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Versatile 3,000 Sq Ft Retail Space in North Point.

tl;dr

Space
A 279 sqm (3,000 sq ft) ground floor retail space for rent in North Point, Island East, Hong Kong, previously trading as a Watsons and then a restaurant. The floorplan is a wide, configurable rectangle with a functional shopfront, flat commercial lighting and full back of house rather than an architectural interior.
Best For
Long lease retail stores and Hong Kong market entry units are the strongest fit, followed by retail and café hybrids using the existing kitchen, rolling outlet or sample sale space, brand activation and corporate events for up to 290 people, and content studio or brand shoot hire during quiet trading periods.
Standout Features
An inherited retail fit-out with counters, fitting rooms and garment rack means the unit is close to move-in ready for a pop-up store or fashion showroom. Also included are a dedicated stock room, a complete kitchen carried over from prior restaurant use, on site parking and elevator access that is rare for Hong Kong street level units, plus CCTV, security system, safe and installed sound and video equipment.
Location
North Point MTR on the Island and Tseung Kwan O lines is roughly 5 minutes on foot, the King's Road tram stop under 2 minutes, Fortress Hill MTR about 8 minutes and North Point Ferry Pier around 10 minutes. The immediate block is a working Island East retail band of pharmacies, opticians and dim sum operators, vetted by Fashion Week Venues for kerbside loading and daytime crew access, with guests arriving to a functional neighbourhood rather than a tourist retail street.
Availability
Minimum rental term is 365 days, with an indicative day rate of HK$10,999.99 (approximately EUR 1,222) and brief-based pricing for fit-out, staffing and event use. Allow 8 to 12 weeks lead time in Hong Kong, and note that ground floor units at this size typically book ahead of the September Centrestage window and the March Art Basel period.
How to Book
Send your brief and target dates and we reply within 24h with confirmed availability, floorplans and a costed proposal, with no charge until confirmed. Permit paperwork, licensing, staffing and fit-out coordination are handled by our team on your behalf, so enquire now to request availability and hold your dates.
279 m²
3000 sq ft
hong kong
HK
HK$11,000 / day
per day
pop-up store
2 use cases
in short
A 279 sqm (3,000 sq ft) ground floor retail space for rent in North Point, Island East, Hong Kong, previously trading as a Watsons and then a restaurant. The floorplan is a wide, configurable rectangle with a functional shopfront, flat commercial lighting and full back of house rather than an architectural interior. B…
city
Hong Kong
area
279 sqm
day rate
HK$11,000 / day
postcode
use cases
retail activation · pop up store · private event
included
Internet · Air Conditioning · Security System

about this space

This ground floor shop in North Point features a generous area of 3,000 square feet that can be configured to meet various business needs. Previously occupied by established tenants, including Watsons and a restaurant, this space is well-suited for retail or dining purposes. The shop is equipped with essential amenities, including internet access, air conditioning, a security system, a stock room, counters, fitting rooms, a garment rack, and lighting. Additionally, it offers furniture, sound and video equipment, electricity, heating, parking, elevator access, a kitchen, closed-circuit television, and a safe, ensuring a functional environment for your operations.

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
  • CCTV
  • Safe

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how to book this space

  1. 01

    Check the shell and the dates

    Review the gallery, 279 sqm floor plan and amenities for Versatile 3,000 Sq Ft Retail Space in North Point, then note the window you want in Hong Kong. Fashion week dates book 6–10 weeks out.

  2. 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 €1210 per day.

  3. 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.

  4. 04

    Lock the contract

    Sign the short-term licence, pay the deposit and we register any permit or signage paperwork the address needs.

  5. 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

Rolling Pop-Up Store

This works because the inherited Watsons fit-out already gives you counters, fitting rooms, a garment rack and a dedicated stock room, so a pop-up concept can trade from week one without a full build. At 279 sqm you can run a 60 to 80 sqm feature zone at the front and hold the remainder as replenishment and back of house. The 365 day minimum means this suits a rolling programme of themed drops rather than a single two week activation, and retail staffing is worth budgeting from the outset given daily trading hours.

