Seoul Metropolitan Government Conducts Compliance Inspections at 11 Redevelopment Projects, Including Hannam District 3...All-Out Push to Break Ground on 30,000 Homes

[Financial News] The Seoul Metropolitan Government has stepped up on-site management to meet its goal of breaking ground on 30,000 housing units from redevelopment projects this year.
On the 26th, Seoul Metropolitan Government said it held the second special meeting on accelerating project progress on the 25th, chaired by Administrative Affairs Vice Mayor Kim Seong-bo.
The meeting took place at Hannam District 3 Redevelopment Zone in Yongsan District, where large-scale demolition and construction are set to begin. It focused on 11 redevelopment sites scheduled to start construction in the second half of this year.
This meeting followed the first full-scale inspection and centered on the 11 projects aiming to break ground in the second half of the year.
Vice Mayor Kim visited Hannam District 3, which accounts for a large share of the planned second-half construction volume, to check demolition and ground-breaking preparations in person. He then met with project progress officers from eight district offices where the site is located to review each project’s schedule and factors causing delays.
Seoul Metropolitan Government and the district offices agreed to review the remaining permits, relocation procedures, and demolition steps needed before construction begins at each site. They also decided to prepare tailored administrative support and measures to make up for any delays.
According to Seoul Metropolitan Government, 15,000 of the 30,000 homes targeted for construction this year had broken ground by the end of August, reaching 50% of the goal. The city plans to closely manage key procedures so that the remaining 15,000 homes scheduled to start in the second half of the year can also break ground as planned.
In particular, because many redevelopment permit procedures are handled by district offices, the city focused on ways for the city and districts to work together to process follow-up steps such as approval of the project implementation plan, approval of the management and disposal plan, demolition, and ground-breaking on time.
For sites where delays appear likely, the city will hold additional joint meetings with district offices to implement recovery measures. Obstacles arising on site, such as resident disputes or consultations with related agencies, will be directly coordinated by the relevant Seoul Metropolitan Government departments.
Meanwhile, to meet its target of breaking ground on 310,000 homes from redevelopment projects by 2031, the city upgraded its project management control tower to the vice-mayor level in July. It designated Vice Mayor Kim as the chief officer for accelerating project progress so that project-specific obstacles, including permit delays, resident conflicts, and setbacks in relocation and demolition, can be identified early.
At the first special meeting on accelerating project progress, held in July, 25 district offices participated in a full inspection of progress on 85 key supply strategy projects, totaling 85,000 homes, all of which are aimed at breaking ground by 2028.
"Housing supply should not stop at announcing plans; it must lead to actual ground-breaking that citizens can feel," Vice Mayor Kim said. "Seoul Metropolitan Government, the district offices, and the unions will move as one team to quickly resolve obstacles at the sites."

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