Creating an Art Village with Detached and Multi-family Housing in Eunpyeong Reporter Village

Seoul City Holds Urban Redevelopment Committee Meeting and Approves Amendments to Eunpyeong Redevelopment Promotion Plan

Old reporter village area around Jingwan-dong, Eunpyeong-gu. (Provided by Seoul City)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] An arts village consisting of detached and multi-family housing will be established in the former reporter village area of Jingwan-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

On the 8th, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the city's Urban Redevelopment Committee held its 8th meeting the day before and approved a revised plan for the Eunpyeong Redevelopment Promotion District.

Originally, the area was planned to be developed as multi-family housing, but the plan was changed to strengthen its function as a cultural hub by creating an arts village, a newlywed hope town, and constructing the National Korean Literature Museum.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism selected the site for the National Korean Literature Museum in October 2018 after Eunpyeong-gu's attraction efforts and consultations with the Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (SH). With the plan to establish a new station on the Shinbundang Line, the area is intended to become a hub for arts, culture, and tourism, leading to the decision to develop an arts village instead of multi-family housing.

The cultural complex site (20,520㎡) where the arts village will be developed will include detached houses, row houses, multi-family houses, and urban-type residential housing, along with neighborhood living facilities, cultural and assembly facilities, educational and research facilities, retail facilities, and a youth hostel. The National Korean Literature Museum will be built with three basement floors and four above-ground floors, including exhibition spaces and storage facilities. Construction will begin next year, with an opening scheduled for the first half of 2024.

The Newlywed Hope Town is a public housing construction project planned to build 374 units. Kim Seongbo, Director of the Seoul Housing Policy Office, stated, "The creation of the Newlywed Hope Town will not only expand housing supply and contribute to the residential welfare of newlyweds but also enhance the arts and cultural facilities lacking in the northwest region of Seoul and contribute to regional development through tourism resource utilization."

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