The area around 77, Sinwol 5-dong, where redevelopment had been delayed because of height limits near Gimpo Airport, will be built into a large complex with 1,241 households.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on the 9th that it conditionally approved the decision on the maintenance plan and the proposed designation of a maintenance zone for the "public redevelopment project in the housing maintenance type for the area around 77, Sinwol 5-dong" at the "13th Urban Planning Committee expedited integrated planning and other delegated subcommittee."
The project site was designated as a planned maintenance zone in 2010, and redevelopment was pursued. However, being near Gimpo Airport, the project lacked feasibility due to height limits (elevation 57.86 meters), making it difficult to move forward. In Aug. 2022, it was selected as a public redevelopment candidate site (with LH as the project implementer), and the project fully resumed.
This maintenance plan applied a business feasibility correction factor (2.0) under the "2030 urban and residential environment maintenance master plan." Accordingly, the permitted floor area ratio was eased from the existing 226% to 242%, improving the project's feasibility. Applying the permitted floor area ratio, it is scheduled to supply 25 buildings with 14 floors above ground, totaling 1,241 households (including 201 public dwellings).
Meanwhile, the plan strengthened internal and external consolidation by installing public pedestrian paths that consider existing daily pedestrian ranges, and expanded and newly established existing parks to improve the residential environment and enhance living infrastructure.
In connection with the expedited integrated redevelopment site around 72, Sinwol 5-dong, which is being promoted adjacent to the east side of the project site, an east-west public pedestrian corridor was planned, and open community facilities such as a care center and a senior center were arranged around the public pedestrian corridor to revitalize the local community and induce a natural inflow of pedestrians.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said, "With the decision on the maintenance plan for the area around 77, Sinwol 5-dong, an expansion of quality dwellings supply is expected in a long-deteriorated and poor residential neighborhood," adding, "We will continue to work to improve the residential environment in areas where project promotion is difficult due to height limits and other constraints."