Magok Saengsuk 'Lotte Castle Le West' Converted to Office-tel Use

Passed Review by the Seoul City Urban and Architectural Joint Committee Subcommittee

The ‘Lotte Castle Le West,’ a residential lodging facility (Saengsuk) in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, will be converted into officetels.

Perspective view of 'Lotte Castle Le West' in Magok-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Lotte Construction

On the 21st, Seoul City announced that it had approved a revised version of the ‘Magok Urban Development Project District Unit Plan Amendment’ at the 3rd Urban and Architectural Joint Committee Delegated Subcommittee held on the 20th. The amendment includes officetels as an allowable use in CP2 of the Magok Special Planning Zone, where Lotte Castle Le West is located. This agenda item had been deferred at the Urban and Architectural Committee on the 24th of last month.

Lotte Castle Le West is being constructed near Magoknaru Station on Subway Line 9 and the Airport Railroad within the Magok district, consisting of 5 buildings with 876 units, ranging from 6 basement floors to 15 above-ground floors, and is scheduled for completion this month. It is one of the locations that became problematic after the government decided in 2021 to impose enforcement fines if Saengsuk facilities are used for residential purposes. To avoid enforcement fines, the original lodging business use must be reported, or the use must be changed to residential officetels.

Location map of Magok Special Planning Zone CP2 where 'Lotte Castle Le West' will be built. Photo by Seoul City

With the change to officetel use, the city also revised the parking space requirements. More parking spaces must be secured compared to when it was a Saengsuk facility.

Seoul City stated that following the approval of the district unit plan amendment, the plan will undergo procedures such as public reinspection by residents before the final decision and announcement.

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