The 75-storey building's construction (70 floors of which are liveable space) began in 2000 and was completed in 2003 under a design by DLN Architects & Engineers.

It was the Silver Winner of the 2003 Emporis Skyscraper Award, coming in second to 30 St Mary Axe in London.

Therefore, a passive wind damper was fitted to the top, the first of its kind for a residential building.

[2] This was installed because typhoons approach Hong Kong most late summers.

These two buildings highlight the characters of pencil-thin towers that are highly concentrated in Hong Kong.