BEIJING, January 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or the "Company") (NYSE: XIN), a residential real estate developer with a primary focus on high growth cities in China, today announced that it has recently acquired four land parcels in Zhengzhou, Henan province, through public auction.
Land parcels No.149 and No. 150 are adjacent and located next to the Company's Zhengzhou Thriving Family project. Together, they offer a total site area of approximately 123,906 square meters. Xinyuan paid a total of RMB779.7 million (approximately US$125.2 million) for the land use rights. The average estimated floor price of this project is approximately RMB2,098 per square meter. The Company plans to develop high-rise residential apartments on this land.
The other two land parcels - No. 151 and 152 - are also adjacent and located in the South of Zhengzhou, it's a new residential area with excellent living environment. Together, they offer a total site area of approximately 50,655 square meters. Xinyuan paid a total of RMB326.2 million (approximately US$52.4 million) for the land use rights. The average estimated floor price of this project is approximately RMB1,949 per square meter. The Company plans to develop high-rise residential apartments.
Mr. Yong Zhang, Chairman of Xinyuan, commented, "We are excited to further expand our development portfolio and land bank in Zhengzhou, a mature market with very stable pricing and a healthy supply demand balance. These four land parcels are located in a promising region, next to the South Fourth Ring Road and a new subway line is under planning nearby the location of our new land parcels."
About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE: XIN) is a developer of large scale, high quality residential real estate projects aimed at providing middle-income consumers with a comfortable and convenient community lifestyle. In China, Xinyuan primarily focuses its development projects in high growth cities, including Zhengzhou, Jinan, Suzhou, Kunshan, Xuzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Changsha, Sanya, Xi'an and Hefei. The Company's U.S. development arm, XIN Development Group International, Inc., is a pioneer amongst Chinese real estate residential developers, entering the US market in 2012. Xinyuan is the first real estate developer from China to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com.
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For more information, please contact:
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Ms. Jing Ye
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irmanager@xyre.com
ICR, LLC
Mr. William Zima
In U.S.: +1 646-308-1472
In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511
Email: william.zima@icrinc.com
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