Community-Specialized Apartment 'Heunghae Seohee Starhills The Castle' Opens

Pohang Buk-gu Removed from Regulated Areas, Attracting Investors with Resale-Available Complexes
Heunghae Seohee Starhills Features Pohang's First On-Site Swimming Pool and Approximately 6,600㎡ Central Plaza

As the COVID-19 situation prolongs, time spent at home has increased due to remote work and online education. Amid the rise of various activities for a smart 'home-stay life,' interest is growing in community facilities within apartment complexes where residents can enjoy cultural and sports activities, as well as landscaping that creates a pleasant living environment in the apartment sales market.

Reflecting this trend, construction companies are providing spaces where residents can enjoy hobbies, leisure, and relaxation, such as indoor gyms, swimming pools, saunas, sky lounges, cafes, and libraries. They are also introducing differentiated community facilities and landscaping, including forest playgrounds, pet playgrounds, and guest houses.

A housing industry sales official explained, “There is a perception that community spaces within the complex, which are exclusive to residents, are safer than external spaces accessed by unspecified individuals,” adding, “Apartment communities, which were previously considered secondary factors in apartment selection, are gaining more attention as key factors for consumers’ subscription choices amid the COVID-19 situation.”

Meanwhile, ‘Heunghae Seohee Starhills The Castle,’ which features the first swimming pool within a complex in Pohang along with various community facilities and landscaping, opened its model house on the 24th and started sales, drawing significant attention. This complex will be the first in Pohang to build a 4-lane swimming pool within the complex. Real estate industry insiders agree that apartments with swimming pools, which are rare nationwide, receive higher resident satisfaction and are valued more highly. In addition to the swimming pool, the complex will include a golf practice range, fitness center, GX room, and healthcare community facilities, as well as a daycare center and senior club.

‘Heunghae Seohee Starhills The Castle’ also paid close attention to landscaping to create a pleasant living environment. A large park of approximately 6,600㎡ will be established in the center of the complex, allowing residents to enjoy a spacious and comfortable living environment within the complex. The central park, measuring 126m in width and 52m in length, will feature a lawn plaza, exercise facilities, and a children’s playground, expected to serve as a place for residents’ rest and communication. Furthermore, a vibration control design stronger than the existing seismic design has been applied to aim for the safest apartment, and the complex layout focuses on south-facing units with a 4-bay design to maximize sunlight, daylight, and space utilization, according to a sales official.

Additionally, the Heunghae-eup urban area adjacent to the Namok district will be equipped with diverse living infrastructure as part of a special regeneration project. The ‘Happy City Harmony Platform’ will be constructed sequentially by 2023, including Ainuri Plaza, which consists of a kids caf?, toy library, and municipal daycare center, as well as the Heunghae Public Library. Moreover, the Heunghae Complex Community Center, with a total floor area of 5,000㎡ from basement level 1 to the 3rd floor, is scheduled for completion by 2021. It will house sports facilities such as a swimming pool, gym, medical room, multipurpose gymnasium, table tennis room, and billiards room, as well as lifestyle and cultural facilities including a small library, community care center, cultural caf?, craft workshop, and computer room.

Meanwhile, ‘Heunghae Seohee Starhills The Castle’ is attracting attention as a complex expected to benefit from the balloon effect of non-regulated areas following the designation of Pohang Nam-gu as a regulated area. It is relatively free from subscription qualification restrictions and has no resale restrictions, allowing resale immediately after contract. Anyone aged 19 or older, regardless of household head status, who has held a subscription account for more than six months can apply as a first-priority applicant, and multi-homeowners or those who have previously won a subscription can also apply.

‘Heunghae Seohee Starhills The Castle’ will be built in Namok District B1 Block, Oksung-ri, Heunghae-eup, Pohang City, consisting of 10 buildings from 2 basement floors to 25 floors above ground, with a total of 956 households. It will be composed of three types of 59㎡ units, as well as 74㎡ and 84㎡ units, with 457 units available for general sale. The subscription schedule is January 5 (Tuesday) for special supply, January 6 (Wednesday) for first-priority subscription, and January 7 (Thursday) for second-priority subscription.

Model house visits are available through advance reservation on the website until January 4, and the site is located next to the field along National Route 7.

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