Havelock City

Havelock City
The four towers of Phase-1 and Phase-2, in March 2017.
Havelock City is located in Colombo Municipality
Havelock City
Location in Colombo municipality
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeMixed-use
LocationColombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates06°52′56″N 79°52′00″E / 6.88222°N 79.86667°E / 6.88222; 79.86667
Construction startedMay 18, 2004; 20 years ago (2004-05-18)
Estimated completion2004-2023
OpeningApril 2009 (Apartment)
21 October 2022 (Mireka Tower)[1]
27 May 2023 (Havelock City Mall)[2]
CostUS$ 166 million (Mireka Tower only)[3]
OwnerMireka Capital Land, a subsidiary of Overseas Realty (Ceylon)
Technical details
Floor count22–50
Lifts/elevators24+
Design and construction
Architect(s)Senaka Dharmatilleke[citation needed]
ECADI[verification needed]
DGFI[verification needed]
Main contractorSingapore Piling & Civil Engineering (Phase 1)
SCG (Phase 1)[4]

ICC Construction (Phase 2-4)
[[China Harbour Engineering Company

|CHEC]] (Mireka Tower & Havelock City Mall)

Havelock City is a large mixed-use real-estate project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Residential component of the project consists of eight residential towers and the commercial component of the project consists of a 46-storey office tower and shopping mall built to international standards.[5] It is popular for its clubhouse, 2.8 ha (7 acres) garden, and the overall size of the project.[6] The first four residential towers, namely Park Tower and Elibank Tower (of construction Phase-1), and Layards Tower and Davidson Tower (of construction Phase-2), were completed as at early 2017 with 22 floors each, and is currently occupied by residents. Phase-3 is currently under construction, and will consist of the Stratford Tower and Melford Tower, with 28 floors each.[7][8] Piling for Phase-4 was done with Phase-3 to expedite development. Both phases is estimated to cost over US$ 130 million.[9]

At a cost of US$ 166 million, the 46-storey commercial skyscraper will have 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) of office space and 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) for the shopping mall. The ground-breaking ceremony for the commercial component was ceremonially conducted on 29 December 2016 with the auspices of S. P. Tao, the chairman of Overseas Realty, along with other dignitaries such as ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Champika Ranawaka.[6][10]

Construction

Construction of Phase-1 in August 2008
Two of the towers in March 2017
Stratford Tower and Melford Tower (Phase 3) under construction and Park Tower and Elibank Tower (of construction Phase-1), and Layards Tower and Davidson Tower (of construction Phase-2) can be seen

East China Architecture Design and Research Institute (ECADI) and Design Group Five International of Sri Lanka are the leading architects of the project. Havelock City is developed and managed by Mireka Capital Land (Pvt) Ltd, a fully own subsidiary of Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC.[9]

The project is being built on a single 7 ha (18-acre) site, once the premises of the Wellawatta Spinning and Weaving Mills. Prior to construction commencing, the land was the largest cleared land in Colombo.[11]

List towers

Name Use Year Floors Ref
Mireka Tower Commercial 2022 50 [12]
Havelock City Mall Shopping complex 2023 6 [13]
Edmonton Tower Residential 2021 31 [14]
Peterson Tower Residential 2021 31
Stratford Tower Residential 2016 28 [15][16]
Melford Tower Residential 2016 28
Layards Tower Residential 2014 22 [17]
Davidson Tower Residential 2014 22
Elibank Tower Residential 2009 22 [18][19]
Park Tower Residential 2009 22

Bridge

The Havelock City Bridge is a 37 m (120 ft) beam bridge which connects the Havelock City premises at the southeast of the bridge, to Skelton Road in the northwest. The bridge's ground-breaking ceremony was held 4 September 2008,[20] and completed in late 2012. The bridge was constructed by the Sri Lankan engineering firm International Construction Consortium at a cost of US$ 1.27 million.

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Havelock City's commercial building 'Mireka Tower' opened | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka's ultimate shopping destination Havelock City Mall to open in August | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Havelock City breaks ground for $ 166 m commercial development | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Milestones | Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC". 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ admin (20 March 2008). "Havelock City: New Urbanism in Colombo". The Architect. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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  8. ^ "Havelock City launches sales of phase 3 apartments". 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Havelock City accelerates Phase 3 and 4 development". Daily FT. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Havelock City breaks ground for US$ 166mn commercial development". Daily Mirror. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC Annual Report 2012" (PDF). 18 April 2013. p. 12.
  12. ^ "Mireka Tower at Havelock City opened". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Grand opening of Havelock City Mall redefines Sri Lanka's shopping and entertainment experience". Newswire. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Havelock City fourth and final phase ready for handover | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Havelock City launches sales of phase 3 apartments - Business Main | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Havelock City Phase 3 Residential Apartments ready for handover". Adaderana Biz English | Sri Lanka Business News. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Havelock City Phase II | ICC Construction". Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Havelock City cashes in on aspiring lifestyles | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Havelock City-Come home to the city". 26 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  20. ^ "ORCL: Milestones". Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC. Retrieved 28 May 2017.