Eight South Lane, Residential tower in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong.
Eight South Lane is a residential tower on South Lane in Kennedy Town, on the western tip of Hong Kong Island. The building rises 23 floors and holds 95 apartments, with units that are compact in size and arranged in a straightforward layout typical of dense urban housing in the city.
Kennedy Town developed in the late 19th century as a working and industrial district at the far western end of Hong Kong Island. From the 2000s onward, older structures gave way to new residential towers, and Eight South Lane, completed in 2015 by New World Development, was part of that wave of change.
Kennedy Town was once known as a working-class area at the western edge of Hong Kong Island, and locals still gather at the nearby wet market most mornings. The neighborhood now draws a younger crowd, and that mix gives the streets a relaxed, everyday feel that is easy to notice on a short walk.
The building is a short walk from Kennedy Town MTR station, which connects directly to central Hong Kong and makes the area easy to reach. The streets around South Lane are narrow and best explored on foot, so comfortable shoes are a good idea.
Like many buildings across Hong Kong, this tower skips floors 4, 13, 14, and 24, even though it officially stands 23 floors tall. The number 4 sounds similar to the word for death in Cantonese, so developers routinely leave it out of floor numbering.
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