Gwangjanggeukdong Reconstruction Passes Safety Inspection... Reconstruction Path Wide Open

Gwangjin-gu, Gwangjang Geukdong Apartment Passes Final Reconstruction Safety Inspection... The Path to Reconstruction Opens Wide!

On the 15th, the final detailed safety inspection service result scored 42.39 points, rated E grade, deciding reconstruction

Passed after re-challenging in 2 years due to relaxation of housing reconstruction safety inspection regulations

The first case of a Han River-side apartment in Seoul passing the safety inspection

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, "We will do our best to provide administrative support for the prompt promotion of reconstruction"

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) Gwangjang Geukdong Apartment passed the final reconstruction safety inspection on the 15th, making reconstruction a reality.

Gwangjang Geukdong Apartment is located at 218-1, Gwangjang-dong, consisting of 1,344 households with Phase 1 completed in 1985 and Phase 2 in 1989. It has a view facing the Han River and is a transportation hub in the northeastern end of Gwangjin-gu, where Cheonho-daero, Achasan-ro, and Subway Line 5 are located. It is also a center of education and culture, with kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools, a youth training center, an information library, and a community sports center nearby.

However, as the buildings are over 35 years old since completion, with exterior walls peeling and other signs of aging, safety accidents are a concern, making reconstruction urgent. In 2020, a reconstruction safety inspection was conducted and conditionally rated for reconstruction (D grade), but after an external public institution's appropriateness review, it was finally decided as maintenance (C grade), resulting in a setback in the reconstruction selection.

In April last year, the apartment reapplied for the safety inspection with 12.5% resident consent. The on-site investigation concluded that a safety inspection was necessary, and with the relaxation of housing reconstruction safety inspection regulations this year, apartment residents voluntarily took the lead in raising the required costs considering the urgency of reconstruction. In response to this movement, the district office promptly proceeded with the detailed safety inspection service.

As a result, in this detailed safety inspection, the apartment received ▲7.35 points for residential environment ▲14.90 points for building finishing and equipment aging ▲20.14 points for structural safety ▲0 points for cost analysis, achieving a final comprehensive score of 42.39 points and an E grade, making reconstruction possible.

The scoring range was adjusted to allow reconstruction for total scores of 45 points or below, opening the way for reconstruction.

Thus, it became the first case of a Han River-side apartment in Seoul to pass the safety inspection after the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's improvement of safety inspection standards.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, "I sincerely congratulate the decision on reconstruction, which has been a long-standing wish of the residents," and added, "We will promptly proceed with the procedures for establishing the maintenance plan and do our best to improve the residential environment."

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