Mok-dong is a very clean and organized residential area in Seoul. It's one of the newest ones so it's been planned carefully with lots of green areas and huge one way streets. It's a great quiet place to live in, and there's a lot to do now that the Hyundai Department Store (Korean Bloomingdale's equivalent) has opened. Plus, I've the blessing of living in a 24th floor where I can see the Hyperion everyday and the Yoido area too.

Hyundai Hyperion is a 3 building complex where the tallest one is 69 stories(256 mts) becoming Korea's 2nd tallest building and the world's 3rd tallest residential building. The other ones are a 63F (239 mts) officetel and a 54F(201 mts) apartment building.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/mokdonghyperionafternoon.jpg

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/hyperionevening.jpg

The picture above was taken from my apartment and as the rest of the photos were taken with a Canon Powershot s30 digital camera. Between 2 of the Hyperion towers is the Hyundai 41 Tower (41F, 168 mts), an office building for Hyundai Engineering. To the right the black building is CBS and next to it the Happy World Department Store. The building with the antenna is SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) new studio, the twin buildings are also apartment buildings of 32 floors called Mok-dong TwinVille and the far right is KT (Korea Telecom) office tower.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/hyperionfromanyangchon.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/hyundaidept.jpg

Hyperion II is already under construction and it's gonna be 4 apartment buildings (32F, 34F and two 41F) and 2 officetels (29/31F and 40F)
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/hyperion2.gif

I never get tired of taking pictures, but it's so hard posting them here!


This is not the best pic but that's all I could get from the 41 storie Samsung Chereville I. It looks better than Hyperion cause it's whole facade is glass. I'll take a better photo and post it some day.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/IMG_3323.jpg

Another high-rise apartment building in Mok-dong is Paragon, the tallest is 35 floors, it's next to the Hyundai 41 tower and is still UC (has reached 15 floors).
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/paragon35f.jpg


A Han River pleasure boat passing the Seongsan Bridge. This bridge has super mega bright reflectors that illuminate the sky at nite. I drove through it once when it was snowing and it felt like driving on a cloud. An unforgettable experience... It's the closest Han River bridge to Mok-dong and it links it to the Sangam area where the World Cup Stadium is and the DMC is gonna be built.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese/Seongsanbrige.jpg

nice pix efesese :D

Wow nice pics, you are the lucky one :D Is Mod-dong is the place where river run through on the side??

Thanxs...

Mok-dong is an area from Yangheon-gu district in Seoul. It's on the south of the Han River and has a stream called Anyang that flows all the way from the city of the same name to end up in the Han River. This stream is being cleaned up and parks and outdoor sport facilities are being made. There's a great bike-only road that leads you to the Han riverside parks, it's super!;)

Oh, and Mok means tree and dong is like an area of a district.

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see where it says Yangchon district?? mok-dong is located on the eastern part of it. that map is a little big weird though.

Awesome pics, efesese! Take more shots of other clusters and buildings for us, as many as you can :D

:) that's what I'd love to do, but I don't have much time and I'm leaving Seoul soon :( ... but as I'm living in Mokdong right now I'm gonna try to add more pics of the area...

wow..so many constructions!
nice pics man!

Hi again. I went out today to take pics of Mokdong just for you all ;) It was a hot day though cloudy, so I hope you enjoy them...


First of all, Anyang Stream: it's a small river compared to Han river, but it's a nice place to exercise (I mean the parks around)


http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/anyangstream.jpg


This is another view from the "wall" of the stream. A church in the front, the Booyoung GreenTown apartments and way back to the left the Hyperion and to the right Hyundai World Tower.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/anotherview.jpg


Again the GreenTowns and part of the Mirage Tower apt. Two low-rise officetels under construction.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/greentowns.jpg


Mok-dong TwinVilles

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/TwinVille.jpg


Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) from Omok Park

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/SBS.jpg


Korea Telecom (KT) office building.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/KT.jpg


Paragon apartments under construction.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/Paragon.jpg


Some office buildings in front of the Omok Park and the Hyperion. These are from left: the Broadcasting Commission bldg., the Hyundai Dream Tower and the Seoul Mobile Telecom tower.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/office.jpg


This Building is so mysterious to me :D It seems it's construction has stopped and was abandoned for years, looks kind of apocalyptical. Does anyone know the name?

