Jungnang-gu Opens the Dawn of a Golden Era... Promoting the Creation of a Premium Self-Sufficient City Blending Housing, Jobs, and Culture

Seoul City Plans to Actively Promote Key Projects in Line with ‘Gangbuk Area Grand Renovation - Gangbuk Renaissance’ Policy
Reconstruction of Apartments Over 30 Years Old in the Area Gains Momentum
Introduction of ‘Balanced Development White Sites’ at GTX-B Sangbong Station Complex Transfer Center and Sinnae Vehicle Depot Area
Creation of Parks Following the Undergrounding of Jungnangcheon Eastern Arterial Road and Development of Mukdongcheon Riverside Vitality Hub

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu

Jungnang-gu (District Mayor Ryu Kyung-gi) will actively promote key projects within the district to become a premium self-sufficient city where housing, jobs, and culture harmonize, in line with Seoul City's recently announced "Gangbuk Area Grand Renovation - Gangbuk Renaissance" policy on the 26th of last month.

Seoul City has prepared policies through the "Gangbuk Area Grand Renovation - Gangbuk Renaissance" to transform the Gangbuk area from a bedroom community into a new economic city centered on jobs by ▲creating a pleasant residential environment ▲generating future-oriented jobs ▲establishing emotional cultural spaces.

The main points of "creating a pleasant residential environment" include ▲promoting reconstruction projects for apartment complexes over 30 years old without safety inspections ▲allowing zoning upgrades to semi-residential areas and reducing public contribution rates (from 15% to 10%) when reconstructing apartment complexes within station areas.

The district expects significant momentum in reconstruction projects as the number of aging apartments over 30 years old is gradually increasing. In particular, when incentives such as zoning upgrades in station areas are applied, the profitability of old housing complexes, which have been neglected or stalled due to lack of feasibility, is expected to improve greatly.

Secondly, the main points of "creating future-oriented jobs" include ▲non-application of total commercial area limits ▲introduction of White Sites (Balanced Development Pre-Negotiation System) on large-scale idle sites with various incentives applied (zoning upgrades to commercial areas, easing of public contributions, etc.).

Once detailed guidelines regarding the non-application of total commercial area limits are established, the district plans to actively encourage the expansion of commercial and office uses within the district through zoning upgrades (to commercial areas) when drafting detailed development plans for private development projects such as district unit plan zones (special planning zones) and station area revitalization projects.

Additionally, the district is promoting the introduction of Seoul City's "Balanced Development White Sites (Balanced Development Pre-Negotiation System)"?a system that allows developers to develop areas difficult to develop under existing urban plans according to their desired use and scale?on large-scale idle sites within the district (such as the GTX-B Sangbong Station Complex Transfer Center and the Sinnae Vehicle Depot area).

Using this system, the district aims to develop the GTX-B Sangbong Station Complex Transfer Center into a future-oriented complex transfer center integrating various transportation systems including Urban Air Mobility (UAM), GTX, KTX, subway, and trunk buses, as well as a large-scale commercial and cultural hub that can dramatically drive regional economic development.

The GTX Sangbong Station Complex Transfer Center construction project secured feasibility by completing a feasibility study and basic plan in January, and is steadily advancing toward creating a metropolitan transportation hub, including holding a kickoff meeting for the private operator bidding guideline preparation service on the 4th of this month.

Furthermore, the Sinnae Vehicle Depot area will be developed into a three-dimensional complex city integrating advanced industries, general business districts, cultural facilities, and residential areas by combining the Sinnae Vehicle Depot relocation site, Jungnang public garage, Myeonmok Line vehicle depot, and Sinnae 4 public housing.

Lastly, the main points of "establishing emotional cultural spaces" include ▲the park project above the underground Dongbu Expressway ▲creating waterfront vitality hubs along major streams in Seoul (Jungnangcheon, Mukdongcheon).

Regarding the "Dongbu Expressway Overpass Park Project," the district plans to actively coordinate to create a themed park linked to the representative festival, the Jungnang Seoul Rose Festival, so that it can become a landmark of the area.

Additionally, through the Mukdongcheon Waterfront Vitality Hub project, selected in last year's Seoul City public contest and currently underway, a terrace-style observation caf? (2 floors, total floor area 334㎡) is scheduled to be completed before the Rose Festival next year (April 2025).

Ryu Kyung-gi, Mayor of Jungnang-gu, said, "I agree with the policy promotion for balanced development between Gangnam and Gangbuk and the revitalization of the Gangbuk area," adding, "We will actively apply the announced policies to our district to promote the creation of a new economic city where housing, jobs, and culture harmonize."

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