Series of abandoned resettlement houses
According to Lao Dong reporters, three buildings in the Den Lu III resettlement area (Hoang Mai district, Hanoi) were completed more than 6 years ago but are still vacant, becoming garbage collection points and parking lots for residents.
Mr. Nguyen Van Manh (born in 1967, living on Tan Mai Street, Hoang Mai District) expressed regret that the resettlement area has been left empty and wasteful for many years. According to Mr. Manh, the resettlement area was built to serve the purpose of clearing the land for the Den Lu III resettlement area. The project was built and completed in 2017, including 3 buildings, each more than 10 floors high, with the purpose of providing stable housing for households who had to move from planned or cleared areas. However, up to now, the project has not been put into use and is left abandoned and wasteful.
Construction began more than 10 years ago, and the rough construction has been completed, but many resettlement housing projects in Cau Giay District (Hanoi) with thousands of apartments are still abandoned and gradually deteriorating over time. Typically, the N01-C17 resettlement building located right at the intersection of Tran Thai Tong - Duy Tan, although located in the middle of a bustling new urban area, is still abandoned and overgrown with weeds. Some items are still unfinished, causing loss of urban beauty and potential safety risks.
Located in a prime location in Long Bien District (Hanoi), 3 resettlement buildings in Sai Dong Urban Area (Phuc Dong Ward) invested by Hanoi Construction Joint Stock Company No. 3 (Handico 3 Company) are also in a similar situation, abandoned and wasteful. Notably, the project has a total investment of more than 1,292 billion VND, built and completed from 2001 to 2006 to resettle people on the spot when clearing land to expand Sai Dong Street. However, since completion, the buildings have remained abandoned, with no one living there.
Propose auction plan to recover capital
According to the Hanoi Department of Construction, there are currently 174 resettlement apartment projects in the city. Of these, 9 projects with about 2,500 apartments are not yet put into use. Notably, there are 2 projects that have completed acceptance, have arranged resettlement, but have not yet been put into use: the resettlement housing construction project at plot NO15, 16, Thuong Thanh ward (Long Bien district) and the B, C house construction project in the resettlement area of Tran Phu ward (Hoang Mai district).
Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Construction Mac Dinh Minh commented that the process of putting resettlement houses into use is facing difficulties.
In addition, some projects have previously been decided to be used as quarantine facilities, receiving and treating COVID-19 patients, the investors have completed the construction items to serve the work of epidemic prevention and control and handed them over to the Capital Command.Up to now, these projects have not been handed over to the investors to continue completing the remaining items, accepting the conditions to put them into use to arrange for resettlement households according to regulations.
In the coming time, the Hanoi Department of Construction will coordinate with departments, branches, and People's Committees of districts where there are resettlement projects to review and assess the demand for resettlement housing. From there, advise and report to the Hanoi People's Committee according to current legal regulations. After arranging resettlement for households whose land is recovered but still has (surplus), the department will propose a plan to organize an auction to recover capital for unused resettlement housing areas.
Create more housing supply, increase budget revenue
Speaking with Lao Dong, Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Vice President of the Vietnam Real Estate Association said that the proposed auction plan to recover capital will both create a new supply of housing in the context of the current market shortage and solve the problem of wasting budget and land resources.
According to Dr. Tran Xuan Luong - Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute for Real Estate Market Research and Evaluation, management agencies can orient and accelerate plans to awaken resettlement houses. In particular, after converting these resettlement houses, it is necessary to ensure social security and traffic infrastructure so that people can easily access the central area, avoiding the situation of abandonment again because it does not meet the needs.
Economist, Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Trong Thinh, said that when the Land Law 2024 and Housing Law 2023 come into effect, along with the promulgated guiding documents, they will create a legal corridor for Hanoi and localities to review and pilot appropriate solutions to handle unused resettlement housing, including the auction plan for resettlement apartments that have been abandoned for many years. The auction of unused resettlement housing projects is a welcome option because it brings good revenue to the State budget.
