Metro Town

Metro Town (left) and its Phase 2, Le Point (right)

Metro Town Phase One, also spelled simply as Metro Town (Chinese: 都會駅), is a residential high-rise development located in the Tseung Kwan O district of the New Territories in Hong Kong, near MTR Tiu Keng Leng Station in Tiu Keng Leng. It is jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group and MTR Corporation in 2006.^[1][2][3]

The complex consists of four towers,^[4] each of which ranks among the tallest buildings in the city. The tallest buildings in the complex are Metro Town Tower 1 and Metro Town Tower 2 (also called Le Point), which both rise 205 metres (673 ft) and 62 floors.^[5][6][7] The towers are tied with Four Seasons Place as the 45th-tallest buildings in Hong Kong. Towers 3 and 5 rise 188 metres (617 ft) and 57 floors,^[8][9] standing as the 76th-tallest buildings in the city and tied in rank with One and Two Exchange Square. The entire complex was completed in 2006.^[4] Metro Town is planned to contain 10 skyscrapers, but as of 2008 only the four towers of Phase One have been constructed.^[10] This first phase of the project contains 1,676 residential units.^[4]

Phase 2: Le Point

Le Point (French pronunciation: ​[lə pwɛ̃]; Chinese: 城中駅) is a private housing estate belonging to the phase 2 of Metro Town^[11] Its 5 towers (which are named "Tower 6" to "Tower 10") were jointly developed by Cheung Kong Holdings, Nan Fung Group and MTR Corporation.^[12][13] Completed in 2008, it is comprised a total of 2,096 units.^[14]

Transportation

MTR

• Kwun Tong Line / Tseung Kwan O Line Tiu Keng Leng Station

NWFB

• 796C- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Nam Cheong Station
• 796S- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↺ Ngau Tau Kok Station
• 796X- Tseung Kwan O Station ↔ Tsim Sha Tsui East
• 798- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Fo Tan (Shan Mei Street)
• N796- Tseung Kwan O Station ↺ Tsim Sha Tsui (Midnight Service)

Cross Harbour Tunnel Bus

• 694- Tiu Keng Leng Station ↔ Siu Sai Wan Estate
• N691- Tiu Keng Leng ↔ Central (Macau Ferry) (Midnight Service)

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong

References