Billion-dollar infrastructure leads the way – The Eastern area accelerates into a new growth cycle

Real estate in the area is benefiting significantly from the presence of key infrastructure such as the operational Metro Line 1, Ho Chi Minh City Ring Road 3, Hanoi Highway, and National Highway 1K. These elements provide strong interregional connectivity, creating momentum and long-term growth potential.

Ring Road 3 opens the way, metro connects the flow – the Eastern gateway rides the wave

The eastern gateway area of Ho Chi Minh City is emerging as a strong “wave front” of the southern real estate market, driven by billion-dollar transport infrastructure and an influx of a well-educated population. This serves as a key catalyst pushing the area into a new growth cycle.

Currently, Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 3 is entering its final acceleration phase, with construction being expedited toward technical opening of the entire route by the end of June 2026. With a total length of approximately 130 km and designed with 8 expressway lanes, Ring Road 3 will become a regional backbone, directly connecting to major expressways such as Ho Chi Minh City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay, Ben Luc – Long Thanh, and Ho Chi Minh City – Moc Bai, helping reduce congestion and expand development space across the Southeast region.

At the same time, the metro network is being expanded on a large scale. The New Binh Duong City – Suoi Tien metro line is approximately 32.4 km long with 19 elevated stations, proposed for investment by the Becamex IDC – Thaco consortium, and is expected to start construction in 2027 and begin operations in 2030.

Meanwhile, Dong Nai Province is accelerating on-site surveys for site clearance to extend Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien) to the provincial administrative center and Long Thanh International Airport.

The synergy between Ring Road 3, the existing metro line, and upcoming metro routes is forming a multi-dimensional transportation network that not only shortens travel time but also reshapes urban space under the TOD (Transit-Oriented Development) model.

With such infrastructure in place, the Dong Hoa area—especially the gateway near Suoi Tien Metro Station on Metro Line 1—is transforming from a “beneficiary zone” into a “strategic convergence point of opportunities.” In fact, areas along Metro Line 1 have recorded remarkable price growth. According to CBRE Vietnam, apartment prices along this corridor have increased on average by 50–200%, with some projects rising 2.5 to 3.5 times compared to their launch prices.

As locations near metro stations have established new price benchmarks, a key question arises: Where are the remaining “value gaps” along this billion-dollar infrastructure corridor—where investors can still enter early and capture the next growth cycle?

— Anh Duong