Olympic Family, Athlete Village & Asia Athlete Village Reconstruction Confirmed

Accelerating Reconstruction of Over 10,000 Households! Expectation for the Birth of ‘National Representative-Level Complexes’

‘Olympic Family’ 4,494 Households, ‘Olympic Press Village’ 5,540 Households, and ‘Asia Athletes’ Village’ 1,356 Households Finally Pass Safety Inspections!

Reconstruction of 7 Complexes in the District Gains Momentum This Year Thanks to Safety Inspection Regulation Relaxation Proposed by Songpa-gu

Seo Gang-seok, Mayor of Songpa-gu: “We Will Rapidly Promote Reconstruction to Create a Pleasant and Livable Premium City”

Seogang-seok, Mayor of Songpa District

The large-scale apartment complexes known as the ‘Olympic Big Three’ in Songpa-gu?‘Olympic Family Town,’ ‘Olympic Press Athletes’ Village,’ and ‘Asia Athletes’ Village’?have passed safety inspections, accelerating the reconstruction projects in Songpa-gu.

Songpa-gu (Mayor Seo Gang-seok) announced that the Asia Athletes’ Village apartments, which had previously received a conditional reconstruction judgment, finally passed the safety inspection on the 19th. As a result, reconstruction of seven complexes in Songpa-gu will be possible this year, with over 10,000 households actively moving forward with redevelopment projects.

In Songpa-gu, many large complexes that have been completed for over 30 to 40 years have experienced delays in redevelopment projects due to safety inspection regulations. In response, Mayor Seo Gang-seok selected ‘Rapid Promotion of Reconstruction and Redevelopment’ as a key project for the 8th term of local government and continuously proposed regulatory relaxations to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. As a result, two proposals from Songpa-gu were fully reflected in the government’s safety inspection standard relaxation policy announced in December last year.

Thanks to Songpa-gu’s proactive administration, the Asia Athletes’ Village (1,356 households) was able to proceed swiftly with reconstruction after receiving a ‘conditional reconstruction’ judgment in the first detailed safety inspection report on May 31, without undergoing the usual appropriateness review process.

Previously, a ‘conditional reconstruction’ judgment (Grade D) required mandatory appropriateness review by public institutions. However, now local governments can review whether to request such appropriateness reviews from public institutions, and if no particular defects are found, the review can be waived.

Accordingly, on June 9, the district held a safety inspection advisory committee meeting to determine whether to request an appropriateness review for the Asia Athletes’ Village apartments, which received a conditional reconstruction (Grade D) judgment. After a thorough review based on Ministry of Land standards, the committee agreed that the appropriateness review was unnecessary and finalized the reconstruction approval for the Asia Athletes’ Village apartments.

Prior to the regulatory relaxation, in December last year, Garak Uchang Apartments (264 households) received a ‘conditional reconstruction (Grade D)’ judgment in a detailed safety inspection and underwent the appropriateness review by public institutions before reconstruction was confirmed.

In February, due to the safety inspection standard relaxation proposed by Songpa-gu, Olympic Family Town (4,494 households) received an ‘E grade’ in the detailed safety inspection and was approved for reconstruction immediately without additional review procedures. Additionally, four complexes?Olympic Press Athletes’ Village (5,540 households), Hanyang 1st Complex (576 households), Pungnap Miseong (275 households), and Pungnap Geukdong (415 households)?which received ‘conditional reconstruction (Grade D)’ judgments, held safety inspection advisory committee meetings and confirmed reconstruction.

With the recent confirmation of reconstruction for Asia Athletes’ Village (1,356 households), a total of seven complexes and over 10,000 households in the district will be subject to redevelopment projects this year, expected to give strong momentum to Songpa-gu’s reconstruction efforts.

Mayor Seo Gang-seok of Songpa-gu stated, “I am pleased that seven complexes in the district have finally passed safety inspections and that reconstruction projects are gaining speed thanks to the safety inspection standard relaxation proposed by Songpa-gu. Moving forward, we will continue close consultations with Seoul City and related ministries to rapidly promote Songpa-gu’s reconstruction projects and create a ‘pleasant and livable premium city.’”

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