Yongin Gugal Hanseong 1·2nd, Suji Hanseong and Samsung 2nd Reconstruction Project Enters Full Swing

Maintenance Plan Passed City Boundary Committee Review
Maintenance Zone Designation and Announcement Next Month

The reconstruction projects of four aging apartment complexes within the residential development districts in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province?Gugal Hanseong 1st and 2nd phases, Suji Hanseong, and Samsung 2nd phase?are entering the main track.

Yongin City recently announced on the 23rd that the reconstruction maintenance plans for these four apartment complexes have passed the city’s Urban Planning Committee review. The city plans to designate and announce these apartments as maintenance zones as early as January next year.

A view of Hanseong Apartment in Suji 1 District, Yongin, which is about to be designated as a maintenance zone. This apartment, originally consisting of 774 households, is planned to be reconstructed into a high-rise apartment with up to 32 floors and 851 households. Provided by Yongin City

The Gugal Hanseong 1st phase, which passed the review this time, is a low-rise apartment complex built in 1992 in the Gugal 1 district, consisting of 12 buildings with 5 to 6 floors and a total of 570 households. According to the maintenance plan, this apartment will be reconstructed into seven buildings with up to 39 floors and 784 households. The Hanseong 2nd phase in the same district, completed the following year, will also be transformed from the existing 384 households to 585 households with up to 39 floors.

Suji 1 district’s Hanseong and Samsung 2nd phase are mid-rise apartments with 15 to 16 floors, completed in 1995. Hanseong will be reconstructed from 774 households to 851 households, and Samsung 2nd phase from 420 households to 448 households. Both complexes will be changed into high-rise apartments with up to 32 floors.

The maintenance plan is a plan that must be prepared to designate a maintenance zone for reconstruction under the 'Act on Maintenance and Improvement of Urban Areas and Dwelling Conditions.' The city plans to receive opinions on the maintenance plan that passed the review by January 19 next year and then announce the zone designation. Previously, in 2021, the city reflected these four complexes as scheduled maintenance zones in the '2030 Yongin City Urban Residential Environment Maintenance Plan' and completed safety inspections in the same year.

During the maintenance plan review process, the city’s Urban Planning Committee ensured that while increasing the number of floors of the apartments, the number of buildings was reduced to secure open space for views. The maintenance plan also reflected features such as acceleration and deceleration lanes at main entrances to alleviate surrounding traffic congestion due to increased floor area ratio, small parks, and scenic green spaces. Public pedestrian pathways within the complexes are being considered for 24-hour opening, and sight corridors that consider the surrounding landscape after reconstruction are to be secured.

Once designated as maintenance zones, these apartments can form reconstruction promotion committees and establish associations. A city official stated, "We will continue to communicate closely with residents and strive to ensure that subsequent procedures proceed smoothly."

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