Public Parking Evolution... Seocho-gu's New Concept Complex Cultural Space 'Yangjae Public Parking Lot' Opens

District Demolishes Old Parking Lot to Open New Concept Parking Complex 'Yangjae Public Parking Lot' on 22nd
Long-Awaited Resident Project... Reflecting Residents' Voices to Solve Parking Shortage and Expand Cultural, Leisure, and Health Facilities
Total Floor Area 8,457㎡, 3 Basement to 4 Above-Ground Floors... Basement 3 to 1 for Parking, Floors 1 to 4 for Resident Convenience Facilities

A public parking lot equipped with children's playground facilities, a maternal and child health center, and a community center will appear in Seocho-gu.

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) will open a new-concept parking complex cultural space combining parking functions with health, childcare, and cultural facilities, called 'Yangjae Public Parking Lot (Yangjae 1-dong 90-2)' on the 22nd.

The construction of Yangjae Public Parking Lot has been a long-standing wish of the residents. The district built it to alleviate the parking difficulties in this area densely populated with row houses and to expand cultural, leisure, and health facilities in response to residents' requests. With a total project cost of about 24 billion KRW, construction began in October 2020 and took 2 years and 11 months. Since the start of construction, under the 8th elected administration, the space utilization was enhanced for residents' convenience, and the design was upgraded significantly by adding space rearrangements.

Yangjae Public Parking Lot (Yangjae 1-dong 90-2) is a building constructed by demolishing the old ground-level parking lot, with a total floor area of 8,457㎡, consisting of 3 basement floors and 4 above-ground floors. The basement floors 3 to 1 are parking lots, and the above-ground floors 1 to 4 are filled with resident convenience facilities.

First, the spacious parking area of 6,062㎡ increased the number of parking spaces from 98 to 175, adding 77 spaces. Among these, 35 spaces are priority parking zones for residents. It is available 24 hours a day, and the fee is 300 KRW per 10 minutes. Safety measures have also been put in place. Twenty-seven CCTV cameras and nineteen emergency call bells have been installed throughout the parking lot, linked with the Seocho Smart Hub Center to respond quickly in case of emergencies.

The first floor above ground, with a total area of 523㎡, will open the 'Salon in Yangjaecheon Cafe' and the detached house management office 'Firefly Center.' The 'Salon in Yangjaecheon Cafe' plans to connect women with cafe-related experience, such as baristas, to job opportunities. Also, the 'Firefly Center' will provide a community space for residents to communicate, tool rentals, and unmanned parcel lockers.

The second floor above ground will house the indoor playground exclusively for infants and toddlers, 'Yangjae Seoripul Nori School.' With a total floor area of 654㎡, it will create play spaces tailored to the physical development of different infant and toddler age groups, offering various experience zones including digital and physical play equipment. The third floor above ground will be home to the 'Yangjae Maternal and Child Health Center,' supporting the health of mothers and young children by providing customized one-stop comprehensive services from pregnancy preparation to childbirth and childcare.

The fourth floor above ground will accommodate the 'Seocho Single-Person Household Support Center.' In a 609㎡ space including seminar rooms, cooking classes, and community rooms, it will support customized services and network formation for single-person households. Opened in 2019 as the first of its kind among local governments nationwide, the Seocho Single-Person Household Support Center has now relocated and expanded from the 4th floor of Banpo 1-dong Community Center.

Yangjae Seoripul Nori School will open in November, while Yangjae Maternal and Child Health Center and Seocho Single-Person Household Support Center will open in October.

Along with this, the district expects that the opening of Yangjae Public Parking Lot will allow visitors to conveniently use vehicles around the Yangjaecheon-gil area, revitalizing the commercial district.

The district will hold an opening ceremony at 7 p.m. on the 22nd. The event will include a progress report, facility tours, and an autumn night music concert featuring pop opera performances and a pop jazz trio.

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, "I am pleased to have built the parking lot and cultural complex facilities that residents have long wished for." He added, "I hope that Yangjae Public Parking Lot will become a space that resolves parking difficulties and inconveniences for residents and a place where they can enjoy culture and leisure."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.