Event held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on Friday and Saturday
38-story, 2,432-unit complex planned for Gimpo
New construction and transport upgrades draw interest from middle-aged Seoul-area buyers
I came from Incheon. I've been agonizing over where to buy a home, and when I heard it had Han River views, the scenery just made me want to live there. The staff explained everything very kindly.
— A visitor, 65
The Daewoo Engineering & Construction booth at Herald Money Festa 2026, held Friday and Saturday at Art Hall 1 of Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul, drew steady interest from people eager for Han River views. Middle-aged residents from Seoul and the greater metropolitan area looking for well-priced residential units with outstanding vistas kept the booth busy throughout the event.
The Hangang Prugio Riverfront complex, set to rise in Hyangsan-ri, Gochon-eup, Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, will comprise 12 buildings ranging from four below-ground floors to 38 above-ground floors, for a total of 2,432 units. The development will also include 250 residential officetel units and neighborhood commercial facilities, with a scheduled move-in date of January 2031.
A key draw is the complex's Han River frontage, which gives most units a permanent Han River view — a rare feature in new construction. A 55-year-old visitor surnamed Cho, who stopped by the Daewoo E&C booth on Friday, said she currently lives in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and came specifically to hear more about the project. "I'm already living near the Han River, but I'm looking for an even better location," she said.
The project leads with mid-to-large unit types — 106 and 122 square meters in exclusive use area, along with a 180-square-meter penthouse — and benefits from solid transport access.
Residents will be able to reach Magok and Yeouido via the planned Punggok interchange on Gimpo Hangang-ro. Several transit upgrades are also in the pipeline: a preliminary feasibility study for an extension of Seoul Metro Line 5 has been cleared, and an extension of Incheon Metro Line 2 to Goyang — with a tentatively named Cinepolis Station — is under development. Once that extension is complete, passengers will have access to Kintex Station, a stop on the GTX-A line. An Inha University Hospital medical campus, slated to open in 2031, is also planned for the area.
Within the complex, a 5,950-square-meter central plaza will be complemented by a floor-fountain square, a play forest, resident fitness facilities and a rest garden. Each unit comes with roughly 1.4 parking spaces, and basement-level storage is provided for all units across every building.
A pre-sales official for Hangang Prugio Riverfront said the pre-sale price for an 84-square-meter unit starts in the 700 million won ($515,000) range, adding that the project has drawn strong inquiries from older buyers eager for Han River views. "Buyers in Seoul and nearby areas who find the price of new Han River-view apartments in Seoul too steep are turning their attention to Gimpo," the official said.
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