Knowledge Industry Centers to Be Established in the Guro Area

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] A knowledge industry center will be established in the Guro-gu area of Seoul.

On the 10th, Seoul City held the 3rd Urban and Architectural Joint Committee and announced on the 11th that the 'Gurobon District Unit Plan Decision' was amended and approved.

The target site, Guro-dong 625-103 area in Guro-gu (10,360㎡), was designated as a park under urban planning facilities but had been left unused as vacant land (land without buildings) for a long time. In preparation for the sunset clause, the city designated it as a district unit planning zone for planned management in June 2020, and this time established a district unit plan for the area.

The area is a semi-industrial zone densely populated with manufacturing industries such as Guro Central Distribution Complex and Guro Machine Tool Market. According to the comprehensive development plan for semi-industrial areas, the city planned the entire area as industrial land to allow the establishment of knowledge industry centers. Additionally, in connection with the plan to convert the Western Arterial Road into a general road, the site was designated as a special planning zone to enable construction that harmonizes with the adjacent Anyangcheon Stream and school landscapes.

A Seoul city official said, "Once knowledge industry centers are established, the functions of the semi-industrial area will be strengthened, contributing to economic revitalization."

Along with this, the city also amended and approved the 'Guro Station and Sindorim Station Area District Unit Plan Change' to allow knowledge industry centers to be established in the Guro Machine Tool Market area.

The target site includes Guro-dong 609-9 and three other parcels, where a knowledge industry center with four basement floors and eleven above-ground floors is planned based on residents' proposals. To this end, the lot plan, including area and front setback, was changed, and measures such as installing a shared pedestrian-vehicle passage (open 24 hours) were approved to improve smooth traffic and pedestrian environment.

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