Xinyi Planning District

25°02′10″N 121°34′15″E

Skyline and buildings of Xinyi Planning District (2022)

Xinyi Planning District (Chinese: 信義計畫區), also known as the Xinyi Planning Area, is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The total area of the Xinyi Planning District is 153 hectares. It was designed in the 1970s and developed from the 1980s onward. Xinyi Planning District is the prime central business district of Taipei. Important infrastructure, such as Taipei 101, Taipei City Hall, Taipei International Convention Center and Taipei World Trade Center, is located within this area.

Historical development

Xinyi Planning District core area map

It's historical development began in 1976, when the Taipei Municipal Government accepted the proposal to redevelop the area east of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The goal of this redevelopment was to set up a secondary commercial center away from the more crowded old city center (Taipei Station, Ximending area). The redevelopment hoped to increase the prosperity of the eastern district and the convenience of urban life for existing residents.^[1]

The development framework was planned by the Japanese architect Kaku Morin [ja] (1920–2012) of Kaku Morin Group, an architect with planning experience with the Nishi-Shinjuku district, a previously planned development in Tokyo. The center's purpose was to expand business investment in the area and attract international financial services and technology firms. It also planned for residential development by building a completely new community. The Xinyi Planning District is the only commercial development area in Taipei with a wholly planned street and urban design. In addition to attracting corporations, it also features large retail spaces, department stores, and shopping malls.^[2]

There are currently 15 department stores in Xinyi Planning District, forming the Xinyi Commercial District. Department stores in the commercial district include Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi New Life Square (A4, A8, A9, and A11), Taipei 101 Mall, Vieshow Cinemas, ATT 4 FUN, Uni-President Hankyu Department Store, BELLAVITA, Eslite Bookstore, Breeze Xin Yi, Breeze Song Gao, Breeze Nan Shan, Neo19, and FEDS Xinyi A13. Taipei Sky Tower Mall is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2022.^[3] With at least 10 department stores in a mere 50-hectare site, Xinyi Commercial District is said to have the world's highest density of department stores.^[4][5][6]

