Manhattan Hill (Chinese: 曼克頓山) is a high-rise development located in the Lai Chi Kok district of Kowloon in Hong Kong, formerly Kowloon Motor Bus Lai Chi Kok Depot. The complex consists of five towers. Towers 1 and 2, which are interconnected, rise 51 floors, while towers 3, 5 and 6 rise 49 floors; each of the five towers is 198 metres (650 ft) high. The entire complex was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties and was completed in January 2007.
Manhattan Hill was initially designed to rise 187 metres (614 ft) in height, but the towers were later enlarged to the present heights to accommodate larger residential units. At the same time, the total number of units planned for each of the five towers decreased; the entire complex was initially designed to contain 1,300 units, but this was later downsized to 1,100 units to allow for larger suites.
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