Bulgwang Miseong Apartment in Eunpyeong-gu to Be Reborn as a 40-Story, 1,662-Unit Complex with Eased Floor Area Ratio

Floor Area Ratio Set at 299.78% with Green Walkways Planned
Taereung Woosung Apartments to Offer 704 Units
1,280 Units to Be Supplied in Junghwa 2-dong

Perspective view of the Bulgwang Miseong Apartment reconstruction project. Seoul City

Bulgwang Miseong Apartment in Bulgwang-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, which was completed 37 years ago, will be transformed into a large-scale complex with up to 40 floors and 1,662 units.

On March 12, Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the 3rd Special Subcommittee on Urban Planning and Maintenance Projects had approved, with amendments, the designation of the maintenance area and the maintenance plan decision and landscape review proposal for the reconstruction project of Bulgwang Miseong Apartment.

The Bulgwang Miseong Apartment site is subject to the 2030 Urban and Residential Environment Improvement Master Plan, which includes eased floor area ratio regulations. The redevelopment will allow for a floor area ratio of 299.78%, up to 40 floors, and a total of 1,662 units, including 145 public housing units.

Under this maintenance plan, a green walkway will be created on the west side of the complex, connecting Tongil-ro to Bulgwang Neighborhood Park to improve pedestrian accessibility. The plan also calls for the installation of open community facilities near the main entrance, including the Our Neighborhood Childcare Center, an integrated care center, a daycare center, and an indoor children's playground.

Choi Jinseok, Head of Housing at Seoul Metropolitan Government, stated, "We hope that the reconstruction will allow Bulgwang Miseong Apartment to be reborn as a comfortable residential complex. We will do our best to improve the living environment of aging complexes and create an open community that integrates with the local neighborhood."

Bird's-eye view of the reconstruction project for Taereung Woosung Apartments. Seoul City

At this special subcommittee meeting, the proposal for the designation of a maintenance area and approval of the maintenance plan for the reconstruction project of Taereung Woosung Apartments in Gongneung-dong, Nowon-gu, was also approved with amendments.

As with Bulgwang Miseong Apartment, eased floor area ratio regulations will be applied. The redevelopment will allow for a floor area ratio of 299.43%, up to 33 floors, with a total of 704 units, including 87 public housing units.

The plan includes the incorporation of the northern courtyard park, which is separated by a height difference of approximately 15 meters, into the maintenance area, thereby creating pedestrian-friendly spaces. Open community facilities are also planned, such as an integrated care center, a senior sports center, and a youth cafe.

This approval marks the first designation of a maintenance area among the rapid integrated planning advisory reconstruction projects currently underway in Nowon-gu. The maintenance plan for this area passed approximately seven months after the initial advisory. In Nowon-gu, reconstruction maintenance projects are currently ongoing in a total of 12 complexes, including Taereung Woosung Apartments, Sanggye Boram Apartments, and Sanggye Hanshin 3rd Complex, totaling about 23,000 units, with the goal of designating maintenance areas by 2026.

Perspective view of the housing maintenance-type redevelopment maintenance plan for the 309-39 area of Junghwa 2-dong. Seoul Metropolitan Government

Additionally, through the Urban Planning Committee's delegated subcommittee, the Seoul Metropolitan Government approved, with amendments, the proposal for the designation of a maintenance area and the maintenance plan decision and landscape review for the housing maintenance-type redevelopment in the 309-39 area of Junghwa 2-dong, Jungnang-gu.

This area, which has a high concentration of aging houses, was designated as the Junghwa Redevelopment Promotion District in 2009, but the project was stalled for a long period and the area was released from the promotion district in 2023. After being selected as a candidate site for integrated planning in August 2024, the city reflected new guidelines in the maintenance plan and proceeded with this review.

Compared to the previous redevelopment promotion district plan, the business feasibility has been improved, and the project will supply up to 35 floors and a total of 1,280 housing units, including 243 rental units. The area is planned as a waterfront-themed residential complex in harmony with Jungnangcheon Stream and the foothills of Bonghwasan Mountain. To promote local revitalization, neighborhood living facilities, social welfare facilities, and a public parking lot will also be provided.

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