700 Newlywed Town and 600 Private Apartments to Be Built on Former Seongdong Detention Center Site in Songpa-gu

Passed Seoul City Review on the 24th... Zoning Upgrade (Type 2 General Residential → Type 3 General Residential, Semi-Residential Area)... Public Contribution Site of 18,828㎡ Decided... Reflecting Resident Requests for Cultural and Sports Complex Facilities... Housing Site (47,440.2㎡) to Supply 700 Newlywed Hope Town Units, Apartment Site (Private Sale) 600 Units, Total 1,300 Units Confirmed as per Public Notice Draft, but Residents Requested Seoul City to Reconsider Watchtower Preservation Plan Related to Historical Trace Due to Opposition to Watchtower Demolition

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) announced that the district unit planning zone and plan decision (draft) for the 'Development of the Former Seongdong Detention Center Site' passed the Seoul City Urban and Architectural Joint Committee review on the 24th.

As a result, the development plan (draft) was finalized about 3 years and 10 months after the existing Seongdong Detention Center was relocated in June 2017 to the current Beopjo Facilities Complex within the Munjeong Urban Development Zone.

The district has been making every effort to gather opinions and cooperate with various institutions to create spaces that satisfy residents' cultural needs and generate jobs through the development of the former Seongdong Detention Center site.

The area of the former Seongdong Detention Center site submitted for review by the Seoul City Urban and Architectural Joint Committee is 78,785.2㎡. Initially, it included the Riot Police Unit site of 5,019.3㎡, but the Riot Police Unit site was excluded to facilitate smooth project progress.

The zoning was upgraded from Type 2 General Residential Area to Type 3 General Residential Area and Semi-Residential Area. Public contributions due to zoning upgrades were decided to provide 18,827.7㎡ during the pre-negotiation process.

Additionally, the public contribution land use plan was determined to include a resident communication hub, a cultural and sports complex facility, and a youth education complex facility. With this decision, the utilization plan for the public contribution site will be actively reviewed.

Songpa-gu plans to promote detailed utilization plans through consultations with Seoul City to accommodate facilities desired by residents, such as Space Sallim, the 50+ Center, cultural and sports facilities, and the Garak 2-dong Community Center.

The housing supply plan for a total of 1,300 households, including 700 units in the Newlywed Hope Town on residential land (47,440.2㎡) and 600 units in multi-family housing land (private sale), was confirmed as per the public inspection draft. However, regarding the preservation plan for the watchtower related to leaving historical traces, which residents oppose, a request for re-examination including the demolition of the watchtower has been submitted to Seoul City.

According to Seoul City's living zone plan, to strengthen the commercial and business functions of the newly designated Ogum Station area as the district center and to systematically manage and develop the surroundings linked to the development of the former Seongdong Detention Center site, the 'Ogum District Center District Unit Plan' currently promoted by Songpa-gu is expected to gain momentum in zone and plan decisions following this review approval.

Mayor Park Seong-su stated, “Through the district unit plan decision for the former Seongdong Detention Center site and the establishment of the Ogum District Center district unit plan, we expect the practical revitalization of the Ogum Station area as the district center and its role as a cultural and living hub in eastern Seoul.” He added, “We will establish plans that reflect the opinions of all sectors and residents' voices as much as possible to lead regional development.”

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