Colombo | Empire Apartments | Twin Tower 37 & 33 fl | Completed

PCK · March 8th, 2007, 03:41 PM

The Empire Apartments complex is worth 2.6-2.7 billion rupees and is a never-seen-before-in-Colombo apartment block catering to an upmarket clientele, prepared to spend anything between Rs 20 million to Rs 45 million for an apartment.

He said the one-acre complex would have two towers with each level having just two apartments totalling 100 units. The twin towers would have 33 and 37 levels, respectively. The complex with four penthouses and a swimming pool will have four levels for parking with the apartments over the parking levels giving a clear view of the sea and Colombo city. There would be a big reception/lobby area on the ground floor with landscaped gardens, a home theatre, function room and a bar exclusively for residents and their guests. Each apartment would have two parking slots because "our clients would be those who have two or more cars," he said.

There would be four elevators plus two service lifts for the complex while the apartments have been designed in such a way to give separate access to maids, drivers and other aides without using the main door to the apartment. These range from 1,800 sq feet to 4,000 sq feet - the size of a normal house.

"The building is being aesthetically designed to blend with the city and the environment," said Selvaskandan who has worked with some top real estate developers in Hong Kong. Offers have already come in for the four penthouses, each of which would occupy one whole level.

Construction is due to start in February and be completed in 26-28 months. Along with this project, CT Land is also launching a self-contained township at Piliyandala on a 20-acre block with 200 houses, a leisure centre and restaurants. Says Page: "Group revenues are expected at Rs. 16 billion this year with property development accounting for a sizable segment." The group has 16,000 employees

http://www.sundaytimes.lk/040104/ft/1.htm

PCK · March 8th, 2007, 03:42 PM

this apartment is right next to the dawson grand...jus imagine what it would be like when both twin towered projects are done??!?!?!

PCK · March 8th, 2007, 03:43 PM

btw this apartment is being built where once the empire theatre stood which can be seen in that picture...an artists impression!

sjinadasa · March 9th, 2007, 02:07 AM

Wow, very bland looking towers...Still any thing is a good thing.

saraprobe · March 9th, 2007, 02:20 AM

wot is the progress of condos? coz it's been 36 months since 2004 feb!

phil.froelich · March 9th, 2007, 11:13 AM

it is already about 20 and 18 storeys per tower respecitively, will there be a Cinema or a theatre?

sjinadasa · March 9th, 2007, 02:03 PM

Nah, it would be fully residential (sucks for us), And I saw the towers today and the construction sure looks to be going steady and fast.. And it was the first time I saw two cranes in a single building project in Sri Lanka.

It also seems to dominate the area, but that will probably change with the completion of Dawson Grand Towers.

phil.froelich · March 11th, 2007, 05:44 AM

but it'll be nice having 4 towers and the JAIC Hilton so close together could be a new landmark for years to come...

saraprobe · March 11th, 2007, 01:17 PM

Ceylon Theatres Group also possesses Cargills (Ceylon) Limited since 1981, I think that's how they make capitals for these flagship project, they probably issue development bonds!
http://www.cargillsceylon.com/data/aboutus/history.htm

saraprobe · May 25th, 2007, 02:00 PM

Check out,

http://www.ctproperties.lk

sjinadasa · May 25th, 2007, 02:34 PM

Well, its about time they launched the sites.... It also has a little info about GS towers which is great.. Doesn't CT own MC ?

saraprobe · May 26th, 2007, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjinadasa

Well, its about time they launched the sites.... It also has a little info about GS towers which is great.. Doesn't CT own MC ?

CT properties is a subsidiary Ceylon theater group, who also own MC

phil.froelich · May 26th, 2007, 05:55 PM

the website is very brief...

sjinadasa · May 17th, 2008, 01:02 PM

Empire Tower (Crappy Photo)

Sorry, it was too near to the phone when i pulled it out to take the picture.

click for a bigger picture

PCK · October 9th, 2008, 04:11 PM

construction of empire apartments is pretty much over! pics below! looks an okay place...not too special or anything! if the dawson grand next to it comes up all glassy, empire will look very very ordinary!

sorry the last pic is a bit grainy! the view is from the moor sports club.

saraprobe · October 9th, 2008, 10:57 PM

Good work buddy keep it up

phil.froelich · October 10th, 2008, 07:38 PM

Still looks quite nice... nice pics...

phil.froelich · October 11th, 2008, 05:03 PM

Oh BTW, the name of the thread is incorrect, because the towers are 37 and 35 storeys high...

PCK · October 13th, 2008, 01:09 PM

i think it must be ready to move into! not 100% sure though. And right now i think the tallest building still is the WTC if i am not mistaken! Few more months and it'l be celestial!

Lacs21 · January 13th, 2009, 08:22 AM

months? more like years at least. Heard empire is also not fully booked.

