Gwanak-gu accelerates Sinrim District 8 redevelopment — 2,257 units on the way

Gwanak-gu approved the formation of a redevelopment association for the Sinrim District 8 Housing Improvement Redevelopment Project on Wednesday, accelerating the project's progress.

Sinrim District 8 was selected as a fast-track integrated planning redevelopment candidate site in January 2024 and was designated as an improvement zone this February, finalizing the improvement plan roughly two years after its initial selection.

The district approved the formation of a preparatory committee for the association in the same month, and formally approved the association's establishment approximately eight months later, backed by the consent of 76.52 percent of landowners and property holders.

Once the redevelopment is complete, a 103,912-square-meter site around 650 Sinrim-dong will be transformed into a residential complex of 2,257 units, including 340 rental housing units. The plan calls for 30 apartment buildings and ancillary welfare facilities, ranging from three basement levels to 33 above-ground floors.

The design emphasizes views and wind corridors connecting an adjacent park to the hills behind the site, ensuring harmony with the surrounding natural environment. Taking advantage of the site's location at the heart of the Nangok residential area, the complex will feature a north-south public pedestrian pathway and an east-west landscape axis, making it easy for residents to move between nearby parks and everyday amenities.

Traffic and pedestrian conditions in the surrounding area will also be improved. A bypass road will be built for complex access, roads on the north and south sides will be widened, and pedestrian paths will be created to enhance mobility for residents and the broader neighborhood.

The association plans to launch contractor selection procedures on the strength of the formation approval, and will pursue follow-up steps including the preparation of documents for integrated review and preliminary consultations with relevant agencies.

Meanwhile, the district established a dedicated "Rapid Improvement Project Support Team" directly under the district mayor in July to speed up redevelopment efforts. It also plans to split the existing housing division into a "Rapid Residential Improvement Division" and a "Housing Management Division" in January 2027 to strengthen its administrative support structure for improvement projects.

"The approval of the Sinrim District 8 association formation is the result of the joint efforts of residents, association members and Gwanak-gu," Gwanak-gu District Mayor Park Jun-hee said. "We will continue to provide active administrative support at every stage of the project so that follow-up procedures, including the integrated review, can proceed smoothly."