Seoul City to Develop Eco-Friendly Residential Complex in Gung-dong, Guro-gu

Gung-dong area, Guro-gu, Seoul

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Kim] Seoul City is creating an eco-friendly residential complex in the Gung-dong area of Guro-gu.

Seoul City announced on the 23rd that it held the '21st Urban Architecture Joint Committee' the day before and approved the revision of the Gung-dong district unit plan decision for the area around 108-1 Gung-dong, Guro-gu.

The target site covers an area of 9,185㎡ and was previously designated as an urban planning facility (school), but it had not been executed for over 10 years and was managed as such until it was designated as a district unit planning area in June last year. This area is adjacent to development restriction zones and has good natural scenery such as Maebongsan and Waryongsan nearby. It is classified as a Type 2 General Residential Area (up to 7 floors), with the surrounding area densely populated with low-rise residences of 5 floors or less.

Through the district unit plan, Seoul City established an appropriate density and land use plan to create an eco-friendly residential complex that harmonizes with the surrounding natural scenery. Additionally, a special planning zone (5,623㎡) was newly established for systematic management of the blocks where apartment construction is expected. Management plans were also formulated with the possibility of restoring the Oryu Stream flowing through the center of the site in mind.

Seoul City also approved the revision of the district unit plan operation plan (draft) for the Sangam DMC Promotion Center site the day before. Earlier this year, the National Land Planning Act (Article 54) was amended to require temporary buildings to be constructed in accordance with district unit plans, so the operation plan for the DMC Promotion Center (temporary building) was decided (excluding the application of the district unit plan for 5 years). The DMC Promotion Center, built in 2002, was previously exempt from the district unit plan under the former law, but due to the legal amendment, it became newly subject to the plan, causing some inconsistencies, which this measure addresses.

Seoul City announced that starting next year, it will conduct a mid- to long-term utilization plan study for the DMC Promotion Center site to prepare an optimal future use plan.

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