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What's the way forward for dilapidated old apartment buildings?

Báo Kinh tế và Đô thịBáo Kinh tế và Đô thị03/07/2024


According to statistics from the authorities, there are currently 139 apartment complexes in Ngo Quyen district (including 18 newly built complexes and 121 old complexes, accounting for 2/3 of the old apartment complexes in the entire city with more than 5,000 apartments).

From 2018 to the present, in accordance with the city's policy, Ngo Quyen district has completed the relocation of 1,241 households from 24 old and dangerous apartment buildings to construct 6 new, spacious, and modern apartment buildings, meeting the practical housing needs of the people. Most of the old apartment buildings and collective housing in the district have exceeded their lifespan and have been illegally expanded and encroached upon, disrupting the original structure, increasing the load on the buildings, affecting the quality of the buildings, and failing to meet traffic, fire safety, and urban aesthetics requirements.

Many old apartment buildings in Hai Phong City are in serious disrepair. Photo: Vinh Quan
Many old apartment buildings in Hai Phong City are in serious disrepair. Photo: Vinh Quan

To date, Ngo Quyen district has demolished 36 out of 121 apartment buildings. In the coming period, the district will demolish 16 more; currently, 69 state-owned apartment buildings remain to be demolished. To date, the district has relocated 1,721 out of 2,364 households to new apartments, with 643 households still awaiting relocation due to ongoing assessment and documentation processes.

Residents hope the city will soon create conditions for them to have new, safe homes and stable lives. Photo: Vinh Quan
Residents hope the city will soon create conditions for them to have new, safe homes and stable lives. Photo: Vinh Quan

Regarding the issue of old apartment buildings, at many city meetings, voters have made suggestions on how to address apartment complexes that are at a seriously alarming level (level D). Most of these old state-owned apartment buildings were constructed mainly between the 1960s and 1980s, ranging from 2 to 5 stories high. Their basic structure consists of reinforced concrete frames and columns, brick walls, and panel floors and roofs. Examples include apartment complexes in Dong Quoc Binh, Van My, Cau Tre, Lam Son, and An Duong wards, as well as the iron-clad apartment complex on Van My ring road...

The Van My apartment complex in Ngo Quyen district is in serious disrepair. Photo: Vinh Quan
The Van My apartment complex in Ngo Quyen district is in serious disrepair. Photo: Vinh Quan

Old apartment buildings, having been in use for 40-50 years, have dilapidated and decaying infrastructure. The severe deterioration of these housing complexes leaves residents constantly worried that they could collapse at any moment.

To address voters' petitions regarding the renovation of old, dilapidated apartment buildings in the district, the Ngo Quyen District People's Committee requested the Department of Construction to: take the lead in guiding the District People's Committee and the Housing Management and Business Company Limited to resolve 124 outstanding cases in the process of relocating residents to new apartment buildings; promptly report to the City for approval in principle of relocating residents from the old apartment building in Van My Ward to the Hoang Huy apartment building in Dong Quoc Binh Ward; and promptly develop a plan for renovating and repairing dilapidated old apartment buildings in the district to ensure the safety of residents while awaiting the construction of social housing projects; and to repair and renovate temporary housing areas.

The Department of Construction and the Hai Phong Housing Management and Business Company Limited need to immediately address and resolve issues related to malfunctioning elevators, peeling floor tiles and plaster, deteriorating drainage systems, garbage collection, and community centers that do not meet the required standards, especially the immediate rectification of the situation regarding charging electric motorbikes and electric bicycles in apartment buildings. The units should review and supplement regulations and rules in the management and operation of apartment buildings to ensure compliance with regulations and higher effectiveness and efficiency; advise the city on allocating funds for medium and major repairs in accordance with regulations; and for minor repairs, decentralize the process to ensure timely handling and avoid causing public dissatisfaction.

In addition, the relevant units are accelerating the lottery process to relocate residents to new apartment buildings, reporting to the city authorities to prioritize the repair of the buildings where residents are temporarily residing, and to stabilize their lives.

A dilapidated living space for residents in an old apartment building. Photo: Vinh Quan
A dilapidated living space for residents in an old apartment building. Photo: Vinh Quan

The construction aims to improve the city's urban landscape and ensure social welfare for its residents. It is hoped that in the near future, the city will soon relocate residents from old apartment buildings and housing complexes to ensure safety and help them stabilize their lives.

 

Hai Phong City is continuing its efforts to provide housing for most households (approximately 5,700 households) currently living in dilapidated old apartment buildings that cannot be repaired by 2025. Regarding resources, investors will use non-budgetary capital to participate in the construction of social housing as regulated, and the city budget will carry out urban renovation in these old apartment complexes.



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