[1] It is located at 88 Tai Tam Reservoir Road, Hong Kong Island, between Jardine's Lookout and Violet Hill.

It consists of 18 blocks opened in 1989 by Chyau Fwu and designed by Wong Tung & Partners.

Being surrounded by protected lands on all sides, the development was criticised after opening for spoiling the serenity of Tai Tam Country Park.

[3][4] In 2004, undercover officers from the Home Affairs Department stayed overnight at Hong Kong Parkview, and found that it offered services akin to that of a hotel.

[7] On 2 November 2003, Robert Kissel, the Asia-Pacific managing director of global principal products of Merrill Lynch, was bludgeoned to death by his wife, Nancy Kissel, after having their young daughter bring him a milkshake laced with sleep medicine.