Sample Sale

Few formats fit this space better, because a sample sale needs volume floor, deep storage and fast throughput rather than a prestige address. The stock room handles size replenishment out of sight, existing counters take two or three tills, and the fitting rooms remove the single biggest bottleneck in an apparel clearance. With 290 person occupancy you can queue manage inside on peak days instead of on King's Road, and brands running high volume sale space here usually add mobile point of sale and payments to keep dwell times short.

SS/AW Seasonal Showroom

Credible as a permanent Hong Kong showroom rental rather than a fashion week venue, and the garment rack, fitting rooms and stock room are the reason. In practice a 279 sqm floor absorbs three to four full seasonal rail runs with a separate look and styling zone, and the air conditioning matters more than brands expect when steaming and pressing samples all day. Be realistic about the district: buyers will travel two MTR stops from Causeway Bay, but nobody walks in from the street here.

Buyer Appointments and Collection Preview

This suits scheduled wholesale appointments well, mainly because on site parking and elevator access are unusual for a Hong Kong ground floor unit and remove the arrival friction agents complain about. Plan for two simultaneous appointments of four to six people each, using the front zone for the buyer preview rails and the rear for order writing and sample storage. Early afternoon is the window we recommend locally, since street noise and market trolley traffic drop noticeably after eleven.

E-commerce Shoot

Strong choice for high volume catalogue days, and what makes it work specifically is the combination of stock room, garment rack and fitting rooms in one ground floor footprint. A two model, one photographer setup will use around 80 sqm for the shooting bay and still leave room for steaming, styling and packed rail rotation. Ground floor loading plus parking means sample trunks come in without a lift booking, and the installed lighting is a base to supplement rather than a full studio kit.

Brand Shoot and Editorial Content Day

This works as a shoot base as much as a set, because Chun Yeung Street, the tram line and the King's Road shopfronts are minutes away and give you real Hong Kong texture for editorial shoot work. Crews of eight to fifteen use the interior for changing, hair and makeup, catering out of the kitchen and equipment security via CCTV and the safe, then step outside for street frames. Interior lighting reads commercial and flat, so bring your own package if the look is atmospheric.

Video Production

Workable for controlled interior shoots, largely because the sound and video equipment, power supply and 279 sqm of column free trading floor let you set two builds side by side. Air conditioning can be cut during takes and the shopfront can be blacked out for full lighting control, which matters on a residential block with tram noise. Elevator and parking access support a grip and lighting truck call, and we would plan around the six pm commuter surge for any exterior audio.

Product Launch

This holds up for a launch of 120 to 180 guests standing, and the kitchen is the deciding feature since it removes the need for an external catering build. Sound and video equipment covers playback and a presentation moment, the stock room doubles as gifting and coat storage, and the counters convert to a bar. Guests need to be told to come here rather than found by accident, so build the invitation logic accordingly and let our production and build team handle the set dressing.

Press Day and Media Preview

Adequate rather than obvious as a press day venue, and honest framing matters: Hong Kong media and stylists sit closer to Central and Wan Chai, so this earns its place through space and equipment rather than address. For 30 to 50 attendees the layout supports rail based collection viewing at the front, a seated interview corner at the rear, and refreshments from the kitchen. Fitting rooms let stylists pull samples on the spot, which most hotel suite press days cannot offer.

Workshop and Masterclass

A good fit for ticketed customer workshops or trade masterclasses, because the kitchen, existing furniture and 279 sqm allow a proper table layout instead of a squeezed retail corner. In practice 40 to 60 seated participants work comfortably with a demonstration station at the front, and the sound system covers a room this size without additional hire. Air conditioning and heating make year round scheduling realistic, which matters for repeat programming through Hong Kong summer humidity.

