--- title: "District 3, Ho Chi Minh City — Class A submarket" description: "Established Class A and consulate corridor." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3 pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > District 3 is a prime-tier Class A submarket of Ho Chi Minh City with average asking rent around ₫1,200,000/sqm/mo · ≈ $52.2 PSF/yr USD. ## TL;DR - Established Class A and consulate corridor. - Prime tier — ~₫1,200,000/sqm/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. # District 3, Ho Chi Minh City — Class A submarket *Established [Class A](/glossary/class-a) and consulate corridor.* · Tier: prime · Avg rent: ₫1,200,000/sqm/mo · ≈ $52.2 PSF/yr USD ## TL;DR - Established Class A and consulate corridor. - Prime tier — ~₫1,200,000/sqm/mo. - Active Class A leasing market with deal flow across major broker desks. ## Overview District 3 anchors HCMC's established Class A corridor — heritage Class A, deep consulate tenancy, and the city's traditional academic and medical [density](/glossary/density). ## Tenant profile Consulates, education, healthcare, 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 Tao Dan (Metro Line 1), Hai Ba Trung (planned Metro Line 4). Multi-modal transit captures the metro's principal professional catchment. ## Amenities Vincom Mega Mall, Tao Dan Park. ## Comparable buildings - **Saigon Trade Center** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Saigon%20Trade%20Center%2C%2037%20Ton%20Duc%20Thang%20Street%2C%20District%201%2C%20Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City%2C%20District%203%2C%20Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City%2C%20Vietnam&query_place_id=ChIJIR-tyEsvdTERbKzPARi0MRw) - **TNR Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=TNR%20Tower%2C%20180-192%20Nguyen%20Cong%20Tru%2C%20District%201%2C%20Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City%2C%20District%203%2C%20Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City%2C%20Vietnam&query_place_id=ChIJ8T5IpgwvdTER0GQhYohftjc) - **Petroland Tower** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Petroland%20Tower%2C%2012%20Tan%20Trao%2C%20District%207%2C%20Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City%2C%20District%203%2C%20Ho%20Chi%20Minh%20City%2C%20Vietnam&query_place_id=ChIJp8a1cAAldTERpSsSPuA4mAQ) ## Where District 3 sits in Ho Chi Minh City District 3 is one of 5 Class A submarkets we cover in Ho Chi Minh City, classified as prime tier with an average asking rent around ₫1,200,000/sqm/mo · ≈ $52.2 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Ho Chi Minh City Class A stock, District 3 typically attracts Consulates, education, healthcare, professional services and competes most directly with the city's other prime submarkets on building specification, transit access, and [amenitisation](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside District 3: [District 1](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-1), [Thu Thiem (District 2)](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/thu-thiem-d2), [District 7 (Phu My Hung)](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-7-pmh), [Binh Thanh & An Phu](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/binh-thanh-an-phu). The full Ho Chi Minh City submarket atlas is at [/cities/ho-chi-minh-city](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city). ## Topic deep-dives for District 3 For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating District 3, 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: - [District 3 — ](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3/rents-and-availability) - [District 3 — ](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3/tenant-profile) - [District 3 — ](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3/transit-and-commute) - [District 3 — ](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [District 3 — ](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3/trophy-and-comparables) - [District 3 — ](/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Ho Chi Minh City Class A leasing and to the prime 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 [**Kenji Watanabe**](/about/authors/kenji-watanabe) — APAC contributing editor. 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. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/ho-chi-minh-city/district-3), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.