Gyeonggi-do to Renovate 86 Vacant Houses by Year-End Under Improvement Project

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi-do is conducting the 'Gyeonggi-do Style Vacant House Utilization Pilot Project' in Dongducheon City and Pyeongtaek City, which involves purchasing vacant houses that have become local eyesores and transforming them into facilities that revitalize the area.

Gyeonggi-do announced on the 6th that, to promote the pilot project, it recently purchased vacant houses in Saengyeon-dong, Dongducheon City (land area 590㎡) and Ichung-dong, Pyeongtaek City (land area 337㎡), respectively.

The pilot project is being undertaken by Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH). With a total project cost of 6.5 billion KRW, a call for project sites was held earlier this year, and among the eight applications received, Dongducheon and Pyeongtaek were selected.

The purchased vacant houses will be remodeled; Dongducheon’s will be supplied as a public childcare facility, and Pyeongtaek’s as rental housing. Both sites will undergo basic and detailed design processes and begin construction in the first half of next year, aiming for completion in the first half of 2023.

The province is also promoting a 'Vacant House Maintenance Support Project' to address the vacant house issue.

By the end of this year, Gyeonggi-do plans to invest a budget of 1.325 billion KRW to renovate 86 vacant houses in nine areas including Suwon, Yongin, Icheon, Goyang, Siheung, Yangju, Anyang, Uijeongbu, and Osan. Next year, renovation projects for around 115 vacant houses will be carried out in 16 cities.

An official from the province explained, "The Gyeonggi-do Style Vacant House Utilization Pilot Project is a model project that involves the province purchasing vacant houses and handling construction, while the cities take charge of operation and management, collaborating to renovate and utilize vacant houses."

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