LANDMARK Central Office Guide: Comparing The Landmark, Alexandra House, Chater House & Prince’s Building
LANDMARK sits at the heart of Hong Kong’s Central business district, but companies searching for “Landmark office” can quickly encounter a confusing collection of building names.
LANDMARK itself is not a single office tower. Hongkong Land describes the destination as four connected components: LANDMARK ATRIUM, LANDMARK ALEXANDRA, LANDMARK CHATER and LANDMARK PRINCE’S, linked through its wider Central portfolio. Around LANDMARK ATRIUM, the principal office accommodation is found in Gloucester Tower, Edinburgh Tower and York House. Alexandra House, Chater House and Prince’s Building are separate commercial buildings with their own office accommodation.
For a prospective tenant, these distinctions matter. The buildings differ in age, office scale and available unit sizes, while the current transformation of LANDMARK is also changing parts of the surrounding retail and office environment.
LANDMARK Central at a Glance
Hongkong Land’s wider Central portfolio comprises 12 interconnected prime commercial buildings, providing Grade A offices alongside luxury retail, restaurants and hotel accommodation. The portfolio is linked by pedestrian walkways across the core Central district.
For the purposes of an office search around LANDMARK, the main buildings can be understood as follows:
| Building | Office positioning | Approx. office area |
| Gloucester Tower | Major office tower adjoining LANDMARK ATRIUM | Approx. 40,000 sq. m. |
| Edinburgh Tower | Major office tower adjoining LANDMARK ATRIUM | Approx. 32,000 sq. m. |
| York House | Smaller, newer office tower | Approx. 10,000 sq. m. |
| Alexandra House | Standalone Grade A commercial building | Approx. 30,000 sq. m. |
| Chater House | Large premium Central office building | Approx. 39,000 sq. m. |
| Prince’s Building | Mixed office and retail building | Approx. 35,000 sq. m. |
The figures above refer to total office lettable area rather than typical floor plate, so they should not be used to estimate the size of an individual available unit. Hongkong Land’s property portfolio records these buildings separately, which is also why potential occupiers should confirm exactly which building a LANDMARK office listing refers to.
How the LANDMARK Office Buildings Differ
The office buildings around LANDMARK span different generations of Central commercial property. That creates a wider range of options than the LANDMARK name may initially suggest.
The Landmark: Gloucester Tower, Edinburgh Tower and York House
For an occupier searching specifically for “The Landmark office”, the most relevant office towers are Gloucester Tower, Edinburgh Tower and York House around LANDMARK ATRIUM.
Gloucester Tower and Edinburgh Tower provide substantially more total office accommodation than York House. They are therefore more likely to be relevant to larger corporate, financial and professional-services occupiers, depending on actual availability and floor configuration.
York House is a much smaller office asset, with around 10,000 sq. m. of total office space according to Hongkong Land’s portfolio records. It can consequently provide a different type of environment from the larger towers, particularly for businesses seeking a more compact premium Central workplace.
One current consideration is the ongoing LANDMARK transformation. Hongkong Land is converting the lowest two office levels of Gloucester Tower to retail use, while the project will also introduce an upgraded office-lobby experience for Gloucester Tower and Edinburgh Tower on the third floor.
Alexandra House
Alexandra House was completed in 1976 and remains a Grade A commercial building in Hongkong Land’s portfolio. Its continuing appeal to professional-services occupiers is illustrated by recent legal-sector leasing activity.
Offshore law firm Harneys signed an eight-year lease for 11,048 sq. ft. on the 14th floor, moving into Alexandra House in February 2026. Its new workplace includes breakout areas, soundproof phone booths, a work café and technology-equipped meeting rooms rather than relying on a conventional private-office-heavy law-firm layout.
HFW provides another example. The international law firm moved into approximately 22,000 sq. ft. across the 22nd and 23rd floors of Alexandra House in February 2025 after relocating from Admiralty.
These transactions are useful for companies assessing an older Central building: building age alone does not determine the quality or style of the final workplace. The existing premises, building services and fit-out strategy have a major influence on how contemporary the office can become.
Chater House
Chater House is one of the larger office properties in this LANDMARK group, with approximately 39,000 sq. m. of office accommodation in Hongkong Land’s portfolio records.
Its scale makes it relevant to larger financial institutions, professional-services firms and multinational occupiers looking for a prominent Central address, although actual suitability depends on available floor size rather than the total area of the building.
LANDMARK CHATER also forms part of Hongkong Land’s ongoing retail transformation, including the creation of a new multi-storey Maison destination and Sotheby’s approximately 24,000 sq. ft. exhibition and retail space.
Prince’s Building
Prince’s Building combines significant office accommodation with LANDMARK PRINCE’S retail space. Its leasing records also illustrate that a premium Central address does not necessarily mean leasing an entire large floor.
Centaline Commercialrecorded 2026 Prince’s Building transactions of approximately 941 sq. ft. at HK$115 psf and 967 sq. ft. at HK$120 psf. These are individual reported leases rather than a standard asking-rent range, but they demonstrate the availability of relatively compact office units within the building.
Prince’s Building is also directly affected by the LANDMARK upgrade: Hongkong Land is converting its lowest two office levels into expanded retail accommodation.
