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Ascott bags Vietnam management contract

This will boost its inventory in Vietnam to 1,182 units

CAPITALAND’S serviced residence arm has clinched a management contract for a property in the coastal city of Hai Phong.

The Somerset Central TD, Hai Phong, will open in the second half of next year and offer 132 units ranging from studio to three-bedroom apartments, The Ascott Group said yesterday.

This will be the seventh property in Ascott’s portfolio in the country and will boost its inventory in Vietnam to 1,182 units.

The latest management contract is from Thuy Duong Investment Joint Stock Company, a property company with developments across Vietnam’s major cities.

The property is part of the landmark TD Plaza, a mixed use development at Le Hong Phong Road that comprises a five-storey mall, which is already operating; an office block; and two towers of residential apartments and serviced residences.

‘The new Somerset property will be the first international branded serviced residence and the largest serviced apartment in Hai Phong,’ Ascott said.

The latest property will cement Ascott’s position as the largest international serviced residence operator in Vietnam. Continue reading

Ascott secures contract for serviced residence in Vietnam

The Ascott Group has secured a contract to manage a serviced residence property in Vietnam’s third largest city, Hai Phong.

It clinched the contract through Thuy Duong Investment Joint Stock Company, an established real estate company with developments across Vietnam’s major cities.

To be called Somerset Central TD, this will be Ascott’s first serviced residence property in the coastal city of Hai Phong and its seventh in Vietnam.

It is slated to open in the second half of next year and will offer 132 units ranging from studio to three-bedroom apartments.

The new property brings Ascott’s portfolio in Vietnam to 1,182 units across three cities – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and now Hai Phong.

Ascott is the serviced residence arm of property developer CapitaLand.

Source : ChannelNews Asia – 30 Sep 2009