A residential complex of more than 4,000 units will be built in Mia-dong, Gangbuk-gu, Seoul. The redevelopment of Mia District 2, near Miasageori Station on the subway, has cleared an integrated review, paving the way for an aging neighborhood to be rebuilt as a new large-scale complex with an elementary school and parks.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on the 16th that it held the 19th meeting of its Integrated Review Committee for redevelopment projects on the 15th and conditionally approved the integrated review for the housing redevelopment project in the Mia District 2 redevelopment promotion zone, located around 403 Mia-dong.
Once completed, the project will deliver apartment buildings of up to 45 stories with a total of 4,003 units, including 710 public housing units. Mia District 2 had been one of the delayed sites that failed to win approval of its project implementation plan for about a decade after its redevelopment association was formed in 2016, but the latest approval is expected to accelerate the project. The adjacent Mia District 3 and 4 redevelopment promotion zones are also moving forward, and their completion would reshape the area into a residential district on the scale of a small new town.
Within the zone, the plan calls not only for improving the residential environment but also for expanding green space, including a children's park and a small park. Along the streets, schools, public offices, low- and mid-rise housing and neighborhood facilities will be arranged to create a mixed-use cultural street. Infrastructure will also be expanded. Public facilities such as a citizens' college, a community service center and social welfare facilities, along with childcare facilities including a day care center and a care center, are set to be added.
The integrated review plan for the Mia District 11 housing redevelopment project, around 791-108 Mia-dong in Gangbuk-gu, was also conditionally approved. It will comprise buildings of up to 26 stories with a total of 656 units, including 108 public housing units. The complex is designed as an open development that responds to extreme heat, with shaded walkways linking green space and pedestrian paths inside and outside the site. The site will next go through approval of its project implementation plan and its management and disposal plan as it moves toward groundbreaking.
A fast-track redevelopment plan for the area around 97-35 Cheongpa-dong 1-ga in Yongsan-gu was also finalized. Although the zone, west of Seoul Station, is in a desirable location, it sits away from major roads such as Cheongpa-ro and has poor pedestrian conditions, prompting repeated calls for redevelopment. With several development projects now under way in the Cheongpa-dong area, the city plans to strengthen connectivity across the wider neighborhood by linking the roads, walkways and infrastructure of individual sites.
"With the passage of this integrated review, Mia District 2 will be transformed into a multi-layered and pleasant residential complex and is expected to emerge as a key residential area in northern Seoul with about 4,000 units," said Myung No-jun, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Housing Bureau. "Through intensive schedule management for swift implementation, we will actively support the smooth progress of the redevelopment project."