Leasing LANDMARK Offices in the 2026 Central Market
Companies considering any of these buildings are entering a Central office market that has strengthened considerably during 2026.
JLL reportedthat Central Grade A office rents rose 7.3% in the first half of 2026, the strongest half-year increase in 15 years. Vacancy fell to 8.8% at the end of June, while JLL raised its forecast for full-year Central Grade A rental growth to 10%–15%. The recovery has been particularly concentrated among higher-quality Grade A buildings.
Alexandra House provides useful building-specific evidence. Centaline records several 2026 leases at HK$120 psf, including approximately 5,549 sq. ft., 7,277 sq. ft. and 3,821 sq. ft. units.
As with Prince’s Building, these figures are transaction references rather than an indication that every available LANDMARK office commands the same rent. Floor level, size, existing fit-out, lease term, incentives and timing can materially affect the effective rental cost.
Companies comparing the LANDMARK portfolio with other Central or Hong Kong office locations can refer to MJPM’s Hong Kong Office Rent Guide for broader district and leasing considerations.
Workplace Planning Across Different LANDMARK Buildings
The variety of buildings creates different workplace-planning opportunities.
A larger corporate or financial occupier may prioritise substantial contiguous space, open-plan teams, multiple meeting rooms, executive offices and dedicated client facilities. Larger buildings such as Gloucester Tower and Chater House may therefore enter the shortlist when suitably sized floors are available.
Professional-services firms can have very different requirements. Traditional legal offices often allocated significant perimeter space to private rooms, but recent Alexandra House projects show how the model is changing. Harneys’ 2026 workplace incorporates breakout areas, soundproof phone booths, a work café and technology-enabled meeting rooms, reflecting a greater emphasis on collaboration alongside privacy.
Smaller asset managers, family offices, advisory firms or regional offices may prioritise a different balance:
- a relatively compact workstation area;
- private meeting rooms;
- executive offices;
- reception and waiting space;
- acoustic privacy;
- a high-quality boardroom;
- client hospitality.
For these occupiers, a smaller unit in Prince’s Building or another LANDMARK property may work better than taking an unnecessarily large floor simply to secure the address.
A test fit before lease commitment can help establish this. Total square footage alone says relatively little about how effectively the space accommodates workstations, meeting rooms, circulation, storage and client-facing facilities.
MJPM’s office interior design and construction service can incorporate headcount, working style, client requirements and the physical characteristics of an individual unit into the workplace plan.
Fit-Out Considerations in the LANDMARK Portfolio
Because these offices occupy different buildings and different generations of commercial property, it would be misleading to apply one technical specification across the entire LANDMARK portfolio.
A fit-out in Alexandra House may encounter different ceiling, mechanical and electrical conditions from York House or Chater House. Even within the same building, the condition of an individual tenancy can vary depending on whether it is delivered as bare shell, partially fitted space or an existing tenant installation. Early investigation should therefore consider:
- existing ceiling and floor conditions;
- air-conditioning configuration;
- electrical capacity;
- fire-services requirements;
- locations of existing risers and building services;
- workstation power and data distribution;
- proposed partitions and enclosed rooms;
- landlord fit-out requirements.
Technology planning is particularly relevant to the financial, legal and professional-services occupiers common in Hongkong Land’s Central portfolio. Structured cabling, secure networks, access control, meeting-room AV, video conferencing, Wi-Fi coverage and room-booking systems can therefore form an important part of the workplace brief. MJPM’s workplace technology integration service can coordinate these systems with the wider interior design and construction programme.
Landlord requirements should be confirmed for the actual premises. A general guide cannot reliably state submission periods, permitted construction hours or technical conditions for every LANDMARK office because these may differ by building and project.
What the LANDMARK Transformation Means for Office Tenants
The surroundings are currently undergoing one of their most significant changes in decades.
Hongkong Land launched Tomorrow’s CENTRAL in 2024, with Hongkong Land and its retail tenants expected to invest more than US$1 billion (HK$7.8 billion) in the transformation of LANDMARK. The programme began in the third quarter of 2024 and was planned as a phased three-year project, with LANDMARK remaining open throughout.
The project expands luxury retail across LANDMARK ATRIUM, ALEXANDRA, CHATER and PRINCE’S, improves pedestrian connectivity and introduces new dining and hospitality concepts. For office occupiers, two changes are particularly relevant: the lowest two office levels of Prince’s Building and Gloucester Tower are being converted to retail, and Gloucester Tower and Edinburgh Tower are due to receive an elevated third-floor office-lobby experience.
Businesses evaluating premises during the transformation period should therefore confirm the current status of works, access arrangements and the future configuration relevant to the particular building and floor under consideration.
Planning a Move into LANDMARK
Once a suitable office has been identified, the relocation programme may need to coordinate test fitting, detailed design, landlord submissions, construction, IT and AV installation, furniture, commissioning and physical relocation.
Companies leaving another leased office should also check their existing reinstatement obligations early. Office reinstatement works can overlap with construction of the new premises and need to be incorporated into the overall programme and budget.
Organisations considering The Landmark, Alexandra House, Chater House or Prince’s Building can contact MJPM to discuss workplace planning, office fit-out requirements and the practical implications of a potential space.