The Site of Elderly Welfare Housing in Junggye-dong Will Be Converted into Apartment Land

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Yuri] The land where the elderly welfare housing in Junggye-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul is located will be transformed into apartment land.

On the 21st, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held the 3rd Urban and Architectural Joint Committee Delegated Subcommittee and announced on the 22nd that it had approved a revised plan for the district unit plan decision (change) for 514 Junggye-dong within the Junggye district unit planning area.

This land was designated as social welfare facility land, and an elderly residential welfare facility (elderly welfare housing) was built in 2008. However, due to the abolition of ownership and admission age restrictions following the amendment of the 'Elderly Welfare Act,' and the non-operation of the dining hall and medical office, it has not been functioning as the originally intended elderly residential welfare facility. In addition, inconveniences for residents have occurred due to restrictions on using the housing pension and difficulties in recruiting specialized housing management personnel.

In this review, considering the current use of the building and residents' inconveniences, the land use plan was changed from social welfare facility land to apartment land through designation as a special planning district. As a public contribution resulting from the change of use, approximately 289㎡ of building gross floor area will be provided as a joint childcare room and after-school classroom.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government stated, "Through this decision, we expect to resolve the long-standing inconveniences of residents and contribute to creating an environment conducive to raising children."

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