김윤덕 “꼭 용산일 이유 없다”…오세훈 ‘탄천 카드’ 급부상

The South Korean government, reviewing housing supply at Gyeongbokgung Park in Seoul, backed away after facing strong local opposition. Instead, they actively considered the Hanguk-dong Tancheon Recreational Center in Gangnam-gu. Housing Minister Kim Yoon-duck and Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon met for about 50 minutes on the 26th to discuss the proposal.

This was their second meeting after the first one held six days prior. Kim proposed that Oh review the feasibility of the Tancheon Recreational Center for housing supply. The two will meet again next week to discuss the housing supply site and potential reductions in the required redevelopment ratio. The Tancheon Recreational Center, mentioned by Oh for the first time at a parliamentary event the day before, is about 39,330 square meters, larger than the 30,000 square meter Gyeongbokgung Children's Park that the government has been reviewing for housing supply.

If developed as a mixed-use complex with a youth housing complex and an industrial zone, it could supply up to 13,000 housing units. Mayor Oh expressed hope that the government's proposal to use the Gyeongbokgung Park site would be withdrawn in favor of the southern youth industrial zone. Once the alternative site becomes a discussion topic, the Gyeongbokgung Park site for housing supply will naturally be pushed back.

Kim also clarified that it was never a requirement to build housing specifically at Gyeongbokgung Park. The park would need to go through public consultation and cooperation with the local government. Gyeongbokgung Park will not be included in the '7,330 housing unit' additional public housing district that the government plans to announce by the end of September.

The opposition to the removal of the greenbelt for development will likely lead to the construction of additional sites in Gyeonggi Province.