HCMC – HCMC’s Department of Planning and Architecture has reported to the city government on the progress and proposed adjustments to the planning of 19 old apartment blocks, aiming to create conditions for investor participation in redevelopment projects.
According to the report, nine buildings have been assessed as unsafe and require relocation and demolition, but the process remains unfinished. These include the apartment blocks at 47 Long Hung Street in Tan Son Nhat Ward and 40/1 Tan Phuoc Street in Tan Hoa Ward.
In 2022, the department asked the former Tan Binh District authorities to review and revise the 1:2,000 zoning plan to help attract investment, following directions from the HCMC People’s Committee.
Several buildings have already undergone planning changes. The apartment block at 170–171 Tan Chau Street in Tan Hoa Ward has been rezoned for educational use to accommodate a new campus of Tran Van On Primary School. The building at 155–157 Bui Vien Street in Ben Thanh Ward has been included in an adjusted zoning plan for the city’s existing central area.
For the building at 11 Vo Van Tan Street in Xuan Hoa Ward, the Department of Construction proposed removing it from the renovation and relocation list to allow for the reconstruction of a pre-1975 residential building.
Four apartment clusters in Xom Chieu and Khanh Hoi wards—Truc Giang, Vinh Hoi (blocks A, B, C), Ton That Thuyet (blocks A, B, C), and Hoang Dieu (block Y)—have approved outlines and budgets for zoning adjustments at the 1:2,000 scale. The ward-level authorities are responsible for drafting and approving these plans.
Ten other projects that have yet to receive inspection conclusions on whether relocation and demolition are required will still undergo urban refurbishment or redevelopment.
At the Ngo Gia Tu apartment cluster in Vuon Lai Ward, one block has been cleared while the remaining blocks are pending and currently seeking investment. The ward is preparing a detailed 1:500 zoning plan.
Planning and architectural criteria for the remaining nine clusters—covering buildings built before 1975 and now considered unsafe or severely deteriorated—will be determined during the formulation of relevant zoning plans.
