Vacant House in Dongducheon City Center Transformed into 'Child Care Center'

Vacant Houses in the City Center Before Development

Gyeonggi Province is set to actively promote a project to transform urban vacant houses, which have become local eyesores, into child care centers with pleasant environments.

On the 16th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it has begun construction of a child care center in Saengyeon-dong, Dongducheon City, as the first model of the Gyeonggi-style vacant house utilization.

To utilize urban vacant houses as urban resources, Gyeonggi Province has been promoting the construction of an integrated child care center by purchasing two vacant houses in Saengyeon-dong through the investment method of Gyeonggi Housing and Urban Corporation (GH).

After completing the design competition and demolition, construction of the center began on this day, with a target completion date of October next year.

The child care center will be a building with one basement floor and three above-ground floors, covering a site area of 613㎡ and a total floor area of 872㎡, housing the Dahamkke Care Center office, community room, book cafe, and creative space.

On the third floor, a 'Dream Start Center' will be established to provide customized integrated services such as health checkups, medical support, and various experiential programs for vulnerable children and their parents.

Gyeonggi Province explained that among the 1,650 vacant houses in the province as of the end of last year, 179 houses (10.8%) are located in Dongducheon City, which led to the promotion of this project.

Kim Ki-beom, head of the Gyeonggi Province Urban Regeneration Promotion Team, stated, "We will strive for the success and expansion of the Gyeonggi-style vacant house utilization model, which integrates various policy demands to solve the vacant house problem, to improve the quality of life for all residents."

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