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/abandoned.jpg


The "building", The Broadcasting Comission building and Hyperions.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/ghostandBC.jpg

It's a beautiful idea that I can this much closely see the place over the Pacific ocean.

great great pics once again!! you're my hero efesese :D

that black building looks kinda like the Sears Tower

This Building is so mysterious to me It seems it's construction has stopped and was abandoned for years, looks kind of apocalyptical. Does anyone know the name?

I don't know the name but at least I know that it's not abandoned ;) When you see the last pic, you'll know that the building is still u/c.

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nah.. I passed several times since January, cause I like riding my bike around the Omok Park, but it's always silent. No human presence inside, so, unless silent ghosts are finishing it, I definitely think it's abandoned. Sorry if I sound sarcastic :D. Maybe it was hit by the IMF thing... who knows? I would buy it if I had the money :D

I've driven by it before too, I have no idea what's up with it. There could've been something with IMF like efesese said

This is my best photo of Mok-dong's nightline. Last night was very clear and perfect for taking shots. Hope you like it!:D

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/supernite.jpg
Someone should hire me as a photographer!!!:D ;)

that's the view from apartment??? awesome!!! keep taking pics and post them so we can see :D In return I'll take some gangnam/seocho pics when I'm in Seoul ;)

This is the pathway from Omok Subway station to the 2nd underground floor of Mok-dong Hyundai Dept. Store(where the "young" stores and the CGV are).

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/subwaypath.jpg

And these are some flat screen TVs at the end of the path. Koreans loooooove TV!

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/subwaypath2.jpg

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yeah, isn't it great? Well, thanks, I would like to go to Gangnam to take pics, I don't know why we're so obssesed with this building stuff... but anyway, I went yesterday to Borame and took lots of pics, I'll post them soon... And when are you coming to Seoul again?

Nice pictures! Good job :applause: ~ Wonder what kind of dica do you use?
I was planing on purchasing sony - 707 or 717 model, but a bit too expensive.....


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I can't wait to see your borame pics!!!! I'm probably be going to Seoul in december..... I wanna go this summer but have to go to school instead :bleep:

@ kidd, do taiwanese people call a digital camera a 'dica'??

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I was planing on purchasing sony - 707 or 717 model, but a bit too expensive.....


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thanks :D . well, sorry to disappoint you but my "dica" is not upscale :( it's just last year's Canon Powershot S30 with 3MP resolution and just 3 lame x zoom. But I'm the kind of guy who believes that the camera is not as important as the photographer:D :D :D with creativity and thousands of try-errors you can take really great pictures. My last dica was a Sony Mavica, and still with that I took wonderful pics. I recommend you the one I'm waiting to buy: Nikon Coolpix 5700... I'm gonna wait till it drops to 600$ and then I'll buy it. Till then, enjoy my amateurish pics:D

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I was planing on purchasing sony - 707 or 717 model, but a bit too expensive.....


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thanks :D . well, sorry to disappoint you but my "dica" is not upscale :( it's just last year's Canon Powershot S30 with 3MP resolution and just 3 lame x zoom. But I'm the kind of guy who believes that the camera is not as important as the photographer:D :D :D with creativity and thousands of try-errors you can take really great pictures. My last dica was a Sony Mavica, and still with that I took wonderful pics. I recommend you the one I'm waiting to buy: Nikon Coolpix 5700... I'm gonna wait till it drops to 600$ and then I'll buy it. Till then, enjoy my amateurish pics:D</td></tr>
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My cheap Olympus "dica" is even more amateurish. It doesn't even worth C$400. Plus I don't have that much creativity nor skills ;)

Btw, I cannot go to Seoul till 2007 for sure, maybe even later :bleep:

It's a shame how Hyperion has eclypsed these better looking buildings by Samsung. They're 4 buildings from 24 to 41F.

