Vinhomes is developing Vinhomes Green Paradise, a 2,870-hectare ESG++ coastal urban area in Can Gio, southeastern Ho Chi Minh City, with a focus on minimizing the time residents spend traveling to work and daily activities. The project's master plan rests on two pillars: new transport infrastructure that is expected to bring the city center within 20 to 35 minutes, and an on-site ecosystem designed to reduce the need for residents to leave the community for education, healthcare, work, and recreation.
The Ben Thanh-Can Gio high-speed railway, developed by Vingroup company VinSpeed, is targeted for commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2028. Running approximately 54 kilometers with a maximum design speed of 350 km/h, it is designed to connect Ben Thanh station in central Ho Chi Minh City with Vinhomes Green Paradise in about 20 minutes. On the road network, the Can Gio Bridge, scheduled to open in 2029, will replace the Binh Khanh ferry crossing, and Rung Sac Boulevard is being widened to up to 10 lanes, which is expected to cut drive times from downtown to about 35 minutes. Once complete, residents will have a choice between rail for direct trips to the center and road travel for journeys with multiple stops.
The approach responds to a shift in how urban households assess where to live. In fast-growing cities, a home only a few kilometers from the workplace can still require hours in traffic each week. For a resident who saves 15 minutes each way, the gain is about 11 hours a month over 22 working days. Academic research suggests these hours carry real weight. Using German household data from 1985 to 1998, University of Zurich economists Alois Stutzer and Bruno Frey identified what they termed the "commuting paradox": people with longer commutes consistently reported lower life satisfaction, contrary to the standard assumption that they are fully compensated by higher pay or better housing. By their estimate, a person commuting one hour each way would need roughly 40% more income to be as satisfied as someone with no commute.
International research points to a link between transit access and property values. A study commissioned by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), which tracked five U.S. metropolitan regions from 2006 to 2011, found that homes within half a mile of high-frequency transit outperformed their wider regions by 41.6% over the period, which included the Great Recession. A 2019 follow-up study found that homes near transit sold at median prices 4% to 24% higher than those farther away.
Beyond the commute, Vinhomes Green Paradise is planned to bring education, healthcare, work, retail, and recreation inside the community. Key components include 104 planned schools, including the Vinschool K-12 system and Brighton College Vietnam; Vinmec Can Gio International General Hospital, developed with Cleveland Clinic as strategic advisor; more than 2 million square meters of office space; and more than 370 parks and green areas, placing open space within 500 meters of every residence. Planned amenities include Vincom shopping centers, a 20-hectare premium outlet, the 46-hectare Cosmo Bay dining and entertainment complex, two golf courses covering 155 hectares, the 122-hectare VinWonders theme park, and Song Xanh Theater.
The project draws on planning principles that cities such as Copenhagen and Singapore have applied for years: development organized around public transit, mixed land use, and walkable neighborhoods. At Vinhomes Green Paradise, high-speed rail, education, healthcare, offices, and recreation are being planned together from the outset rather than added incrementally, with the aim of measuring a home's location by the time it returns to residents. For more information, visit https://vinhomes.vn/en. This announcement was distributed by Media OutReach Newswire.
