13,000 residences unoccupied in relocation initiatives

In Hanoi there are 170 relocation complexes with 14,200 apartments, some empty for years.

In the photo above are three buildings in Long Bien District completed in 2006 with 150 apartments, which have never been occupied.

These apartments were built by Hanco3 as the company bought land from residents to expand a road. But due to a disagreement with the company, the relocated residents never came to take possession of their new homes.

Hanco3 in 2017 offered to demolish the three blocks to build a new relocation area, but this was not approved.