Daejeon City Opens Path for Development of Daedeok Special Zone Joint Management Apartment Site

The development of the site for the Daejeon Daedeok Special Zone communal apartment complex has taken a turn for the better.

On the 18th, Daejeon City announced that it signed a 'Business Agreement for the Development of the Daedeok Special Zone Communal Apartment Site' at the Science Complex.

The agreement involved seven research institutions including the National Science and Technology Council (NST), Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, Korea Institute of Chemical Technology, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology’s affiliated Ship and Offshore Plant Research Institute, and Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety, as well as the Research and Development Special Zone Promotion Foundation.

The agreement contains provisions for Daejeon City and NST, among others, to cooperate in the prompt redevelopment of the communal apartment site in celebration of the '50th anniversary of the Daedeok Special Zone.' The core of the agreement is that Daejeon City will purchase part of the site and promote public development, with related organizations mutually cooperating to recreate the spatial symbolism of the special zone.

The communal apartment complex was built in 1979 to provide permanent housing facilities for overseas scientists. However, due to facility deterioration and safety issues, all residents vacated by 2012, and the site has remained abandoned since then.

In this regard, there have been ongoing demands for the development of the site from the scientific community within the special zone and local residents.

For the same reasons, NST and others have sought ways to utilize the communal apartment site through applications for national funding projects, but the development of the site remained elusive due to difficulties in project implementation.

However, by closely collaborating as a 'one team,' Daejeon City, NST, and the seven affiliated research institutes have found a solution, opening the way for the development of the communal apartment site in the special zone.

According to the agreement, Daejeon City and NST, among others, plan to develop the communal apartment site to build facilities for scientific and technological advancement, promote international exchange and cooperation, attract overseas scientists, and improve living conditions for young scientists.

The site covers a total of 26,292 square meters (7,953 pyeong), and Daejeon City plans to purchase part of it.

Mayor Lee Jang-woo of Daejeon said, "We will create a representative facility for the joint development of the Daedeok Special Zone and the local community by attracting scientific facilities for future technologies such as quantum research and developing high-quality residential facilities," adding, "We will also spare no administrative support, including changes to the redevelopment promotion plan, to ensure smooth project implementation."

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