Compact Commercial Space Available in Tsim Sha Tsui.
tl;dr
- Space
- A 26 sqm (280 sq ft) basement retail and bar unit for rent in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, finished as an enclosed shop box with fixed counters, fitting rooms and a full overhead lighting grid. The compact footprint suits single line launches rather than large seated formats, with a working occupancy of roughly 25 guests.
- Best For
- Strongest fit is a pop-up store or temporary retail run selling directly to Tsim Sha Tsui foot traffic, followed by sample sale space with stock held on site, then wholesale appointments and buyer preview sessions for a compact showroom space. It also works as a content studio or brand shoot location and as a small press day venue, and the unit is vetted by Fashion Week Venues for retail activation use.
- Standout Features
- Move-in ready retail fit-out already installed, including two customer fitting rooms, a separate lockable stock room, service counters and a hanging garment rack, so most brands avoid a shopfitting build. Also on site are sound and video equipment for looping campaign content, a complete kitchen suitable for catering setup, elevator and parking access for load in of rails and crates, plus a monitored security system with air conditioning, heating and hardwired internet.
- Location
- Tsim Sha Tsui MTR on the Tsuen Wan Line is about a 4 minute walk, East Tsim Sha Tsui on the Tuen Ma Line about 8 minutes, and the Star Ferry Pier about 12 minutes; Hong Kong uses no postcode system, so the district reference is Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The immediate streets carry dense bar, restaurant, hotel and mall traffic from mid morning until late night, with Hyatt Regency, The North Face, Columbia and G2000 all within 250 metres, so guests arrive on foot and crews can request availability for off peak load in windows.
- Availability
- The landlord sets a 365 day minimum rental term at a day rate of HK$1,166.66 (approximately EUR 130), so short-term rental for a single activation is by negotiation only and priced on request. Allow 8 to 12 weeks lead time in Hong Kong, and note that ground floor and basement units at this address typically book out around CENTRESTAGE in September, Art Basel Hong Kong in March and the Lunar New Year retail peak.
- How to Book
- Enquire through the listing form with your dates, format and guest numbers and our Hong Kong team will reply within 24h with confirmed availability and a costed brief. Permit paperwork, retail staffing and fit-out coordination are handled by our team on the brand's behalf, with no charge until confirmed, so request availability now to hold your window.
about this space
This compact unit for lease in Tsim Sha Tsui is perfectly positioned amid bars, restaurants, hotels, and shopping malls, providing an engaging atmosphere both day and night. The unit includes essential amenities such as internet access, air conditioning, and a security system. Additional features include a stock room, counters, fitting rooms, a garment rack, and comprehensive lighting, making it suitable for various business activities. The space is also equipped with sound and video equipment, electricity, heating, and offers parking and elevator access. A kitchen is available to enhance operational convenience. This location is favorable for attracting a diverse clientele.
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, 26 sqm floor plan and amenities for Compact Commercial Space Available in Tsim Sha Tsui, 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 €128 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
Pop-Up Store
This unit works as a pop-up store with almost no build because the retail fit-out is already in place: counters, garment rack, fitting rooms and a full lighting grid across 26 sqm. Brands running temporary retail in spaces like this typically dress one wall as the hero merchandising run, keep the counter as the transaction point and use the lockable stock room for backstock so the floor stays clean. Plan for a single line or capsule rather than a full seasonal range, and staff it with two people maximum. Card and mobile payment setup is straightforward with our point of sale and payments support.
Sample Sale
Strong fit for a compact sample sale because the separate stock room lets you replenish rails continuously without cluttering a 26 sqm shop floor. In practice the two fitting rooms handle try-on flow for the queue without requiring additional cubicle build, though at peak you should expect a wait and manage entry at roughly 10 to 12 shoppers inside at a time. The Tsim Sha Tsui bar and restaurant traffic supports late trading hours, and elevator plus parking access makes crate load in during off peak windows manageable.
Product Launch
Credible for a single product or capsule launch where the story is intimacy rather than scale, since the enclosed basement box gives you total control over light and sound. The installed sound and video equipment carries looping campaign film and a soundtrack without hiring in AV, and the kitchen supports a small catering setup for drinks service. Working occupancy is around 25 guests, so run launch night as timed arrivals in two waves and open to walk-in trade the following day.
