Gangseo-gu Selects 10 Public Participation Moa Housing Sites

Customized Support Provided from Next Year for SH, LH, etc.
Benefits Including Relaxation of Donation Ratio for Rental Housing

Gangseo-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon) announced on the 16th that as a result of holding the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s ‘Public Institution Participation Moa Town Selection Committee’ this month, 10 Moa Housing sites, including Deungchon 2-dong, were selected as target sites.

Location map of Hwagok 1-dong 354 area (left in the photo) and Deungchon 2-dong 515-44 and 520-3 areas. Provided by Gangseo-gu.

Last September, Seoul selected Moa Towns but conducted a ‘Moa Town Public Management Project Site Contest’ to support project progress such as management plan establishment and association formation for places where self-promotion was difficult due to unfavorable business conditions.

As a result, out of 37 applications, 21 sites were finally selected, including 5 sites around 354 Hwagok-dong, 3 sites around 515-44 Deungchon 2-dong, and 2 sites around 520-3 Deungchon-dong in Gangseo-gu, totaling 10 sites. This accounts for half of the 21 selected areas.

From next year, SH and LH will provide customized support such as Moa Town management plan changes and business feasibility analysis for the selected areas, aiming to quickly promote projects by reducing residents’ burdens and enhancing project feasibility.

Additionally, when implementing joint projects with SH and LH, various benefits can be received, including expansion of the street housing maintenance project area (from less than 20,000㎡ to less than 40,000㎡), relaxation of the rental housing donation ratio due to zoning upgrades (from 50% to 30%), low-interest loans for project costs, and business feasibility analysis.

SH will implement 5 sites in Deungchon-dong, and LH will implement 5 sites in Hwagok-dong. After the establishment of associations and obtaining the consent of the majority of association members, projects will be jointly carried out with SH and LH or designated as public implementers, forming resident representative meetings to promote the projects.

Meanwhile, the district has been focusing on promoting Moa Towns for balanced regional development and residential environment improvement. As a result, all 10 sites, including Deungchon 2-dong and Hwagok 1-dong, have been approved and announced as Moa Housing, and resident-led collection of association establishment consent forms is underway.

Mayor Jin Gyo-hoon said, “Despite difficulties in development due to urban planning regulations such as Gimpo Airport height restrictions and natural scenic districts, residents’ aspirations and determination for old housing maintenance in Gangseo-gu are strong. We will do our best to ensure that projects proceed quickly by carefully reflecting support details and residents’ opinions.”

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