O Se-hoon Moves to Hannam-dong Official Residence... Leaves Thank You Letter to Neighbors

"Moved to Restore Peaceful Daily Life to Neighbors"
Residing After Remodeling the 3rd Floor of Seoul Partners House

On the 5th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who moved to the official residence at Hannam-dong Market in Yongsan-gu, left a thank-you letter to the residents of the apartment where he used to live.

Letter left by Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on the apartment bulletin board [Image source=Yonhap News]

According to Seoul City on the 7th, Mayor Oh posted a handwritten letter on the bulletin board addressed to the residents of the apartment in Jayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, where he moved out from. Starting with "To my neighbors," he wrote, "This place was a blessed location for me. My wife and I were able to live together with our daughter and her family, and I enjoyed watching my grandchildren grow up healthily." He also expressed gratitude, saying, "I was able to take walks in Ttukseom Hangang Park every morning and evening, was re-elected as Seoul Mayor, and thankfully, you all became good neighbors."

Mayor Oh continued, "I hoped this daily life would continue, but as visits to this place with raised voices directed at me became frequent, I had to change my mind," and wrote, "Even if I have to give up the joy I enjoyed here, I decided to return a peaceful daily life to my neighbors."

After returning to the mayoral office through a by-election in April 2021, Mayor Oh commuted from his home in Gwangjin-gu to Seoul City Hall, aiming to prevent unnecessary tax waste by not using a separate official residence. However, due to ongoing protests around his home causing noise and traffic inconveniences to nearby apartment residents, he ultimately decided to move to the official residence.

At the end of the letter, he concluded with, "I will never forget the time spent with you wherever I am," and signed off as "Your neighbor, Oh Se-hoon."

The exterior view of Mayor Oh's new official residence, Hannam-dong Seoul Partners House [Image source=Yonhap News]

Mayor Oh’s new residence is Seoul Partners House in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu (138 Hannam-daero, Yongsan-gu). Originally built in 2009 during Mayor Oh’s previous term, Seoul Partners House was intended to be the mayor’s official residence but was repurposed as a dedicated space for small and medium-sized enterprises due to the global financial crisis.

Mayor Oh remodeled only the third floor of the building for use as the official residence, while the remaining facilities and spaces are used for business meetings and gatherings of Seoul-based companies. Seoul Partners House is located about 300 meters in a straight line from the Hannam-dong residence where President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife live.

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