'Old Daehan Jeonseon Site General Hospital Construction Project' Passes Urban Architecture Joint Committee Review...Plan for 810-Bed Large General Hospital and 990-Unit Large Apartment Complex...Construction Permit Procedures to Begin in 2021, Completion Scheduled for 2024
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that the "Detailed Development Plan (Draft) for the Daehan Electric Wire Site Special Planning Zone," which involves the complex construction of a general hospital and residential apartments on the former Daehan Electric Wire site in front of Geumcheon-gu Office Station, passed the Seoul City Urban Architecture Joint Committee review on the 23rd.
The district’s "General Hospital Construction" project is a core initiative reflecting the long-standing wish of the residents, initiated by a petition signed by 250,000 Geumcheon-gu citizens suffering from a lack of medical facilities.
The district submitted the detailed development plan (draft) prepared by Booyoung Housing, went through public inspection and other procedural steps, and applied for approval from Seoul City in December last year. In June, it passed the Traffic Impact Assessment Committee review, and this time it received a "conditional approval" from the Urban Architecture Joint Committee.
According to the detailed development plan (draft), the 80,985㎡ project site will include a large general hospital with 18 floors above ground and basement levels (810 beds), and seven residential apartment buildings with 2 basement floors and 35 floors above ground (990 households).
Along with this, the creation of infrastructure such as roads, plazas, and green spaces is expected to lead to improvements in road traffic around Geumcheon-gu Office Station and changes in the urban environment.
Through the construction of the general hospital, the district plans to establish a specialized strategy focusing on treatment methods for high-difficulty severe diseases such as the five major cancers, geriatric diseases, and pediatric diseases, as well as R&D projects, thereby strengthening the response system against new infectious diseases that may repeatedly occur in the future, such as COVID-19.
Additionally, public health-related facilities such as a Mental Health Welfare Center and a Dementia Safety Center will be installed within the general hospital to provide one-stop services linked with the hospital for vulnerable groups including the elderly.
Furthermore, the residential apartments are planned in four types with exclusive areas of 44㎡, 59㎡, 84㎡, and 113㎡ in the station area, expected to meet the housing demand of various groups including local residents and G-Valley workers.
Following the approval by the Urban Architecture Joint Committee, the district will open the detailed development plan (draft) for public inspection and officially announce the decision in early November. Afterward, it will proceed with building permit procedures such as the Architecture Committee review, aiming to start construction in August next year and complete the general hospital by 2024.
Meanwhile, in the area around Geumcheon-gu Office Station, residential and commercial facilities were completed last year on the site of a former military base relocation. Currently, the Daehan Electric Wire site development project, Geumcheon-gu Office Station complex development project, and Mujigae Apartment reconstruction project are actively underway.
Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, "With the passing of the Urban Architecture Joint Committee review, the general hospital construction project has been virtually confirmed. Once the large general hospital and residential apartment construction projects in the area around Geumcheon-gu Office Station, the face of Geumcheon-gu, are completed, the status of Geumcheon-gu as a gateway city in the southwest region is expected to be further strengthened."
For more details, inquiries can be made to the Urban Planning Division of Geumcheon-gu Office.
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