Restaurant Unit Available with Private Escalator Access.
about this space
This commercial space is located on the second floor of a mall and features a private escalator entrance from the ground floor. It is ideally suited for a restaurant, offering essential amenities including internet, air conditioning, a security system, stock room, counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, lighting, furniture, sound and video equipment, electricity, heating, and parking. Additionally, an elevator and kitchen are included, providing a comprehensive setup for food and beverage operations.
the fwv take
Take this Tsim Sha Tsui floor for a hospitality led brand activation that runs genuine food and beverage service alongside temporary retail, because the installed commercial kitchen, counters and 1,650 person occupancy across 1,589 sqm let you operate a cafe or bar concept from day one instead of building a catering compound, and the 30 day minimum term rewards brands programming weeks of trading, press days and receptions rather than a single evening hire.
The private escalator rising from ground level into the second floor is the feature doing the real work, because it delivers a guest list door at street level and an arrival sequence sitting entirely outside general mall circulation, which is what allows a buyer preview at 11am and a cocktail reception at 8pm to run on the same floor plate without the two audiences ever crossing.
Aesthetically it favours established lifestyle, beauty, fragrance and premium sportswear labels with an existing Asia Pacific footprint and a warm, hospitality facing material language, and we would be honest with any luxury maison chasing a white cube archive presentation here, since the mall context and existing service infrastructure fight that vocabulary and would demand a full production and build programme to overcome.
In our experience Hong Kong mall landlords move considerably slower on approvals than street level operators, so allow ten to twelve weeks from brief to doors open for licensing, fit out drawing sign off and overnight loading dock scheduling, and start four to five months ahead if you want March or the late autumn art and fashion window, which fill first and get blocked entirely by one confirmed tenant because of the month long minimum; brands weighing regional options often benchmark this footprint against spaces in Tokyo before committing.
what's included
- Internet
- Air Conditioning
- Security System
- Stock Room
- Counters
- Fitting Rooms
- Garment Rack
- Lighting
- Furniture
- Sound & Video Equipment
- Electricity
- Heating
- Parking
- Elevator
- Kitchen
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how to book this space
- 01
Check the shell and the dates
Review the gallery, 1589 sqm floor plan and amenities for Restaurant Unit Available with Private Escalator Access, then note the window you want in Hong Kong. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.
- 02
Send the brief
Use the request panel on this page to send your dates, expected footfall and budget. The listed rate is a starting point at €1797 per day.
- 03
Get availability and a quote
We confirm availability with the operator and come back within 24 hours with the all-in cost: rent, staffing, permits and fit-out for Hong Kong.
- 04
Lock the contract
Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.
- 05
Build and open
Fit-out, install and staff the pop-up. Our production team handles delivery, install and the strike at the end of the run in Hong Kong.
activation ideas
Hospitality Led Brand Activation
This is the strongest use of the floor because the installed commercial kitchen and counters let you run genuine food and beverage service from day one rather than building a catering compound. Brands running hospitality formats in spaces like this typically zone a cafe or bar at the front near the escalator arrival, retail through the middle, and back of house against the stock room. Across 1,589 sqm the 30 day minimum term works in your favour, and our ROI estimator will model dwell time against spend before you commit.
SS/AW Seasonal Showroom
Works well for a full season showroom rental because fitting rooms, garment racks, counters and a lockable stock room are already installed, so your build spend goes into brand expression rather than fixtures. On a floor plate this size we would partition roughly 400 to 600 sqm for the active collection and hold the remainder for stock, styling and appointment rooms. The private escalator gives showroom visitors a discreet route in from ground level without crossing general mall circulation.
Press Day / Media Preview
Credible as a press day venue mainly because the controlled escalator entrance lets you run a guest list door at street level while the mall trades normally below. In practice the installed sound and video equipment handles lookbook screenings and playlist without additional hire, and the kitchen covers catering in house. For a Hong Kong press cycle we would programme 80 to 150 editors and stylists across a morning, with air conditioning and internet already in place for filing on site.
Buyer Appointments and Wholesale Preview
Strong for wholesale appointments because on site parking means buyers arriving with drivers do not have to navigate Tsim Sha Tsui street loading, and the elevator moves rails without touching the escalator. What makes this work for buyer previews specifically is the ability to screen two or three appointment zones at the rear of the floor while a collection preview stays open at the front. Fitting rooms and garment racks are already fitted, so a rail plan is the only real build requirement.
Product Launch
The occupancy estimate of 1,650 across 17,108 sqft makes this one of the larger single floor plates in Kowloon for a launch, and the escalator arrival gives you a branded processional moment from street level. Brands launching here typically dress the escalator run itself, then build a central reveal volume with retail and hospitality rings around it. Be honest with scale: a 200 guest launch will need partitioning or the floor reads underfilled, which is where production and build earns its budget line.
Sample Sale
Operationally this floor handles a high volume sample sale comfortably, with the stock room feeding rails, fitting rooms already installed and counters ready to take payment queues. The escalator functions as a single controlled entry point, which is what you need for queue management and capacity counting on a busy Saturday in Tsim Sha Tsui. Most brands add trestle tables, additional rails and till stations through furniture rental rather than building anything permanent for a short run.
Influencer Event
Works well for creator programming because the private escalator keeps arrivals and departures away from mall traffic, which matters when you are managing car drop offs and content capture at the door. We would hold 40 to 80 creators on this floor with three or four set pieces built for vertical capture, using the installed lighting as a base layer only. Pair the guest list with influencer marketing so Hong Kong and mainland tiers are briefed on deliverables before doors open.
