Gangbuk-gu Expands 'Villa Management Office' to All Neighborhoods

Beon 2-dong, Ui-dong, and Insu-dong Newly Designated

Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Lee Soonhee), has expanded its 'Villa Management Office' project—which was designed to address the management gap in small-scale multi-family housing—to all neighborhoods except those densely populated with apartment complexes.

Exterior view of Samyang-dong Villa Management Office, which began operations last October. Provided by Gangbuk-gu.

On March 23, the district finalized Beon 2-dong (around 148 Beon-dong), Ui-dong (from Solbat Park to Samyang Transportation area), and Insu-dong (from the Unification Education Center to Suyu-dong Church area) as newly expanded zones through a review by the 'Villa Management Office Expansion Zone Selection Committee.' The existing area of operation, Samyang-dong, also added some sections to broaden its management scope.

As a result, among the 13 neighborhoods in Gangbuk-gu, Villa Management Offices are now operating in 10 locations across 11 neighborhoods, excluding Samgaksan-dong and Beon 3-dong, which are densely populated with large apartment complexes.

The program has also received high satisfaction ratings. In a survey conducted in the second half of last year targeting approximately 6,700 households in zones that had been operating for over a year, the satisfaction rate reached 92.4%, and 96.0% of respondents agreed on the need to expand the program.

The project has also been recognized through external evaluations. Starting with the Grand Prize at the 2023 Manifesto Best Practices Awards, the Villa Management Office has received major policy awards for four consecutive years, including the Korea Policy Award in 2024, the Korea Crime Prevention Award last year, and the Grand Prize at the Local Government Society Policy Awards this year.

The district plans to install base posts in the new zones and complete the hiring of on-site management managers between April and May, with full-scale operations set to begin in June. Currently, the Villa Management Office is strengthening its community-focused services, adding functions such as mobile CCTV operation and expansion of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) safety facilities, in addition to basic management services like cleaning and patrols.

Lee Soonhee, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, stated, "With this project now expanded to all neighborhoods in the district, we have reached a turning point in raising the overall level of housing management in Gangbuk-gu. We will continue to pursue practical improvements to the residential environment that residents can feel through field-oriented policy management."

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