This pic show the Cherevilles and the constructions of the Acrotel officetel in front and on the right the Samsung Chereville II (both about 24F only :( ) :

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/chereville1.jpg

This thing was in the entrance of the parking lot:

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/cherep.jpg

This is a view of the "inner side":

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/chererear.jpg

Another look at the Chereville:

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese0/cheresun.jpg
It's a very luxurious apartment, the smallest apartment is 61 pyong, and the building has an indoor pool and gym. I want to live there....:D

very nice buildings.... I knew these buildings existed but never seen them in person. I guess the hyperion towers had all my attention, I should explore Mokdong a little bit more in depth next time I go there. I can't believe I missed all these buildings and I was right there!

Those towers look fairly good but seems like something's lacked. Who's the architect?

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nope! But, my girlfriend does ^^


:D

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je ne sais pas:D

wow, nice towers!

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Quoi? Etes Vous un francophone?

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It was just a bit of French conversation even though efesese had not answered yet :D

HEY GUYS!!! They turned on all the lights of the Hyperion towers tonight!!!! It looks awesome, just like a HK office building!!!:D

But it's too foggy to take photos and I've to pack now:ohno:

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OOOOPPSS Je suis desole. Somehow I put "tu" and just found it now that I made a mistake ;)

all the lights on the hyperions?
damn, what colours was it?

@London...
Je suis aussi francophone, on peut presque commencer une section Francophone dans les forums Asiatiques :D :D ;) :lol:

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Je suis aussi francophone, on peut presque commencer une section Francophone dans les forums Asiatiques :D :D ;) :lol:</td></tr>
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Probably:guns1: With two or three more people it'd be possible to make a French-Asian section. ;)

Btw, don't forget that we gotta make a Korean section first before we make a french section :D j/k

lol!!

It would be good for me. that way I could learn some Korean! :D

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Well, they turned it off the next day, but it wasn't the Decoration lights, it was a one-of-a-kind nite cause they turned on the lights inside of each apartment in Hyperion!!! Something that'll never be repeated. Fortunately I took many pics (was still foggy though) but I can't access the internet with my laptop yet (using dad's now).

Don't worry, I will share the photos with u guys as soon as I can ;)

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Probably:guns1: With two or three more people it'd be possible to make a French-Asian section. ;)

Btw, don't forget that we gotta make a Korean section first before we make a french section :D j/k</td></tr>
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A French section.... It would be so lonely there... Anyway, what the heck r they waiting to make a Korean subforum?

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Well, they turned it off the next day, but it wasn't the Decoration lights, it was a one-of-a-kind nite cause they turned on the lights inside of each apartment in Hyperion!!! Something that'll never be repeated. Fortunately I took many pics (was still foggy though) but I can't access the internet with my laptop yet (using dad's now).

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hehe, your so kind.:D

NEW PHOTOS

My last photos in Seoul...:(

Hyperion was lit for the first (and maybe last) time from inside. I say it's gonna be hard to see that again cause as it's a residential building and it's impossible that everyone turns on their lights at the same time.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/lites1.jpg

again, my last days in Seoul were foggy and they started to turn off the lites when i got close, but anyway, hope u enjoy em.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/lites.jpg

it looked great, looked like an office bdg. in HK.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/lites3.jpg

WOW... that is awesome. Too bad we'll never see this again.

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/lites2.jpg

oh, and guys, i recommend u to visit 41 tower next time u go to Seoul. it has a very posh italian restaurant with a great view on the 40F and also a very elegant and modern bar. i loved them both, it's kind of expensive but it's worth it. plus, the rest. has live performances of Classical and pop, it's just great.

Citizen of Francovia

Out of topic :D efesese, is Francovia or the city that now you're living if I'm not mistaken a suburb of Maracaibo? My friend who used to live in Venezuela told me that you're exactly right when I told her that you said Maracaibo is literally hell, even when you compare to Caracas or the other cities of South America because of its extreme tropical weather ;)

wow, look at that!
hyperion looks like a landmark tower!

