Incheon Gyeyang is set to become the first of South Korea’s third-generation new towns to welcome residents, moving the Seoul metropolitan area housing project from construction into occupancy. Prospective residents and public officials gathered for an event marking the approaching opening of the A2 and A3 blocks, with about 300 people attending.
The two blocks began construction in March 2024 and are scheduled to start move-ins in December 2026. A2 contains 747 homes offered through public sale, while A3 provides 538 homes in a development intended for newlywed households. Together, the two developments account for 1,285 homes.
The event included remarks from a resident representative and tours of shared facilities, including an indoor playground. Attendees also included lawmakers, the Incheon mayor, a housing supply official from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and the head of Korea Land and Housing Corporation’s Incheon regional office.
Transport support will accompany the first move-ins
LH plans to establish a new bus route and operate shuttle buses connecting the residential blocks with subway stations and other major transport hubs. The agency said the specific shuttle routes would be determined after gathering residents’ views, making the service plan responsive to the destinations early occupants expect to use.
The wider Incheon Gyeyang new town covers about 3.35 million square meters around Bakchon-dong in Gyeyang District and is planned to supply 18,000 homes. LH said the start of occupancy there will be followed by broader move-ins across the third-generation new towns, and pledged to accelerate transport and daily-life infrastructure to reduce inconvenience during the opening period.