Hannam 5 District Redevelopment with 2,555 Households... "Protecting Local Cultural Heritage and Hillscape"

Seoul City Holds Urban Redevelopment Committee Meeting and Approves Amendments

Location map of Hannam 5 District, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. (Provided by Seoul City)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Hannam 5 District in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, will be redeveloped into a complex with a maximum of 23 floors above ground and a total of 2,555 households. Considering its location on the southern slope of Namsan at the northern end of Banpo Bridge, the architectural plan was designed to protect local heritage assets and the hilly landscape of the area.

On the 5th, Seoul City held the 9th Urban Redevelopment Committee meeting and announced on the 6th that it had approved the revision of the redevelopment promotion plan and the landscape review for Hannam 5 District in Dongbinggo-dong 60, Yongsan-gu.

Protected trees within the district, including a 480-year-old ginkgo tree and zelkova tree, which are local heritage assets, as well as local cultural properties such as Dongbinggo Bugundang, will be preserved in connection with the park creation plan.

The architectural plan limits the height to a maximum of 23 floors above ground so as not to exceed the 700-meter contour line of Namsan, a key scenic resource of Seoul, within an elevation range of 90 meters. Accordingly, a floor area ratio of 219.4% was applied, planning a total of 2,555 households (including 384 rental units).

The donated sports facility site (4,955㎡) will include youth training facilities and a library. Existing facilities such as the Seobinggo-dong Community Center and the 119 Safety Center are planned to be newly constructed and relocated.

Notably, the plan departs from supplying mainly small rental units under 60㎡ and secures 20 rental units of the national standard size of 84㎡. Rental housing is also distributed throughout the entire district. Additionally, sale units of the same size as the rental units are planned, and both sale and rental units will be allocated through simultaneous lotteries to ensure mixed distribution.

Kim Seongbo, Director of the Seoul Housing Policy Office, said, "This revision of the redevelopment promotion plan for Hannam 5 District secures public interest through various residential types and architectural designs that conform to the terrain to protect the hilly landscape of the Namsan slope. We expect it to become a prestigious residential complex in Seoul where Namsan and the Han River harmonize."

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