Affiliated to Beijing Service Bureau for Diplomatic Missions, Beijing Housing Service Corporation for Diplomatic Missions (HSC) provides office buildings, living quarters, property management and other relevant services for the staff of diplomatic missions,the representative offices of international organizations and foreign news agencies in Beijing.
HSC practices the general manager responsibility system. It has functional departments, property management offices, the departments providing professional services and a subsidiary.
The functional departments are General Office, Finance Department, Personnel Department, Information and Operational Research Department, Public Relations and
Sales Department, Engineering Department, and Firefighting and Security Department.
The departments providing professional services are Elevator Department, Satellite TV Department and Technology Prevention Department.
The subsidiary of HSC is Beijing Aojie Building Decoration and Remodeling Company.
HSC continuously takes “quality, attitude and efficiency” as its service motto and the idea of “respect” as its core philosophy. It adheres to the operational principle of being market-led and sales-oriented and of taking priority of management and service. HSC has made continuous efforts on improving management and upgrading its service quality. With its premium services, HSC has been making contributions to friendly exchanges between China and foreign countries and been receiving plenty of praise from international clients in the high-end market.
HSC has been assuming the historical mission of serving China’s diplomatic cause. It owns properties of about 800,000 square meters in construction area, occupying over 1.2 million square meters of land. The Corporation is in charge of 156 independent embassy premises in three embassy zones, 44 apartment buildings (over 2,400 residential and office apartments), three office blocks and 37 villas in five diplomatic residence compounds.
The First Embassy Zone
The First Embassy Zone is located in the core area of Jianguomen Business Circle. It lies to the north of Jiangguomen Bridge of the extension of Chang’an Avenue. The embassy zone covers an area ranging from Jianguomen Bridge (Eastern Second Ring Road) in the east to Qijiayuan Road (Eastern Chang’an Avenue) in the west.
HSC is going to launch a brand-new development plan on the east part of Jianguomenwai Diplomatic Residence Compound. The new edifice will be mainly intended for foreign news agencies in Beijing, equipped with multi-functional and supporting facilities. It will become a significant hub of representative offices of foreign news agencies in Beijing.
The Second Embassy Zone
The Second Embassy Zone is located in the core area of Dongzhimen Business Circle, covering an area from the eastern Third Ring Road in the east to Dongzhimenwai in the west and from Gongtibeilu Road in the south to Liangma River in the north.
The Second Embassy Zone was built in the 1960s, comprising 93 embassy premises and
Tayuan Diplomatic Residence Compound and and
Sanlitun Diplomatic Residence Compound.
Tayuan Diplomatic Residence Compound is adjacent to the south bank of Liangma River. It is abundant with lush vegetation and surrounded by blue water. Sanlitun Diplomatic Residence Compound is adjacent to Sanlitun Bar Street, which is famous both in China and overseas. The compound, boasting the architecture in an elegant and ancient-looking style, and the trendy bar street add radiance and beauty to each other.
The Third Embassy Zone
The Third Embassy Zone is located in the eastern Third Ring Road. It lies to the east of Yansha Bridge and to the north of Liangmaqiao Road. It is opposite Kempinski Hotel Beijing to the south and Hilton Hotel Beijing to the north. The Third Embassy Zone comprises 12 embassy premises which are existing and under construction and
Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Residence Compound .
Liangmaqiao Diplomatic Residence Compound has three sections. Section A consists of 24 townhouses while Section B and C are composed of apartment buildings in a simple but modern and trendy style.
A large-scale clubhouse is within the compound, occupying over 10,000 square meters. As a high-grade clubhouse, it provides diverse and high quality services such as catering, entertainment, shopping and laundry and facilities including a fitness center and a beauty salon.
In addition, opposite the compound lies the biggest international school in Beijing, Canadian International School Beijing. It was put to use in November 2006.
The development of the 4th Embassy Zone is going to start soon.
In response to the needs of diplomatic missions and approved by the governmental institutions concerned, HSC starts to plan the development and construction of the Fourth Embassy Zone. The Fourth Embassy Zone is located in Dongba, occupying over 700,000 square meters of land. The embassy zone will be developed into premium office buildings and living communities including apartment buildings, office blocks, villas and embassy premises in conjunction with supporting facilities.
Looking ahead, HSC is set to project an open and harmonious image with vitality and efficiency. Capitalizing on its efficient management and quality services, HSC will play a significant role on the international stage.
What Should You Know About DRC?
is the short form for Diplomatic Residence Compound. “D” for “Diplomatic” is meant to emphasize on the uniqueness of our niche in the hospitality industry. “R” for us means “Respect” also, which is what we do in offering respectful management and services. “C” to us stands for “Creativity”, which is our slogan for operation.
Being an exclusive housing service entity catering to the needs of international clientele of diplomatic missions, UN representative offices, foreign media organizations and leading international corporations, bringing out its Chinese characteristics is of great significance to the DRC. In our logo, thus, the letter “C” is designed after a jade dragon unearthed at the site of Hongshan Culture in northern China (4000-3000 BC). For the dragon, the red color, the most popular in traditional Chinese culture, is chosen to represent “Respect, Creativity and Hearty Service” in our motto that also includes Sincerity, Consistency and Consideration in serving our tenants, making Diplomatic Residence Compound a home away from home for foreign envoys, representatives, journalists and business leaders working and living in Beijing.
Welcome to the website of the Diplomatic Residence Compound (DRC), which, we sincerely hope, will be a bridge for promoting better understanding, communication and friendship between us.
First built in the early years of the People’s Republic of China, the DRC is the earliest expatriate-oriented housing project and largest international community in China. In the past decades, following the principle of “Serving the needs of China’s foreign policy, socialist construction and diplomatic missions” and the motto of “practicality, efficiency and integrity”, we have made active efforts to build up and better the brand name of DRC. Today, the DRC boasts five compounds known as Jianwai, Qijiayuan, Sanlitun, Tayuan and Liangmaqiao, spanning across the Central Business District (CBD) of Beijing from Jianguomen in the west to the Lufthansa Center in the east, occupying a total land space of 1.2 million square meters. Equipped with the latest amenities and facilities, the greenery ratio of the compounds exceeds 40%, making them the “natural green lungs” of the restless downtown area. Through our “reach out” activities, cultural barriers between different nations are brought down and people-to-people relations closer, which makes the DRC a platform of international cultural exchanges. With more than half a century’s expertise and a professional team that has won universal recognition and commendation from our upscale tenants, the DRC’s 44 apartment buildings, 3 office buildings and 37 villas located in the three “embassy zones” have always been the first choice for diplomatic personnel stationed in Beijing for both residential and office purposes.
Along with China’s open policy, we warmly welcome all the successful from all over the world with open hearts to make their homes at the DRC and we promise to deliver full range services with the highest respect.