Up to 20-Story Apartment Complex to Be Built on Former Cheongnyangni Psychiatric Hospital Site

A joint residential complex with up to 20 floors and 256 households will be built on the site of the former Cheongnyangni Psychiatric Hospital in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.

On the 26th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held the Urban and Architectural Joint Committee and announced that it had approved the revised detailed development plan for the special planning district of the hospital site in front of Cheongnyangni Station.

The site has remained undeveloped since the closure of Cheongnyangni Psychiatric Hospital in 2018. It is located along Jegiro Road near Cheongnyangni Station, and the rear area is adjacent to low-rise residential zones, mixed with Type 2 General Residential Area (up to 7 floors) and Type 3 General Residential Area.

With this decision, the Type 2 General Residential Area (up to 7 floors) within the site will be rezoned to Type 3 General Residential Area, enabling mixed-use development of underutilized land to provide urban residential facilities and senior welfare facilities. Additionally, some roads on the east and west sides will be expanded and opened to ensure smooth traffic flow.

The development will include urban-style residential housing (238 units) and officetels (18 units) spanning four basement levels and 20 above-ground floors, neighborhood living facilities, and a senior comprehensive welfare center with a total floor area of 5,200㎡.

In particular, the current Seoul Metropolitan Dongdaemun Senior Comprehensive Welfare Center will be relocated here, significantly enhancing senior leisure and welfare services such as informatization education rooms, autonomous spaces, offices, and meeting rooms.

A Seoul city official stated, “Through this detailed development plan decision, a large-scale idle site can be developed into a residential and senior-customized living welfare hub, which is expected to greatly contribute to improving the local environment and regional development befitting Cheongnyangni’s status as a metropolitan center.”

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