956 Households Supplied in Two Moa Apartments in Myeonmok-dong, Seoul

Passage of 4·6 District Project Implementation Plan
Completion of Integrated Review for All Districts, Total Supply of 1,919 Households
Construction to Start Next Year, Supply Scheduled After Completion in 2029

A total of 956 housing units will be supplied in Moa Housing Districts 4 and 6 in Myeonmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul.

On the 11th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held the "10th Small-scale Housing Maintenance Integrated Deliberation Committee" and announced on the 12th that it conditionally approved the "Change Plan for Moa Town Management in Myeonmok-dong 86-3, Jungnang-gu" and the "Project Implementation Plans for Street Housing Maintenance-type Moa Housing in Myeonmok-dong 99-41 (District 4) and 86-19 (District 6) area."

Seoul Jungnang-gu Myeonmok-dong 86-3 Moa Town layout map. Photo by Seoul City

The area around Myeonmok-dong 86-3 is densely populated with old multi-family and multi-household houses and suffers from poor living conditions due to a lack of parking lots, green spaces, and convenience facilities. It was selected as a pilot project site for Moa Town along with Beon-dong, Gangbuk-gu. The approximately 97,000㎡ area surrounded by Myeonmok Station and arterial roads was designated as Moa Town in December 2022, and currently, four Moa Housing projects are underway.

With the approval of the Moa Town management plan change and the project implementation plans for Moa Housing Districts 4 and 6, two complexes with 10 buildings and a total of 956 households (including 221 rental units) will be constructed along with ancillary and welfare facilities. Including Districts 1 and 2 (963 households), which passed the review in March, this area will be transformed into a complex with a total of 1,919 households.

About 10,000㎡ of green space will be created above ground, and an underground parking lot with a capacity of 1,233 cars will be built, contributing to the alleviation of green space shortage and parking difficulties.

The project will obtain management disposition and implementation approval this year, begin construction next year, and complete and supply housing by 2029.

Districts 4 and 6 will see their zoning upgraded from the existing Type 2 General Residential Area (up to 7 floors) to Type 3 General Residential Area, and project conditions will be dramatically improved through building agreements between each district’s associations and designation as special architectural zones. Initially, Districts 4 and 6 were each promoted by two separate associations, but during the management plan establishment, the formation of a unified association was encouraged to enable a balanced project implementation plan in terms of design, profitability, and public interest.

The existing road crossing Districts 4 and 6 will be converted into pedestrian-only roads and designated as three-dimensional roads, allowing the installation of integrated parking lots between districts, promoting efficient parking arrangements within the complex, and reducing unnecessary traffic flow.

Aerial view of Moa Town, 86-3 Myeonmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, Seoul. Photo by Seoul City

This complex is planned harmoniously with low-rise and high-rise main buildings, placing a 37-story landmark main building at the center of the complex. In particular, the facade features creative design with specialized roof structures, open balconies, and specialized low-rise facade designs.

Commercial facilities will be located along the main urban street, sports facilities and a book caf? will be placed along the community street connected to Dongwon Traditional Market, and a library and senior citizens’ center will be arranged along the living street connecting the complexes, creating various open convenience facilities suited to the road functions. These facilities will be accessible to all residents.

Each Moa Housing complex will have street-responsive layouts that separate independent spaces for residents and open spaces that nearby residents can also use, maximizing the advantages of both secure residential complexes and open complexes.

The area near Dongwon Traditional Market, which is not included in this project implementation plan, has been designated as an autonomous maintenance zone to allow the application of various Moa Town incentives. The city expects that during future individual lot maintenance, effective architectural plans will be possible through building agreements among owners, such as easing building coverage ratios and floor area ratios and sharing attached parking lots.

With the zoning upgrade and floor area ratio relaxation, 221 rental housing units will be supplied as a social mix, and tenant loss compensation within the Moa Town management plan will proactively prevent relocation conflicts. Specific tenant compensation plans will be finalized upon project implementation plan approval after tenant status surveys and compensation plan consultations.

Han Byung-yong, Director of the Seoul Housing Policy Office, said, "Myeonmok-dong, the second pilot project of Moa Town, has made the project promotion of four Moa Housing districts visible through this integrated review approval," and added, "We will continue to provide active administrative support to areas where residents want proactive project promotion."

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