Mixed-use Residential and Commercial Complex to Be Built on the Site of Novotel Hotel in Geumcheon-gu

Seoul City Selected as Target Area for Transit-Oriented Development Project

Area targeted for the Sindoksan Station vicinity revitalization project. (Provided by Seoul City)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The Novotel Hotel in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, will be demolished and replaced with a mixed-use residential and commercial building. The site is located within the station area of Sindoksan Station on the Sinansan Line, scheduled to open in 2024.

On the 15th, Seoul City held the 2nd Station Area Revitalization Project Site Selection Committee and announced on the 18th that the Novotel Hotel site was selected as a target site.

The Station Area Revitalization Project upgrades the zoning of station area land that meets location requirements (e.g., from residential to commercial zones), increasing the floor area ratio, and secures necessary community service facilities and public housing by allocating 50% of the increased floor area ratio for these purposes.

The site’s zoning was upgraded from a neighborhood commercial area to a general commercial area. Following this decision, the existing hotel building will be demolished, and a mixed-use residential and commercial complex planned with two buildings will be constructed. A total of 284 households will be supplied, including 36 public rental units.

As part of public contribution facilities, public housing and youth training facilities reflecting prior demand surveys will be expanded. A Seoul City official stated, "Since we are focusing on policies that accompany the vulnerable, we plan to encourage the expansion of childcare facilities for infants, children, and adolescents in cooperation with autonomous districts," adding, "The goal is to improve the residential environment in this area and promote the influx of young populations."

Meanwhile, Seoul’s Station Area Revitalization Project has selected a total of 22 station areas as target sites since September 2019, and the next committee meeting is scheduled for September. Last month, the city revised operational standards to relax site requirements and make commercial area projects more flexible, thereby broadening the scope of target sites.

Choi Jin-seok, Director of the Seoul City Urban Planning Bureau, said, "We aim to actively utilize the potential of relatively underdeveloped or declining station areas," and added, "Through comprehensive support considering regional characteristics, we plan not only to maximize the housing supply effect but also to actively expand necessary local facilities."

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