SEOUL APPROVES TALLER BUILDINGS IN REDEVELOPMENT PLAN

The Seoul metropolitan government has approved a revision to a four-year-old redevelopment plan for the Yongsan District that will allow larger, taller buildings than earlier planned, Korea JoongAng Daily reports. A working blueprint shows two 21-floor residential and commercial complexes, one 32-floor residential and commercial complex, and two office buildings of 26 and 14 floors. The Yongsan District is a neighborhood in the central part of the South Korean capital. The area poised for redevelopment is a 22,277-m2 space near Yongsan Station made up mostly of buildings lower than five stories that are more than 20 years old.