2014-06-20

Abandoned Villas in Tianjin

Baodi, Tianjin was expected to get a high-speed rail station. It didn't get it.



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From a distance, golf apartments from treasure white road, the road through the occasional car, golf apartment stands alone, it is to the east of Beijing and Tianjin Metro standards famous golf venue.

In Tianjin Baodi, there is a so-called "Asia's largest villa zone" of Beijing and Tianjin Metro. Because of such factors as location, opened 10 years ago, the occupancy rate is very low, the outside world as a "ghost town," said. Between Beijing and Tianjin, two large cities, the presence of a ghost town on this scale is very rare.

Although the occupancy rate is low, but the "ghost town" of households on the call and disagree. They believe that there are cheap, large appreciation of space, with not too high a price, you can buy a house, enough to meet the American middle-class dream.

Starting this year, the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and suddenly accelerated, located in the hinterland of Beijing, Tianjin and Beijing and Tianjin Metro seemed to usher in a new round of opportunities. In this regard, the mentality of developers, residents, merchants but has subtle differences.

"The more dry more disheartened," For the future, such as supermarket boss Xu pessimistic attitude, "after Beijing, Tianjin and integration someone to live without? I do not know, anyway, in recent years there has been no change."

Strange situation: 3000 luxury villas Jiucheng vacant

Seven districts in Tianjin City, Taoyuan, district without a stay, the security booth was empty, and many house door open, the yard was waist-high weeds, in addition to the sound of birds and the occasional sound of passing traffic, the district where there is no sound. After nightfall, this barren scene revealing a bit gloomy, cold people back.

15 km south of Tianjin Baodi county, surrounded by wheat fields and woods, and stands a European architecture. Door styling similar to the Arc de Triomphe, about 10 cars side by side counterparts available. Roadside trees wrapped in red cloth, each leading to the leafy residential villas.

In stark contrast with the luxury building is depressed sentiment. Apart from the occasional passing vehicles and ride workers, the wide roads, rare pedestrians.

Here is known as "Asia's largest villa zone" Jing Jin City, Taoyuan consists of villas, Cornwall Park, along the park. Here, about 3000 villas, and a luxurious five-star hotel. Because few people live, in recent years, the media have been repeatedly labeled "ghost town", "ghost town" label.

Hopson is the Beijing-Tianjin Metro developers. A Yangxing its sales manager, said the Beijing-Tianjin Metro occupancy rate of around 30%.

However, the actual occupancy rate is far below that figure. Southern reporter visited a number of areas, rough statistics, the average occupancy rate of less than one percent. In Tianjin City, Taoyuan an area as an example, according to the surrounding businesses and security, said the district has more than 70 villas, only three current real resident. In the Southern Reporter stay for two hours, no one out of the cell door.

In Tianjin City, Taoyuan seven districts, the district without a stay, the security booth was empty, and many house door open, the yard was waist-high weeds, in addition to the sound of birds and the occasional sound of passing traffic, the district where there is no sound . After nightfall, this barren scene revealing a bit gloomy, cold people back.

Hee Park is the most bustling commercial street in Beijing and Tianjin Metro area, but was only 50% of rental shops, the most popular of which is two bars and four small hotel --- mainly for their passenger nearby college.

More shops closed the door, close to the color poster on the glass door, "looks a little lively posters that posted nothing more deserted." Supermarket boss Xu as saying.

In 2004, while stationed in supermarkets such as Xu Jing Jin City, here is the first batch of merchants. That time, the number of real estate under construction in Beijing and Tianjin Metro, a large number of construction workers as the source of her supermarket business is hot. After the estate built, workers evacuated, but only a handful of resident owners, supermarket business suddenly decline.

"Buy a house are rich, but people just do not come to stay." Xu as a sigh. Because there are few customers, often unmarketable expired milk, she laid down the rules, the store milk only book in advance to purchase.

In her view, the new city of Beijing and Tianjin, one of the few permanent residents are divided into two categories, one is old, one is to help home-care hospital workers. The former are mostly bought caring for the elderly and children, the latter is the household needs of people housekeeping cleaning, or Yangyang poultry.

