"Full Review of Yongsan Park"… Additional Announcement Expected as Early as Late September

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With the volume of new housing supply in Seoul announced by the government two days ago limited to 1,520 units, evaluations suggest it falls short of expectations. The government plans to announce additional supply candidate sites as early as the end of next month.

Our first report is by Reporter Jeon Hyeong-u.

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The new housing supply volume for Seoul announced the day before yesterday (the 13th) amounted to only 1,520 units, combining sites such as Yeomchang Park in Gangseo-gu and the former Airport High School site.

While Yongsan Children's Garden was frequently mentioned as a candidate site, it was not included in this announcement.

Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kim Yun-deok stated that looking only at Yongsan Children's Garden as an additional housing supply site is too narrow a concept, and that the government is considering Yongsan Park as a whole.

He noted that while discussions are necessary with the National Assembly, the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and U.S. Forces Korea regarding legal issues surrounding Yongsan Park, the government will make efforts for housing supply.

[Kim Yun-deok / Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport : To ensure that our supply measures are not just talk or a show, but are properly implemented, a pan-governmental all-out effort is needed.]

Kim Lee-tak, the 1st Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the practical chief of housing policy, also appeared on a radio program and emphasized the necessity of utilizing the Yongsan Park site.

[Kim Lee-tak / 1st Vice Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MBC Radio 'Kim Jong-bae's Focus') : Yongsan Park spans 1 million pyeong, and the children's garden is about 90,000 pyeong. At 3 million square meters, or 1 million pyeong, it is about the size of Yeouido.]

Minister Kim also expressed a proactive stance on utilizing greenbelt areas. In the market, Gangnam-area greenbelt zones such as Jagok-dong and Segok-dong in Gangnam-gu, and the Naegok-dong reserve forces training ground in Seocho-gu are being discussed.

Regarding differences of opinion with the Seoul Metropolitan Government over Yongsan Park and the lifting of greenbelt restrictions, Minister Kim stated that he will find common ground through consultations and plans to meet Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon on the 20th.

However, he made it clear that lifting greenbelt restrictions is possible even without the consent of the Seoul government, and that the government's housing supply policy should not stall solely due to negotiations with Seoul.

Regarding the 73,000-household scale of new additional housing sites in the capital area that were not revealed in this supply measure, the government plans to announce them as early as the end of next month or, at the latest, early October.

Since consultations with local governments have progressed by more than 80 percent for some candidate sites, the government plans to announce them sequentially as agreements are completed.

(Photo: Shin Jin-su | Video Editing: Kim Jin-won)
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