Networking Event and Team Offsite

This performs for trade networking and internal offsites, mainly because 290 person occupancy, a kitchen and a security system give you a self contained private event footprint at a fraction of Causeway Bay pricing. For a 100 person standing reception the front zone holds the crowd while the rear takes catering and storage, and for a 25 person offsite the same floor splits into breakout areas using the existing furniture. Parking and MTR access ten minutes from Central keep attendance rates realistic.

use cases

retail activationpop up storeprivate eventcorporate eventteam offsite

location

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hong kong·22.2904° · 114.1943°

what's around

7 stores within 600 m, incl. 眼鏡88 Optical 88, Maple, 山崎麵包 Yamazaki Bakery

brands nearby

眼鏡88 Optical 88Maple山崎麵包 Yamazaki Bakery余仁生 Eu Yan Sang中國移動 China Mobile惠康 Wellcome新時代廣場 New Trend Plaza7-Eleven譚仔雲南米線 TamJai Yunnan Mixian優品360 Best Mart 360萬寧 ManningsGamfookDai ShingJHC 真好城; JHC
fashion stores
2
jewellery & watches
3
beauty
1
department stores
1
cafés
5
restaurants & bars
13
other retail
35
  • 燒味一族70 m
  • 清晰視力 Clear Vision70 m
  • 眼鏡88 Optical 8870 m
  • Maple70 m
  • 平民 PM Life Store70 m
  • 花園餐廳 Sweetheart Garden Restaurant80 m

the neighbourhood

Domestic retail chains, family food groups, local streetwear labels and production crews chasing texture are the people actually working North Point day to day, and the commercial ecosystem here is far more practical than what you find around PMQ or Hollywood Road. Chun Yeung Street, where the tram grinds through a live wet market, has become one of the most used brand shoot locations on Hong Kong Island, and stylists book it constantly. Oi! at Oil Street runs a steady programme of installation and emerging artist work five minutes west, Sunbeam Theatre on King's Road still anchors Cantonese opera, and the stretch between Java Road and Tsat Tsz Mui Road carries a dense band of opticians, jewellers, pharmacies, Japanese grocery formats and dim sum operators, with New Trend Plaza pulling steady neighbourhood traffic. In our experience placing brands across Island East, the clients who commit here want a functioning shop with real back of house, not a trophy address, and agency teams based around Taikoo Place treat the district as their storage and production backyard. If you want that assessed against your brief, our venue sourcing team knows the landlords on this stretch.

Brands choose North Point over Causeway Bay, Central and Tsim Sha Tsui for one blunt commercial reason: 3,000 sq ft at ground floor here costs a fraction of what the same frontage commands on Russell Street, Queen's Road Central or Canton Road, and the floorplan is genuinely configurable rather than a narrow shophouse slot with no depth. That is the trade, and it is worth stating plainly. You gain scale, parking, elevator access, a working kitchen, a stock room, counters and fitting rooms already installed, which means your build budget goes into identity rather than infrastructure. You give up the international shopper entirely. Tourist volume is minimal, luxury adjacency is nonexistent, and the press and buyer hotel clusters sit in Central, Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui. The Island Line puts you two stops from Causeway Bay and roughly ten minutes from Central, so invited guests arrive easily, but nobody arrives by accident. Note also the 365 day minimum term, which rules out short fashion week venue use and points this at sustained retail, permanent showroom space or a rolling activation programme. Weigh it against a smaller Sheung Wan unit using our city compare tool before you shortlist.

Arriving here for a press day or buyer appointment feels like arriving in a working Hong Kong neighbourhood rather than a retail destination, and that should shape how you stage the space. Mornings on this block run hard and functional from around seven until eleven, with market shoppers, elderly residents, delivery trolleys and tram bells on King's Road. Early afternoon flattens noticeably and that is the window we recommend for appointments, buyer sessions and filming, since the pavement clears and noise drops sharply. From six the commuter surge out of North Point station repopulates the street and the restaurants fill within twenty minutes. The block reads commercial at ground level with dense residential above, so signage competes with a great deal of visual noise and a clean, well lit shopfront makes a disproportionate difference. What we consistently hear from brand teams who activate here is that the unit performs when treated as a destination people are directed to, backed by proper local marketing and staffing, and you can pressure test that spend with our budget calculator. Honest limitation: this is not a neighbourhood for luxury flagship positioning, international tourist retail or spontaneous high spend walk-in traffic.

getting here & street life

nearest transit

  • 炮台山 Fortress Hillmetro · FOH328 m · 4 min
  • 北角 North Pointmetro · NOP664 m · 8 min
  • 炮台山 Fortress Hilltram · 65E136 m · 2 min
  • 春秧街 Chun Yeung Streettram · 67E266 m · 3 min
  • 北角道 North Point Roadtram · 32W288 m · 4 min
  • 木星街 Jupiter Streettram · 36W442 m · 6 min

street activity

high footfall.