Although the occupancy rate freeze, but the house was in Beijing and Tianjin Metro hot state.

The sales office of a sales manager, said the Beijing-Tianjin Metro's sales rate of around 90%. In Tianjin City Culture Park, the park 329 villas, currently there are only three sets did not sell at a price of 13,000 yuan per square meter.

In the outside world labeled "ghost town" label, while Beijing and Tianjin Metro tenants have, but generally more accepted here.

Jian-Bin Liu, 50 years old, engaged in IT industry in Beijing, in 2013, he spent 3 million to buy a second-hand house a 330 square meter. All told, priced at 9,000 yuan per square meter, while a similar house on the outskirts of Beijing, the price to more than quadruple.

American-style two-story single-family house around this building, there is a large acre garden. Kanawha yard, sitting in your own home you can go fishing. During the holidays, the Jian-Bin Liu occasionally take his family on vacation. In addition, the house has been empty.

For Jian-Bin Liu, it meets a certain extent, his own middle-class dream, "this money, just enough to buy a two-bedroom in Beijing's."

"This is the last piece of Beijing, Tianjin and regional price depression." He was very proud of their choice.

Hopson Sales a middle manager, said the Beijing-Tianjin Metro's early customers come from all over the country, the main purpose is to settle down to buy a house, investment and so on. At present, customers are mainly from Beijing, generally aged 40-50 years old, middle-aged career modicum of success.

And Jian-Bin Liu, like Beijing and Tianjin Metro for many households, in addition to a beautiful environment, appreciation, cost is to choose the key word here.

SouFun forum in Beijing and Tianjin Metro, a "Beijing and Tianjin Metro is a potential for development, there is room for appreciation of the villa zone" for the more than 19,000 hits strip, the highest for the forum.

Interestingly, this is the only post topics, no posts, users can still attract attention. June 3 this year, it was the thread question: "(Tianjin City) can not develop appreciation?"

Someone immediately replied: "So what are good as well as yours?"

For outside spread of "ghost town" question, Jian-Bin Liu has long been surprising, "the Beijing-Tianjin Metro is not suitable for people who work with a fixed residence for pension and freelancers."

In his plan, there is indeed a place after retirement. "Wait a few years, and slowly get better." He even advised reporters the South, "you have the money, then buy a bar."

The question for the outside world, the developer Hopson's staff believes that the Beijing-Tianjin Metro is a low volume rate of suburban villas, the population can not be too much.

"I do not deny that a ghost town," these middle managers, "said the villas, low volume rate of 0.28, if not empty, it was hell."

He Kang Jing Jin City Park, for example, "Kang Park area of ​​440,000 square meters, with the Vatican in size, a total of 329 villas, even if five people live in a complete circuit, and can not rise more than a plot of Beijing people. "

The former general manager of the Beijing-Tianjin Metro Zheng Changli think interview, Beijing and Tianjin Metro has its own development cycle, "Every town is beginning to thrive, especially from vacant suburban enclave market. Development cycle of each city not a year or two, nor ten years, possibly longer. "

History: The political and business combination

"Investors smug, made this development project, to be based in the Bohai Economic Rim ...... (build) a comprehensive, highlighting the new city spa culture. Functional size located in a world-class, first in Asia."

History combing the city of Beijing and Tianjin Metro, easy to see, this "ghost town" was born, mixed with Fangzhu Zheng's development impulses, and commercial real estate business ambitions.

September 2001, Tianjin Baodi county area, previously, in the Tianjin Baodi Economic mediocre suburban middle. In celebration of the inaugural meeting Baodi, when he was Party Secretary Zhang Hu told the media that will be built in four specialties baodi parks, geothermal zone among them.

Put in the southern suburbs of Baodi from depression formerly barren saline, but rich in geothermal resources. According to "China Economic Times" reported that, in 2001, went to Guangdong baodi investment group for this investment, to attract investment Hopson, who's responsible Chu Mang Yee went baodi visit.

