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HK skyscrapers ask world's highest office rents

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Published Wed, Apr 22, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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OFFICES on the highest floors of skyscrapers in Hong Kong are the most expensive in the world to lease, costing 66 per cent more than in New York.

High-rise properties cost US$251 a square foot in Hong Kong, after rents climbed 11.3 per cent in the second half of 2014, according to Knight Frank LLP.

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