire unveils HKRI Taikoo Hui|date=21 July 2015|publisher=}} The shopping centre is also located close to Yan'an Elevated Road and the North-South Elevated Road, two of Shanghai's major highways.{{cite web|url=https://www.mingtiandi.com/real-estate/projects-real-estate/swire-and-hkri-hold-grand-opening-for-shanghai-mega-project-hkri-taikoo-hui/|title=Swire and HKRI Open HKRI Taikoo Hui in Shanghai|date=3 November 2017|website=Mingtiandi}}
History and construction
File:Starbucks Reserve Roastery.jpg
The Dazhongli site upon which HKRI Taikoo Hui was built was first acquired in 2002. The launch of the project, a 50:50 joint venture between HKR International and Swire Properties was announced in 2006. Designed by Wong & Ouyang, the mixed use project was topped out in November 2015 in a ceremony with Zhou Haiying, Deputy Governor of Jing'an District.{{cite web|url=http://www.wongouyang.com/News-DZL-R.html|title=Topping-out Ceremony of the HKRI Taikoo Hui at Shanghai|website=www.wongouyang.com|access-date=2019-02-15|archive-date=2019-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015810/http://www.wongouyang.com/News-DZL-R.html|url-status=dead}} The mall celebrated its grand opening in May 2017 {{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/business/article/2107183/swire-properties-first-half-underlying-profit-jumps-30-cent|title=Swire's interim earnings beat forecasts on rising sales|date=17 August 2017|website=South China Morning Post}} with The Middle House, a 111-room hotel designed by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, opening in April 2018.
References
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Category:Shopping malls in Shanghai
Category:2017 establishments in Shanghai