29 places within 200 m · 42 stores · 18 cafés and restaurants · pedestrianised street · street market

within 200 m
29
within 400 m
60
within 600 m
60

the neighbourhood

Fort Street is a street in North Point in Hong Kong. The street, primarily residential, runs from west to east, parallel to King's Road, at a higher elevation. It is the location of the terminus of Hong Kong Island Green Minibus Route 65.

  • North Point Power Station · 65 m
  • State Theatre (Hong Kong) · 115 m
  • Henrietta Secondary School · 136 m
  • Fortress Hill · 199 m
  • Oi! (Hong Kong) · 222 m
  • Fortress Hill Methodist Secondary School · 256 m

frequently asked

Yes, but only as part of a longer tenure, because this 3,000 sq ft ground floor unit in North Point carries a 365 day minimum rental term. That makes it a strong base for a rolling programme of pop-up shop moments, seasonal drops and a continuous sample sale rather than a two week temporary retail activation. Brands running this format here typically use the inherited counters, fitting rooms and garment rack to trade daily, then reset the front of house three or four times a year for launches and press days. If your brief is genuinely short term, tell us and our team will point you toward shorter Central or Sheung Wan options instead of pushing this address.

who it suits

Brand Scale

This space fits an established brand entering or expanding in Hong Kong with a 20 to 100 person team, five or more years of trading, and either a local distributor, a franchise partner, or an existing HK customer base. The 365 day minimum lease is the deciding factor here: 3,000 sq ft on the ground floor of North Point is a permanent retail commitment, not a fashion week venue or a weekend pop-up shop. Brands at this stage typically find the stock room, counters, fitting rooms, kitchen and staff infrastructure already justify the footprint, because the former Watsons and restaurant fit-out means less build cost. Where we see mismatches is when a five person DTC label with no Asia presence enquires expecting a two week temporary retail space, or when a global luxury house looks here for flagship positioning it will not get in this district. Those brands should browse all spaces for shorter tenure options first.

Aesthetic Fit

Accessible, high volume, clearly merchandised brands work best in this shell: sportswear, denim, kidswear, beauty and personal care, footwear, lifestyle and homeware, or an F&B and retail hybrid using the existing kitchen. The interior is functional rather than architectural, with flat lighting, counters and a straightforward rectangular ground floor plan, which suits a systemised fixture programme and strong signage over atmospheric design. Neighbouring tenants set the register: Mannings, Wellcome, Optical 88, JHC and local dim sum operators, so the street reads practical and family led. What will not work is quiet luxury, avant garde or gallery style minimalism that depends on ceiling height, natural light and a curated street context. If you need the space to carry a strong visual identity, budget properly for branded store design rather than assuming the existing fit-out will do the work.

Best Use Cases

First choice is a long lease retail store or Hong Kong market entry unit, since the 365 day minimum, stock room, fitting rooms, garment rack and CCTV give you a complete trading environment from day one. Second is a retail and café or dining hybrid, because the kitchen and prior restaurant use remove the hardest part of the consent and build process. Third is an outlet, clearance or continuous sample sale space, where 279 sqm, counters and a 290 person occupancy handle volume traffic in a price led catchment. Fourth is a brand experience and service concept such as beauty, optical, wellness or repairs, supported by air conditioning, heating, parking and elevator access. Fifth is a corporate event, private event or team offsite venue using the sound and video equipment. Sixth is a content studio or shoot base during quiet trading periods, though the space earns more when it is trading.

Budget Signal

This sits in the mid market for Hong Kong Island ground floor retail and well below Causeway Bay, Central or Tsim Sha Tsui, where comparable street level frontage commands several times the rate per square foot. What you buy at this tier is size and infrastructure rather than prestige address: 3,000 sq ft, parking, elevator, kitchen, safe, security system and an inherited retail fit-out, all of which would be extra cost in a bare prime unit. Against a hotel event space you gain permanence and storage but lose flexibility, and against co-working or shared pop-up formats you gain full brand control at the cost of a full year commitment. In our experience the profile that gets the most value here is a brand trading daily with a real sales target, so run the numbers with our budget calculator before you enquire.

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