Hanbit Media Park Reborn as the Lungs of the City Center

Seoul Jung-gu Office and Mirae Asset Promote Public-Private Cooperation for Urban Environment Improvement... Creating a Forest Park with a 3,400㎡ Lawn Plaza and Shade Trees Planting

Hanjin Media Park Current Status

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] A pleasant forest park for citizens is being newly created in the heart of downtown Seoul.

Jung-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Seoyangho) announced that Hanbit Media Park (118 Samgak-dong, Jung-gu) along the Cheonggyecheon Stream will be redeveloped by early April this year.

Hanbit Media Park, mostly a stone-paved plaza, had insufficient resting spaces and low space utilization despite heavy foot traffic.

Accordingly, the district plans to create a lawn plaza covering about 3,400㎡ including public open spaces on the park site and plant shade trees. Once completed, the park is expected to provide a resting space for citizens as well as contribute to reducing fine dust, purifying the air, and alleviating the heat island effect.

To this end, the district and Mirae Asset Global Investments signed a business agreement last November to promote the redevelopment project of Hanbit Media Park and officially started the project in December.

According to the agreement, the district is responsible for construction design and implementation, while Mirae Asset supports project funding and park management.

Seoyangho, Mayor of Jung-gu, said, "I hope the park will become a comfortable resting place for citizens in the city center once completed. Furthermore, the public-private cooperation for the creation of Hanbit Media Park serves as a model case of community contribution involving local companies and local government, and will act as a role model for similar projects in the future."

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