Another Kowloon Art Deco Gem – 179 Prince Edward Road West

Posted: October 21st, 2025 | No Comments »

I’ve blogged before about the well maintained cluster of art deco apartments and shops at 190-204 and 210-212 Prince Edward Road West. I’ve also written about this areas modernist and art deco traditions for the South China Morning Post weekend magazine (here) and I also include 190-204 and 210-212 Prince Edward Road West on my Voicemap walking tour of art deco Kowloon.

But I’d also like to mention the smaller art deco building further towards Mongkok East at 179 Prince Edward Road West by the junction with Nullah Road. It too has been quite well maintained with the restored façade in front of a 20-storey rear extension and the creation of a boutique hotel (Hotel 1936).

Given the similarity in style between the two buuildings quite close to each other I think we can assume 179 was, like 190-204 and 210-212 Price Edward Road West a project of the Franco-Belgian developer Crédit Foncier d’Extrême-Orient, who also built St Teresa’s Church nearby.

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