Close-up of the ‘bare bones’ project on Le Van Luong Street in the prosecuted case

The Criminal Investigation Agency of the Ministry of National Defense has just sent a notice to Thanh An Corporation, Ministry of National Defense; Ba Dinh Construction Investment Consulting Joint Stock Company; Holding International Joint Stock Company and the criminal whistleblower on the results of handling whistleblower information related to the Thanh An Tower project at 21 Le Van Luong (Nhan Chinh ward, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi).

In the announcement, the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Ministry of Defense said that it had previously received criminal complaints from a number of individuals who bought apartments at the Thanh An Tower project (trade name Manhattan Tower project) with The content requests the Ministry of National Defense and competent agencies to verify and clarify the lax management of land, capital and assets of the State, violations in project management and the responsibilities of the Corporation. Thanh An in choosing business cooperation partners; Strictly and completely handle violations of investors; revoke projects from Thanh An Corporation and Ba Dinh Company to hand over to other units with sufficient capacity to implement; clarify the responsibilities of banks regarding lending and disbursement to borrowers.

As a result of resolving the criminal complaint, on April 5, the Criminal Investigation Agency of the Ministry of National Defense issued a decision to prosecute the criminal case “Violation of regulations on land management” that occurred at the project. Thanh An Tower project stipulated in Clause 3, Article 229 of the Penal Code.

Previously, the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Construction concluded that many violations related to planning, planning adjustment, and construction management were approved in the area on both sides of Le Van Luong street (Hanoi), including the Thanh An Tower project at 21 Le Van Luong, invested by Thanh An Corporation.

At the conclusion, the inspector pointed out a series of violations in planning and construction adjustments at the project.

According to inspection conclusions, from 2008-2011, the City People’s Committee. Hanoi adjusted the planning 3 times, the Department of Planning and Architecture 1 time approved the total area according to regulations, 1 time approved the total area with additional administrative procedures when there was a detailed plan qualified for approval. Construction investment, construction licensing (GPXD).

“Four times of incorrect regulation changed the land from a renovation agency (in 2002, 2006) to a 25-storey office (in 2008) to offices, commercial services and apartments. apartments for sale (in 2010) increased the construction land area from 6,107m2 to nearly 6,147m2, increased construction density from 40% to 51%, increased the average number of 5 floors to 30 floors, increased the area construction from 2,443m2 to 3,145m2, construction floor area from 12,214m2 to 76,140m2, increasing population size from 500 people to about 1,308 people (temporarily calculated 327 apartments for living x 4 people/apartment)” – stated the inspection conclusion.

It is noted that this project has been lying motionless for many years, until now it is still a towering “skeleton” block of concrete.

It is known that the initial investor of the project is Thanh An Corporation, later transferred to cooperate with Ba Dinh Construction Investment and Consulting Joint Stock Company. In 2018, the project changed its name to Manhattan Tower and the project developer also had a new name – Landmark Holding Joint Stock Company, later renamed Holding International Joint Stock Company (LMH).

The Ministry of Construction ‘reminds’ Hanoi to handle responsibility for violating the planning of Le Van Luong streetThe Ministry of Construction Inspectorate requested Hanoi to review and handle organizations and individuals responsible for violations related to construction planning in the areas on both sides of Le Van Luong, To Huu, and District 1 streets. Trung Hoa – Nhan Chinh urban area.

Revealing the adjustments that ‘stuffed’ buildings into ‘paths of suffering’ Le Van LuongAccording to the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Construction, the management agency, according to the investor’s proposal, repeatedly adjusted the project or made local adjustments or approved the total floor plan and architectural plan and then continued to adjust for each project. “turning” public land into a mixture…