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:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

hahahahahahhaahahahah!
can't stop laughing! Sorry to confuse you london, but Francovia is just an imaginary ideal city I made up when i was a kid :D and i wasn't just a citizen :lol: i was the President/King/everything, i even had a language (Francovian):lol:

and Maracaibo is getting hotter and hotter, anyone wants to visit "Hell's Kitchen" or better "Hell's Oven" :D everyone's invited...

get this pals!

The Hannam Hyperion almost ready:

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/Hannam_Hyperio.jpg

ain't it beautiful? the Han river looks so elegant here...:D

off topic, efecese, do u use a digital camera, or a normal camera?

sunni, u have bad memory :lol:
i posted before bout my digicam, a canon powershot s30 ;)

oh, and "off topic" is an Australian expression? what does it mean exactly?

oh, how do u take night pics with a digital camera???
when i do it, everything is black and not viewable..

and 'off topic' means im not talking about the topic you guys are on about..
like rite now, u guys were talkin bout Mok-dong, skyline, and i wanted to ask u something different, so i say offtopic..
hmm. is it australian? i have no idea..
sorry for my bad explenation:)

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when i do it, everything is black and not viewable..

and 'off topic' means im not talking about the topic you guys are on about..
like rite now, u guys were talkin bout Mok-dong, skyline, and i wanted to ask u something different, so i say offtopic..
hmm. is it australian? i have no idea..
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Occasionally Canadians use "off the topic" but for most of the time the common phrase is "out of topic" though they don't use that phrase lots of time.

Hope u like these great photos of Hyperion in different angles and different times of the day... I don't have anymore :( but i think u're already tired of this :D:D:D

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/day2.jpg


http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/day3.jpg


http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/day4.jpg


http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/day1.jpg


http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/efesese1/day.jpg
i love this last one cause it shows the real colors of the buildings.

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kick-ass pics!! So that's you in the last pic? Lookin all sleek huh?? :D

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hey, thx for all ya pics!:cool:
kool car, Rexton is comming to Australia soon!:D

Someone posted this view of Mokdong from Hyperion. I just named the mid-rise bdgs.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/pleasework/111l2.jpg

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wow great pics efesese!
u sure got a lot of pics taken up there!

nice:D

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!

Guys, Mokdong HYPERION III is coming!!!!!!!!!:banana:
it's gonna start ºÐ¾ç on December and there's not much info yet
but it's gonna house more than 800 families!!! i hope it's a skyscraper (if it's another boxy apartment complex i'll kill them!)

anyway, the 1st one to get a pic of it MUST post it :D

also a Daegu Hyperion is gonna start construction soon...

hey i doubt its gonna be boxes, i think i can expect more from hyperions!:guns1:

i think i figured out where it's gonna be built, there's not much empty land in Mok dong, so i guess it's gonna be in the land in front of Omok Park and SBS, next to the Hyperion I.

i hope Hyundai makes Mokdong a "Western Dogok" :D

efesese.. you haven't seen the rendition yet???

http://www.hyperion21.co.kr/mokdong2/img/loca_contents_01.gif

and the latest construction pic.... taken 04/15/2003 nothing much to see yet
http://www.hyperion21.co.kr/mokdong2/img/modong2_0304.jpg

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I thought that efesese's talking about hyperion III but not II.:? :?

my bad hehe. Hyperion 3 huh?? Mokdong's going to have a huge skyline once they're all built!! Dogok will need more than just Academy Suite to stay in competition....

yeah watch out tower palace!:guns1:

unfortunately, the Hyperion III has been taken out of this year's ºÐ¾ç calendar. It was supposed to start on december, i guess it was moved to next year... hopefully...

yeah...lets hope its not cancelled....

can't wait till hyperion II is built!!!
http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/659/213627220029.jpg

where abouts?

does anyone have any recent pics of Dongyang Paragon in Mokdong?

the homepage doesn't have any const. pics, and by now, i think it should be almost completed...

GOOD NEWS PEOPLE!!!

I checked the latest Bunyang Calendar at Hyundai's page and Mok-dong HYPERION 3 IS ON THE LIST!!!!

