Havelock City

Project Overview

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building_name = Havelock City


caption = Scenic view of "Phase-1" under construction.
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location = Colombo, SRI
coordinates = coord|06|52|55|N|79|52|00|E
status = Under construction
groundbreaking = 18 May, 2004
est_completion = 2010
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use = Mixed use
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floor_count = 22-29
elevator_count = 16+
cost = US$ 250,000,000
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architect = flagicon|China [http://www.ecadi.com ECADI]
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developer = Mireka Capital Land (pvt) Ltd
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management = Mireka Capital Land (pvt) Ltd

The Havelock City Project will be one of the largest and most expensive residential and commercial real-estate development project that is being undertaken in Sri Lanka. The project will consist of nine individual towers:

* Tower 1 - 22 floors (also called "Park Tower", part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 2 - 22 floors (also called "Elibank Tower", part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 3 - 22 floors (part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 4 - 22 floors (part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 5 - 27 floors (part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 6 - 27 floors (part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 7 - 29 floors (part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 8 - 29 floors (part of the "Residential Component")
* Tower 9 - ?? floors (also called as the "Commercial Component")

The entire project will be separated into four different phases, each consisting of two identical twin towers. The current phase ("Phase-1") is now under construction, which consists of the "Elibank" & "Park" towers. Phase-1 is scheduled to complete, and open to public, in August 2008. Whereas the entire project is scheduled to be completed by 2010. Towers 1-to-8 is known as the "Residential Component", whereas Tower-9 is known as the "Commercial Component".

Architectures & Developers of the project

The architectures and designers of the project is the "East China Architecture Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd" also abbreviated as ECADI. Havelock City is being developed and managed by "Mireka Capital Land (pvt) Ltd", which is a joint venture between "Overseas Reality (Ceylon) PLC" (also known as "ORCPLC"), and "BoC", which is the largest bank in Sri Lanka. The board of directors, of "Mireka Capital Land (pvt) Ltd", are as follows:

* Mr. S. P. Tao (chairman)
* Mr. H. Z. Cassim
* Mrs. Mildred Tao Ong
* Mr. Ajith M De S. Jayaratne
* Mrs. Rohini L. Nanayakkara
* Mr. Udayasiri Kariyawasam
* Mr. S. N. P. Palihena
* Mr. Ralph de Lanerolle

Mr. S. P. Tao is also the chairman of "Shing Kwan Group of Singapore", which is the majority shareholder of "ORCPLC". "ORCPLC" currently holds 60% of shares in the project, while BoC owns the remaining 40%.

Structural Details & Location

Havelock City is being constructed on a massive convert|76890|m2|acre|0|lk=on land, which was once the permises of the Wellawatta Spinning & Weaving Mills. Now, after the demolition of the weaving company, this convert|76890|m2|acre|0|abbr=on bare land is the largest single-site clearing in the entire capital Colombo. "Havelock" is easily known as one of the largest and most prestigious residential projects ever taken-out in Asia-Pacific, it will also own one of the largest underground carparks in the continent; about the size of three rugger fields.

The "Residential Component" would consists 1,080 high-class apartments, whereas the "Commercial Component" would consist 200 rooms of serviced-apartments, and 300 rooms of business-class hotels. The project is also sometimes tagged as "Come home to the city" and "City within a City", as it will also consist some additional "components" which will make the project look like "an individual city". The project consists additional components such as:
* A large shopping mall (with department stores)
* A hypermarket
* A multiplex cinema
* And shops, cafés, restaurants, etc.

The following will be constructed/located on landscaped gardens which will be located on the rooftop of the above-listed components (which is grouped as the "Mall"):
* A swimming pool
* Health club (with gymnasium)
* 2 Tennis courts
* Dining areas (for the "Residential Component" / Hotel)

Havelock City would consist additional recreational facilities such as:
* Clubhouses with function-rooms and barbecue-pits
* Free-form pleasure swimming pool with linked fun-pool
* Children's playground
* Cycling tracks
* rainforest garden with cascading pools, lakes and water features
* Bamboo pools
* Boulder garden with waterfall

The "residential component" is shaped like an eight-piece numerical "8", which is designed for perfect sunlight and cross-ventilation across the project. Havelock City is located near the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Just next to the Kirulapana Canal, which leads to the shoreline at about a convert|1.12|km|mi|abbr=on distance.

Photo gallery

See also

* List of tallest buildings and structures in Sri Lanka
* List of twin structures in the world
* WTC Colombo

References

* [http://www.havelockcity.lk Havelock City homepage]
* [http://www.ecadi.com/en/project_d.php?id=290 Havelock City Project at "ECADI.com"]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=havenuelockcity-colombo Havelock City Project at "EMPORIS.com"]

External links

* [http://www.havelockcity.lk "The Havelock City Project]
* [http://www.ecadi.com/en "East China Architecture Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd"]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/ "Emporis.com"]