Seoul City Receives 30 Applications for Moa Town's First Autonomous District Contest... Final Selection in April

[Asia Economy Reporter Minyoung Kim] A total of 30 sites have applied for the first public contest of the Moa Town project, a residential environment improvement model for aging low-rise residential areas promoted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The city plans to finalize the selection of about 25 Moa Town target sites by April.

On the 28th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that as of the deadline on the 24th for the Moa Town district public contest, a total of 30 sites from 14 autonomous districts in Seoul had participated.

Moa Town expands the concept of block-level ‘Moa Housing’ by grouping areas within 100,000㎡ into one group to renovate aging houses and install necessary infrastructure such as public parking lots within the region. It is a regional-level maintenance method utilizing the ‘Small-scale Housing Maintenance Management Area’ system under the Small-scale Housing Maintenance Act.

Prior to this district contest, the city had selected 12 Moa Town target sites, of which 9 are currently in the process of establishing management plans, and the rest are about to start management plan establishment services.

In April, based on the applications submitted by the districts, the city will conduct quantitative evaluations of the target sites and preliminary appropriateness reviews by relevant departments. Then, for contest applications scoring 70 points or higher, a selection committee composed of experts in urban planning, architecture, and transportation will be held to finalize about 25 Moa Town target sites.

The quantitative evaluation of target sites focuses on areas with poor residential environments such as parking difficulties and feasible project execution, assessing ▲ whether Moa Housing is promoted collectively (20 points) ▲ conformity with the purpose of the Moa Town target site (60 points) ▲ urgency of the project such as aging (20 points). Additionally, willingness of local residents to participate (up to 10 points) is included, and sites scoring a total of 70 points or more are selected as final evaluation targets.

For urban regeneration areas, the Balanced Development Headquarters comprehensively reviews the appropriateness of Moa Town target sites considering the status of each project site. Furthermore, the selection committee will add and organize regeneration-related experts to select the final Moa Town target sites.

The city plans to allocate the costs for establishing Moa Town management plans to the districts by May to provide administrative support so that the planning can proceed swiftly in the selected areas.

Lee Jinhyung, Director of Housing Supply Planning at the Seoul Metropolitan Government, said, "Along with the smooth progress of the 12 currently promoted Moa Town target sites, we will make administrative and financial efforts to achieve the goal of designating 20 Moa Town sites this year through this district contest application." He added, "We expect this to invigorate the supply of high-quality Moa Housing."

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