Seoul to open mayor's redevelopment dashboard to the public

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will begin releasing quarterly updates on the progress of its urban redevelopment projects — data previously displayed only on a dashboard inside the mayor's office — to the general public.

The city said Monday it had revamped its "Seoul Redevelopment Info" website and would begin publishing the project progress data to residents starting that day.

The disclosed information covers supply volume by zone, year-on-year changes in project progress, ground-breaking progress by zone under the "Fast-Track Integrated Planning 2.0" initiative, and monthly ground-breaking volume and project sites. By releasing zone-by-zone ground-breaking data and monthly figures under Fast-Track Integrated Planning 2.0, residents will be able to see where construction has actually begun.

"Housing supply statistics released by the central government and local authorities have largely focused on permits, creating a time lag before actual ground-breaking and move-in," a Seoul city official said. "Seoul will transparently disclose ground-breaking data — the stage that translates directly into real supply — so residents can check the housing supply situation for themselves."

The city said the initiative is designed to ease residents' vague anxieties about the housing supply situation and improve market predictability.

Myeong No-jun, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's housing bureau, said it was critical that redevelopment projects move from the planning stage through to actual ground-breaking. "We will transparently disclose the progress of redevelopment projects through the Seoul Redevelopment Info site and fulfill our target of breaking ground on 310,000 units by 2031, delivering housing supply that residents can feel," he said.

Seoul aims to accelerate housing redevelopment and reconstruction projects and break ground on a total of 310,000 units in the city by 2031. Public housing secured through redevelopment projects is also planned for supply to youth and newlyweds, including through the long-term jeonse program "Mirinaezip" for newlyweds.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, about 15,000 units broke ground through redevelopment projects last year, and the city is targeting 30,000 ground-breakings this year. By 2028, it plans to begin construction on 85,000 units across 85 zones.