Vinh City completes renovation of 70% of dilapidated apartment buildings

After more than 7 years of implementing the Project, up to now, the city has renovated and rebuilt 14 apartment buildings with 706 apartments, accounting for nearly 70% of the total number of apartment buildings that need to be renovated. The apartment buildings that need to be renovated are mainly located on the East side of Quang Trung Street, in Quang Trung Ward (Vinh City, Nghe An), built and put into use since 1976. After more than 45 years of use, they have seriously degraded.

Apartment building B3 in Quang Trung ward, Vinh city is dilapidated and at high risk of collapse, so the province has been forced to review and develop a renovation and replacement plan since 2015. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Specifically, of the 21 old apartment buildings with a height of 5 floors, divided into 3 areas A, B, C with a total of 21 old apartment buildings with a height of 05 floors, in which area A has an area of ​​3.45 hectares, assigned to Quang Trung Petroleum Urban Investment Joint Stock Company as the investor; area B has an area of ​​3.75 hectares assigned toVingroup Corporationas investor; Area C with an area of ​​7.22 hectares was assigned toHanoi Housing Investment and Development Joint Stock Company (Handico) No. 30be an investor.

The situation of expansion and hanging tiger cages in apartment buildings in Quang Trung, Vinh City has caused the house structure to be overloaded and degraded quite quickly. Photo: Document (Nhat Lan)

The representative of the Housing and Real Estate Management Department, Nghe An Department of Construction said: Compared to large and resource-rich localities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the progress of renovating old and dilapidated apartment buildings in Nghe An is quite positive. Currently, there are only 7 old apartment buildings that are continuing to be renovated and rebuilt and there are not many problems: 02 houses in Area A, Quang Trung and 05 houses in Area C, Quang Trung.

Another apartment building at Quang Trung Apartment is undergoing renovation. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Mr. Chu Anh Tuan - Deputy Director of the Department of Construction assessed: Although there were some difficulties and problems arising during the implementation of the old apartment renovation project, the province supported the investor to resolve them, so the progress in areas A, B, and C was basically guaranteed according to regulations. The renovation of dilapidated old apartments ensures progress, contributing to ensuring safety for people during storms and floods; at the same time, adding to the social housing fund for people in Vinh City.