Living Mall Sold to Affliate CPDC for NT$37.2B|威京旗下中石化 以372億標下京華城

After multiple failures to find a qualified bidder, the fourth tendering of bids for Taipei's Living Mall took place on September 25th. Surprisingly, Core Pacific City Co. sold the property to an affiliated company in the auction for NT$37.2 billion.


Our subsidiary company, Ding-Yue Development Corp, had acquired Living Mall for NT$37.2 billion and 10,000.

After three failed attempts to draw any bidders, Living Mall opened its 4th bid on September 25th and the base price had downed to NT$34.2 billion which is 10 percent off its 1st bidding price. The winner was a re-investment company "Ding-Yue Development Corp." by the China Petrochemical Development Corp (CPDC), who is also a company under the Core Pacific Group, acquired the property for NT$37.2 billion and 10,000 with a premium rate of 8.77 percent. Another bidder was Highwealth Construction Corp., and was reported to have bid at NT$30 billion. People are now questioning this bid is simply a passing from one hand to another because CPDC is originally the biggest shareholder of the Living Mall with a 37 percent in shares.

CPDC said the property is a rare massive area in the east district of Taipei available for land development and has potential for creating value. The company plans to build four top-class commercial buildings and will start the demolition in the first quarter of next year. The buildings are estimated to be completed in 2023.

We plan to build top-class commercial buildings after tearing down the Living Mall. I think it could offer office spaces for thousands of workers and bring prosperity to the Zhong-Lun area. Also it will bring new opportunities to the central district of Taipei.

Living Mall is officially shutting down on November 30th, ending its 18 years of operation. Currently there are 120 employees and will be layoff with severance fee according to Labor Standard Law. Electronic vouchers which are equal to cash will be refunded to consumers.



中石化副總 陳穎俊表示：「本公司旗下，鼎越開發股份有限公司，今天以新台幣372億零1萬元，得標京華城土地標售案。」

歷經三次流標，京華城25號第四次招標，底價降到342億元，相較第一次打了9折，開標結果由威京集團旗下中石化轉投資"鼎越開發"，以372億元1萬元得標標回，溢價率8.77%，另一家來投標的是"興富發建設"傳出價約300億。"鼎越開發"標下京華城被外界質疑是"左手換右手"自己的標案自己搶，因為中石化就是京華城最大股東，占股37%。

中石化表示京華城土地，是台北市東區罕見完整大面積可供開發土地，有創價空間，未來計畫打造成頂級商辦，明年第一季開始動工拆除，改建成四棟商辦，預計2023年完工。

中石化副總 陳穎俊表示：「未來京華城拆除後，我們將規劃興建頂級的國際級商辦，完工後，我想說可以為這個帶來上萬個上班族提供場所，也帶動中崙地區的繁榮，同時也為台北市中心區，發展帶來新的機會。」

而京華城預計11月30號熄燈，結束18年營運，目前約有120位員工，將依勞基法資遣，另外電子禮券等同於現金，將退還給消費者。