For the situation at that time, so the above report describes the "Investor smug, made this development project, to be based in the Bohai Economic Rim ...... (build) a comprehensive, highlighting the new city spa culture. Functional size located in a world-class, first in Asia. "

According to the time plan, Hopson will invest 12 billion yuan in this, the construction of a new city. According baodi an anonymous official said officials at the time the investment is more than this figure surprised, "absolutely did not expect to find such a large sum of money."

Hopson rely in Guangzhou, "making the city" fortune, investing heavily in the construction of Metro in Baodi, consistent with its commercial distribution, but also to meet the local needs of those in power. According to media reports, Hopson only the price of 78 yuan per square meter, for the acquisition of 1.8 acres of land.

Another example is that, as Hopson landed the first batch of investment projects, locate geothermal development zone, is the official further clarify --- utilization of geothermal resources, "made the Metro."

August 2003, Baodi District study group had issued a document called "five-year period, construction planning area of ​​60 square kilometers and a population of 300,000 modern town." This coincided with Hopson planning unison.

"Metro-made" planning, and even affect the overall planning of Tianjin "Tianjin Urban Master Plan (2005 - 2020)" published 11 neighboring Tianjin Metro, planning will be medium-sized cities standard construction. Beijing and Tianjin Metro honor out of them.

According to the plan, focusing on the development of Beijing and Tianjin Metro tourism, trade and logistics, education and conference services to the population size in 2020 was 20 million.

Controversy: Commercial making mistakes?

Although the villa sales hot, but shops, hotels and other commercial clubs sparse crowd, Hopson has not been successful in the Beijing-Tianjin Metro project, they became its national expansion of "Waterloo."

Hopson and local government honeymoon period has not been sustained.

According to the Southern Weekend reported that a Hopson executive, said: "The government initially said the Beijing-Tianjin intercity here (XRL), there will be a lot of support, the results of many promises never fulfilled, then that is a private enterprise to dry all live government. "

In addition to traffic inconvenience, Beijing and Tianjin Metro supporting the existence of a shortage of embarrassment surrounding hospitals, markets, primary schools, both in the vicinity of the town. Jian-Bin Liu also believes that the facilities here, much less than the household expectations.

In addition, the Beijing-Tianjin intercity high-speed railway station in Wuqing, and people look forward to Jingtang baodi high-speed rail, currently there are no substantive action.

Price increases, but also can reflect the awkward position of Beijing and Tianjin Metro. In the past decade, the national property prices skyrocketing, but much lower than Beijing or Beijing-Tianjin Metro conurbation Yanjiao and so on.

A real estate agent said, beginning when the Beijing-Tianjin Metro opened, prices of about 3,000 yuan per square meter, and the current Beijing-Tianjin New Town houses about 13,000 yuan per square meter price of second-hand house prices in about 7000 to 10,000 yuan per square meter.

In fact, in the real estate industry, for Beijing and Tianjin Metro exists "this house sell to" controversy, criticism of this real estate positioning.

From the map, just in Beijing, Tianjin and Beijing and Tianjin Metro hinterland center of the Tri-Cities. It is 110 km from the center of Beijing, 50 km Tianjin, 80 kilometers Tangshan city center. In the beginning of planning, which is seen as the inherent advantages of the integration of the Beijing-Tianjin Twins, now seems to have become awkward lies. Although located in the hinterland, but the distance it is from the three cities are not close, there is a danger of being marginalized.

In the real estate industry view, the main customers of Beijing and Tianjin from Beijing Metro. Currently baodi not pass high-speed rail, high transport costs.

More importantly, the Beijing-Tianjin Metro is facing fierce competition. As a competitor, Beijing suburban villa although more expensive, but enough to meet the needs of the Beijing market.

"In the two large cities, there is a massive ghost town, very rare, this is the most special place in Beijing and Tianjin Metro." Du Meng, deputy director of Peking University Center for Real Estate Development Research Fund Southern Reporter said.

Although the villa sales hot, but shops, hotels and other commercial clubs sparse crowd, Hopson has not been successful in the Beijing-Tianjin Metro project, they became its national expansion of "Waterloo." Some media reported that: it has invested more than 200 billion yuan in Tianjin City, the resulting output but only less than 10 billion yuan.

