Foreign Property News | Posted by Si Thu Aung
Instead of the “park lifestyle” the real estate developer promised, the new owners discovered a public area covered in a blue plastic material to look like a lake. Weibo via South China Morning PostInstead of the “high vegetation cover” and “park lifestyle” the real estate developer promised, the new owners discovered a public area covered in a blue plastic material to look like a lake and a small timber bridge on the paving, Hunan Satellite TV’s City Channel reported on Sunday.
Homebuyers promised “park views” in a new residential development were in for a shock on the weekend when they picked up the keys to their flats in central China. Homeowners at Beichen Central Park in Changsha, Hunan province, took delivery of their flats on the weekend.
“So I’m supposed to be standing in the middle of blue water, which in fact doesn’t exist. There is no rock or plants,” one owner said.
In a larger area, grass block paving, covered with yellow mud and dotted with withered turf blanketed an area that should have been grass.
“We’re very unhappy about these grass block pavers. They’re usually used for driveways or car parks,” another disgruntled homeowner said, adding that they posed a danger to children and the elderly.
A company staff member of the developer, Changsha Shiji Yujing Real Estate, said the grass block paving was built according to government standards. “We did so because we need to take into account both fire safety requirements and landscaping needs,” the employee said.
The subdistrict office administering the community had organised a meeting with representatives of the owners and would work with fire and urban planning departments to solve the issues, the report said.
Ref: BusinessInsider
