90% of residents in Taipei’s ‘Kowloon Walled City’ agree to urban renewal
90% of residents in Taipei’s ‘Kowloon Walled City’ agree to urban renewal
2025-12-17
A rundown residential complex in Taipei’s affluent Da’an District has been compared to Hong Kong’s infamous urban slum, the Kowloon Walled City. Well, that comparison could soon come to an end, as change is on the horizon for the Xinwei Building. Ninety percent of the residents have given their consent to a government urban renewal project, which will see the building demolished and replaced with a new one.
The Xinwei building stands in stark contrast with the high-end apartments in the area. Inside, the space is as cramped as it gets. Each unit is only about 20 to 26 square meters, and residents put many of their belongings in common areas such as the corridor or stair-well. The structure’s age is beginning to show, with leaks everywhere. When it was built in 1971, the Xinwei building had 490 households living inside, and it housed a traditional market on its ground floor. But the bustle is long gone, and now residents’ safety is a top concern.
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走道堆垃圾雜物占據 北市「信維國宅」都更將啟動
2025-12-17
很難想像，位在台北市精華地段的大安區，一棟"信維整宅"，被形容是"台北版的九龍城寨"，如今卡關多年的都更，終於有進展，超過九成人同意，市府會啟動後續的行政作業，協助完成都更。
與外頭的高樓豪宅形成強烈對比，"信維整宅"裡頭居住空間狹小，每戶只有6到8坪，沿著回字型的走廊繞一圈，家戶門前都堆放許多雜物，管線老舊時常漏水。信維整宅在1971年落成，約有490戶，地下室原本還有傳統市場，如今繁華不再，安全成了最大隱憂。
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