Old apartment buildings are rebuilt, people no longer have to queue to use the toilet

TPO - Since living in the old apartment building, the community had to line up to go to the toilet, the house leaked on all sides every time it rained... Now that the new apartment building has been built, the people's lives have completely changed.

03/26/2025 | 15:33

TPO - Since living in the old apartment building, the community had to line up to go to the toilet, the house leaked on all sides every time it rained... Now that the new apartment building has been built, the people's lives have completely changed.

After many times of "slipping progress", at the beginning of 2025, the Hanoi People's Committee "finalized" the deadline for the authorities to complete the detailed planning at a scale of 1/500 for a series of old apartment buildings in the area.

Including collective housing areas: Nghia Tan (Cau Giay district), Thanh Cong, Giang Vo, Ngoc Khanh (Ba Dinh district), Kim Lien, Trung Tu, Khuong Thuong, Hao Nam (Dong Da district)...

Notably, the Hanoi People's Committee has requested districts to develop detailed plans for innovation and breakthroughs. One of them is Thanh Cong residential area. The Hanoi People's Committee has requested Ba Dinh district to arrange a 40-storey resettlement apartment building, applying a highlight project for the TOD area (urban development oriented towards public transport development)...

The drastic implementation of the plan to renovate old apartments is being awaited by residents.

Recorded at N3 Nguyen Cong Tru apartment building (Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi) - one of the first renovated old apartment buildings in Hanoi. The apartment building was built on the foundation of two old collective units, A1 and A2 (Nguyen Cong Tru collective area).

This is the first pilot renovation project in Hanoi invested by Hanoi Housing Development and Construction Investment Joint Stock Company No. 7 (Handico7).

Mr. Mai Xuan Cung (head of residential group number 6, Pho Hue ward) said that Nguyen Cong Tru apartment complex has 16 units, in 2002 there was a sociological survey, and it was not implemented until 2009. In 2009, Mr. Cung was also the head of the residential group here, in charge of mobilizing people to relocate to renovate old apartments.

According to Mr. Cung, when the project was about to be implemented, people were very worried. One, apartments were a new concept, and two, they had to temporarily live in Vinh Hoang residential area (Hoang Mai district). They were worried about whether they could return to their old place of residence or not... "At that time, I and the working group went to campaign for many months. When we went, we all wore helmets, afraid that if someone was negative, they would act uncontrollably," the team leader confided.

After 4 years, the project completed the site clearance, and the project started construction in 2013, and was completed after 2 years. "Up to now, the old residents who met me all cherish and are excited about their new life. As for the old apartments around, such as B1 and B2, every time they have a neighborhood meeting, they express their wish that their apartment building be renovated as soon as possible," Mr. Cung shared.

Opposite the N3 Nguyen Cong Tru apartment building are two old, dilapidated apartment buildings, B1 and B2. On the 3rd and 4th floors, tree roots grow through the walls. Every time it rains, water leaks from the 4th floor to the 3rd floor.

Another completed apartment renovation project is the renovation project of buildings B7 and B10 of Kim Lien Collective Housing Area, Dong Da District. These buildings were built in the 1960s and are classified as dangerous. To date, 2 old apartment buildings have been demolished and a new 11-storey apartment building has been built on the old land.

Two B10 Kim Lien apartment buildings next to each other, one has been newly built with 11 floors, the other is still waiting to be renovated and rebuilt.

According to records, buildings B7 and B10 of Kim Lien apartment building have been built spaciously, the first floor is currently used as a motorbike parking lot for residents.

According to Ms. Tuyet (resident of B10 Kim Lien apartment building), the biggest change for residents is being able to use elevators, separate toilets and spacious hallways.

"Before, the old collective had to wait in line to use the toilet, which was very difficult and inconvenient. The area was only 20 square meters, but now I live in a modern apartment with an area of ​​more than 40 square meters," Ms. Tuyet shared.

People hope that with the 2024 Capital Law taking effect from January 1, 2025, Hanoi can apply specific regulations to realize the policy of renovating old and degraded apartment buildings, contributing to creating a new, more spacious and beautiful appearance for the city.

Tran Hoang

Source: https://tienphong.vn/chung-cu-cu-duoc-xay-moi-nguoi-dan-het-canh-phai-xep-hang-di-ve-sinh-post1728314.tpo