Main buildings

Block	Name	Floor	Height (m)	Floor Area (m2)	Status	Completed	Usage	Note
Station	Taipei City Hall Bus Station	31	151	144,037.15	Completed	2010	Commercial (Uni-President Hankyu Department Store) Hotel (W Taipei) Station (Bus and Taipei Metro)	[7]
Government	Taipei City Hall	12	54.42	196,684.59	Completed	1994	Government	[8]
Government	Taipei City Council	10	35	46,592.4	Completed	1990	Government	[9]
A1	Farglory Financial Center	32	208	61,147.58	Completed	2012	Office	[10]
A2	Uni-President International Tower	30	154	116,773.91	Completed	2004	Commercial (eslite Xinyi Store) Office	[11]
A3	Cathay Landmark	46	212	152,488.6	Completed	2015	Commercial (Breeze Xin Yi) Office	[12]
A4	Shin Kong Mitsukoshi	9	49	87,700	Completed	2005	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	[13]
A5	BELLAVITA Shopping Center	9	49.98	52,636.11	Completed	2009	Commercial	[14]
A6	Walsin Lihwa Building	27	134.6	77,824.15	Completed	2009	Office	[15]
A7	The Sky Taipei	51	280	87,464.32	Under Construction	2025	Commercial (Taipei Sky Tower Mall) Hotel (Andaz Taipei, Park Hyatt Taipei) Auditorium	[16][note 1][17][18]
A8	Shin Kong Mitsukoshi	9	39.55	67,901.18	Completed	2001	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	[19]
A9	Shin Kong Mitsukoshi	9	47.1	51,854.9	Completed	2003	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	[20]
A10	Humble House Taipei	22	89.95	54,956.28	Completed	2013	Commercial (Breeze Song Gao) Hotel	[21]
A11	Shin Kong Mitsukoshi	7	40.7	62,705.81	Completed	1997	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	[22]
A12	Shin Kong Xinyi Financial Center	22	89.95	79,689.79	Completed	2010	Hotel (Le Méridien Taipei) Office	[23]
A13	FEDS Xinyi A13	14	78.95	78,159.78	Completed	2019	Commercial (Far Eastern Xinyi A13 Department Store, Apple Xinyi A13)	[24]
A14	ATT 4 FUN	10	42	33,065.65	Completed	2000	Commercial	[25]
A15, 18, 20	Taipei Nan Shan Plaza	48	272	192,154.99	Completed	2018	Commercial (Breeze Nan Shan) Office	[26][note 2]
A16	Vieshow Cinemas	3	21.15	10,944.2	Completed	1997	Commercial	[27]
A17	Vieshow Cinemas	4	27.9	20,674.15	Completed	1997	Commercial	[28]
A19	Neo19	12	43.9	24,380.69	Completed	2001	Commercial	[29]
A21	Nanshan Xinyi A21	43	232.7	141,528.55	Under construction	2028	Office Commercial	[30][31]
A22, A23	Taipei 101	101	509.2	374,219.95	Completed	2004	Commercial (Taipei 101 Mall) Office	[32]
A24	Taipei World Trade Center (Exhibition Building/Hall 1)	8	41	157,642.34	Completed	1986	Exhibition	[33]
A24	TWTC International Trade Building	34	142.92	111,791.52	Completed	1988	Office	[34]
A24	Taipei International Convention Center	10	48.95	59,997.45	Completed	1989	Exhibition	[35]
A24	Grand Hyatt Taipei	26	85.2	118,505.52	Completed	1990	Hotel	[36]
A25	Fubon Xinyi A25	54	266.3	132,362.85	Completed	2022	Office Art Museum	[37][38][39]
A26	Nanshan Xinyi A26 (Set for Urban Renewal)	30	153.3	83,099.28	Under Construction	2026	Office	[40][41]
B1	CPC Building	23	90	102,920.4	Completed	2001	Office	[42]
B2	Cathay Financial Center	24	106.15	89,902.76	Completed	2002	Office	[43]
B3	Hontai Trade Plaza	18	81.75	52,801.35	Completed	1999	Office	[44]
B4	Capital Financial Center	18	73.5	52,938.29	Completed	1998	Office	[45]
B5	Kelti Group Headquarters	15	89.5	28,823.85	Completed	2009	Office	[46]
B6	Hua Nan Bank Headquarters	27	154.5	52,131.74	Completed	2014	Office	[47]
B7	55 Timeless	31	127.23	25,931.47	Completed	2018	Residential	[48]
D1	Rosewood Taipei	37	144.9	40,329.37	Under Construction	2024	Hotel Residential	[49]
D3	Four Seasons Hotel Taipei	31	180.2	27,512	Under Construction	2025	Hotel	[50][51]
D4	Sinyi Realty Building	10	48.2	22,771.09	Completed	1995	Office	[52]
D5	Cathay Xinyi Building	12	49.95	47,088.36	Completed	2003	Office	[53]
E1	Aurora Plaza Taipei	18	72.75	33,747.71	Completed	1991	Office	[54]
E2	Shin Kong Manhattan Building	16	66.25	23,208.43	Completed	2000	Office	[55]
E4	NanShan Financial Center	17	69.95	27,559.93	Completed	2006	Office	[56]
H	Tao Zhu Yin Yuan / Agora Garden	21	93.2	42,705.61	Completed	2018	Residential	[57]

Xinyi Planning District Skyline featuring Taipei 101, Taipei Nan Shan Plaza, TWTC International Trade Building, Farglory Financial Center and Taipei World Trade Center

Xinyi District night view

Transportation

Rail

• Metro
  • Taipei Metro
    • Tamsui–Xinyi line: Taipei 101 / World Trade Center Station, Xiangshan Station
    • Songshan–Xindian line: Songshan station
    • Bannan line:Taipei City Hall Station, Yongchun Station
• Taiwan Railways Administration
  • Taiwan Trunk Line: Songshan station

Road

• Xinyi Expressway
• Civic Boulevard
• HuanDong Boulevard

See also

• Eastern District of Taipei
• Urban planning
• Xinban Special District
• Xinzhuang Sub-city Center

Notes

1. 原本為CTBC Financial Holding及CTBC Bank總行大樓和 新舞台，2014年5月中信金總部遷至南港區中國信託金融園區後，於2015年10月以151億新台幣售出95%土地所有權持分，由買方負責拆除，且需重建新舞台。
2. Originally the World Trade Center II, the building was demolished in 2013 after Nan Shan Life acquired the 50-year right of superficies in 2012.