Havelock City Explained

Havelock City
Map Type:Sri Lanka Colombo Municipality
Location:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Coordinates:6.8822°N 79.8667°W
Status:Completed
Est Completion:2004-2023
Opening:April 2009 (Apartment)
21 October 2022 (Mireka Tower)[1]
27 May 2023 (Havelock City Mall)[2]
Building Type:Mixed-use
Floor Count:22–50
Elevator Count:24+
Cost:US$ 166 million (Mireka Tower only)[3]
Architect:Senaka Dharmatilleke
ECADI
DGFI
Main Contractor:Singapore Piling & Civil Engineering (Phase 1)
SCG (Phase 1)[4]
ICC Construction (Phase 2-4)
CHEC (Mireka Tower & Havelock City Mall)
Owner:Mireka Capital Land, a subsidiary of Overseas Realty (Ceylon)

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, 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 600000ft2 of office space and 200000ft2 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.[10]

Construction

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 .

The project is being built on a single 18acres site, once the premises of the . Prior to construction commencing, the land was the largest cleared land in Colombo.[11]

List towers

!Name!Use!Year!Floors!Ref
Mireka TowerCommercial202250[12]
Havelock City MallShopping complex20236[13]
Edmonton TowerResidential202131[14]
Peterson TowerResidential202131
Stratford TowerResidential201628[15] [16]
Melford TowerResidential201628
Layards TowerResidential201422[17]
Davidson TowerResidential201422
Elibank TowerResidential200922[18] [19]
Park TowerResidential200922

Bridge

The Havelock City Bridge is a 120feet 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Havelock City's commercial building 'Mireka Tower' opened Daily FT . 2024-10-06 . www.ft.lk . English.
  2. Web site: Sri Lanka's ultimate shopping destination Havelock City Mall to open in August Daily FT . 2024-10-06 . www.ft.lk . English.
  3. Web site: Havelock City breaks ground for $ 166 m commercial development Daily FT . 2024-10-22 . www.ft.lk . English.
  4. Web site: 2009-10-01 . Milestones Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091001205846/http://www.orcl.lk/inpages/about_us/milestones.html . 1 October 2009 .
  5. Web site: admin . 2008-03-20 . Havelock City: New Urbanism in Colombo . 2024-10-06 . The Architect.
  6. News: Havelock City breaks ground for $166m commercial development. 28 May 2017. Daily FT. 29 December 2016.
  7. News: Havelock City Phase 3 construction begins. 28 May 2017. Daily Mirror. 2 July 2016.
  8. Web site: Havelock City launches sales of phase 3 apartments. 28 May 2017. 18 March 2016.
  9. News: Havelock City accelerates Phase 3 and 4 development. 28 May 2017. Daily FT. 4 June 2015.
  10. News: Havelock City breaks ground for US$ 166mn commercial development. 28 May 2017. Daily Mirror. 29 December 2016.
  11. Web site: Overseas Realty (Ceylon) PLC Annual Report 2012 . 12 . 18 Apr 2013.
  12. Web site: Mireka Tower at Havelock City opened . 2024-10-06 . Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka.
  13. Web site: 2023-10-20 . Grand opening of Havelock City Mall redefines Sri Lanka's shopping and entertainment experience. . 2024-10-06 . Newswire . en-US.
  14. Web site: Havelock City fourth and final phase ready for handover Daily FT . 2024-10-06 . www.ft.lk . English.
  15. Web site: Havelock City launches sales of phase 3 apartments - Business Main Daily Mirror . 2024-10-06 . www.dailymirror.lk . English.
  16. Web site: 2019-10-26 . Havelock City Phase 3 Residential Apartments ready for handover . 2024-10-06 . Adaderana Biz English Sri Lanka Business News . en-US.
  17. Web site: Havelock City Phase II ICC Construction . 2024-10-06 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Havelock City cashes in on aspiring lifestyles Daily FT . 2024-10-06 . www.ft.lk . English.
  19. Web site: 2010-08-26 . Havelock City-Come home to the city . 2024-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100826121211/http://www.havelockcity.lk/index.htm . 26 August 2010 .
  20. Web site: ORCL: Milestones. Overseas Realty Ceylon PLC. 28 May 2017.