'27-Story Office Building' in Front of Seoul Station... Gangseo Police Station Workplace Daycare Center to Open

Seoul Station (Exit 3) Connected Office Building
Neighborhood Facilities on B1 to 1F
Public Facilities for Citizens on 3rd to 4th Floors
Daycare Center on 4th Floor for Gangseo Police Station
Operating in First Half of 2025 for Local Residents' Children

A 27-story office building will be constructed near Exit 3 of Seoul Station. A four-story workplace daycare center will be established within the Gangseo Police Station. Children of local residents will also be able to use this daycare center.

Aerial view of Bongnae Urban Maintenance-type Redevelopment Zone District 3 in the area of 63-1 Namdaemunro 5-ga, Jung-gu (Source: Seoul City)

Seoul City announced on the 21st that it confirmed these details through the 3rd Urban Planning Committee meeting held on the 20th.

At this review, the amendment to the redevelopment plan for Zone 3 of the Bongrae Urban Maintenance-type Redevelopment Area at 63-1 Namdaemunro 5-ga, Jung-gu, Seoul was approved with modifications. This project site has over 96% of buildings that are more than 40 years old and in poor condition, which has continuously raised the need for redevelopment due to concerns about building safety and urban landscape deterioration.

According to the maintenance plan, a single office building with 27 floors will be constructed here. The floor area ratio was set at 1187.3% (height below 139.2m) based on open green spaces, relocation of street obstacles, and public contributions. Neighborhood living facilities will be concentrated on the basement level 1 to ground level 1 floors. Public facilities for citizens will be established on the 3rd and 4th floors above ground.

63-1, Namdaemun-ro 5-ga, Jung-gu, Bongnae Urban Maintenance-type Redevelopment Zone District 3 Subway Entrance (Data=Seoul City)

The subway entrance (Exit 3), which currently obstructs pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk, will be relocated inside the building. A 1,500㎡ open green space will be arranged along Sejong-daero and Tongil-ro pedestrian routes to provide a space where citizens can freely relax.

Seoul City stated, "With this amendment to the maintenance plan, a large-scale office space will be created on the site in front of Seoul Station, which has locational advantages but was inefficiently used, contributing not only to revitalizing the downtown area but also enhancing urban competitiveness."

Aerial view of the Gangseo Police Station Workplace Daycare Center in the area of 980-27, Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu (Source: Seoul City)

The amendment plan for the Gangseo Police Station urban planning facility (public office) to build a workplace daycare center at Gangseo Police Station (980-27 Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu) also passed the Urban Planning Committee review. The plan is to construct a four-story daycare center on the site currently used as a parking lot within the police station.

To build childcare facilities within the public office, the city relaxed the building coverage ratio from the existing 40% to 50%. The daycare center construction project will be fully funded by private capital.

Location map of Gangseo Police Station Workplace Daycare Center in the area of 980-27, Hwagok-dong, Gangseo-gu (Source: Seoul City)

The Gangseo Police Station workplace daycare center is scheduled to open in the first half of 2025. Construction will begin in June this year and be completed by December. Admission to the daycare will be available not only to children aged 0 to under 5 of Gangseo Police Station employees based on admission priority but also to children from the nearby Gangseo-gu area.

A Seoul City official said, "This will greatly contribute to improving childcare conditions for police officers and meeting the insufficient childcare demand within Gangseo-gu, as children of not only employees but also local residents will be able to use the facility."

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