Rebuilding plans for Mokdong Complexes 9 and 13 in Seoul's Yangcheon District have both cleared an integrated review for rebuilding (reconstruction) projects. Together, the two sites will make way for new apartment complexes totaling 7,810 units.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said on the 22nd that its 20th integrated review committee for rebuilding projects, held on the 21st, approved the rebuilding plans for Mokdong Complex 9 and Mokdong Complex 13, each with conditions. The committee reviewed seven areas together, including architecture, landscape, education, traffic, disaster prevention, the environment and parks.
Mokdong Complex 9, at 312 Sinjeong-dong in Yangcheon District, will be rebuilt into 41 buildings of up to 49 floors with 3,958 units. Mokdong Complex 13, at 327 Sinjeong-dong, will be rebuilt into 26 buildings of up to 49 floors with 3,852 units.
Both plans incorporated advisory opinions from a Seoul city subcommittee that considered the skyline of all 14 complexes in the Mokdong district together. Mokdong Complex 13, in particular, adjusted the number of floors in sections designated for mid- and low-rise buildings and varied the heights of its main buildings, following supplementary opinions raised in an earlier review.
Public pedestrian passageways linking the complexes will also be built. Mokdong Complex 9 will get a 15-meter-wide passage connecting Complexes 8 and 10, along with a 25-meter-wide passage running from the Mokdong central district to Seoul Sinseo Elementary School. Mokdong Complex 13 is planned to have a 15-meter-wide passage linking Complexes 11 and 12 to Mokdong-ro, and a 25-meter-wide passage connecting Yangcheon District Office and Yangcheon-gu Office Station. The city government plans to create shaded walkways by installing trees, canopies and rest areas near school routes and bus stops.
As rebuilding projects proceed one after another across the Mokdong area, Mokdong Complex 13 is also moving through the process of selecting a builder. In a first round of bidding for construction work worth about 2.3763 trillion won, Samsung C&T's construction division was the only bidder, and the tender failed for lack of competition. Samsung C&T was also the only participant in a second briefing session held recently, making it likely to be chosen as the contractor.
