District Unit Plan Approved Near Songpa Helio City... Office and Educational Facilities Recommended

Seoul City Holds Urban Architecture Committee Subcommittee Meeting and Approves District Unit Planning Proposal
Station Areas Including Seokchon Station and Songpa Station... Near Helio City

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] The Seoul Metropolitan Government has encouraged the use of the station-area site near Helio City in Songpa-gu for office and educational facilities.

On the 5th, Seoul announced that it held the 1st Urban and Architectural Joint Committee Subcommittee meeting the day before and approved a revised district unit plan for Songpa-daero District 2 (around 295 Seokchon-dong).

This area covers 83,148㎡ and is located in the station area near Seokchon Station, a transfer station for subway lines 8 and 9, and Songpa Station on line 8. It is adjacent to Helio City, a large complex with 9,500 households, serving as a region supporting living service functions and commercial functions of the Jamsil metropolitan center.

The newly decided district unit plan focuses on maintaining the unique streetscape along Songpa-daero while promoting street activation. Seoul encouraged party-wall construction, where buildings are constructed within 50 cm of the adjacent lot boundary line, during individual building projects. It also recommended the use of the area for small-scale office facilities supporting commercial functions and educational and research facilities responding to educational demand.

The district unit plan area was expanded from the existing 78,419㎡ by absorbing part of the residential area located on the east side of Songpa-daero. The city explained that this was reorganized to promote a safe pedestrian environment to nearby Jamsil Girls' High School and Ilsin Girls' Commercial High School.