In the first nine months of this year, China’s complete community construction and renovation completed an investment of 33.61 billion yuan.

China News Service, Beijing, October 23 (Reporter Pang Wuji) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China on the 23rd that from January to September 2026, a total of 16,000 old urban communities have been completed and renovated across the country, and 13,000 communities are being renovated, benefiting 5.02 million residents; the investment in the construction and renovation of complete communities has reached 33.61 billion yuan (RMB, the same below).

Data provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development shows that in the first nine months of this year, in the renovation of old urban communities, more than 7,200 kilometers of aging pipelines such as water, electricity, and heating were upgraded. More than 2,800 communities were renovated to be suitable for aging and barrier-free. 86,000 parking spaces were added. 9.54 million square meters of building energy-saving renovations were implemented. More than 10,000 electric vehicle and electric bicycle charging piles were added.

In 2026, China will arrange 30.9 billion yuan of super-long-term special government bond funds to support the renovation of 197,000 old residential elevators in various places. Since 2024, super-long-term special government bond funds have supported the renovation of 364,000 elevators in various regions, benefiting 14.57 million residents. So far, 192,000 elevators have been completed and updated.

This year, the installation of elevators in old residential areas was included in the scope of ultra-long-term special government bond funding for the first time, and 7.6 billion yuan was arranged to support the installation of 28,000 elevators in various places, benefiting 385,000 residents. So far, 14,000 units have been built.

In terms of complete community construction, data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development show that in the first nine months of this year, China implemented complete community construction and renovation in 976 communities, adding 2,336 community public service facilities, 1,867 convenient commercial service facilities, adding and upgrading 3.983 million square meters of community public activity venues and public green spaces, benefiting 3.632 million residents, and completing an investment of 33.61 billion yuan.