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title: "Hoan Kiem, Hanoi — Class A submarket"
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> Hoan Kiem is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Hanoi with average asking rent around $360/sqm/yr · ≈ $33.4 PSF/yr USD.

## TL;DR

- Heritage CBD core.
- Trophy tier — ~$360/sqm/yr.
- Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

# Hoan Kiem, Hanoi — Class A submarket

*Heritage CBD core.* · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: $360/sqm/yr · ≈ $33.4 PSF/yr USD

## TL;DR

- Heritage CBD core.
- [Trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) — ~$360/sqm/yr.
- Active [Class A](/glossary/class-a) leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks.

## Overview

Hoan Kiem — Hanoi's heritage CBD around Hoan Kiem Lake — anchors the city's heritage Class A core. Banking, government, professional services in heritage French Quarter and post-2000 mid-rise stock.

## Tenant profile

Banking, government, hospitality, professional services.

## Typical specification

15–40,000 sqft floor plates available across newer Class A stock; 9'+ slab-to-slab and modern MEP common.

## Transit

Hanoi Metro Line 3 (Hanoi Station planned).

Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment.

## Amenities

Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, French Quarter.

## Comparable buildings

- **Pacific Place Hanoi** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Pacific%20Place%20Hanoi%2C%20Hoan%20Kiem%2C%20Hanoi%2C%20Vietnam%2C%20Hoan%20Kiem%2C%20Hanoi%2C%20Vietnam&query_place_id=ChIJV1wdIIirNTERpGtv8hsyFg8)
- **Hilton Hanoi Opera Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Hilton%20Hanoi%20Opera%20Office%2C%20Hoan%20Kiem%2C%20Hanoi%2C%20Vietnam%2C%20Hoan%20Kiem%2C%20Hanoi%2C%20Vietnam&query_place_id=ChIJi8ToCeyrNTERZ9Sjp2jIrlY)
- **Sofitel Metropole Office** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Sofitel%20Metropole%20Office%2C%20Hoan%20Kiem%2C%20Hanoi%2C%20Vietnam%2C%20Hoan%20Kiem%2C%20Hanoi%2C%20Vietnam&query_place_id=ChIJTbX4mOurNTERJV-mNCKY1pA)

## Where Hoan Kiem sits in Hanoi

Hoan Kiem is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Hanoi, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around $360/sqm/yr · ≈ $33.4 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Hanoi Class A stock, Hoan Kiem typically attracts Banking, government, hospitality, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation).

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Hoan Kiem: [Ba Dinh](/cities/hanoi/ba-dinh), [Cau Giay](/cities/hanoi/cau-giay), [West Lake / Tay Ho](/cities/hanoi/west-lake-tay-ho), [Dong Anh / Bac Ninh Corridor](/cities/hanoi/dong-anh-bac-ninh-corridor). The full Hanoi submarket atlas is at [/cities/hanoi](/cities/hanoi).

## Topic deep-dives for Hoan Kiem

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Hoan Kiem, the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

- [Hoan Kiem — ](/cities/hanoi/hoan-kiem/rents-and-availability)
- [Hoan Kiem — ](/cities/hanoi/hoan-kiem/tenant-profile)
- [Hoan Kiem — ](/cities/hanoi/hoan-kiem/transit-and-commute)
- [Hoan Kiem — ](/cities/hanoi/hoan-kiem/amenity-and-lifestyle)
- [Hoan Kiem — ](/cities/hanoi/hoan-kiem/trophy-and-comparables)
- [Hoan Kiem — ](/cities/hanoi/hoan-kiem/fit-out-and-spec)

## Related glossary

Terminology specific to Hanoi Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier).

## Editorial provenance

Reviewed by [**Class A Atlas Editorial Desk**](/about/authors/class-a-atlas-editorial-desk) — House byline · global editorial team. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards).

### Primary sources for this page

- [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE
- [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL
- [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield
- [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills
- [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers

[Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections)

## Related topics

- [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal.
- [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce.
- [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease.
- [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies.
- [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex.
- [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/hanoi/hoan-kiem), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.
