Woodland Crest

Woodland Crest

Woodland Crest (奕翠園) is a private housing estate in Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Property Limited, and is managed by [http://www.hongyip.com.hk/eng/index.htm Hong Yip Service Co. Ltd] . It has a total of 548 apartments, and was completed in May 1996. Sun Hung Kai initiated the development of smart cards in the residential complex early in 1996, the first of its kind. [ [http://www.shkp.com.hk/en/scripts/about/about_milestones3.php Milestones of the SHKP] ]

Location

Woodland Crest is located at 33 Tin Ping Road, Sheung Shui, New Territories. To its south lies Tin Ping Estate, a public housing estate, and to its west is Tsui Lai Garden. The Ng Tung River is a major feature that borders Woodland Crest.

Blocks

Woodland Crest has 8 blocks of 9 floors, excluding the car park area that occupies the basement area. Blocks 1-3 and 5 connected as the northern complex and Blocks 6-9 as the southern complex. There is no fourth block or fourth floor, because the number four is considered unlucky by the Chinese.

Facilities

The estate has two tennis courts, two playgrounds, a barbecue area and a club house. The full list of facilities can be found [http://www.shkrealestate.com.hk/woodlandcrest/refe.html here] , in Chinese.

The Sheung Shui Public Leisure Pool and North District Sports Ground are a short distance away, and the complex of shopping centres including Landmark North, Sheung Shui Centre, and Metropolis Plaza are nearby and are linked to the Sheung Shui MTR station.

Transportation

There is a shuttle bus service to and from Sheung Shui Station.

The bus stop at Tin Yee House, Tin Ping Estate, has the two following routes::*270 to Tsui Lai Garden and Tin Ping Estate (via Sheung Shui MTR):*261 to Sam Shing Estate, Tuen Mun.

Awards

Woodland Crest won the Merit of Quality in the [http://www.hkpgbc.org/gba/ "2006 Green Building Award"] [ [http://www.hkpgbc.org/gba/GBA%202006%20Official%20Result_eng.pdf Green Building Award 2006 Official Result] ] and the Gold Award for the "Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development" in the High-density Residential Property – Greening Effect category in 2004, [ [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/green/property/en/effect.php 2004 Best Landscape Award for Private Property Development Greening Effect category] ] which was introduced by the LCSD in the same year.

References

External links

* [http://www.shkrealestate.com.hk/woodlandcrest/home.html Woodland Crest (in Chinese)]
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/cx/?id=103977 Emporis Buildings: Woodland Crest]


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