Senior Housing Planned at Mok-dong CBS Site; Long-Term Jeonse Housing Near Nodeul Station

A Mixed Residential and Office Hub to Replace the Knowledge Industry Center
Senior Housing Planned to Address the Super-Aged Society
224 Long-Term Jeonse Units to Be Built Near Nodeul Station

Artist's rendering of the development of the CBS headquarters site in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul (Image courtesy of the Seoul Metropolitan Government)

The CBS headquarters site in Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul, which has been used as a broadcasting station for 34 years, will be transformed into a mixed-use hub combining senior housing and office facilities.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 12th that the 19th Joint Urban Planning and Architecture Committee, held on the 11th, conditionally approved revisions to the decision on the district unit plan for the Mok-dong land development project and the detailed development plan for the special planning zone at the CBS site in Mok-dong.

The site has been used as a CBS broadcasting station for 34 years, since 1992. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and CBS planned to build a knowledge industry center there following prior consultations in 2023. However, in light of changes in real estate conditions, including an oversupply of knowledge industry centers and an economic slowdown, they have held additional negotiations since this year.

Under the revised plan, the Seoul Metropolitan Government will change the building's primary use from a knowledge industry center to a mixed office and residential development, and introduce senior housing in response to the super-aged society.

Given its location near Omokgyo Station on Subway Line 5 and within a 10-minute drive of a general hospital, the site is set to host long-term general private rental housing for "active seniors."

To maintain the Mok-dong central district's role as an employment hub, the plan also sets a requirement for office facilities to account for at least 35% of the total gross floor area.

The planned Seoul Media Content facility, a public contribution under the original plan, will be retained. To increase its visibility, it will be moved from the first basement level to the third floor above ground. Some of CBS's core news and current affairs functions will also remain, preserving the site's identity as a broadcasting cluster.

Kim Chang-kyu, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Urban Space Headquarters, said, "The revised development plan for the CBS site in Mok-dong will provide new momentum for the project. We expect it to contribute to street-level vitality by maintaining the central district's core functions as an employment hub, including job creation, and by locating neighborhood facilities on the lower floors and expanding publicly accessible open spaces."

Aerial view of the development around Nodeul Station, including 402-1 Bon-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul (Source: Seoul Metropolitan Government)

A total of 938 apartment units, including long-term jeonse housing, will be built in the area around 402-1 Bon-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, near Nodeul Station.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said the Joint Urban Planning and Architecture Committee conditionally approved a decision on a district unit plan to build long-term jeonse housing near Nodeul Station.

The site is an aging, low-rise residential area adjacent to Nodeul Station on Subway Line 9. The district unit plan area was designated and the plan approved in September last year, but the plan has now been revised to secure additional long-term jeonse housing.

Under the revised district unit plan, four apartment buildings, with five basement levels and 42 floors above ground, will be built on the site, providing a total of 938 units, including 224 long-term jeonse units.

Neighborhood facilities will be located along Noryangjin-ro to encourage street-level activity, while a public office building will be built along Maebong-ro, where apartment buildings are concentrated. The plan will also discourage the construction of excessively high retaining walls on the hilly site and include an elevator connecting Noryangjin-ro with the apartment complex.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said, "We expect the district unit plan for building long-term jeonse housing near Nodeul Station to improve the poor residential environment in the surrounding area and significantly contribute to housing stability for ordinary citizens by supplying high-quality long-term jeonse homes."

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