This 14-story building located on Dongning Road and Dongxing Road in the East District of Nanshi City has not officially opened for business in 21 years.

(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)

[Reporter Hong Ruiqin/Tainan Report] A 14-story building located on Dongning Road, East District, Tainan, has never been open for 21 years, and was named "the largest unfinished restaurant in Tainan history" by netizens, but it recently appeared in Fangzhong.com's object information, The asking price of 1.05 billion yuan for sale has sparked heated discussions.

The "Tainan-style" Facebook fan post "Gaihao has never been in business for 21 years, the largest unfinished restaurant in Tainan history is asking for 1.05 billion for sale", this article sparked heated discussions among netizens.

Netizens left comments: "The Tainan version of "The vacant 1 ping"", "The hotel was originally named CITIC Yong'an Kang Hotel", "The 1st floor used to rent and sell sporting goods", "It's hard to imagine the things I have had since I was 6 years old, I have only seen them in my life He used it as a sporting goods sale", "Since it was built until now, I have changed from a student to a young woman", "I have actually seen the process of it being built."

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This building is located at the T-junction of Dongning Road and Dongxing Road in the Eastern District. It is very conspicuous like a "T block", and it is also close to Chengda Dongning Commercial District and Nanfang Commercial District. After opening, it became "Tainan's Urban Legend".

According to the data from Intermediary.com, the building is 21 years old, with a 14th floor and a total of 6,499.3 pings. There are 228 rooms, 7 halls, and 228 bathrooms, facing north from south.

Although the building has never been in business, it is guarded by security managers.

The agent said that as far as he knew, the building was originally intended to be a restaurant, but because the parking problem was not resolved at the time, it remained idle after completion. During this period, several buyers were transferred. The current owner bought it in 2013. The land behind it was consolidated , the transaction will be released after the parking problem is resolved, but the building is left unused, and it is estimated that it will cost another 500 million yuan to renovate.

However, some netizens said: "The builder bought it and used it as a suite for rent, or the company used it as a staff dormitory", "1 billion! It is recommended that the city government directly purchase it and turn it into a senior care center, so that more elders can receive appropriate activities and care. The service is more practical than the current mosquito restaurant.”

On the entrance of the building, the words "CITIC Yongan Kangkang Hotel" can be seen faintly.

(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)

The 14-storey building on Dongning Road, East District, Nanshi, was recently offered for sale at 1.05 billion yuan.

(Photo by reporter Hong Ruiqin)

"Tainan-style" Facebook fan specially posted "Gai Gai has never been in business for 21 years! The largest unfinished hotel in Tainan history is asking for 1.05 billion for sale" PO Wen Building for sale.

(taken from Facebook)

The building was originally intended to be a hotel.

(Extracted from "Tainan Style" Facebook)

A 14-storey building located in Dongningshang, Eastern District, has been idle for more than 20 years. Recently, it was offered for sale at a price of 1.05 billion yuan, which aroused heated discussions among netizens.

(taken from Facebook)