'30,000 Homes to Break Ground by Year-End': Halfway There... Oh Sehoon Personally Oversees 11 Delayed Redevelopment Projects

Cooperation with associations and others on year-end construction starts

Half of this year's 30,000-home target has started construction

Removing delays at the 11 remaining sites

All-out effort to meet the year-end target

With progress toward Seoul's target of starting construction on 30,000 homes this year standing at just half, the city is launching an all-out push to clear bottlenecks at the remaining 11 redevelopment and reconstruction sites.

Seoul Mayor Oh Sehoon visits Gangbyeon Station Central I-Park in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, the first Moa Housing project site, on the 28th, touring a housing unit with prospective residents. 2026.9.28. Photo by Kang Jinhyeong

On the morning of the 13th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government signed a "Joint Cooperation Agreement to Achieve Housing Supply Targets" at Seoul City Hall with 11 redevelopment and reconstruction projects, their contractors, and district offices.

Mayor Oh Sehoon personally chaired the agreement signing, signaling his determination to meet the construction-start target without delays.

So far, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has completed construction starts for 14 of the 25 redevelopment and reconstruction sites it has been closely monitoring toward this year's target, covering approximately 15,000 homes. This is only half of the annual target of 30,000 homes.

The 11 sites scheduled to start construction in the second half of the year are Hannam District 3 (5,970 homes), Bangbae District 13 (2,228 homes), Shinwol-gok District 1 (2,200 homes), Macheon District 4 (1,254 homes), and Noryangjin Districts 4, 5, and 7, among others.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and district offices plan to remove obstacles arising in the course of project implementation through faster permit processing, hands-on management of on-site disputes, and administrative fast-track support.

Following the signing ceremony, a "Special Project Progress Meeting," chaired by Kim Seongbo, Seoul's Second Vice Mayor for Administrative Affairs, reviewed the progress of the 11 sites scheduled to start construction by the end of the year and discussed each site's difficulties and potential solutions.

District project acceleration officers and representatives of housing associations and contractors shared key issues that could affect construction starts, including disputes over construction cost adjustments and delays in demolition work and permitting. The Seoul Metropolitan Government discussed swift mediation and administrative fast-track support measures for issues raised at the meeting.

Since announcing its "Housing Supply Acceleration Plan" in July last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has held 22 working-level project acceleration meetings to review delays at individual redevelopment and reconstruction sites. Under the ninth popularly elected administration, the city has upgraded its project management system to "Special Project Progress Meetings" chaired by the Second Vice Mayor for Administrative Affairs, working to clear bottlenecks in key projects and ensure that necessary measures are implemented swiftly.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will focus its policy efforts on turning the foundation for redevelopment and reconstruction projects it has expanded into actual construction starts. Of the approximately 85,000 homes targeted for construction starts by 2028, the city will keep approximately 69,000 homes on track and closely manage the approximately 16,000 homes at risk of delays to minimize disruptions to supply.

Seoul Mayor Oh Sehoon said, "The only way to bring housing stability closer is to supply homes at a pace citizens can see and experience for themselves. The Seoul Metropolitan Government will work as a united team with district offices, housing associations, and contractors to build Seoul into a city where people can live with housing security and without worrying about securing a home of their own."

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