The Shanties Came Down, and River Genn and Park Hills Went Up

2010s redevelopment reshaped Geumho-dong and Oksu-dong into large apartment complexes, and a wave of new river-view towers arriving after 2014 changed the neighborhood's population itself.

Key takeaways

Oksu-dong has undergone extensive redevelopment since the 2010s, and much of the neighborhood is now apartment complexes. Fact Starting with the move-in of Samsung C&T's Oksu River Genn in 2014, and followed by Daelim Industrial's Oksu Park Hills in 2016 — together more than 2,500 units of newly built, river-view housing — an influx of residents from outside the area picked up in earnest. Fact

This change is more than a simple swap of buildings. Many of the original hillside residents left during the redevelopment process, while wealthier new residents moved in — reshaping the neighborhood's social makeup itself.

What to look for on site

How the new apartment complexes are oriented to maximize river views
Differences between maps of the terrain before and after redevelopment
Whether community facilities for original longtime residents still exist

Editorial note

Rather than a blanket summary that "a rundown area developed," describe specifically who stayed and who left.