Taikoo Place
Taikoo Place (太古坊) is a commercial complex in Quarry Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong consisting of 8 office towers: Devon House, Dorset House (PCCW Tower), Warwick House, Cornwall House, Somerset house, Lincoln House, Oxford House and Cambridge House. The site was previously Taikoo Sugar factory and other high-rise factory buildings, and was converted to commercial buildings since late 1980s.
Taikoo Place seats many advertisement and information technology firms. The PCCW Tower, the tower just next to Dorset House is where the headquarter of PCCW, a Hong Kong-based telecommunication company, seats. The local headquarter of IBM is also situated there, occupying the first 15 storeys. Ironically, more IT firms choose to have their Hong Kong base in Taikoo Place than in Cyberport, which was particularly built for this purpose.
The neighbourhood of Taikoo Place was once residential and industrial. When Taikoo Place was built, it resulted in a transformation of the region. Many pubs and restaurants was set up around the region. The part has become the Lan Kwai Fong of the Eastern District, and known as "SOHO East".