Hines is a privately owned international real estate investment, development and management firm with offices in 121 cities in 19 countries. Founded in 1957, Hines has completed more than 740 distinguished developments with another 115 currently underway globally. Founder Gerald D. Hines pioneered the now-established practice of creating signature architectural works, collaborating with such noted architects as Jean Nouvel, Philip Johnson, Cesar Pelli, Robert A.M. Stern, Richard Meier and Frank Gehry.
Hines has been an active participant in New York's built environment since the late 1970s, having built such notable projects as Philip Johnson's iconic "Lipstick Building" on East 53rd Street, Jean Nouvel's 40 Mercer residences in SoHo and One Jackson Square in Greenwich Village, designed by Kohn Pederson Fox.
Pontiac Land is a Singapore-based luxury real estate development company with more than a half-century of experience in commercial, residential, hospitality, retail and medical developments. The group has collaborated with numerous internationally renowned architects, including six Pritzker Prize-winning firms, and emphasizes comprehensive art programs in all of its projects.
Pontiac Land's portfolio includes luxury hotels in Singapore (The Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Capella, Conrad Centennial and Regent); commercial skyscrapers (Millenia and Centennial towers); luxury residences (Ardmore Residence, HANA and The Colonnade); the Millenia Walk shopping mall; and Camden Medical Centre, an exclusive healthcare facility. Among the artists represented in the group's properties are Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella, James Rosenquist, Yayoi Kusama and Zhui Wei. 53 West 53 is Pontiac Land's premier investment in the United States.