The decision was made after the city’s evaluation of the state of many French-period villas.
A French-style villas in Hanoi
Of the 82, 32 are managed by the city, while others are managed by government agencies.
The municipal people's council asked the municipal people's committee last April to review and report on the status of the old villas and architectural works that were built before 1954 in the city.
The report needed to specify the number, addresses, current status, ownership and classification of the buildings, in addition to proposals of the management solutions in the future and the lists of old villas and architectural works in need of being maintenance, renovation, and preservation in 2021-2025.
The municipal people’s committee issued a list of 1,253 villas built before 1954 in Hanoi at the end of 2013.
The list included 352 state-owned villas, 100 owned by organisations, 301 privately-owned villas and 500 villas of mixed ownership.
Hoan Kiem District has also planned to upgrade a French-period villa which is located on a site of nearly 1,000 square metres in Hang Bai Ward. It has been left unused for 20 years.
