Completion of Gwanak District's First Street Housing Redevelopment Project, Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip, Move-in in June

[Seoul District News] Gwanak-gu's First Street Housing Redevelopment Project 'Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip' Completed 4 Years After Association Establishment; SH (Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation) Participates in Korea's First Nationwide Street Housing Redevelopment Project... Seongdong-gu to Conduct Professional Cleaning Visits to About 2,000 Restaurants in Major Commercial Areas and Traditional Markets by November

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu’s first street housing maintenance project, ‘Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip Street Housing,’ has been smoothly completed after about two years of construction.

The street housing maintenance project is a type of small-scale maintenance project that revitalizes aging residential areas on a small scale while maintaining the existing street layout. Unlike large-scale redevelopment or reconstruction, the project procedures are simplified and can be carried out quickly, making it a recently activated form of small-scale maintenance.

Through this street housing maintenance project, Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip (Cheongnyong-dong 1535-10) has transformed from the existing 48-unit row house into two buildings, seven stories above ground, with a total of 82 apartment units, scheduled for occupancy in June.

Constructed in 1982, Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip participated in the project as a joint implementer with SH Corporation, establishing the association in February 2018, receiving project implementation approval in February 2020, and being constructed by Dongwoo Development. After four years since the association’s establishment, it achieved a meaningful result as Gwanak-gu’s first street housing project on the 16th.

In particular, Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip is the nation’s first street housing maintenance project involving SH Corporation, which provided project funding and technical support. The district also spared no administrative support for the first street housing maintenance project, resulting in a successful public-private cooperative project.

Currently, there are a total of 10 districts in Gwanak-gu where street housing maintenance projects are underway, in addition to Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip.

A district official said, “We hope that the successful completion of Gwanak Hyoshin Yeonrip, the first street housing maintenance project, will provide an opportunity for residents in aging areas to take an interest in street housing maintenance projects,” adding, “We will continue to actively support the maintenance of aging and poor residential areas in the region.”

Seongdong-gu will actively promote the cleaning project of dedicated food waste collection containers (hereinafter referred to as collection containers) targeting restaurants and other establishments in the area until November this year.

The target includes about 2,000 general restaurants in major commercial districts and traditional markets. These establishments can receive eco-friendly disinfection using steam cleaning and beneficial microorganisms EM twice a month per restaurant through a separate professional company.

This year, the project period has been significantly extended from the two-month pilot operation last year, running from May to November. The selection criteria for targets have also been refined to focus services mainly on general restaurants that discharge large amounts of wastewater and food residues. Places such as cafes, where collection containers are usually well maintained, are encouraged to manage cleanliness on their own to ensure cleaning services are provided only where necessary.

In places with limited workspace such as Geumnam Market and Ttukdo Market, collection containers are gathered in one place for centralized cleaning. To enhance voluntary cleanliness management responsibility, a ‘collection container real-name system’ will also be piloted. Through continuous consultation with local merchant associations, work schedules by zones and commercial areas are announced in advance to improve convenience for participating businesses.

In particular, in relation to the enforcement of the Serious Accident Punishment Act (January 27, 2022), which strengthens the importance of life and safety for citizens and workers, the previous nighttime work hours have been changed to daytime.

All workers involved in the cleaning work will be provided with fluorescent work uniforms, safety shoes, gloves, and other protective gear. In case of heavy rain, heatwaves, or other weather conditions, work schedules will be adjusted to ensure the safety of workers.

Last year, the district selected restaurants in Hanyang University Food Culture Street as the target area and piloted on-site cleaning of collection containers at a total of 180 locations, receiving high praise from participating businesses. This not only reduced the burden on small business owners who had difficulty cleaning containers separately due to COVID-19 quarantine guidelines and business restrictions causing economic losses but also significantly decreased complaints caused by previous odors.

A Seongdong-gu office official said, “Thanks to the full cooperation of the Seongdong-gu branch of the Korea Food Service Industry Association and the merchant associations in the relevant areas, the project is progressing smoothly,” adding, “We will continue to strive to create a clean and pleasant commercial district.”

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