Networking and Cocktail Reception
Adequate to strong for evening receptions, driven entirely by the kitchen and counters, which let you serve properly rather than trucking in a mobile bar. Standing receptions of 300 to 600 sit comfortably on this floor plate without feeling thin, and heating, air conditioning and installed audio are all present. The reason this works alongside daytime retail is the escalator: you can close the ground floor door, reset the front zone and change audience within two hours.
Workshop or Masterclass Programme
The commercial kitchen makes culinary, fragrance blending and beauty masterclass formats operationally simple here, which is rare in a temporary retail space of this size. We would build a demonstration counter for 20 to 40 participants per session and run three to four sessions daily across the 30 day term, keeping the rest of the floor trading. Internet supports live streaming, and the stock room holds consumables and kits without eating into the customer facing footprint.
use cases
location
getting here & street life
nearest transit
- 柯士甸 Austinmetro · AUS604 m · 8 min
- 尖沙咀 Tsim Sha Tsuimetro · TST631 m · 8 min
- 香港西九龍 Hong Kong West Kowloonrail · WEK762 m · 10 min
- 尖沙咀警署 Tsim Sha Tsui Police Stationbus · 6 13X 213X 219X 224X N41X58 m · 1 min
- 柯士甸道 Austin Roadbus · 270A 270C 270S 280X 281A 281E117 m · 1 min
- 栢麗購物大道 Park Lanebus · 7 26 26X 98D 98P 208124 m · 2 min
the neighbourhood
Austin Road is a road in-between Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879. The northeast part of this street is noted for clubs, fields, and military buildings, while the western section is densely populated.
- St Andrew's Church, Kowloon · 107 m
- Kowloon British School · 143 m
- Observatory Hill (Hong Kong) · 160 m
- Hong Kong Observatory · 198 m
- Mira Place · 207 m
frequently asked
Yes, this 1,589 sqm floor in Tsim Sha Tsui is available for pop-up shops, and the retail fittings already installed make it faster to open than a bare shell. You inherit counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, a stock room, integrated lighting and a security system, which means your build budget goes into brand expression rather than basic infrastructure. Because the unit sits on the second floor of the mall with its own private escalator from ground level, you can rent it as a self-contained pop-up shop with a controlled entrance rather than a stand inside general mall circulation. In our experience handling Kowloon mall bookings, brands using this format programme four to six weeks of temporary retail with events layered in, which suits the 30 day minimum term.
who it suits
Brand Scale
This 1,589 sqm Tsim Sha Tsui floor suits established brands with 40 plus staff, eight figure regional turnover, and either an existing Asia Pacific office or a committed market entry plan for Greater China. The scale of the unit, the 30 day minimum term, and the private escalator entrance from the ground floor mean the space only makes commercial sense for a brand able to programme it across several weeks rather than a single afternoon. Brands at this stage typically find that the built kitchen, elevator, stock room and parking remove the need for an external production compound, which is where the budget usually goes on a Kowloon activation of this size. Where we see mismatches is when a five to twenty person independent label enquires here: 17,108 sqft with a 1,650 person occupancy will read as empty, and the fixed monthly commitment will absorb a full season of marketing spend. Those brands are better served by smaller footprints across spaces in Tokyo or a compact Hong Kong showroom rental instead.
Aesthetic Fit
Brands with a hospitality led, lifestyle facing visual identity fit this space most naturally, because it was configured as a restaurant unit and carries a food and beverage layout underneath the retail fittings. Think beauty and fragrance houses building a cafe concept, sportswear brands wanting a clubhouse format, or a fashion house running a members lounge alongside a collection preview. The counters, fitting rooms, garment racks, integrated lighting and sound and video equipment give you a hybrid retail experience shell that accepts warm materials, layered textiles, timber, and softer commercial finishes. What does not work here is a severe white cube gallery identity or a minimalist archive presentation. The mall context, the second floor position and the existing service infrastructure fight that language, and covering it convincingly means a full build. Brands committed to that route should budget for branded store design from the outset rather than treating it as a light dress.
Best Use Cases
First choice is a hospitality driven brand activation combining retail and cafe or bar service, because the kitchen, counters and 1,650 person capacity support genuine food and beverage operation rather than a catered approximation. Second is a cocktail reception or launch party during Hong Kong's fashion and art calendar, since the private escalator entrance creates a controlled arrival sequence away from general mall traffic. Third is a large scale press day and wholesale appointment programme, with the stock room, fitting rooms and garment racks already in place for buyer sessions. Fourth is a multi brand or multi category temporary retail space, where the floor plate lets you zone several concepts under one roof. Fifth is a corporate event or partner summit, supported by internet, air conditioning, parking and installed sound and video. Sixth is a sample sale, workable given the volume and stock handling but under used at this footprint. Seventh is a content studio, viable in a corner of the floor but hard to justify alone.
Budget Signal
Priced per square metre, this sits in the mid tier for Tsim Sha Tsui and represents strong value for the footprint, well below what a comparable ground floor Canton Road or Central retail frontage commands. In our experience the profile that gets the most from this space is a brand comparing it against hotel event spaces along the harbourfront: those quote per session with catering minimums and no retail fittings, while here you hold the floor for the month with a kitchen, fitting rooms, security system and parking included. Against co-working venues and shared pop-up formats, you pay more in absolute terms but gain exclusive control, branding freedom and eight minute walks to Austin and Tsim Sha Tsui MTR plus West Kowloon rail for mainland arrivals. Model the full cost including build and staffing with our budget calculator before comparing headline rates.
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