A developing riverfront central district of major infrastructure, new towers and large planned plots.
1BR rent /mo₫20,000,000–₫35,000,000
3BR rent /mo₫35,000,000–₫65,000,000
Walk to railMetro Line 1 serves the area or its immediate edge; check the walk from the actual address and current station access.
Estimated expat share~38% · Moderate
Thủ Thiêm is the emerging riverfront central district across the Saigon River from District 1. New towers, broad roads, major civic and financial plots and large areas still under construction give it a strikingly different scale from old Saigon.
The attraction is modern housing and immediate proximity to the established centre. The compromise is incomplete street life: a tower can be finished while the surrounding public realm is still catching up.
The honest version
Thủ Thiêm is a new city district in the making, not a finished substitute for central HCMC. It suits residents who value buildings and river access and can tolerate construction around them.
Good to know
The area faces the established centre across the Saigon River
Construction and incomplete street life remain part of the present character
Estimated extent · 3.16 km² — OpenStreetMap has no outline for this area, so this covers the built-up land closest to it, with edges following real streets. Locals will disagree about the exact edges.