Area Around 675 Eungam-dong in Seoul to Become 1,118-Home Complex

Area Around 675 Eungam-dong
Redevelopment Plan Approved
Project Feasibility Adjustment Coefficient Applied
391 Pungnap-dong Plan Approved with Revisions

The aging low-rise residential area around 675 Eungam-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, where redevelopment had stalled after the district designation was lifted, will be transformed into a large-scale complex with 1,118 households.

A bird's-eye view of the housing redevelopment zone around 675 Eungam-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul. Seoul Metropolitan Government

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on November 15 that it had approved with revisions the proposals to designate the area around 675 Eungam-dong, Eunpyeong-gu, as a housing redevelopment district and to establish a redevelopment plan, along with the proposal reviewed for landscape considerations, at the 13th Urban Planning Committee's delegated subcommittee meeting.

The area around 675 Eungam-dong is an aging low-rise residential neighborhood that took shape in the 1970s. Its poor residential environment, including narrow roads and insufficient pedestrian space, needs improvement. A redevelopment project was previously pursued, but work was suspended after the district designation was lifted in 2017. A plan to restart the project was subsequently developed through the Fast-Track Integrated Planning program. About eight months after guidelines were drawn up in March, the redevelopment plan was reviewed by the delegated subcommittee.

The redevelopment plan includes institutional support to improve project feasibility. It upgrades the existing Type 2 General Residential Zone (up to seven stories) and Type 2 General Residential Zone to a Type 3 General Residential Zone, and applies a project feasibility adjustment coefficient of 1.83 under the 2030 Basic Plan for Urban and Residential Environment Improvement to improve project feasibility. The project will provide 1,118 households.

A tiered park (multi-level park) will be built in front of Eungam Elementary School to create a more open setting around the school. It will connect with a public pedestrian passage to create a walkway linking the inside and outside of the complex. Mid- and low-rise buildings will be placed next to the school to minimize impacts on sunlight, with the skyline rising gradually from the park in front of the school. Gajwa-ro 6-gil will be improved to allow two-way traffic, and acceleration and deceleration lanes and right-turn lanes are planned along the sections connecting to Gajwa-ro and Baengnyeonsan-ro.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government also approved with revisions a proposal to designate the area around 391 Pungnap-dong, Songpa-gu, as a redevelopment district and establish a redevelopment plan for the Pungnap Geukdong Apartment reconstruction project.

Residents of Pungnap Geukdong Apartment, completed in 1987, had experienced inconvenience due to insufficient parking, cracks in the buildings and corroded facilities. Reconstruction was pursued after the complex received a D grade in a detailed safety inspection in December 2021.

Under the redevelopment plan, the complex will expand from 415 to 598 households, an increase of 183. A special floor-area-ratio provision for station-area reconstruction will be applied, allowing a floor area ratio of up to 340% and buildings of up to 40 stories. The complex will also include 81 public housing units.

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