’Crane King’ Hu Han-yen shows off multi-million-dollar Taipei home

’Crane King’ Hu Han-yen shows off multi-million-dollar Taipei home

2026-01-13

Taiwan’s “Crane King” Hu Han-yen, the chairman of Chi Deh Crane Engineering Co, recently posted a video of his luxurious home in Taipei’s Ximending area, packed with opulent, high-end furnishings as a replica of his “white house” in Zhubei. He said that when he bought it over a decade ago, it was over NT$500,000 per ping. Now it’s worth more than NT$1 million per ping, leaving people in awe of his astounding returns.

The famous “Crane King” chairman of Chi Deh Crane Engineering Co, Hu Han-yen, recently posted a video to Facebook showing off his luxurious apartment in Taipei’s Ximending.

From its crystal chandeliers and golden chairs, to the gilded ceiling and walls, the space radiates opulence with its high-end furnishings. But the highlight? Natural light from three sides, with a 270-degree panoramic view of the city from the garden.

Hu Han-yen
Crane King
The Grand Hotel, Chinese Culture University, planes taking off from Songshan airport. Look, it’s beautiful. I’ve owned this place for over 10 years and I’ve still never spent a night in the master bedroom.

Hu’s Taipei apartment is in the heart of Ximending, a neighborhood coveted for its convenience. The 14-year-old, 27-story building modeled after the Burj Al Arab in Dubai is a landmark in the area. The ground floor houses the Japanese dollar store Don Quijote along with numerous other retailers. Over the past 14 years, property prices have soared.

Hu Han-yen
Crane King
I was right to invest in this property at the time. I bought it for NT$500,000 per ping. Now it’s worth more than NT$1 million.

Chen Ping-chen
Realtor
The average market price hovers around NT$800,000 per ping. We’ve even seen some transactions going for over NT$900,000. So there’s definitely room for appreciation for early investors at this stage. In the northern Wanhua area around Ximending, there are even presales going for over NT$1.4 million per ping.

With Taipei real-estate prices soaring as they are, people are impressed by the Crane King’s timely investment.

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奢華! 吊車大王開箱"台北白宮" 原一坪50萬已漲破百萬

2026-01-13

有「吊車大王」稱號的啟德機械起重工程董事長胡漢龑，最近在網路上分享台北西門町的豪宅住家，整個金碧輝煌、高奢華擺設，堪稱竹北’’白宮’’翻版，他還說，買了10多年的房子，當時入手一坪50多萬，現在已經漲破百萬，驚人獲利，再次讓網友稱奇。

知名吊車大王、啟德機械起重工程董事長胡漢龑又在臉書PO影片，這回他要開箱的，就是西門町的豪宅。

從水晶吊燈、金黃座椅，到天花板、牆面描金，到處金碧輝煌，高奢華內裝擺設，重點是，三面採光，270度無敵美景，空中花園VIEW超美。

[[吊車大王胡漢龑]]
“圓山飯店、文化大學、松山機場飛機起降，你看看，漂亮吧。買了10幾年的房子，主臥室現在還沒睡過一個晚上。”

胡漢龑的台北白宮，就坐落在西門町精華地段，生活機能便利，這棟仿造杜拜帆船大樓，屋齡14年，共27層樓，是著名地標，一樓還有日系賣場唐吉軻德、商家多，14年來的房價漲幅相當驚人。

[[吊車大王胡漢龑]]
“當初投資這邊買房子是對的，以前買(一坪)50幾萬，現在(一坪)100多萬。”

[[不動產總監陳炳辰]]
“它的平均行情大概落在單坪8字頭，那事實上我們也有看到它有一些9字頭的成交，所以如果說是早期持有來說的話，那現階段當然會有一些增值的空間。以北萬華西門町的周圍來看，其實已經有預售案，來到超過單坪140多萬的情況”

台北市房市行情看漲，吊車大王精準投資，也創造驚人獲利。

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