Brand Activation
What makes this work for brand activation specifically is the location, not the size: dense hotel, mall and nightlife footfall passes within metres, with Hyatt Regency, The North Face and G2000 all inside 250 metres. The compact footprint pushes you toward one strong idea executed properly, such as a personalisation station at the counter or a single immersive room treatment. Air conditioning and heating keep a sealed basement comfortable through Hong Kong summer, and our branded store design team handles the wrap and fixture layer.
Buyer Appointments and Wholesale Preview
Adequate to strong for wholesale appointments run one buyer at a time, because the garment rack, counters and fitting rooms give you everything a working showroom needs in 26 sqm. Book appointments in 45 minute slots with a single account at a time; two overlapping buyer teams will feel cramped. The stock room doubles as a steaming and prep area between meetings, and hardwired internet supports live order writing and linesheet sharing during the buyer preview.
Fashion Showroom
Functions as a compact showroom rental for a single brand or a tight edit rather than a multi-label presentation, with the existing rack and counter system removing most of the setup cost. Brands using spaces this size for collection preview typically hang 40 to 60 pieces on the wall run and rotate looks in from the stock room rather than trying to display everything at once. The basement position means no natural daylight, so budget for consistent artificial lighting when showing colour-critical fabric.
E-Commerce and Content Shoot
Works well as a controlled content studio because a windowless basement gives you a repeatable lighting environment across a multi-day e-commerce shoot with no daylight shift to correct. Crew of four to six is the practical ceiling: photographer, assistant, stylist, one talent and a client seat. The fitting rooms serve as changing and hair and makeup, the stock room holds steamed stock and the kitchen covers crew catering, which is what usually breaks a small location shoot.
Editorial Shoot and Video Production
Suitable for editorial shoot and short-form video work where a bar and basement aesthetic is part of the concept rather than something you fight against. The existing sound and video equipment supports playback and reference monitoring, and the elevator plus parking access makes lighting and grip load in workable for a small package. Do not plan on rigging a large truss or a wide dolly move in 26 sqm; this is a tight-frame and single-setup environment, and it pairs well with other spaces you can browse if you need a second location on the same day.
Influencer Preview and Press Day
A workable press day venue for staggered one-to-one previews rather than an open-house press day, given the roughly 25 person ceiling. Schedule creators and editors in 30 minute slots, use the fitting rooms for try-on content and the counter as the gifting and product handover point. The surrounding Tsim Sha Tsui hotel cluster means visiting press and regional editors are usually within walking distance, which meaningfully improves attendance rates on a compressed schedule.
Workshop or Masterclass
Viable for a small paid or invite-only workshop of 10 to 14 seated participants, since the kitchen handles refreshments and the enclosed basement keeps street noise out of a session that depends on hearing the host. Clear the central floor and store the rack and loose furniture in the stock room to free working space. Sound equipment covers amplification and playback, so the main planning item is table hire, which is straightforward through furniture rental.
use cases
location
what's around
7 stores within 600 m, incl. 惠康 Wellcome, 7-Eleven, Hyatt Regency
brands nearby
- fashion stores
- 5
- jewellery & watches
- 2
- hotels
- 12
- cafés
- 2
- restaurants & bars
- 22
- other retail
- 17
- 惠康 Wellcome50 m
- 7-Eleven50 m
- The Swiss Chalet60 m
- Goobna Chicken70 m
- N1 Coffee & Co80 m
- Owl's Choux80 m
the neighbourhood
Streetwear labels, Japanese and Korean beauty brands, watch and jewellery houses, and outdoor performance names all run commercial activity within a few hundred metres of this address, which tells you exactly what kind of retail ecosystem operates here. Around Hart Avenue, Prat Avenue and Hanoi Road you get a working mix that Hong Kong does better than most cities: The North Face and Columbia holding flagship-style frontage near the Hyatt Regency, G2000 and long-standing bespoke tailors like Kwun Kee holding the older commercial line towards Carnarvon Road, and independent operators such as N1 Coffee and Owl's Choux giving the side streets a genuine daytime destination pull. Behind the shopfronts sit the small trading offices, sourcing agents and garment intermediaries that have been in Tsim Sha Tsui buildings for decades, plus a newer layer of content producers and e-commerce teams who use these compact units as combined stockroom and shoot space. In our experience placing brands across Kowloon, this pocket attracts labels who want a real commercial audience rather than a curated one, and who are comfortable operating alongside hotels, bars and mall traffic rather than in a gallery-quiet setting. If you are comparing markets, our city compare tool is worth running before you commit to Hong Kong over Seoul or Tokyo.
