Senior Housing Focuses on "Culture and Leisure"... "Lower Senior Town" Fills Retirees' Daily Lives

- "Senior Trend Report 2025": Growing Number of "Active Seniors" Engaged in Self-Development, Culture, and Leisure
- "Lower" Offers Community Spaces, Commercial, Cultural, and Leisure Facilities, and Academy Programs

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One of the biggest changes after retirement is the significant increase in available free time in daily life. With the end of scheduled commutes and job-related work, retirees are able to allocate a large portion of the day to their own needs and schedules. Recently, as more so-called "active seniors" choose to actively enjoy a variety of activities such as cultural and leisure pursuits, as well as self-development, the importance of whether residential spaces support a wide range of activities in everyday life has also risen.

According to the "Senior Trend Report 2025" released by Open Survey, the percentage of respondents who chose "self-development and leisure activities" as an essential factor for a happy life reached 25%, a 3.5 percentage point increase from the previous year. When asked about household expenditures, "cultural and leisure costs" accounted for 58.2% of responses, which was a 1.0 percentage point increase from the previous year—the third-largest increase behind travel expenses (2.3 percentage points) and dining expenses (1.7 percentage points).

In particular, among high-income seniors with a monthly household income of 7 million won or more, the response rate for cultural and leisure expenditures increased by 6.2 percentage points compared to the previous year. This shows that post-retirement, there is an active spending tendency on cultural experiences, travel, and hobbies, especially among those with strong purchasing power.

As the group of seniors actively enjoying their leisure time grows, the criteria for selecting residential spaces are also changing. Previously, the focus was on basic living support such as meals, care, and safety. Now, the presence of various community and service options that enrich post-retirement daily life—such as exercise and cultural activities—has become a major consideration.

This trend explains the growing attention toward "Lower Senior Town," which is currently recruiting new residents. Lower Senior Town is Korea's largest premium senior complex, built in the Osiria Tourism Complex in Busan. The development consists of seven buildings ranging from four basement floors to 18 floors above ground, offering a total of 944 residential units. Its standout feature is easy access to various community spaces, along with medical, commercial, recreational, and cultural facilities within the complex.

Within the complex, elegant community facilities have been prepared for exercise and hobbies. Residents can enjoy active sports thanks to fitness amenities such as swimming pools, fitness centers, group exercise rooms, golf practice spaces, billiards, and table tennis rooms. In addition, the complex is equipped with a diverse array of spaces rivaling those of high-end resorts, such as a spa, hair and nail salon, game room, party room, karaoke room, cinema, and book lounge.

A wide range of academy programs are also available. Over 30 courses support residents' hobbies and self-improvement, including exercise classes such as swimming lessons, Korean traditional dance, aqua aerobics, and line dance; cultural classes like drawing, botanical art, ocarina, and guitar; and foreign language courses in Chinese, Japanese, and English.

The facilities and programs are structured so that residents can participate in classes or use exercise and hobby facilities according to their own schedules and lifestyle, enabling flexible use of leisure time.

Residents can also enjoy "Lower Avenue," the commercial and cultural space within the senior town, which features an event plaza surrounded by a central square forest and lush lawns, as well as attractions such as an art market and kids' park for a wide variety of cultural experiences. An exquisitely designed tea house set above a reflective pond will also be available.

There are also nearby shopping and leisure infrastructures. The Osiria Tourism Complex, home to Lower Senior Town, boasts shopping and entertainment venues such as Lotte Premium Outlets and Lotte World Adventure Busan. There is also convenient access to resorts such as Ananti Cove and Banyan Tree Haeundae Busan, as well as golf courses including Haeundae Country Club.

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