Seoul adds 6 sites to fast-track redevelopment candidate list

Results of the 4th round of candidate selection for the Rapid Integrated Planning housing redevelopment program

Seoul City Hall. [Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government]

Six neighborhoods across six districts in Seoul have been designated as candidate sites for housing redevelopment under the city's Rapid Integrated Planning program, including an area around Doksan-dong 992 in Geumcheon-gu.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Friday that its 4th Rapid Integrated Planning Housing Redevelopment Candidate Selection Committee had chosen six additional sites: Doksan-dong 992 in Geumcheon-gu, Daelim-dong 680 in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Ssangmun-dong 710 in Dobong-gu, Cheonho-dong 137-1 in Gangdong-gu, Daejo-dong 212 in Eunpyeong-gu and Yongdu-dong 39 in Dongdaemun-gu. The selection committee convened twice — on Oct. 30 and Thursday.

Sites selected in the 4th round of Rapid Integrated Planning housing redevelopment candidates. [Provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government]

A Seoul Metropolitan Government official said the selection prioritized areas with high levels of deterioration and a large number of semi-basement units where residential conditions require urgent improvement. "We selected one site from each of six districts to ensure the candidates were not concentrated in any particular zone or area," the official said.

The city determined that the areas around Daelim-dong 680 and Cheonho-dong 137-1 require urgent residential improvement, as both are low-rise residential neighborhoods where more than 70 percent of structures are classified as deteriorated. In the Yongdu-dong 39 area, more than 70 percent of residents have consented to the redevelopment project, reflecting strong community support.

The areas around Ssangmun-dong 710, Daejo-dong 212 and Doksan-dong 992 are expected to see broader residential environment improvements, as redevelopment activity is already under way at neighboring candidate sites.

The largest of the six sites is the area around Doksan-dong 992 in Geumcheon-gu, covering 93,755 square meters. It also has the earliest rights calculation base date among the six sites, set for July 29, 2026.

The city plans to apply its "Rapid Integrated Planning 2.0" framework to the selected sites, streamlining the permitting process and managing overall project progress to cut the typical redevelopment timeline from 18.5 years to 12 years. Under the plan, the city will immediately provide subsidies to begin planning and integrated design work, with the goal of completing the designation of improvement zones within two years.

Myeong No-jun, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's housing bureau, said the city would "secure a stable housing supply base through the candidate site selection and accelerate the process through Rapid Integrated Planning to support early delivery."

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