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Heritage West Lake/Residences

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Residences - Heritage West Lake

Name: Residences
Address: VN

Delivered 2024 · Resale only

The only lake-facing luxury residential tower in Hanoi under CapitaLand Singapore branding with Ascott hotel service.

💰 11,5 tỷ – 46 tỷ🏗️ Delivered · 2024🏢 173 units

The 173-unit luxury residential tower — 25 storeys, 4 basements, 2-4 bedroom apartments plus duplex and penthouse units of 94-330 m². Gessi, Villeroy & Boch, Smeg fittings throughout. The Ascott manages concierge and hotel-grade services. Back-to-back PropertyGuru 'Best Luxury Condo Hanoi' in 2019 and 2021.

Lifestyle Score

Excellent

Daily convenience: dining, shopping, entertainment, transit access

Family Score

Good

Family suitability: schools, hospitals, parks, safety

Quick Verdict

🏠 End-user

Good

7.5

📈 Investor

Good

Better for long-term living than for investing.

Hanoi's top-tier lake-view address — the only CapitaLand-built luxury tower directly on Hồ Tây, with Ascott hotel service and 20-min airport runs. Tradeoff: Residences entry is 11-13 billion VND and foreigners only get 50-year leasehold, so it is not a capital-preservation play for expats.

Is this a good deal?

Project	Price	Distance
Heritage West Lake	106,5 triệu/m²	0 km
Noble Crystal Tay Ho	190 triệu/m²	1.7 km

Score Breakdown

🏠 End-user

Risks

8.2

Value for money

7.2

Livability & family fit

8.3

Location & connectivity

7.8

Legal confidence

7.8

Quality & amenities

8.7

Why the scores differ

End-user: Delivered luxury lake-view tower with CapitaLand build quality, Ascott management, strong family amenities and international schools nearby. Balanced down by incomplete pink-book progress, no operating metro, and high entry ticket.

Investor: Irreplaceable Tây Hồ lake-view address with durable demand from expats and UHNW Vietnamese, but luxury segment means narrow buyer pool, 4-5% gross yield is decent not exceptional, and foreign ownership quota constrains exit liquidity.

Price & Market

Unit price

11,5 tỷ – 46 tỷ

Rental Prices

2 BR	45 triệu – 65 triệu/mo
3 BR	60 triệu – 90 triệu/mo
4 Beds	80 triệu – 150 triệu/mo

•🟢 Residences at 120-170M/m2 resale is the ceiling for Hanoi apartments — only Lotte Center/D'. Le Roi Soleil compare, and both lack the lake frontage
•🟢 SOHO launched at ~63M/m2 and held value near 65-75M/m2 — the tower's 100% booking at launch signals real demand, not developer spin
•🟡 Rental yield 4-5% gross is decent for super-luxury but won't beat a Vinhomes Ocean Park investment unit at ~6%
•🔴 Foreign-ownership quota fills fast and resale to non-Vietnamese is capped — plan your exit accordingly
•🟡 Tây Hồ Tây administrative relocation and Metro Line 2 completion should tighten pricing further but timelines keep slipping

Should you buy here?

Best for:

✓UHNW Vietnamese families wanting Hanoi's best lake-view address with hotel-grade service
✓Expat executives on multi-year Hanoi postings near Tây Hồ embassies and UNIS
✓Families prioritising international schools, low noise and low flood risk over large gated estates
✓Entrepreneurs wanting a SOHO work-live base at a prestige lake address from ~3 billion VND

Not ideal for:

✗Buyers under 3 billion VND — SOHO studios are the entry point
✗Metro-dependent commuters — nearest operating line is 3+ km away
✗Families wanting a large gated township with internal roads and parks
✗Foreign buyers who require freehold ownership rather than 50-year leasehold

Pros & Cons

Pros

✓Direct lake-facing plot on 677 Lạc Long Quân
✓20 min to Nội Bài via Nhật Tân Bridge
✓The Ascott hotel-grade management
✓CapitaLand Singapore build quality
✓Only 375 units on 0.9 ha — low density

Cons

✗Residences start at 11+ billion VND
✗Foreigners limited to 50-year leasehold
✗No operating metro within walking distance
✗Single-plot tower, not a large gated estate

