Nowon's Sanggye Hanshin 1st and 2nd Complexes to Be Reborn as 1,140-Home Development

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Bird's-eye view of the reconstruction of Sanggye Hanshin 1st Apartment in Nowon-gu, Seoul (Image: Seoul Metropolitan Government)

The Sanggye Hanshin 1st and 2nd apartment complexes in Nowon-gu, Seoul, will be redeveloped into a complex of 1,140 homes, with buildings reaching up to 35 stories.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on October 22 that it had approved with revisions a proposal to designate a redevelopment zone and establish a redevelopment plan for the Sanggye Hanshin 1st and 2nd apartment complexes. The proposal was reviewed at the 12th Special Subcommittee on Redevelopment Projects of the Urban Planning Committee on October 21.

The aging apartment complex, which was completed more than 35 years ago, will be redeveloped into 13 apartment buildings with a total of 1,140 homes. The Sanggye Hanshin 1st complex will have 560 homes, and the 2nd complex will have 580.

Under the “2030 Basic Plan for Urban and Residential Environment Improvement,” the Seoul Metropolitan Government eased the allowable floor area ratio and applied a project feasibility adjustment coefficient of 2.0 to improve project viability. It also plans to improve roads and sidewalks and add sidewalk-integrated frontage open spaces to make it easier to get around nearby areas, including routes to elementary schools.

The project will create a harmonious skyline in coordination with the Sanggye 5-dong housing improvement-type redevelopment project and the Sanggye Boram Apartment reconstruction project. In particular, plans for building height, facade design, and view corridors will be drawn up to ensure harmony with the reconstruction of Sanggye Hanshin 3rd.

Myeong Nojun, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Housing Office, said, “The redevelopment plan for the Sanggye Hanshin 1st and 2nd apartment complexes is expected not only to improve the aging residential environment but also to enhance the urban environment and living conditions in the surrounding area.”

Bird's-eye view of the redevelopment project at 75 Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government)

At the Urban Planning Committee’s delegated subcommittee meeting, a proposal to rezone the housing improvement-type redevelopment project at 75 Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul, to a quasi-residential area was also approved. This clears the way for a large-scale complex of 1,577 homes, with buildings reaching up to 45 stories.

Although the site is right next to Mia Sageori Station on Subway Line 4, it is still home to aging, low-rise housing dating from the 1960s. The Seoul Metropolitan Government selected the area as a candidate site for its Fast-Track Integrated Planning program in February 2025, drew up guidelines in March 2026, and then established a redevelopment plan.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government applied a quasi-residential zoning upgrade for the first time in a redevelopment zone in northern Seoul, securing a basis for housing supply suited to the site’s location near the station. It also applied a project feasibility adjustment coefficient of 1.8, increasing the allowable floor area ratio from 210% to 246%. With a planned floor area ratio of 346%, the project can provide a large complex of 1,577 homes, including 312 public housing units.

An incentive was also granted for 15 split-household homes, which allow parents and children to live together while having separate living spaces. An open park will be created near Mia Sageori Station and nearby bus stops, which see heavy foot traffic, and the pedestrian environment connecting the station, schools, and the park will also be improved.

A revised proposal to amend the redevelopment plan for Zone 9 of the Mapo District 4 urban renewal-type redevelopment project in Mapo-gu, Seoul, was also approved with revisions.

The area around 106-9 Nogosan-dong, Mapo-gu, near Sinchon Station, has a high concentration of old and substandard buildings. Under the revised plan, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to set the floor area ratio at 1,120% and the height limit at 170 meters. The project is expected to provide 383 homes in an apartment building reaching 49 stories above ground.

The original plan focused on small units with a dedicated area of 49 square meters, mainly for single-person households. However, taking demand from families into account, the project will also increase the supply of units with dedicated areas of 59 and 84 square meters. The project will also contribute approximately 7.3 billion won to improve the aging Sinchon Station building.

Old water supply and sewage pipes along the road bordering the site will be upgraded to improve infrastructure and prevent problems such as poor drainage and ground subsidence.

A bird's-eye view of the redevelopment project around 58-9 Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul (Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government)

Meanwhile, on October 21, the Seoul Metropolitan Government held the 17th Urban Planning Committee meeting and approved with revisions a proposal to designate a redevelopment zone and establish a redevelopment plan for the station-area long-term public lease housing urban renewal-type redevelopment project around 58-9 Suyu-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

The site is near Samyang and Hwagye stations on the Ui-Sinseol Line, offering convenient access to the city center as well as to the foothills of Bukhansan Mountain.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will newly designate a 21,100.5-square-meter redevelopment zone and build an apartment complex of 828 homes, with buildings reaching up to 36 stories above ground, on a 19,247-square-meter apartment site. The development will include 527 privately sold homes, 62 units that must be provided as rental housing under redevelopment requirements, and 239 long-term public lease homes. Half of the long-term public lease homes are planned to be supplied as “Mirinae House” units for newlyweds.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said, “The project is expected to significantly improve the poor residential environment near Samyang Station and contribute to housing stability for ordinary citizens by providing high-quality long-term public lease homes.”

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