Lee Garden One

Lee Garden One, also known as Manulife Plaza, is a mixed-use commercial complex in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. Its principal component is a triangular office tower rising approximately 240 metres and containing 52 office floors. The building is among Hong Kong’s tallest towers and is the tallest building in the Causeway Bay district according to the referenced encyclopedic description. A seven-storey podium forms the complex’s retail and hospitality component. The property occupies a site associated with the Lee Garden development, whose history reaches back to the 1920s and the activities of developer Hysan Lee. The earlier Lee Gardens Hotel operated on the site from 1971 until it was demolished in August 1994. The present tower and podium were subsequently developed as a contemporary commercial centre serving the district’s office, luxury-retail, dining and corporate needs. The shopping centre at the base opened in October 1997. Its tenant mix has included internationally recognised luxury and fashion names such as Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermès, Dior, Cartier, BVLGARI, Joyce Boutique and Valentino. Restaurant uses occupy parts of the upper podium, including West Villa Restaurant and An Nam as identified in the reference material. These uses position Lee Garden One as more than a conventional office tower: it combines premium workplace accommodation with destination retail and dining within the broader Lee Gardens commercial area. Lee Garden One is also associated with Manulife Hong Kong, the Hong Kong subsidiary of Canadian insurance group Manulife. The tower serves as the subsidiary’s main headquarters, giving the building a significant corporate identity in addition to its real-estate role. Other tenant and operational details, ownership arrangements, management information, executive appointments and financial performance are not established by the supplied sources. The complex’s brand is therefore primarily place-based. It represents a landmark commercial property and a component of the Lee Gardens district rather than a consumer-goods company with independently reported product sales. Its principal offerings are office accommodation, premium retail space, food-and-beverage venues and the location and visibility associated with a major Causeway Bay tower.

Lee Garden One forms part of the historic Lee Gardens area in Causeway Bay. The site’s development history is linked to Hysan Lee and dates back to the 1920s, when the Lee Garden district began to take shape as a prominent commercial and leisure location. A Lee Gardens Hotel later operated on the site, opening in 1971. The hotel was demolished in August 1994 to clear the site for the present high-rise development. The replacement scheme introduced a triangular office tower and a substantial podium, reflecting the growing importance of Causeway Bay as a major business, retail and transport district. The completed tower is approximately 240 metres high and has 52 floors of office accommodation, while the podium extends through seven storeys and provides the complex’s shopping-centre component. The retail centre opened in October 1997. Its tenant profile has included a range of international luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Hermès, Dior, Cartier, BVLGARI, Joyce Boutique and Valentino. Restaurants have occupied the fourth and fifth floors, with West Villa Restaurant and An Nam identified in the available reference material. This combination of offices, luxury retail and dining established Lee Garden One as a mixed-use destination rather than a standalone office property. The building is also known as Manulife Plaza and serves as the main headquarters of Manulife Hong Kong, the Hong Kong subsidiary of Canadian insurance company Manulife. The headquarters function gives the tower a prominent corporate tenant and explains the alternative name used in connection with the property. Lee Garden One remains an active commercial building in Causeway Bay. The supplied sources do not provide a verified completion date for the tower, detailed ownership or management information, leasing statistics, renovation history, environmental data, or financial disclosures. They also do not establish a separate corporate entity operating under the Lee Garden One name. The available record consequently supports describing it as a branded mixed-use property and landmark office-and-retail complex.

• 1997

  Shopping centre opens

  [1]Lee Garden Oneen.wikipedia.org

  The shopping centre at the base of Lee Garden One opened in October.

• 1994

  Hotel site cleared

  [1]Lee Garden Oneen.wikipedia.org

  The Lee Gardens Hotel was demolished in August to make way for the present commercial tower and podium.

• 1971

  Lee Gardens Hotel opens

  [1]Lee Garden Oneen.wikipedia.org

  A hotel on the site began operating as part of the earlier Lee Gardens complex.

• 1920

  Early Lee Gardens development

  [1]Lee Garden Oneen.wikipedia.org

  The site became part of the Lee Garden development associated with Hysan Lee during the 1920s.

A premium mixed-use commercial landmark combining high-rise office accommodation with luxury shopping and dining in Causeway Bay.

• Office accommodation

  Office tower

  The main tower provides 52 floors of office space in a triangular high-rise structure approximately 240 metres tall. It accommodates corporate tenants and serves as the main headquarters location of Manulife Hong Kong, giving the property a strong financial-services presence.

• Retail property · 1997

  Shopping-centre podium

  The seven-storey podium contains the complex’s shopping centre, which opened in October 1997. Its retail offer has included international luxury houses and premium fashion retailers, making the podium a destination component of the wider Lee Gardens commercial district.

• Food and beverage property

  Dining venues

  Restaurant uses occupy parts of the podium, including venues identified in the available reference material as West Villa Restaurant and An Nam. These dining facilities complement the office and luxury-retail functions of the complex.

1. 1Lee Garden Oneen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Lee Gardens official websiteleegardens.com.hk