Opening of Nowon-gu Sanggye Community Sports Center... Securing Swimming Pool and Shared Toddler Room

Budget Savings Through Sanggye New Town Public Contribution Project, Resolving Lack of Sports Facilities for New Apartment Residents
Securing Swimming Pool, Fitness Center, Multipurpose Gym, Aihoo Center, and Shared Childcare Room
New Construction of Gongneung Community Sports Center, Seoul Eoullim Sports Center, and Junggye Community Sports Center Planned

Nowon-gu, Seoul (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced the completion of the construction of the Sanggye Community Sports Center and its official opening from March 2.

The newly opened Sanggye Community Sports Center (95-182 Sanggye-dong) is located near Sanggye Station, adjacent to the Nowon Lotte Castle Signature apartment complex. It is a six-story building above ground with three basement floors, covering a total floor area of 4,180.86㎡.

Main facilities include ▲a swimming pool with 4 lanes measuring 9×25m ▲a gym equipped with the latest treadmills and step machines ▲a GX room for small group exercise programs ▲a multipurpose gymnasium suitable for basketball, badminton, futsal, and inline skating.

Additionally, the center houses ▲a ‘Shared Childcare Room’ for preschool children and their guardians ▲the ‘I-Hyu (休) Center,’ a care facility for lower-grade elementary students ▲and a laundry room, all within one building, expected to serve not only sports purposes but also as a community space for nearby residents.

As the sports center began temporary operations on the 19th ahead of its official opening in March, local residents have warmly welcomed it. Although the district has been operating the Junggye Community Sports Center and Wolgye Community Sports Center, there was no comprehensive indoor sports facility in the Sanggye area.

The district anticipated increased demand for sports facilities with the construction of new apartments and the influx of many residents through the Sanggye 6 Redevelopment Promotion Project. Therefore, the sports center was built as a public contribution project arising from the redevelopment process. The Sanggye Sports Center, donated to the district upon completion, is estimated to have cost about 20 billion KRW and secured essential care facilities alongside sports amenities.

The Nowon-gu Facilities Management Corporation, responsible for operating the center, initially offered five programs during the temporary operation, including swimming, equipment Pilates, cycling, and triathlon. From March, they have fully prepared to accommodate a wider variety of programs such as inline skating, table tennis, kendo, futsal, and basketball, tailored by age group, day of the week, and skill level.

With the opening of the Sanggye Community Sports Center, sports infrastructure in the Sanggye area has been expanded, and more sports facilities are planned throughout Nowon-gu. In the Gongneung area, the ‘Gongneung Community Sports Center’ (758-5 Gongneung-dong) is under construction, aiming for an opening in the first half of 2025. In the Surak and Madeul areas, the ‘Seoul Eoullim Sports Center’ (1268 Sanggye-dong), equipped with barrier-free facilities for both disabled and non-disabled users, is also scheduled to open in 2025.

Furthermore, the ‘Junggye Community Sports Center’ (360-18 Junggye-dong), a representative sports facility of the district for a long time, will be demolished and reconstructed with new facilities, with construction set to begin this December.

Meanwhile, the opening ceremony to mark the official launch of the Sanggye Community Sports Center will be held on the 29th at 4 p.m. in the gymnasium on the 5th floor of the center, inviting stakeholders who contributed to the project and local residents.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “Although Suraksan Sports Town recently opened in Sanggye-dong, expanding indoor sports infrastructure was necessary to enable various sports activities regardless of weather. We will continue to increase public sports facilities by region so that all residents can enjoy the joy and health gained from exercising.”

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