Unit Types

2BR

2 Beds · 2 Baths · 94–109 m²

11,5 tỷ - 16 tỷ

Rent: 45 triệu - 65 triệu/mo

Young families

3BR

3 Beds · 3 Baths · 145–165 m²

18 tỷ - 28 tỷ

Rent: 60 triệu - 90 triệu/mo

Growing families

4BR

4 Beds · 4 Baths · 180–200 m²

25 tỷ - 36 tỷ

Rent: 80 triệu - 110 triệu/mo

Growing families

Duplex / Penthouse

4 Beds · 5 Baths · 220–330 m²

30 tỷ - 46 tỷ

Rent: 100 triệu - 150 triệu/mo

Growing families

Project Details

Construction	Delivered
Completion	2024
Total Units	173
Towers	1

Legal Information

Launch Date	2019
Handover	2024-09
Construction Permit	approved
Pink Book	partial
Pink Book %	50%
Legal Notes	Vietnamese buyers get long-term (freehold) ownership; foreign buyers get 50-year renewable leasehold. Red books (sổ hồng) being issued progressively from handover in September 2024. CapitaLand is a listed Singapore developer with strong legal track record in Vietnam.

Amenities

👨‍👩‍👧 Family: On-site kindergarten, 500 m² children's play area, heated outdoor pool safe year-round. Multiple international schools within 4 km including UNIS, Concordia, Hanoi Academy.

🏋️ Fitness: Heated infinity outdoor pool, indoor pool, fully equipped gym, yoga room, sauna and steam room. Jogging paths on West Lake perimeter just outside the gate.

🏖️ Lifestyle: Sky bar and sky lounge with wine and cigar room on the upper floors. BBQ garden and waterfront promenade on the podium. Kindergarten and retail on floors 1-6.

🛒 Convenience: Four basement parking levels, 24/7 Ascott concierge, co-working space, retail and F&B on floors 1-6. Direct Lạc Long Quân frontage with taxi and Grab access.

🌳 Garden🔥 BBQ Area🧒 Play Area🔒 Security🅿️ Car Parking🏍️ Motorbike Parking🏊 Pool♨️ SaunaLoungeRooftop🛗 Elevator🏛️ Clubhouse🛎️ Concierge🌿 Sky GardenSteam Room🏋️ Gym

Location & Commute

Residences, Heritage West Lake

15-20 min

CBD

20-25 min

Airport

CBD (peak)	25-35 min via Âu Cơ or Thanh Niên
CBD (off-peak)	15-20 min via Âu Cơ
CBD (motorbike)	15-20 min via West Lake perimeter
Airport (peak)	30-40 min via Võ Chí Công + Nhật Tân Bridge
Airport (off-peak)	20-25 min via Võ Chí Công + Nhật Tân Bridge

🚇

Metro

3 km

🛍️

Mall

Lotte Mall West Lake… 2.5km

🏫

Schools

4 nearby

🏥

Hospitals

3 nearby

Major Roads

Lạc Long Quân — direct frontage, main Tây Hồ arterialVõ Chí Công — elevated road to Nhật Tân Bridge, ~1 kmÂu Cơ dike road — riverside route to Old QuarterNhật Tân Bridge — 2 km to airport expressway

🔇 Low Noise🌊 Low Flood✈️ No Flight Path🛣️ Not Near Highway🏠 Low Airbnb

Ultra-high-net-worth Vietnamese buyers, senior expats (Korean, Japanese, Singaporean executives), and diplomats working near Tây Hồ's embassy corridor. Mix of owner-occupiers and long-stay serviced residents via Ascott. SOHO tower draws younger entrepreneurs and small-office tenants.

🏫 International Schools

•UNIS Hanoi (United Nations International School) — 4 km via Ciputra
•Hanoi Academy — 3 km in Ciputra

🏥 Hospitals

•Vinmec Times City — 9 km (top private hospital)
•Hong Ngoc General Hospital Phúc Trường Minh — 5 km

Things to consider (not deal breakers)

⚠️ Traffic

Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ get congested at rush hour, particularly around the Xuân Diệu junction. Nhật...

Lạc Long Quân and Âu Cơ get congested at rush hour, particularly around the Xuân Diệu junction. Nhật Tân Bridge approach is usually clear and makes airport runs unusually fast for a Hanoi address.

→ Project sits on a main road with multiple escape routes (Võ Chí Công, Âu Cơ, Lạc Long Quân). Nhật Tân Bridge gives direct airport access avoiding city center.

🌊 Flood Risk

Phú Thượng sits above Red River dike level and has no flood history. Tây Hồ in general is among the ...

Phú Thượng sits above Red River dike level and has no flood history. Tây Hồ in general is among the safest wards in Hanoi for flooding due to elevation and mature drainage.

→ Plot elevation is above Red River dike level. Tây Hồ has never reported meaningful residential flooding in modern records.