BEIJING, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or "the Company") (NYSE: XIN), a residential real estate developer with a focus on high growth, strategic Tier II cities in China, today announced that it has acquired a parcel of land in eastern Zhengzhou, the capital city of central China's Henan Province.
Xinyuan paid a total of RMB138 million for the unencumbered land use rights for the parcel, which offers a total site area of approximately 22,417 square meters. Based on pre-planning of the proposed development projects consisting of high rise residential apartments of 55 square meters to 160 square meters, this parcel of land in the Zhengzhou East Development Area is expected to generate an estimated gross floor area of approximately 78,000 square meters. The Company expects to begin construction in the Zhengzhou East Development Area in April 2010 with pre-sales starting in July 2010.
"This acquisition marks Xinyuan's 10th development in Zhengzhou, further bolstering our presence in a market where our projects have generated solid returns," said Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Zhengzhou is ideally positioned as an important transportation hub connecting North, South, West, and East China, which has contributed to an accelerated urbanization of the area. In fact, according to the State Statistics Bureau, the GDP in Henan province was up 8.2% in the first half of 2009 over the same period of 2008. According to the Henan government, GDP growth for the province is expected to reach 10% in 2009, exceeding the forecast for China overall. Zhengzhou East Development area has performed particularly well experiencing higher sales price and volume growth than the Zhengzhou average, accounting for 20% of the total residential sales volume for the city. Given the attractive location of this property and the positive demand trends in China and Zhengzhou in particular, we believe this development is well positioned to contribute to Xinyuan's growth and profitability."
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. Xinyuan focuses on China's Tier II cities, characterized as larger, more developed urban areas with above average GDP and population growth rates. Xinyuan has expanded its network to cover a total population of over 34.5 million people in six strategically selected Tier II cities, comprising Hefei, Jinan, Kunshan, Suzhou, Zhengzhou and Chengdu. 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:
In China:
Mr. Tom Gurnee
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +86-10-8588-9390
Email: tom.gurnee@xyre.com
Ms. Helen Zhang
Director of Investor Relations
Tel: +86-10-8588-9255
Email: yuan.z@xyre.com
In the United States:
Mr. Bill Zima
ICR, LLC
Tel: +1-203-682-8200
Email: Bill.zima@icrinc.com
Ms. Kate Messmer
ICR, LLC
Tel: +1-203-682-8338
Email: kate.messmer@icrinc.com