Creation of a 1.78 million㎡ Urban Park 'Botanic Garden' in Dongtan

The view of Yeoul Park visible between the complexes around 'Hillstate Dongtan Station Centric'.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Wanyong] The large-scale urban park project 'Botanic Garden' in Dongtan New City, Gyeonggi Province, is set to be actively promoted.

According to Gyeonggi Province and the real estate industry on the 13th, the Botanic Garden project, which will transform a green space of 1.78 million square meters (approximately 540,000 pyeong) around the central commercial and business district of Dongtan New City into an urban park, will begin a service contract (basic survey and planning) within this month. Once the service results are out, detailed design will start, and construction will proceed in sections and phases from August next year.

The Botanic Garden project aims to create a large-scale urban park by connecting Banseoksan Neighborhood Park, Yeoul Park, Jaramae Park, Keunjaebong Park, and Osancheon, located in Dongtan 1 and 2 New Cities, with pedestrian pathways. It will be developed on the west side of Dongtan 1 and 2 New Cities, which are divided east and west by the Gyeongbu Expressway.

As part of the Botanic Garden development, a 1.2 km section of the Gyeongbu Expressway overlapping the project site will be moved underground, and pedestrian paths and connecting passages will be created above ground.

Meanwhile, the Botanic Garden development plan is bringing a positive atmosphere to the real estate market near Yeoul Park in Dongtan 2 New City. In particular, the 'Hillstate Dongtan Station Centric,' adjacent to the Botanic Garden, is very welcoming the plan. A representative of Hillstate Dongtan Station Centric said, “Although the real estate market is sluggish, the underground relocation of the Gyeongbu Expressway and the creation of large-scale green spaces will enhance the area's future value,” adding, “We expect the value of Hillstate Dongtan Station Centric to increase as well.”

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