Havelock City
Havelock City is a large mixed-use real-estate project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Residential component of the project consists of 8 residential towers and the Commercial component of the project consists of a 46-storey office tower and a Shopping Mall built to international standards. It is popular for its clubhouse, 7-acre garden, and the overall size of the project. The first 4 residential towers, namely Park Tower and Elibank Tower (of construction Phase-1), and Layards Tower and Davidson Tower (of construction Phase-2), were completed as at early 2017 with 22 floors each, and is currently occupied by residents. Phase-3 is currently under construction, and will consist of the Stratford Tower and Melford Tower, with 28 floors each. Piling for Phase-4 was done with Phase-3 to expedite development. Both phases is estimated to cost over US$130 million.
| Havelock City | |
|---|---|
The four towers of Phase-1 and Phase-2, in March 2017. | |
Location in Colombo municipality | |
| General information | |
| Status | Under construction |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 06°52′56″N 79°52′00″E |
| Construction started | May 18, 2004 |
| Owner | Mireka Capital Land, a subsidiary of Overseas Realty (Ceylon) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 22–46 |
| Lifts/elevators | 24+ |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Senaka Dharmatilleke ECADI DGFI |
At a cost of US$ 166 million, the 46-storey commercial skyscraper will have 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) of office space and 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) for the shopping mall. The ground-breaking ceremony for the commercial component was ceremonially conducted on 29 December 2016 with the auspices of S P Tao, the chairman of Overseas Realty, along with other dignitaries such as ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Champika Ranawaka.