An Khanh Ward People's Committee (HCMC) is organizing to collect opinions on the partial adjustment of the 1/2000 scale zoning plan of Sub-zone No. 1, Thu Duc City, related to Binh Khanh resettlement area with an area of 38.4 ha belonging to Thu Thiem New Urban Area.
Binh Khanh resettlement area is located next to Mai Chi Tho Avenue, under the program of 12,500 apartments serving resettlement of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area project.
Out of more than 8,500 built houses, Ho Chi Minh City retains 2,924 houses to serve resettlement needs, and the remaining 5,626 houses are considered for auction to recover investment capital.
However, over the years, 3,790 of these apartments have undergone at least four auctions but were unsuccessful.
In August 2025, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee issued a plan to organize auctions for 3,790 resettlement apartments and allow conversion of functions to commercial housing.
According to the plan, the city is divided into two blocks for auction: blocks R1, R2, R3 including 2,220 units and blocks R4, R5 including 1,570 units.
According to the draft adjustment plan, maintaining the current status of resettlement housing design for business according to the commercial housing model is considered unfeasible and difficult to attract investors.
At 5 blocks coded 1. K7. 5. HH to 1. K7. 9. HH (total area 11.5 ha), the commercial service floor area is currently only about 14, 290 m2, equivalent to a land use coefficient of 0.18 times - too low compared to the requirements of a commercial housing project serving a population scale of 15, 160 people according to the previous approval decision.
In addition, the parking floor area according to the completion dossier is 82,901m2, which is considered inappropriate when converting functions, difficult to meet the parking needs of residents and passersby. The current height of the project from 25 - 27 floors is also not compatible with the height planning in sub-zones and adjacent projects.
According to the adjustment proposal, building blocks will be increased in height from 25 - 27 floors to a maximum of 45 above-ground floors and 3 basements; residential land use coefficient will increase from 5 - 6 times to 10 times.
The adjustment is affirmed not to change the nature and main functions of the approved sub-zone, not to increase the population size and not to cause overload of technical infrastructure and social infrastructure.
The planning adjustment project orients the organization of a harmonious architectural space between the bustling commercial - service podium and the private apartment tower block. Internal amenities will be upgraded according to commercial housing standards, with lobby, community living area, children's play area and amenities exclusively for residents.
The project is expected to form an internal pedestrian street connecting the chain of shophouses, creating a dynamic shopping and entertainment space; organize scientific traffic diversion between residents, commercial customers and transportation areas, ensuring smooth connection with the main urban road.
