Mixed-Use Development? How about a Mixed-Use City!

(Images from Bizjournals)

Steinberg Architects, a California based firm with an international office in Shanghai has been awarded an astonishing 75 million sf project in Changsha, China.

Although considered a mixed-use project, that would be a major understatement.  What Steinberg will be creating is nothing short of a city that will transform 7,000 acres into a new home for thousands of homes and businesses along the Xiang River.

As reported by Bizjournals, the project will be known as Changsha Songya Hu, and will consist of:

            ~ 63 million sf of residential

            ~ 5.5 million sf of office space

            ~ 4 million sf of commercial space

            ~ 1 million sf of hotel space

            ~ 1.5 million sf of community space

Other amenities included in the project are a waterfront business district and an entertainment district.

Development partners Aptech and Songya Lake will build out the $3.0 Billion project in three phase.  Construction could start as early as this year.

Changsha is the capital of China’s Hunan Province and is located in south-central China.  It has a population of 7.04 million people and the city itself dates back to 221 BC. 

Once again, China is in the business of huge, massive, staggering; just a few terms that describe development in this transformational country.

Here are three articles that describe the project:

San Jose Business Journal

Steinberg Architects wins massive China Project

San Francisco Business Times

A 75 million square foot development? Steinberg Architects says no problem

designbuild-network.com

Steinberg Architects to design Chinese mixed-use project