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Seoul Digital Bio City in the Changdong Vehicle Depot Area

Development Background

Creating Northeastern economic hub through attraction and nurturing of digital bio industry companies around Changdong Train Depot area, promoting balanced urban development and leaping forward as a global TOP 5 economic city

Vision and Goals

Vision: Digital Bio City Leading Seoul's Future

  • Creating advanced industry cluster centered on convergence-based digital bio R&D

  • Industrial revitalization through attraction of leading companies and public anchor (Seoul Lab Central)

Goal: Accommodating 10,000 new advanced industry researchers, differentiated from Gangnam

  • Production inducement effect: KRW 5.8 trillion, Employment creation effect: 86,000 people

Project Overview

사업개요 - 위치,전체면적,도시계획,사업기간,사업방식
Location 820 Sanggye-dong, Nowon-gu and vicinity
Total Area 247,000㎡ (approximately 75,000 pyeong)
  • Train depot: 179,578㎡, Driver's license test center: 67,420㎡
※ Train depot (Transit Corporation 99%), license test center (National Police Agency 73%)
Urban Planning Natural green area, Railway/Public office
Project Period ’23 ~ ’30
Project Method Urban development project (overlapping industrial complex designation)

※ (February 2026) Jinjeop Train Depot completion and operation start (69% as of June 2024), (June 2027) Changdong Train Depot demolition

Implementation Roadmap

  • ’24.12.
    Development plan
    roadmap    (市)
  • ’25.10.
    Development plan establishment and
    district designation announcement    (SH, 市)
  • ’27.3.
    Industrial complex designation and
    implementation plan announcement    (SH, 市)
  • ’27.6.
    Land compensation and
    urban development project initiation    (SH)
  • ’28.4.
    Land development and
    supply    (SH)
  • ’28.5.~’32.5.
    Building permits and construction
    (Urban development project completion)    (SH, Private sector)

Implementation Timeline

Conducted meetings with 45 companies for attracting core companies and R&D functions ’23. 1. ~ ’24. 4.
Announced "Revival of Gangbuk Era" press release ’24. 3. 26.
Established and operated working TF / Held kickoff meeting ’24. 4. 25. / 5. 17.
Held corporate briefing session
  • Attendance: 81 companies including Kakao, Hanwha, Shinsegae, Lotte, Dong-A Pharmaceutical, Celtrion
  • Key content: Announced development direction and four support measures for corporate attraction
 ’24. 5. 27.

Business Attraction Plans and Benefits

Determining development plans and methods by reflecting corporate requirements in advance

  • Innovation in development approach paradigm: Top Down (existing) → Bottom Up (innovation)

  1. ① Supply of corporate sites at development cost

    • KRW 20 million range per 3.3㎡, Providing occupancy agreements and tax benefits

    • Phased supply including reserved sites

  2. ② Providing long-term rental complex (50 years) for SMEs

    • Offering rental rates at Hongneung level for building leases

  3. ③ White-Site Application for Mixed-use Sites, maximum 50% reduction in public contribution for zoning upgrade

    • Encouraging mixed-use development (flexible height, scale, use proposals)

  4. ④ Active business support through "Seoul-type lab central" linked with Hongneung

    • Direct investment by Seoul City in business support center, joint research facilities, utilizing public contribution through preliminary negotiations