March 8th, 2007, 03:41 PM	#1
PCK Street Soldier!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colombo Posts: 529 Likes (Received): 1	Colombo \| Empire Apartments \| Twin Tower 37 & 33 fl \| Completed The Empire Apartments complex is worth 2.6-2.7 billion rupees and is a never-seen-before-in-Colombo apartment block catering to an upmarket clientele, prepared to spend anything between Rs 20 million to Rs 45 million for an apartment. He said the one-acre complex would have two towers with each level having just two apartments totalling 100 units. The twin towers would have 33 and 37 levels, respectively. The complex with four penthouses and a swimming pool will have four levels for parking with the apartments over the parking levels giving a clear view of the sea and Colombo city. There would be a big reception/lobby area on the ground floor with landscaped gardens, a home theatre, function room and a bar exclusively for residents and their guests. Each apartment would have two parking slots because "our clients would be those who have two or more cars," he said. There would be four elevators plus two service lifts for the complex while the apartments have been designed in such a way to give separate access to maids, drivers and other aides without using the main door to the apartment. These range from 1,800 sq feet to 4,000 sq feet - the size of a normal house. "The building is being aesthetically designed to blend with the city and the environment," said Selvaskandan who has worked with some top real estate developers in Hong Kong. Offers have already come in for the four penthouses, each of which would occupy one whole level. Construction is due to start in February and be completed in 26-28 months. Along with this project, CT Land is also launching a self-contained township at Piliyandala on a 20-acre block with 200 houses, a leisure centre and restaurants. Says Page: "Group revenues are expected at Rs. 16 billion this year with property development accounting for a sizable segment." The group has 16,000 employees http://www.sundaytimes.lk/040104/ft/1.htm __________________ You Ain't Famous Until My Mother Has Heard Of You...

March 8th, 2007, 03:42 PM	#2
PCK Street Soldier!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colombo Posts: 529 Likes (Received): 1	this apartment is right next to the dawson grand...jus imagine what it would be like when both twin towered projects are done??!?!?! __________________ You Ain't Famous Until My Mother Has Heard Of You...

March 8th, 2007, 03:43 PM	#3
PCK Street Soldier!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colombo Posts: 529 Likes (Received): 1	btw this apartment is being built where once the empire theatre stood which can be seen in that picture...an artists impression! __________________ You Ain't Famous Until My Mother Has Heard Of You...

May 25th, 2007, 02:00 PM	#10
saraprobe Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sri Lanka 2011/ Melbourne Posts: 2,924 Likes (Received): 40	New web site Check out, http://www.ctproperties.lk __________________ 2011 'Visit Sri Lanka Year' www.srilankatourism.org

October 9th, 2008, 04:11 PM	#15
PCK Street Soldier!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colombo Posts: 529 Likes (Received): 1	construction of empire apartments is pretty much over! pics below! looks an okay place...not too special or anything! if the dawson grand next to it comes up all glassy, empire will look very very ordinary! sorry the last pic is a bit grainy! the view is from the moor sports club. __________________ You Ain't Famous Until My Mother Has Heard Of You...

March 9th, 2007, 02:07 AM	#4
sjinadasa SL Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 980 Likes (Received): 11	Wow, very bland looking towers...Still any thing is a good thing.

March 9th, 2007, 02:20 AM	#5
saraprobe Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sri Lanka 2011/ Melbourne Posts: 2,924 Likes (Received): 40	wot is the progress of condos? coz it's been 36 months since 2004 feb!

March 9th, 2007, 11:13 AM	#6
phil.froelich Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 1,789 Likes (Received): 0	it is already about 20 and 18 storeys per tower respecitively, will there be a Cinema or a theatre?

March 9th, 2007, 02:03 PM	#7
sjinadasa SL Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 980 Likes (Received): 11	Nah, it would be fully residential (sucks for us), And I saw the towers today and the construction sure looks to be going steady and fast.. And it was the first time I saw two cranes in a single building project in Sri Lanka. It also seems to dominate the area, but that will probably change with the completion of Dawson Grand Towers.

March 11th, 2007, 05:44 AM	#8
phil.froelich Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 1,789 Likes (Received): 0	but it'll be nice having 4 towers and the JAIC Hilton so close together could be a new landmark for years to come...

March 11th, 2007, 01:17 PM	#9
saraprobe Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sri Lanka 2011/ Melbourne Posts: 2,924 Likes (Received): 40	Ceylon Theatres Group also possesses Cargills (Ceylon) Limited since 1981, I think that's how they make capitals for these flagship project, they probably issue development bonds! http://www.cargillsceylon.com/data/aboutus/history.htm

May 25th, 2007, 02:34 PM	#11
sjinadasa SL Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 980 Likes (Received): 11	Well, its about time they launched the sites.... It also has a little info about GS towers which is great.. Doesn't CT own MC ?

May 26th, 2007, 05:55 PM	#13
phil.froelich Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 1,789 Likes (Received): 0	the website is very brief...

May 17th, 2008, 01:02 PM	#14
sjinadasa SL Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 980 Likes (Received): 11	Empire Tower (Crappy Photo) Sorry, it was too near to the phone when i pulled it out to take the picture. click for a bigger picture

October 9th, 2008, 10:57 PM	#16
saraprobe Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sri Lanka 2011/ Melbourne Posts: 2,924 Likes (Received): 40	Good work buddy keep it up __________________ 2011 'Visit Sri Lanka Year' www.srilankatourism.org

October 10th, 2008, 07:38 PM	#17
phil.froelich Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 1,789 Likes (Received): 0	Still looks quite nice... nice pics...

October 11th, 2008, 05:03 PM	#18
phil.froelich Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Colombo Posts: 1,789 Likes (Received): 0	Oh BTW, the name of the thread is incorrect, because the towers are 37 and 35 storeys high...

October 13th, 2008, 01:09 PM	#19
PCK Street Soldier!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colombo Posts: 529 Likes (Received): 1	i think it must be ready to move into! not 100% sure though. And right now i think the tallest building still is the WTC if i am not mistaken! Few more months and it'l be celestial! __________________ You Ain't Famous Until My Mother Has Heard Of You...

January 13th, 2009, 08:22 AM	#20
Lacs21 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 61 Likes (Received): 0	months? more like years at least. Heard empire is also not fully booked.

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