When Bookstores and Cafés Move Into Old Houses

Low houses and warehouses turn into small cultural spaces. How repair and reuse revives a neighborhood while also changing its prices.

You can often see Haebangchon and Huam's low houses and warehouses recently turning into small bookstores and cafés.

New uses for old buildings

This repair and reuse gives old buildings new uses and adds vitality to the neighborhood. Visitors get one more appealing space.

Two sides of vitality and price

But at the same time, this change also affects rent and property prices Estimate. Vitality and price change are two sides of the same phenomenon, and seeing only one side means understanding only half of this neighborhood.