Oh Se-hoon Criticizes 'Chakchak Development': "Democratic Party Should Apologize for Lifting Reconstruction Restrictions"

"No Progress in Seongsu Maintenance Area for Ten Years"
Jo Eun-hee: "Unauthorized Appropriation of Oh Se-hoon's Administration"

Oh Sehun, the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, has criticized Jung Wono, the Democratic Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, over his real estate policy called "Chakchak Development."

Oh Sehun, the People Power Party's candidate for Seoul mayor, is holding a press conference announcing his candidacy in front of Bosingak in Seoul on the 27th. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

On April 29, during the People Power Party's rally for electoral victory in Jung-gu and Seongdong-gu held at the Jung-gu Community Center in Seoul, Oh stated, "The Democratic Party has suddenly changed its stance and is now copying my approach, especially when it comes to real estate supply. During the 10 years of former Mayor Park Wonsoon's tenure, redevelopment and reconstruction projects at 389 sites were canceled, which could have supplied as many as 400,000 housing units. They should first kneel down, apologize, and reflect on this, and only then say they will follow Oh Sehun's lead."

On the same day, Jung visited Jangwi 14 District in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, to present his "Chakchak Development" vision. Jung stated, "Mayor Oh Sehun promised to supply 80,000 housing units annually, but after designating redevelopment zones, actual supply through groundbreaking and move-in has been insufficient. I will shorten the redevelopment process by up to three years," he said previously.

Oh countered, "I designated the Seongsu Strategic Redevelopment Zone in 2010 before leaving office, but when I returned 10 years later, there had been no progress at all. Nothing had changed. He couldn't even manage his own district for 10 years, and now he's running for mayor, claiming he can do things faster than me. Can we really trust this? People don't work with their words, but with their hands and feet," he criticized.

Oh also addressed the relocation of the Sampyo Remicon plant in Seongsu-dong. He explained, "In 2015, when there was an incident of Sampyo Remicon discharging wastewater, all Jung did was collect signatures to push Sampyo Remicon out, which was useless. Even if a company made a mistake, would it leave such valuable land just because they're told to?"

He continued, "Progress wasn't being made in the Seoul City Council, and when I returned in 2021, the situation was the same. So, I pushed for pre-negotiations to secure public contributions and instructed them to establish a relocation plan for Sampyo Remicon. We offered to let them build as tall as they wanted if they moved out, and took half the benefits as public contributions to create a startup center," he added.

Jo Eunhee, who serves as the chief campaign manager for Oh's election committee, commented, "Jung's strategy to expedite construction is simply a replica of the core supply strategy announced by Seoul City in February, and his proposed solutions for revitalizing public redevelopment and resolving construction cost disputes were copied directly from SH Corporation's business plan. This is unauthorized appropriation of the achievements under Oh Sehun's administration. Supplying public housing through floor area ratio incentives is already underway, and the so-called 'practical housing' that Jung touts as something new is nothing more than a repackaging of Seoul City's recently announced 'Baronae Jip' land-lease and installment-payment housing model. Jung's pledges are simply relabeling the achievements of Oh Sehun's administration," she criticized.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.