Gemdale Properties and Investment Corporation Limited (00535.HK) was established in 2013,listed in Hong Kong,member of Gemdale Group. GPI integrates the real estate development and asset management platforms. Through investment,development and management of diversified properties such as industrial parks, shopping malls, commercial offices, rental housing and for-sale residentials, GPI provides integrated spaces and services for enterprises and individuals in key cities and city clusters, committed to becoming an urban value integrator.
GPI is currently present in 33 core cities within the most promising urban agglomerations in China. It has invested in the development of 258 projects that are either under construction or in the operation and holding stage. Its land reserve amounts to approximately 16.07 million square meters, among which around 27% is located in first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, and 56% is in vigorously developing second-tier cities, providing a guarantee for its sustainable development in the future.
Adhering to the concept of balanced development, GPI is committed to pursuing quality growth. By the end of 2023, its total assets were approximately 91.09 billion yuan, representing a year-on-year growth of 6%; its contracted sales volume was around 35.578 billion yuan; the area of its held properties was 3.35 million square meters, with a year-on-year growth of 32%; and its rental and related service income was approximately 2.17 billion yuan, showing a year-on-year growth of 14%.
In 2016, GPI established Gemdale Viseen, a platform that focuses on the development, construction, investment attraction, operation, and management of industrial parks. As an expert in the asset management and operation of industrial parks, Gemdale Viseen concentrates on strategic emerging industries such as life sciences, intelligent manufacturing, and the new generation of information technology. It builds high-quality industrial parks of all categories with high standards and provides a full range of services including investment, positioning, planning, design, development, investment attraction, and operation. Currently, Gemdale Viseen has achieved a nationwide layout, entering core cities in East China, North China, South China, and the Midwest region, and has also expanded into the US market. As of December 2023, it has entered 15 cities, developed and operated 38 industrial projects, and managed an area of approximately 3.8 million square meters. Gemdale Viseen has deepened its professionalism vertically, striving for specialization and refinement, forming an exquisite operation model and product concept. It has two major industrial forms, namely general industrial parks and themed industrial parks, as well as four product types including production-oriented, research and production-oriented, research and office-oriented, and cultural and creative ones, attracting many Fortune Global 500 companies and leading enterprises in target industrial fields to settle in.
GPI is dedicated to using urban complexes as a carrier to provide composite commercial spaces and services with comprehensive functions and infinite vitality in the core areas of cities, continuously promoting the innovation of urban work and living patterns. Currently, Gemdale Commercial Investment has 40 commercial projects in operation or under construction in cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Nanjing, and Hangzhou. The property forms cover super Grade A office buildings, garden-style offices, large shopping malls, commercial blocks, etc., with a total construction area of approximately 3.5 million square meters. It has created flagship projects with national influence, such as the Gemdale Viseen Center in Shenzhen. With its outstanding ability in the development and operation of commercial and office projects, it has won the "Top 10 Chinese Commercial Real Estate Enterprise Brand Value" award from the China Real Estate Association.
Gemdale Strongberry Community, the rental residential brand under Gemdale Commercial Investment, adheres to the brand positioning of "creating the most affectionate and warm community" and integrates the business philosophy of "residence, commerce, social interaction, service, and linkage space". Through customized space product design, it connects online and offline platforms and focuses on community operation, aiming to change the living conditions of young people in cities. As a professional comprehensive resource operation and management service provider, Gemdale Strongberry Community offers professional services such as product positioning, project management, and operation management to the government and property owners, and solves the full-chain needs including asset evaluation, expansion and development, design and renovation, and operation and promotion in one stop. Currently, it has obtained more than 24,000 housing units in core cities such as Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Chengdu, operates more than 70 stores, and manages over 16,000 housing units. In the future, it will expand to cities like Xiamen, Wuhan, and Nanjing.
Following Gemdale's product concept of "building homes scientifically and with intelligent and exquisite craftsmanship", GPI is committed to providing high-quality boutique residences for cities and carrying out residential development in the three major core urban agglomerations in China and some potential cities. Based on in-depth research on customer values over the years, it has launched standardized product lines such as "Summit Collection", "Peak Model", "Orchid Pavilion", and "Supreme", meeting the needs of customers with different consumer values and in different family life cycles. Based on forward-looking research on customer lifestyles, it has introduced a series of universal standardized R&D achievements such as "HOME+", "360° Healthy Home", "Micro Climate Intelligent Decision-making System", "Five-core Fine Decoration Home", and "Life Smart Home", which highly conform to customers' living patterns.