The government plans to build about 16-hundred relatively small subsidized rental apartment units this year in Jeju. Mike Balfour has more in this report.

This is the community center in (일도) Ildo 2-dong, Jeju City.

The building is more than 30 years old. It will be torn down and a new building will replace it.

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Ildo 2-dong community center to be rebuilt

The construction for the building was approved by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport at the end of last year.

The building will have 2 underground levels and ten floors. It will be occupied by 120 Happy Housing units and governmental offices.

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New building to have government offices and subsidized housing

Happy Housing ranges from 21 to 39 square meters in size. These units are being specifically targeted at younger people who are new to the workforce, newlyweds, university students, and lower income individuals.

The province also has other supply plans finalized.

80 Happy Housing units will be created in (중앙동) Jungang-dong, Seogwipo City.

More Happy Housing units will be provided in (건입동) Geonip-dong, Jeju City.

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140 ‘Happy Housing’ units planned for Geonip-dong

They will be located at the parking lot of the (김만덕) Kim Man-duk Memorial Museum. The construction for the 140 units is planned to begin before the end of this year.


The construction plan for 684 Happy Housing units across the island including (건입동) Geonip-dong, (한림) Hallim and (서홍동) Seohong-dong has been finalized.

Construction for 1,630 rental units including 391 10-year-long rental units at the Jeju Science Park and 346 units in (성산읍) Seongsan-eup will begin or be completed within this year.


The province is now reviewing plans to find lots to provide new apartments to replace the canceled 700 unit provision project in (도남동) Donam-dong .

Recording
Provincial representative
We're looking into options like government land, public parking lots, and mixed-use development of government buildings. We plan to make a separate announcement of our final plan this month.
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"국공유지, 주차장 부지 그리고 행정청사 같은 복합개발 방식 등으로 대안을 마련하고 있고 이번 달 안으로 확정해서 별도로 발표할 계획입니다."

[Reporter] Mike Balfour
[Camera] Kim Seung-cheol

As plans to provide rental apartment units are finalized, the provincial government is gathering speed to supply housing on the island.

Mike Balfour, KCTV