First Among the Big Three High-End Residential Brands:
Premium Store Opens in a Commercial Facility, Not an Amenity Space

<Jo Jaeman, CEO of DK Asia (left), and Cha Kikpal, CEO of Gomed Galleria (right), are posing for a commemorative photo. >

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DK Asia, one of Korea's top three real estate developers, announced that on March 9, it held a grand opening ceremony for the first store of "Gomed Galleria," Korea's leading premium food and beverage (F&B) service company, at the Royal Park City II model house in Singeomdan.


This marks the first time among the nation’s big three high-end residential brands that Korea’s top F&B company, Gomed Galleria, has opened a location, with Royal Park City II leading the way. Furthermore, by placing Gomed Galleria in a commercial facility rather than an amenity space, it became possible to attract such a premium brand and establish a sustainable operational structure—another first among the big three high-end residential brands. DK Asia’s Royal Park City maintains its position in the big three alongside The H by Hyundai E&C and Lotte E&C’s Le El, according to the monthly high-end residential brand rankings published by the Korea Corporate Reputation Research Institute.


Gomed Galleria is Korea’s top premium F&B service company, created when Hanwha Group acquired the F&B division of Shinsegae Food, previously the pioneer of fine dining in Korean apartment complexes. Notably, Gomed Galleria plans to operate a food and beverage store at the luxury hall of Hanwha Galleria Department Store, a leader in premium lifestyle, starting this April. With this flagship location’s opening, the two companies intend to further enhance premium F&B services to realize “healthy relaxation” in Royal Park City, Korea’s first premium resort city.


Meanwhile, DK Asia is a real estate developer that set the standard for Korea’s first fifth-generation high-end apartment living. Unlike the traditional fourth-generation apartments, where construction or development companies withdraw after completion, DK Asia remains on-site, operating and providing Korea’s first premium residential model with six-star hotel and resort-level services.


Recently, many so-called “high-end” apartments have faced limitations in maintaining ongoing services and content as management and operations are transferred to residents’ representative councils after two or three years of occupancy. As a result, some differentiated programs highlighted at the time of sale have been scaled back or changed in operation. In response, DK Asia has established a dedicated professional operations system centered on “premium service management,” ensuring continuous operations and maintenance.


Especially for sustainable operation and management, DK Asia has created various six-star hotel-scale community spaces within commercial facilities, not amenity areas, inside the apartments, and provides premium services. Gomed Galleria has also opened within the Royal Trinity Lounge, a commercial facility inside the complex, enabling stable and ongoing operations without complaints related to noise or odors.



Jo Jaeman, CEO of DK Asia, stated, “With the opening of this first location, we will further enhance the SamSik program of Royal Park City, solidifying our status as Korea’s first premium resort city with even more distinctive signature services.”

<DK Asia and Gormed Galleria are taking a commemorative photo after signing a contract and the opening ceremony.>

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