Job-Creating Office Facilities to Be Built on Mokdong Homeplus Site

Location map of Mokdong 919-7 area, Yangcheon-gu. (Provided by Seoul City)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The area around Homeplus in Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, will be transformed into a job creation space such as office facilities.

On the 23rd, Seoul City held the 2nd Urban and Architectural Joint Committee and announced on the 24th that it had amended and approved the district unit plan change to designate Mokdong 919-7 and one other lot as a special planning district. The site was developed as part of the Mokdong District Housing Development Project and is currently used for Homeplus Mokdong Branch, a public parking lot, and model houses.

However, Seoul City has newly established a plan to allow office facilities for job creation on the site, considering changes in the surrounding environment such as the National Assembly-daero overpass park project and the locational characteristics of the general commercial area. Specific building plans will be decided through the establishment of detailed development plans. A Seoul City official stated, "We plan to induce creative development linked with surrounding development projects rather than profit-oriented development," adding, "We expect the strengthening of regional central functions and publicness."

Meanwhile, at this meeting, the committee also amended and approved the Daerim District unit plan and the detailed development plan for District 4, which includes constructing office facilities on the site currently used as a gas station at 686-44, Sindaebang-dong, Dongjak-gu, expanding surrounding road widths as a public contribution due to the zoning upgrade, and creating senior leisure and welfare facilities.

Additionally, the Urban and Architectural Committee held a subcommittee on authorized areas for station-area youth housing and canceled the station-area youth housing district unit plan for 306-48, Junghwa-dong, Jungnang-gu. This was approved as originally proposed due to the project implementer's abandonment of the project.

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