It's supposed to start bunyang on October 2004 with 844 apartments. No more information available, I just hope it's not a horrible danji style apt. Let's pray for another high-rise complex. (though Mokdong is starting to get traffic congestions already, with Paragon and Hyperion 2 and 3 built it will become a living hell to commuters).

Good to hear that Mok-dong 3 is coming! By the way Efesese do you know where SUNNI is???

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Good to hear that Mok-dong 3 is coming! By the way Efesese do you know where SUNNI is???

Doesn't he live in Gold Coast, AU? :?

Doesn't he live in Gold Coast, AU?

But he is never talking here..he is gone after his trip to Japan...

Originally posted by efesese

does anyone have any recent pics of Dongyang Paragon in Mokdong?

the homepage doesn't have any const. pics, and by now, i think it should be almost completed...

Voici une photo du batiment :D

http://myhome.hanafos.com/~n10age/1111/sv9.jpg

Where in Mokdong is that? What is that glass building to the right of Paragon? I'm guessing it's the CBS building.

Hyperion 2
http://www.hyperion21.co.kr/hyperion_world/world_mokdong2/img/loca_contents_01.gif

Can not wait to see Hyperion 3 design.

http://mdparagon.com/sale_info/img/jo_open.jpg

Where in Mokdong is that? What is that glass building to the right of Paragon? I'm guessing it's the CBS building.

Yes it is.

yeah, those are the Paragon buildings. I like how they look right now with their unfinished brownish color. In some photos I took they look like NY skyscrapers. But I guess they're gonna ruin it by painting it as ALL Seoul's apartment buildings: white. Oh, maybe they will even add a cheap-looking painting to number the buildings, like ALL Seoul's apt. bdgs.

Anyway, I will post my pics from my last trip to Seoul some day, but it's so hard doing it here.... mook, can i send them to you and u post em?

@efesese: I can help you with that, send them over MSN.

all pics taken by efesese

New SBS Headquarters
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/1047sbsbeforeopening.jpg

SBS HQ and Mokdong Paragon towers(residential)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/1047sbsnparagon.jpg

Paragon towers u/c again.. they look so much better from this angle. :)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/1047paragon5thavenue.jpg

Mokdong skyline seen from efesese's apt, great view ain't it?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/1047mokdongshininglikecrazysmall-med.jpg

Looks great!
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/2/1047paragon5thavenue.jpg
this one is best!

Oh maaaaan.... I MISS SEOUL!!! :(

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/efesese/Seoul010.jpg

An update of the same old same old view of Mokdong.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v217/efesese/DSC00378.jpg

Hyundai 41 Tower and the Paragons almost ready.

IMO Paragon looks better than the rendering. In some pics it looks like a gigantic castle :D

Whoa awesome view.. Where exactly is mokdong???

Whoa awesome view.. Where exactly is mokdong???

It's west of Yoeuido and south of Han River. So that's pretty far from the Tower Palace since Gangnam-gu is located in the eastern part of Seoul and Mokdong is known as the "west end".

If u know the World Cup Stadium, Mokdong is at the opposite side of the river. And it's like 5 minutes to the Gimpo airport by car with no traffic.

Any idea of the prices going for some of these apartments like Paragon? Say, something under 30 pyeong.

are u planning to buy one?

In Mokdong, a 34-pyong apartment is usually somewhere between $400,000 and $500,000. Though from what I've heard, Paragon is much cheaper than other apts since there is no bathtub or balcony.

no bathtub!?

no bathtub!?

That's because Paragon is what they call an "officetel". It is considered as an office building (therefore no bathtub) even though it is somewhere between an apartment and an office tower in reality.

That's because Paragon is what they call an "officetel". It is considered as an office building (therefore no bathtub) even though it is somewhere between an apartment and an office tower in reality.

London where did u get that information? As far as I know it's a mixed use apartment complex. It has some stores in the lowest floors but everything else is residential apart. not officetels. And they obviously do have bathtubs or at least showers.

Now the reason Paragon is less expensive than those old style "danji" apt. is because it's a Mixed use apt. And mixed use apt. are more expensive to own in the long run cause monthly maintenance fees are 3-4 times higher. Besides, Koreans love to live in danjis for other reasons like........ I would never understand why. I guess u have to be korean to understand.

