Hong Kong’s ‘Emperor’s Home’ penthouse sold at 68% discount as distressed tycoons divest


The Arch Sky Tower, a luxury residential building in West Kowloon, pictured on February 27, 2023. - Photo: Yik Yeung-man/SCMP

HONG KONG: Financially pressured Hong Kong and mainland Chinese tycoons continue offloading real estate assets in the city at loss as the market sees a revival in transactions, attracting more bargain hunters.

A three-storey penthouse apartment at The Arch complex atop Hong Kong’s Kowloon station sold on Tuesday as part of a six-unit portfolio of properties under receivership. The portfolio sold for HK$410 million (US$52.7 million) – 68 per cent less than the HK$1.3 billion asking price in 2021.

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