CHENGGONG NEW DISTRICT

KUNMING, YUNNAN, CHINA

PROJECT NAME

LOCATION

STATUS

START YEAR

LAND AREA

MAIN PROGRAM

COST

 

PROJECTED POPULATION

ACTUAL POPULATION

OCCUPANCY RATE

SALE PERCENTAGE

Chenggong New District

Kunming, Yunnan, China

Ongoing

2010

461 sqkm

University campus and housing

US$ 31.23 billion

 

950,000

350,000

40%

$4000/sqm

        Early in the district's redevelopment, much of the newly constructed housing in Chenggong was unoccupied and was reportedly one of the largest ghost towns in Asia in 2012, in a similar situation to Ordos City and the New South China Mall. It has slowly become occupied. However, in more recent years as Central Kunming has become overcrowded. Some Government departments moved to Chenggong in 2012, and a subway line connecting Chenggong to the city center opened in 2013. By 2017, the district had become home to many more offices and residents with more redevelopment still on the horizon.

       While the Chenggong New Area is slowly beginning to be populated, construction in the area is ever expanding. More buildings have been erected in recent years, and the city remains somewhat vacant compared to the overcrowded nearby city, Kunming. The prospect of the Chenggong New Area is positive, however, as people slowly began to gain more confidence in the area.

 

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