Gyeonggi Province Selects 2 Apartment Complexes for Remodeling Consulting Pilot Program

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] Goyang City's Munchen Village 16 Complex New Samick Apartment and Anyang City's Chowon BuYoung Apartment have been selected for the 'Gyeonggi Province Apartment Complex Remodeling Consulting Pilot Program,' which provides consulting subsidies to help residents of aging apartment complexes determine whether to pursue remodeling at the early stage of projects.

The province composed evaluation committee members from the 'Gyeonggi Province Remodeling Advisory Group' and selected 20 complexes in the first-stage document review from 111 complexes that applied for the recruitment between January 5 and February 16. The final selections were made after second-stage on-site surveys and evaluations including interviews with resident representatives and owners.

Evaluation Committee Chair Shin Dong-woo said, "It was not easy to select 2 complexes from the large number of applicants, but we made selections considering feasibility including remodeling project efficiency, resident will, and municipal support commitment." He added, "However, consulting for complexes with low project feasibility is necessary to ensure administrative and financial support measures can be prepared."

The selected complexes will have consulting services performed by their respective municipal governments, including proposing remodeling plans suited to each complex's conditions and analyzing project viability. According to the 'Gyeonggi Province Ordinance on Promoting and Supporting Apartment Complex Remodeling' announced in September last year, Gyeonggi Province will provide 50% support for remodeling consulting service costs.

The consulting projects are expected to commence as early as June, following budget allocation and project bidding by municipal governments, with completion targeted for February of next year.

Through this initiative, the province expects to establish best practices for a resident decision-making support system at the early stage of remodeling projects.

Previously, the province established a remodeling advisory group to fulfill Governor Lee Jae-myeong's campaign pledge to promote apartment complex remodeling, securing administrative and financial support grounds through advisory meetings and ordinance enactment, and conducted the recruitment process.

The province plans to review additional selection methods from existing applicant complexes and regularization of consulting to secure diverse complex consulting cases.

A provincial official stated, "We were able to confirm residents' interest in apartment complex remodeling as more complexes than expected applied for the program," and added, "Through this project, we will develop efficient public support measures for remodeling projects."