Well it's actually more likely a block of condos (by which I mean apartments all individually sold to owners who then move in or rent out) in China, and judging

Well it's actually more likely a block of condos (by which I mean apartments all individually sold to owners who then move in or rent out) in China, and judging from this zoomable version https://www.flickr.com/photos/photocapy/252736005 https://www.flickr.com/photos/photocapy/252736005 it's actually not even vacant. So, not housing for the poor paid for by taxes but rather housing for the above-the-medians who can afford a flat of their own (not cheap even in China I hear).