- Woodland Crest
Woodland Crest (奕翠園) is a
private housing estate inSheung Shui ,New Territories ,Hong Kong . It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Property Limited, and is managed by [http://www.hongyip.com.hk/eng/index.htm Hong Yip Service Co. Ltd] . It has a total of 548apartment s, and was completed inMay 1996 . Sun Hung Kai initiated the development of smart cards in the residential complex early in 1996, the first of its kind. [ [http://www.shkp.com.hk/en/scripts/about/about_milestones3.php Milestones of the SHKP] ]Location
Woodland Crest is located at 33 Tin Ping Road, Sheung Shui, New Territories. To its south lies Tin Ping Estate, a
public housing estate , and to its west is Tsui Lai Garden. TheNg Tung River is a major feature that borders Woodland Crest.Blocks
Woodland Crest has 8 blocks of 9 floors, excluding the car park area that occupies the basement area. Blocks 1-3 and 5 connected as the northern complex and Blocks 6-9 as the southern complex. There is no fourth block or fourth floor, because the number four is considered unlucky by the Chinese.
Facilities
The estate has two tennis courts, two playgrounds, a
barbecue area and a club house. The full list of facilities can be found [http://www.shkrealestate.com.hk/woodlandcrest/refe.html here] , in Chinese.The Sheung Shui Public Leisure Pool and North District Sports Ground are a short distance away, and the complex of shopping centres including
Landmark North , Sheung Shui Centre, and Metropolis Plaza are nearby and are linked to the Sheung Shui MTR station.Transportation
There is a shuttle bus service to and from
Sheung Shui Station .The bus stop at Tin Yee House, Tin Ping Estate, has the two following routes::*270 to Tsui Lai Garden and Tin Ping Estate (via Sheung Shui
MTR ):*261 to Sam Shing Estate,Tuen Mun .Awards
Woodland Crest won the Merit of Quality in the [http://www.hkpgbc.org/gba/ "2006 Green Building Award"] [ [http://www.hkpgbc.org/gba/GBA%202006%20Official%20Result_eng.pdf Green Building Award 2006 Official Result] ] and the Gold Award for the "Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development" in the High-density Residential Property – Greening Effect category in 2004, [ [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/green/property/en/effect.php 2004 Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development Greening Effect category] ] which was introduced by the LCSD in the same year.
References
External links
* [http://www.shkrealestate.com.hk/woodlandcrest/home.html Woodland Crest (in Chinese)]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=103977 Emporis Buildings: Woodland Crest]
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