108 specialists — including lawyers and appraisers — appointed to build a collective-expertise framework; district mayor to lead control tower with quarterly forums to prevent project delays
Yeongdeungpo-gu is launching a 108-member task force dedicated to accelerating urban renewal projects across the district. The "Rapid Advancement Support Corps for Redevelopment Projects" aims to preemptively resolve the range of problems that can arise during project implementation, ensuring that redevelopment and reconstruction work moves forward swiftly and properly.
Yeongdeungpo-gu is one of Seoul's most concentrated redevelopment and reconstruction zones, with 109 active housing supply projects under way across the district. To tackle chronic delays caused by complex administrative procedures, rising construction costs and internal disputes among associations, the district appointed 108 top specialists on Sept. 23 — including lawyers, certified appraisers, construction management experts, conflict-resolution specialists, urban planners, and tax accountants.
The corps operates through a "field-integrated, one-stop support system" tailored to each project zone's stage of progress, with two tiers of managers: field support managers and specialist support managers. Forty-eight field support managers will be assigned on a one-to-one basis to the 88 redevelopment zones that have yet to break ground. Each manager will visit their assigned site at least once every two weeks to conduct ongoing monitoring, catching signs of delays or disputes early.
Backing them up are 60 specialist support managers drawn from seven fields: conflict resolution, property appraisal, law, urban planning, construction cost verification, construction management, and tax accounting. When a zone requires specialized advice or dispute intervention, the relevant experts will be dispatched immediately to provide tailored solutions. Should a conflict between associations escalate to the point where collective deliberation is needed, a "rapid advancement review meeting" will be convened — bringing together field and specialist managers, project operators and the parties in dispute — to produce concrete improvement measures and issue implementation recommendations.
The district will also establish a "Redevelopment Rapid Advancement Control Tower" chaired by Yeongdeungpo-gu District Mayor Cho Yu-jin to maximize policy effectiveness. Quarterly progress forums will be held to hear concerns from the field and regularly review the status of redevelopment projects.
In addition, monthly meetings chaired by the director of the Urban Space Bureau will analyze the causes of delays in each zone and develop plans to shorten project timelines.
"Redevelopment and reconstruction are the district's top priority — they transform residents' most valuable assets and their living environment," Cho said. "Together with 108 experts, we will redraw the map of Yeongdeungpo-gu through swift and proper urban renewal."
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