"These are not areas of Beijing and Tianjin Metro second homes, and should be included in the scope of the third homes." Into a business trip in Beijing real estate brokerage firm in a marketing person in charge of the center, residents "Even with the ability to purchase, nor have plenty of time to enjoy this type of property, and therefore the cost and obtain benefits from expenditures, the ownership of such a remote area villa is not economical. "

After Beijing, Tianjin and Integration: Future

Du Meng real estate experts believe that the lack of commercial and industrial town near Beijing and Tianjin, resulting in fewer job opportunities, popularity can not be gathered. If the industry gathered properly, similar to this ghost town Tianjin City will gather more resident population, which will sooner or later take off the top "ghost town" hat.

Starting this year, the integration of Beijing, Tianjin and suddenly accelerated, to around Beijing real estate market hit a shot in the arm, Yanjiao, Langfang, Baoding, house prices to rise.

In Beijing, Tianjin and integration background, real estate brokers and sales personnel to remain optimistic about the future of Beijing and Tianjin Metro. Beijing and Tianjin Metro Beijing Sales Project Manager Du Hongbo cite examples of Baoding, consider the integration of Beijing, Tianjin, only to drive around economic development, but also be able to boost prices.

He also believes that colleagues in the sales department of Tianjin, although the property market downturn this year, but by the impact of the integration of Beijing, Tianjin, "have gone up around Beijing, the Beijing-Tianjin Metro up sooner or later."

Jian-Bin Liu also believes that the Beijing-Tianjin Metro will certainly usher in a turning point, "the owners are quick to retirement age, many people here."

In his view, more importantly, with the Zhongguancun Science Park into Baodi, prices quickly to price increases. November 30, 2013, Beijing Zhongguancun and Tianjin Baodi signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement, the development and construction of the Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park baodi. Although not in the vicinity of Beijing and Tianjin Science and Technology Park Metro, but the local industry and commerce have baodi impetus may also push up the way Beijing and Tianjin Metro popularity.

Jian-Bin Liu has been planning, if future conditions are right, the company moved to its own Baodi, which can reside in the Beijing-Tianjin Metro villa.

"The problem is that Beijing and Tianjin Metro did not keep up with the industry and commerce," Du Meng believes that the lack of commercial and industrial town near Beijing and Tianjin, resulting in fewer job opportunities, popularity can not be gathered. If the industry gathered properly, similar to this ghost town Tianjin City will gather more resident population, which will sooner or later take off the top "ghost town" hat.

"But for developers, this time, the infrastructure will usher in the life cycle, the developer of a low return on investment." Du Meng added.

In Beijing and Tianjin Metro seems many businesses, even in the future to usher in the Beijing-Tianjin Metro Transit, but they have no time and patience to wait.

"The more dry more disheartened," For the future, such as supermarket boss Xu pessimistic attitude, "after Beijing, Tianjin and integration someone to live without? I do not know, anyway, in recent years there has been no change."

She was lying on the table, staring at the TV screen drama, which is probably bored this afternoon, she was the only thing of interest, "We can not always shop has been lost, if you want my shop disk you got. "

Xu as supermarket not far from the city before the new Hyatt Beijing and Tianjin, a couple pose for wedding photography, behind the open squares and European-style minaret.

Photographer frankly, this is their perfect wedding shooting, "beautiful scenery, and no one around, disrupted backgrounds."

After dark, except for bits and pieces of the street signs and roadside shops, the Beijing-Tianjin Metro into darkness.

In the former plan, this should be one to accommodate three hundred thousand people in the city.

Business Cards: Tianjin City

● Location: Located in the hinterland of Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan City, the center of the three, 110 kilometers from Beijing's city center, 50 km Tianjin, Tangshan city center 80 km

● Area: 260 square kilometers vision is

● Planning Capacity: "Asia's largest villa zone" vision over 8,000 villas, built about 3000 currently sets; expected to accommodate three hundred thousand population

● start time: 2004

● Occupancy: Only one percent

● Cause: The main customers are from Beijing, but did not pass baodi high iron, high transport costs; shortage supporting; lack of business, less jobs

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