A 43-Story Apartment and Officetel to Be Built in the Gangdong Station Area

Seoul City Holds Urban Planning Committee Meeting and Approves Redevelopment Plan for Station Area Revitalization Project

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] A residential complex including a 43-story apartment and officetel will be built in the station area of Gangdong Station on Seoul Subway Line 5.

On the 17th, Seoul City held the 9th Urban Planning Committee meeting and announced on the 18th that it had amended and approved the designation of the maintenance district and the maintenance plan for the 'Gangdong Station Station Area Revitalization Project (Urban Maintenance-type Redevelopment)'.

The area in question is the 19-1 Seongnae-dong, Gangdong-gu, adjacent to Gangdong Station on Subway Line 5. The station area revitalization project is a project that upgrades the land use zone of station area land meeting location requirements to increase the floor area ratio, and in return, expands 50% of the increased floor area ratio into necessary local maintenance infrastructure, living service facilities, public rental housing, and more.

This area is the first project promoted in the form of an urban maintenance-type redevelopment project among station area revitalization projects. This method is a project promoted on the premise that Seoul Housing and Communities Corporation (SH) participates as a joint or public project implementer, and it was fully promoted after the majority of residents agreed to SH's participation.

Accordingly, the city upgraded the land use from Type 3 General Residential and Neighborhood Commercial Area to General Commercial Area, and prepared a maintenance plan to expand half of the increased floor area ratio into roads, public rental housing, sports facilities, and other necessary local facilities, which was approved this time. Through this, 294 apartment units and 824 officetel units are expected to be built in the area.

Cheonho-daero 168ga-gil, a side road where smooth vehicle traffic was difficult, will be widened to 9-12 meters, and Cheonho-daero 162-gil, where vehicle entry and exit are frequent, will be widened to 12-15 meters. In addition, public sports facilities such as an ice rink and swimming pool, a global experience center, and a comic Rakibium will be created to establish a hub-type sports and cultural facility that can be used not only by Gangdong-gu but also by residents of nearby areas. 136 units of public rental housing have also been secured.

Jo Namjun, Acting Director of the Seoul City Urban Planning Bureau, said, "With large-scale development within the station area, local necessary facilities such as roads and sports facilities will be expanded, allowing nearby residents to conveniently use them, revitalizing the low-rise residential area around Gangdong Station," and added, "We hope that the station area revitalization project, which induces high-density and complex development centered on the station area and expands local necessary facilities, will become more active."

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