Vincom Center Đồng Khởi

On June 21, 2007, Vincom (now is Vingroup) announced a project that high-rise and real estate investors have been "half-believing, half-doubting" about for nearly a year now. It is a cluster of 3 towers invested by Vincom, divided into two lots, including an office complex, luxury apartments for rent, a 5-star hotel and a commercial center, located in the center of District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

The first lot of nearly 12,000 m² will be located at the current location of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education & Training and Chi Lăng Park, which is originally known as Vincom Center B, including a commercial center, offices and luxury apartments, a long-term rental garage and a parking lot. The upper part of the first lot will be two 28-storey towers with a total area of 110,000 m², one for apartments and the other for offices for rent. These two towers will share a base, used as a commercial center and parking lot. The second lot of the project has an area of 8,800 m², located at the former Eden Commercial Center, surrounded by 4 main streets: Nguyễn Huệ Boulevard, Đồng Khởi Street, Lê Lợi Boulevard and Lê Thánh Tôn Street.^[1]

Vincom Center B was started to construct in late 2009, then opened on April 30, 2010, to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Reunification Day. Vincom Center B was secretly renamed as Vincom Center Đồng Khởi after the Vincom Center A was sold for VIPD Group (a business related to Trương Mỹ Lan) and changed as Union Square Saigon, the name was kept until now.

The location of the Vincom Center Đồng Khởi on the plot of Chi Lăng Park and the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education & Training has received many criticisms, mainly focusing on the transparency of the land allocation process. Specifically, public opinion and experts expressed concerns that the city seemed to have favored the appointment of the investor without organizing a public, competitive bidding as prescribed. This led to skepticism about group interests and the ineffective use of "golden" public land resources.

In addition, the transformation of almost the whole Chi Lăng park, a long time public space, into a massive commercial complex and the rest of the park accidentally became a "frontyard" of the complex was also criticized for increasing pressure on the central area's traffic infrastructure and changing the city's historical landscape.^[2][3]

The building is including two blocks called Tower A and B, both are connected by a 20-level podium, on top of the podium, also the level 21 of Tower A and B, is a swimming pool for residents of Vinhomes Đồng Khởi

• Mezzanine is between Level 1 & 2, marked as M level
• Level 3 tenants are: Haidilao, King BBQ Buffet, Dookki, Xing Fu Tang, CJ CGV Cinema, Elite Fitness
• B3 F&B brands: Basta Hiro, Beard Papa's, Boat Noodle, Boost Juice, BreadTalk, Chilli Thai, Chang Kang Kung, Cơm Tấm Mộc, Cộng Cà Phê, Dahu Hotpot, Dì Mai – Vietnamese Restaurant, Dookki, Gogi House, Highlands Coffee, Hachiban, Hokkaido Sachi, Kichi Kichi, King BBQ À la carte, Kohaku Udon & Sushi, KOI Thé, Long Wang, Manwah Taiwanese Hotpot, Mochi Sweets, Som Tum Thai, Morico, Tian Long – Teochew fresh beef hotpot, Tohoku Japanese Restaurant, Tous les Jours, Wrap&Roll, RuNam Bistro (B2), Starbucks (B2)
• Lobby for both office space and apartment, also VinFast store are located at Level 1
• Some notable office tenants: Eximbank, AIA Group, Maybank Kim Eng, Hong Kong Airlines, Ho Chi Minh City Branch of Vincom Retail, Consulate General of Australia, Ho Chi Minh City