Hundreds Queue for Hours to Secure a Chance at Affordable Housing in Da Nang’s Hottest Social Housing Project
On the morning of June 30, hundreds of people were seen queuing in an orderly manner within the premises of the investment enterprise of the low-income housing project in An Trung 2 Residential Area (Son Tra district, Da Nang city). They were waiting for their turn to draw lots and submit applications for social housing. Photo: Giang Thanh
According to many citizens, they had been queuing since the afternoon of June 29, enduring an overnight wait to ensure they didn’t miss the opportunity to apply for this social housing project in a prime location. At one point, the situation got out of hand, and the investor had to temporarily halt the queue to restore order.
By 9 am, the queue had grown longer, stretching all the way to Ong Ich Khiem Street. Traffic police and local authorities were present to manage traffic flow and maintain security and order.
Due to the large number of applicants, the investor had to issue queue numbers. Those who brought their application documents were given a number with their name and an appointment date for submission.
Ms. T.T.D.M, from Thanh Khe district, shared that she had been queuing since noon on June 29 and stayed overnight to submit her application, even though the Da Nang Department of Construction announced that the project would start receiving applications from June 30.
“We endured an overnight queue here, and at one point, it got so chaotic that the investor had to disband the crowd and restart the queue, which is why my queue number is almost 400. I’m worried that those who submitted their applications earlier will be prioritized, rendering my efforts of queuing for an entire day meaningless,” Ms. M. expressed her concern.
It was only after 9 am that Ms. N.T.T.P, from Son Tra district, arrived to submit her application, finding herself near the end of the queue. Seeing the long line, Ms. P. shook her head in dismay, unsure when her turn would come. “This queue is just to draw lots and get an appointment date for submission; I wonder if we’ll have to go through the same process on the submission date,” she remarked.
The low-income housing project in An Trung 2 Residential Area is located in a prime location in Son Tra district, between the Dragon Bridge and Tran Thi Ly Bridge. This project is considered the hottest social housing project in Da Nang, as soon as the sale announcement was made, people rushed to the investor’s office to inquire about procedures and applications. As a result, the investor had to switch from direct guidance to QR code-based application distribution.
The project comprises three high-rise apartment buildings with a total of 957 apartments: Block A with 18 floors, Block B with 15 floors, and Block C with 12 floors. In this phase, 633 apartments are being released to the market, including 288 units in Block A and 345 units in Block B.
The announced selling price of the apartments is over VND 16.2 million/m2, excluding taxes, fees, and other related charges as stipulated by law. The period for receiving social housing applications, as per the announcement of the Department of Construction, is from June 30 to July 22.
