A total of 2,606 homes under the Moa Town initiative will be supplied in Gangseo-gu and Yangcheon-gu, Seoul.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on the 13th that it held the second subcommittee meeting for integrated deliberation on small-scale housing improvement on the 12th and finalized the areas around 354 Hwagok 1-dong in Gangseo-gu under the Moa Town initiative and 644-1 Mok 3-dong in Yangcheon-gu as project sites.
Around 354 Hwagok 1-dong in Gangseo-gu (85,462.6 square meters), three Moa Housing sites will be pursued to supply a total of 1,929 homes (including 479 rental units), up 275 from the existing 1,654.
The target area has 73.5% old buildings and has suffered from narrow roads and severe parking shortages. After the Moa Town initiative management plan was established on Dec. 28, 2023, it was selected for the public-participation Moa Town initiative on Dec. 11, 2024, and public support was pursued.
With this change, expansion of the project area will be applied and integrated development will move into full swing. The project implementation area will be consolidated from the existing five zones into three to further enhance feasibility and speed. Road and pedestrian environments will also be significantly improved. The central road of the Moa Town initiative, Garogongwon-ro 76ga-gil, will be widened from 8 meters to 12 meters, separating pedestrians and vehicles and allowing two-way traffic.
The Moa Town initiative around 644-1 Mok-dong in Yangcheon-gu will supply a total of 677 homes (including 124 rental units), up 407 from the existing 270. It is a dense low-rise residential area where new and old buildings are mixed, with 71.4% of buildings classified as old or substandard.
To enable efficient land use and linkages with adjacent development plans, the zoning was upgraded from Type 2 and Type 2 (up to 7 floors) general residential to Type 3 general residential. Considering increased traffic, the widths of four roads will be expanded, and a 3-meter building setback line will be designated to create pedestrian space. Taking into account the north-high, south-low topographic feature with a 15.7-meter elevation difference, the Seoul Metropolitan Government devised a plan to ease level changes.
Choi Jin-seok, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Housing Bureau, said, "We will spread a high-quality residential environment with an efficient plan that can be linked to surrounding area development plans."