Private housing estates in Hong Kong

Private housing estate is a term used in Hong Kong for private mass housing—a housing estate built by a private developer, as opposed to a public housing estate built by the Hong Kong Housing Authority or the Hong Kong Housing Society. It is usually characterised by a cluster of high-rise buildings, with its own market or shopping mall. Mei Foo Sun Chuen, built by Mobil, is the earliest and largest by number of blocks.
Early real estate development in Hong Kong followed the urban street pattern: single blocks packed along streets, most managed independently, with quality varying from block to block. Private housing estates, on the other hand, provide integrated management throughout the whole estate, attracting more affluent residents.
Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Taikoo Shing, Whampoa Garden, and City One Shatin are early notable examples. More projects followed, and the idea became widely accepted as the middle class of Hong Kong emerged.

Wall effect

There has been controversy over the "wall effect" caused by uniform high-rise developments that adversely impact air circulation, leading to an aggravation of the urban heat effect while also impacting public hygiene and contributing to air pollution.
In 2006, the environmental group Green Sense has expressed concern that their survey on 155 housing estates found 104 have a "wall-like' design". It cited estates in Tai Kok Tsui and Tseung Kwan O as the "best examples".
Then-head of the planning department, Ava Ng, argued that the air ventilation factor had been taken into consideration with regard to the auction of all prime sites on the land application list, and mentioned that the erection of tall buildings at these sites would not create any "wall effect".
In May 2007, citing concern over developments in West Kowloon, and near Tai Wai and Yuen Long railway stations, Wong Kwok-hing, of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, put forward a motion calling for measures to reduce screen-like buildings that maximise good views at the expense of air flow in densely populated areas. The motion was vetoed by functional constituency representatives.

Lists of estates

The following is a partial list of private housing estates in Hong Kong:

Hong Kong Island

Name	Chinese name	Area	Completed	No. blocks	No. units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Baguio Villa		Pok Fu Lam	1975–1979	21	1,535	New World Development
Bel-Air		Cyberport	2004 and 2008	32, with 47 individual houses	2,800	Pacific Century Premium Developments
The Belcher's		Shek Tong Tsui	2001	6	2,136	Shun Tak Holdings Ltd Sun Hung Kai Properties New World Development
Beverly Hill		Happy Valley	1988	10	698	Henderson Land Development Hang Lung Properties
City Garden		North Point	1980s	14	2,393	Cheung Kong
39 Conduit Road		Mid-Levels	2009	1	66	Henderson Land Development
Grand Promenade	嘉亨灣	Sai Wan Ho	2006	5	2,020	Henderson Land Development The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Co Ltd.
Heng Fa Chuen		Chai Wan	1982	48	6,504	MTR Corporation Kerry Properties
Highcliff		Happy Valley	2003	1	113	Central Development Limited
Hong Kong Parkview		Tai Tam	1989	18	984	Chyau Fwu
Island Resort		Chai Wan	2001	4	3,098	Sino Land
Kornhill		Quarry Bay	1986	44	8,831	Hang Lung Properties New World Development MTR Properties
The Leighton Hill		Happy Valley	2002	8	544	Sun Hung Kai Properties
Les Saisons	逸濤灣	Sai Wan Ho	2001	4	864	Swire Properties China Motor Bus Sun Hung Kai Properties		-
Nam Fung Sun Chuen		Quarry Bay	1978	12	2,826	Nam Fung Group
Opus Hong Kong		Stubbs Road	2012	1	12	Swire Properties
Redhill Peninsula		Tai Tam	1990 and 1992	4	490	Sino Land Chinachem
South Horizons		Ap Lei Chau	1990s	34	9,812	Hutchison Whampoa Property
Taikoo Shing		Quarry Bay	1980s	61	12,698	Swire

Kowloon

Name	Chinese name	Area	Completed	No. blocks	No. units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Amoy Gardens		Ngau Tau Kok	1987	19	4,896	Hang Lung Properties
The Arch		Union Square	2006	4	1,054	Sun Hung Kai Properties
The Cullinan	天璽	Union Square	2008	2	825	Sun Hung Kai Properties
Grand Waterfront	翔龍灣	Ma Tau Kok	2006	5	1782	Henderson Land Development Hong Kong and China Towngas
The Harbourfront Landmark		Hung Hom	2001	3	324	Cheung Kong Holdings
The Harbourside	君臨天下	Union Square	2004	3	1,122	Hang Lung Properties MTR Corporation
Island Harbourview		Tai Kok Tsui	2000	9	2,314	MTR Corporation Sino Land Bank of China (Hong Kong) Kerry Properties China Overseas Land and Investment
Laguna City		Lam Tin	1991	38	8,072	Cheung Kong Hutchison Whampoa Property
The Long Beach		Tai Kok Tsui	2006	8	1,829	Hang Lung Properties
Manhattan Hill		Lai Chi Kok	2007	5	1,115	Sun Hung Kai Properties
The Masterpiece		Tsim Sha Tsui	2007	1	345	New World Development Urban Renewal Authority
Mei Foo Sun Chuen		Lai Chi Kok	1965	99	13,500	Mobil
Parc Oasis		Yau Yat Chuen	1995	32	1,822	Wheelock & Co. Sino Group
Royal Peninsula		Hung Hom	2001	5	1,669	Sun Hung Kai Properties Henderson Land
Sceneway Garden		Lam Tin	1992	17	4,112	Cheung Kong Hutchison Whampoa Property
Telford Gardens		Ngau Tau Kok	1980	41	4,992	Mass Transit Railway Corporation Hang Lung Properties Hopewell Holdings
Victoria Towers		Tsim Sha Tsui	2003	3	988	Cheung Kong Hutchison Whampoa Property
Whampoa Garden		Hung Hom	1980s	88	10,431	Whampoa Dockyards Hutchison Whampoa Property

Sha Tin District

Name	Chinese name	Area	Completed	No. blocks	No. units	Developer	Photo	Coordinates
Belair Gardens		Sha Tin	1982 and 1987	14	1,940	Chinachem Group
Castello		Sha Tin	1999	8	1,744	Sun Hung Kai Properties
City One		Sha Tin	1981–1988	52	10,642	New World Development Henderson Land Development Sun Hung Kai Properties Cheung Kong Holdings
Double Cove		Ma On Shan	2013–2015	21	3,500		[Image:Double Cove in November 2015.jpg\|centre\|100px]
Festival City		Tai Wai	2010–2012	12	4,304	Cheung Kong Holdings MTR Corporation
Garden Vista		Shek Mun	1990	6	840
Glamour Garden		Tai Wai
Golden Lion Gardens		Tai Wai
Grandeur Garden		Tai Wai
The Great Hill		Tai Wai
Greenview Garden		Tai Wai
Julimount Garden		Tai Wai
Lake Silver		Ma On Shan	2009	7	2,169		[Image:HK LakeSilver 2011.JPG\|centre\|100px]
Lakeview Gardens		Tai Wai
Man Lai Court		Tai Wai	1990–1993	4		Cheung Kong Holdings
Parc Royale		Tai Wai
Peak One		Tai Wai
Pristine Villa		Tai Wai	1995	14	498	Sun Hung Kai Properties
Royal Ascot		Fo Tan	1995–1997	10		Sun Hung Kai Properties Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation	[Image:HK RoyalAscot.JPG\|centre\|100px]
Sha Tin Heights		Tai Wai
Sunshine City		Ma On Shan	1990s	20	4,761	Henderson Land Development
Villa Athena		Ma On Shan	1994	10	1,064
Worldwide Gardens		Tai Wai