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Beijing Rezoning Plan Transforms Huilongguan Into Mixed-Use District
Beijing planners have put forward changes that would shift large tracts of northern residential land to mixed commercial and residential use.
How we reported this
The Beijing Municipal Commission of Planning and Natural Resources released a draft rezoning on July 8 that covers 1.8 square kilometers in Huilongguan, Changping district, converting zones now limited to low-rise housing into areas that permit office towers, shopping centers and hotels.
The timing aligns with the city’s push to ease pressure on core districts after the 2025 urban master plan set new targets for decentralizing jobs and services. Rising commuter volumes on Line 13 and the Jingcheng Expressway have made the northern suburbs a focus for fresh commercial nodes that could cut daily travel times for residents.
Local stakes in Huilongguan and Tiantongyuan
The affected blocks sit between Huilongguan Cultural and Sports Park and the Tiantongyuan station on the Line 13 extension. Several parcels back onto the Changping campus of Peking University, where staff housing currently occupies land now eyed for retail podiums. A second cluster lies west of the Huilongguan East subway stop, near the long-planned but still unbuilt extension of the Olympic Forest Park green corridor.
Current average resale prices in Huilongguan reached 52,000 yuan per square meter in June 2026, according to transaction records compiled by the Beijing Real Estate Association. The draft projects that mixed-use permissions could lift values by 15 to 25 percent within three years, based on comparable shifts recorded in Wangjing after its 2019 rezoning.
Next steps for residents and buyers
Public consultation runs from July 15 through August 15 at the Changping district planning office on Huilongguan South Street. Property owners inside the redrawn boundaries can submit comments on height limits and required green space ratios. Prospective buyers should check the final map expected in September before signing contracts on units that may soon sit next to new commercial construction.
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