Current status of a 9-story hotel on "golden land" next to Hoan Kiem Lake

KIM THỦY |

Hanoi - Staff at a 9-story hotel next to Hoan Kiem Lake are still busy packing things before the dismantling time.

According to Lao Dong's records on April 15, at the 9-story hotel construction site next to Hoan Kiem Lake, workers are urgently collecting belongings before the dismantling time.

This hotel has started the process of moving furniture and dismantling items since the beginning of April. Construction forces mobilized a large number of personnel along with trucks and transport vehicles operating continuously to speed up progress.

Công nhân liên tục vận chuyển đồ đạc, thiết bị từ bên trong khách sạn 9 tầng ra ngoài trong quá trình tháo dỡ. Ảnh: Kim Thuỷ
Workers continuously transport furniture and equipment from inside the 9-story hotel outside. Photo: Kim Thuy

According to observations, inside the reception area, many items are packaged and arranged waiting for transportation.

Items such as railings, window frames, lighting systems... were also removed one after another. At the back of the building, windows and glass have been removed, serving transportation. Outside, trucks carrying goods enter and exit continuously to take property elsewhere.

This is the last project within the scope of clearance to serve the Hoan Kiem Lake East Square - Park Project.

Khách sạn lộ dần kết cấu bên trong khi công nhân tiếp tục dọn dẹp các hạng mục còn lại. Ảnh: Kim Thủy
The hotel's internal structure is gradually revealed as workers continue to clean up the remaining items. Photo: Kim Thuy
Công trình, vật liệu và thiết bị tháo dỡ bên ngoài khu vực thi công. Ảnh: Kim Thủy
Dismantled materials and equipment are moved out of the 9-story hotel next to Hoan Kiem Lake. Photo: Kim Thuy

According to Hoan Kiem Ward People's Committee, in the past time, the locality has proactively and drastically implemented site clearance work, organized the demolition of works according to the assigned schedule.

The implementation process ensures the requirements of maintaining urban aesthetics, environmental sanitation, labor safety and minimizing impacts on people's lives. The clearance of the entire square area east of Hoan Kiem Lake is expected to be completed in April.

The Hoan Kiem Lake East square - park project is implemented on an area of about 2.14 hectares. There are 17 organizations and 43 households subject to land acquisition and site clearance to implement the project.

To the west of this project, it borders Hoan Kiem Lake and Dinh Tien Hoang street, to the east it borders Ly Thai To street, to the south it borders Tran Nguyen Han street, and to the north it borders existing residential areas.

Details of phases of the Hoan Kiem Lake East square and park project:

Period 1:

- Compensation, support, and resettlement for home and land users within the land area of about 21,151m2 to implement the project to invest in building the TOD area east of Hoan Kiem Lake; Total number of users: 59 home and land users, including 17 organizations (7 units of the electricity industry and 10 other units) and 42 households.

- Planning, organizing, and arranging the space of the square: leveling ground, paving stone, green trees, lawns, parking bays,... (according to the approved design plan). In which, the building of the Department of Culture, the Institute of Literature will be retained, researching the relocation of the Lighthouse, temporarily keeping 02 architectural works of Northern Power Corporation to study specific handling plans in phase 2 (phase 2); Researching the plan to retain the Artdeco style architectural works of Hoan Kiem Power Company, considering the plan to open the 1st floor...

- Invest in technical infrastructure systems: water supply and drainage, lighting, provision of urban equipment (garbage bins, stone benches, WCs...); Wifi system, security cameras;

Renovation and renovation of some remaining buildings: the building of the Department of Culture, the building of the Institute of Literature...

- Moving underground and above-ground works (if any) and some other related items.

Period 2:

Implemented by separate projects according to the planning and architectural plan appraised and approved by competent authorities in accordance with regulations, with the orientation of the approved Plan as follows:

- Research planning and organization of underground space in the area east of Hoan Kiem Lake (about 3 basements), connecting the underground space of station C9 - urban railway line No. 2, phase 1 (2. 1) Nam Thang Long - Tran Hung Dao, having appropriate technical solutions for conservation works during the construction of basements; propose functions for using underground space to ensure land use efficiency, meeting the needs of the people (should research and propose multi-functional use: public, cultural, service, commercial, infrastructure...).

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