Brands choose Tsim Sha Tsui over Central and Causeway Bay because the cost per square metre is materially lower while the consumer volume remains genuinely high, and because the hotel density here puts visiting press, buyers and regional distributors within walking distance of your door. Central gives you the finance and luxury credibility, but the rents are punishing for a short run and the district empties after office hours. Causeway Bay delivers raw footfall at the highest retail rents in Asia, with a crowd skewed heavily towards mass-market impulse shopping. Sheung Wan and PoHo offer the independent creative texture that fashion teams often want, but the volume is thin and you are relying almost entirely on invitation lists. Tsim Sha Tsui sits between those positions: strong evening and weekend traffic driven by hotels, malls and the harbourfront, direct MTR access on the Tsuen Wan and Tuen Ma lines, and easy Airport Express connection via Kowloon Station for international teams arriving with samples. What it does not give you is prestige adjacency. You will not be next door to the Landmark or Pacific Place tenant list, and if your positioning depends on that address signal, this is the wrong side of the harbour. What we consistently hear from brand teams who activate here is that the budget saved on rent goes into build and staffing instead, which our venue sourcing team will always steer you towards.
Arriving at this block, you come into a dense mid-block commercial street lined with restaurants, convenience stores and small ground floor units, with a Wellcome and a 7-Eleven within fifty metres and a steady stream of hotel guests, office workers and local residents moving through from late morning onwards. The rhythm is specific: mornings are slow and functional, deliveries and coffee runs, which makes it a comfortable window for buyer appointments and press previews without street noise interfering. From around two in the afternoon the pace climbs, and by evening the bar and dining traffic takes over completely, which is when a retail activation here earns its keep. The unit itself is basement level with elevator access, so signage and wayfinding matter more than they would at street grade, and the street dynamic works particularly well for brands who plan a proper entrance treatment rather than relying on frontage alone. Be clear on the limitation: this is not a location for spontaneous walk-in discovery or for brands needing maximum street visibility, and at 26 sqm it will not carry a seated presentation or a large press day. Treat it as a controlled pop-up, sample sale or shoot box, and consider retail staffing to convert the evening flow properly.
getting here & street life
nearest transit
- 尖東 East Tsim Sha Tsuimetro · ETS232 m · 3 min
- 尖沙咀 Tsim Sha Tsuimetro · TST317 m · 4 min
- 尖沙咀麼地道 Mody Road Tsim Sha Tsuibus · 5 28 92R 213E N216 N24130 m · 1 min
- 麼地道 Mody Roadbus · 796P 796X 973 A21 N79688 m · 1 min
- 尖沙咀東(麼地道)Tsim Sha Tsui East (Mody Road)bus · 270A 270C 270S N283 N287 T27096 m · 1 min
- 漆咸道南/麼地道bus · NR700 NR707 NR720118 m · 1 min
street activity
high footfall.
21 places within 200 m · 24 stores · 24 cafés and restaurants · pedestrianised street
- within 200 m
- 21
- within 400 m
- 60
- within 600 m
- 60
the neighbourhood
Hart Avenue is a Y-shaped street in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located between Carnarvon Road and Chatham Road.
- Mondrian Hong Kong · 67 m
- HMS Minden · 121 m
- The Masterpiece (Hong Kong) · 141 m
- Tsim Sha Tsui East Waterfront Podium Garden · 144 m
- K11 Art Mall · 159 m
frequently asked
Yes, this 26 sqm basement unit in Tsim Sha Tsui is available for pop-up shops and is listed for pop-up store, retail activation and brand activation use. The retail furniture is already installed, with service counters, two fitting rooms, a garment rack and a lockable stock room, so your brand can trade from opening day without a shopfitting build. Working occupancy sits at roughly 25 people at any one time, which suits a single collection or a focused capsule rather than a multi line store. The landlord's headline position is a 365 day term, so a shorter pop-up window is negotiated case by case and our Hong Kong team handles that conversation for you. In our experience placing brands in Kowloon shop boxes of this size, the frontage does most of the work, so budget your creative attention there first.
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