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Busan Metropolitan City Selects Three Districts for the Second Half of 2025 Vacant House Purchase and Community SOC Development Project

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that Seo-gu, Dong-gu, and Saha-gu have been selected as the final districts for the “Vacant House Purchase and Community Social Overhead Capital (SOC) Development Project” in the second half of 2025.

In this round of applications, five districts submitted a total of six sites. On September 26, three sites in three districts were selected through evaluation by a public-private consultative body composed of vacant house experts, chaired by Chief Architect Professor Woo Shin-goo.

In the first half of this year (April), the city began the project by purchasing vacant houses in two districts, Dong-gu and Yeongdo-gu, to transform them into community SOC facilities. Building on this, the project has now been expanded to include three additional districts in the second half.

The total project cost for the second half is KRW 1.4 billion, of which the city covers 70 percent and the districts cover 30 percent.

The selected projects for this round are ▲Seo-gu’s “Disaster Prevention Park Creation” ▲Dong-gu’s “Reconstruction of the One-Room Residence of Lee Jung-seop and His Wife” ▲Saha-gu’s “Public Restroom Installation.”

[Seo-gu] Two vacant houses located at the entrance of the Gudaksan Forest Trail in Dongdaeshin-dong 3-ga will be demolished to create a Disaster Prevention Park. The park will include facilities to prevent forest disasters such as wildfires and provide rest areas for residents, thereby offering citizens a safe and pleasant environment. Disaster Prevention Park: A park designed to serve as an evacuation and relief base for citizens in the event of disasters such as fires.

[Dong-gu] Of the three vacant houses in Beomil-dong, one will be remodeled into the “Reconstruction of the One-Room Residence of Lee Jung-seop and His Wife,” while the other two will be demolished and turned into a theme park connected to the facility. This project aims to expand local cultural infrastructure and promote tourism simultaneously.

[Saha-gu] One vacant house near the upper entrance of Daeti Tunnel in Goejeong-dong will be demolished. In connection with the greening project of the tunnel’s upper entrance, an access road to the park and a public restroom will be installed, improving the daily convenience of local residents.

Meanwhile, the “Vacant House Purchase and Community SOC Development Project” is one of the initiatives designed to address vacant house problems caused by rapid urban deterioration and population decline.

The project aims to repurpose purchased vacant houses into community SOC facilities necessary for residents, thereby improving residential environments and enhancing the quality of life.

Bae Seong-taek, Director of the Housing & Architecture Bureau, stated, “The vacant house issue is a critical challenge in terms of urban safety and residential environment improvement. This project actively utilizes vacant houses through purchase and provides resident-centered community facilities. Busan Metropolitan City will continue to expand the project to improve the urban living environment and the quality of life for citizens.”