[단독인터뷰] Se-Hoon Oh “Once elected, safety check-ups in Sanggye-dong and Mok-dong commence within one week of inauguration”

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said in an interview with Maeburi TV on the 24th that he would start safety diagnosis of major reconstruction complexes within a week of inauguration. His housing pledge is to supply 360,000 new homes within five years, and half of them, 185,000, through redevelopment, reconstruction, and new town normalization.

The places he showed particular will are Sanggye-dong, Nowon-gu, and Mok-dong, Yangcheon-gu, where reconstruction was delayed due to delayed safety diagnosis. Candidate Oh criticized, “These two places are representative of delayed reconstruction due to delayed safety diagnosis.” After the June 17th measures last year, the subject of selecting the safety diagnosis agency was changed from autonomous district to city and road. Therefore, if you have the will of the Seoul city, you can hurry the safety diagnosis. He said, “Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu and Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu are delaying the reorganization decision,” he said.

In fact, even though the maintenance plan was established, criticism continued for the behavior of not letting the decision to be announced. Candidate Oh said, “There are many cases in which the decision is not given in the complex, such as Yeouido trial apartments and duke apartments.” I can grab the strands,” he said.

Eunma Apartment revised the existing 49-floor maintenance plan to 35-floor in December 2017 and submitted it to the City Urban Planning Committee, but has not received reconsideration after receiving a decision to withhold. Jamsil Jugong 5 Complex, Songpa-gu, is a large-scale complex with 3930 households, and even though the design proposal was selected through an international design contest requested by the Seoul Metropolitan Government in March 2018, it did not exceed the threshold.

For the New Town, which was lifted by former Mayor Park Won-soon, he also indicated the intention to ease the requirements for redefinition. He said, “By easing the redefinition requirements, we will restore standards such as home aging, lake density, and contact ratio to the original state.” I will try my best,” he said. Reporter Taejun Kim and Blessed Lee

Regulation on the 35th floor is immediately eased by market authority… Reduction of floor area ratio requires the consent of the city council
“What Democrats City Council Members Want”

-There are 101 members of the Democratic Party in Seoul’s council, and there is a concern that even if it becomes the mayor, the range of luck will be narrow. Mo city council member of the Democratic Party said on social media, “(Candidate Oh) must go through the deliberation of the Urban Planning Committee (province) to increase the housing supply by changing the policy of the reconstruction project.” What do you think?

= Knowing all this and that, I can only think that the Democratic Party’s city council members were blocking (reconstruction and redevelopment). I believe the city council members who have entered the provincial ranks will make a reasonable decision. These are all civil petitions for life. The local council members and council members are directly under pressure. There are many areas that the city of Seoul suppresses because it follows the policies of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The inhabitants are suffering. City council members must also hold local elections next year. How would you hold an election without addressing your neighborhood issues? In that sense, if you are a willing market like me, discussions can be made sufficiently.

-Isn’t it necessary to amend the ordinance to remove the regulation on the 35th floor of the Han River or the regulation on the floor area ratio?

=To be precise, regulation on the 35th floor is possible with the policy of the mayor of Seoul. Solving the floor area ratio requires the cooperation of the city council. The ordinance must be revised. Still, I don’t worry much because these are common local complaints. This is a problem that will be solved if you have a conversation. They also pledged to lift restrictions on the 7th floor of the Type 2 general residential area. Since this is also a loosening of the height regulation, the city council’s cooperation is needed. It is a common complaint in the old Gangbuk area. There will be many city council members who will agree with this as well. When I enter, I will meet them one by one as if they are unscrewing, and I will persuade them to say, “Is there a local complaint, is there a supply to stabilize housing prices? Is there a large-scale housing site to increase supply in Seoul?” It can be resolved as long as it is a reasonable conversation.

-Originally, the 2 types can be put up to the 12th floor, but was it blocked by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to the 7th floor?

=There is no legal basis. Compared to other cities, Seoul restricts it much more strictly. It is irrational regulation.

-Former Mayor Park Won-soon has eased the requirement to cancel the New Town. Do you have any plans to restore this to its original state?

= You have already made a promise. By easing the redefinition requirements, standards such as home aging, lake density, and contact ratio will be restored to their original state. Even a little reinforcement of these things doesn’t work. Even a little reinforcement of safety diagnosis standards does not make progress. I will restore everything to its original state. (After the release of Newtown) I will try as much as possible to return again by easing the standards for parts that have become difficult to meet conditions over time.

-It was an important business when the Han River Renaissance served as the mayor. At the time, the donation was set at a maximum of 40%, and the union opposed it, but how are you going to solve the second Han River Renaissance?

=There was a little opposition at the time. Originally, the basic concepts of the Han River Renaissance were restoration and creation. Restoration is natural restoration. This doesn’t just work. Plant trees, plant grass, and increase natural space. All citizens should be able to enjoy this. Instead of loosening the height regulation, it should be fair instead of lifting up to the 50th floor. If this is released to Apgujeong, there may be public opinion that the Gangbuk side feels deprived and why it benefits only that place. If a natural park is created by receiving sufficient donations, it will naturally become a good space for Apgujeong-dong residents to use and for all citizens of Seoul to enjoy. It is a win-win by exchanging height regulation and donations. The union is economical, which makes work easier and citizens have more opportunities to access green spaces. At that time, the residents were reluctant to put up the land. At that time, he said he regretted that if he had accepted the agreement, the progress would have been made. We will open our heart to dialogue and come up with a plan that will help citizens and local residents.

-The second and fourth countermeasures have already faded due to the LH crisis. How will the public direct implementation and private reconstruction redevelopment and relations that came out of the second and fourth countermeasures be established?

=Once I go in, I’ll figure it out exactly. It is said that it will provide various incentives for participating in public-led maintenance, but the problem is that it increases development profit by 30%. Above all, there is no standard that gives you 30% more profit. Experts are all questionable. Another problem is that LH has lost trust due to speculation. In the case of public direct redevelopment and reconstruction, is it that the union first hand over ownership to LH and SH? After that, it means that the business will be finished within 5 years. Will the existing unions believe in land speculation LH? It became difficult. It is not desirable if public officials are forced to switch from the private sector to the public track. I will go in and see what the government’s intentions are and where the union leaders are going to make a decision.

-During my tenure, there was a long-term jeonse housing as an important business. He said he would increase this quantity more.

= Long-term jeonse shift is a long-term rental housing that allows you to live for 20 years once you enter. This is good news for homeless people. The equilibrium is evenly distributed from 10 to 40 pyeong. When I was the mayor, I supplied more than 15,000 households over 5 years. In the former market, Park Won-soon gradually decreased in volume, and in the end, a total of 33,000 households were supplied over the course of 15 years. If Mayor Park did the same, it would have remained a good home product, but it hurts. The reason why this is good is that you can enter when you are newlywed, accumulate wealth, and leave when entering college. At that time, it would be perfect to arrange my house and go out. It’s a social mix, so I don’t know which house the long-term jeonse is and where the house was sold. LH and SH shudder that their debts have increased because of this. I started a long-term jeonse when the house price was between 200 and 300 million won, but now the house price has risen four times. The calculation of 33,000 households is about 15 trillion won. After 5 years, the 20-year deadline comes back. From then on, you can sell it, or the next person can come and live a long-term charter. Selling half of the increased assets is enough to provide better housing resources. SH will be smiling inside now. At the time, LH did not do this because Byun Chang-heum (currently the Minister of Land) was hostile to this. I missed the opportunity to make more than 10 trillion won. SH will accumulate a lot of resources from 5 years later. I will continue to increase the quantity.

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