London where did u get that information? As far as I know it's a mixed use apartment complex. It has some stores in the lowest floors but everything else is residential apart. not officetels. And they obviously do have bathtubs or at least showers.

Now the reason it's less expensive than those old style "danji" apt. is because Mixed use apt. are more expensive to own in the long way cause monthly maintenance fees are 3-4 times higher. And Hyperion and Tower Palaces are still as expensive as Danji apt. because of the brand name and the fact of being landmarks.

Here's the link

http://local.naver.com/lin/lin_detail.php?dir_id=401&docid=112491&status=db&type=kin

Here's the link

http://local.naver.com/lin/lin_detail.php?dir_id=401&docid=112491&status=db&type=kin
I don't know... just check the model house of www.dyparagon.co.kr at the mokdong project. At least in their floorplans, even the 26 pyung apt. has a shower. And the last time i was shopping for an apt., which was this year's spring, the real estate agent offered an apt. there.

I don't know... just check the model house of www.dyparagon.co.kr at the mokdong project. At least in their floorplans, even the 26 pyung apt. has a shower. And the last time i was shopping for an apt., which was this year's spring, the real estate agent offered an apt. there.

Of course they have bathrooms and showers. What I meant was that they don't have "bathtubs".

how much do those 20 pyung officetels cost?

hi. As I said before, Paragon is an mixed use APARTMENT complex. The smallest apartment they have is 26 pyung and it's around 280.000.000 won. It's a great time to buy, but the future of mixed use apt. or "Jusang Bokab" is uncertain. As I said previously, this type of apt. is not very popular in Korea, but things have been changing so if u want to take a risk it's up to you. I would :) and I kind of regret not having bought an apt. in Paragon :(

260.000.000 won for only 26 pyung.... WOW

I think that's a great price :)

Its a GOOD price for that location. But 26pyung is kinda tight. Still, if its clean and well made, plus the location, its a great buy.Im not exactly sure how officetels difer exactly from apartments. Could you fillme in? Also, looking at this from an investment angle, how would the return on the place be in 5 years? Could one realistically hope to make a profit on a sale of such a place if officetels are not popular in Korea?

Hi. First of all, Mokdong Paragon is not an officetel. It's a mixed use apartment. A mixed use apartment is just like any other apartment, but it's usually one building with stores or offices on the first floors.

An officetel is supposed to be a little office where someone can also live at. So if it's a small 26 py officetel it won't even have rooms, it would be just one space like a studio apartment. Bigger officetels might have rooms, but in general, officetels of the same pyung area of an apt. are smaller.

Now, about the 5 year profit question, i must say it all depends on factors like will the capital really be moved? will the DMC in Sangam be an important financial district as promised? but for me Mokdong has a lot of potential. It's considered a Shindoshi or New Town inside of Seoul, and if u've been there u'll see the difference. Prices have been slowly but steadily rising, and now with the Hyperion with Hyundai dept. store, SBS, subway line No. 9 and the neighborhoods surrounding Mokdong (Shinwol-dong and Shinjong-dong, the 3 dongs in Yangcheon-gu) having plans of redevelopment as a new broadcasting and film industry district in Seoul, I think it's wise to invest in Mokdong.

Great news! Another "real" skyscraper complex is gonna start construction in March!

Samsung Mok-dong TRAPALACE: 4 buildings of 48-49 floors just in front of the Hyperion II complex.

I think it's Samsung's revenge to Hyundai blocking the Cherevilles with the Hyperions II. I can't wait till Hyperion III project comes to light, Mokdong rules~!

So is Mokdong Hyperion II u/c right now? Do you have any pics?

good news, but i don't quite like the name TRAPALACE ;)

how tall will these trapalace be?

hopefully 250m+ :colgate:

So is Mokdong Hyperion II u/c right now? Do you have any pics?

London check the Hyperion website, it's already reached 10 floors or so above ground.

Oh and about hte height, Korean construction companies leave that as a mystery and that sucks! Most of the buildings in Emporis have to left without a height cause you can't find that info anywhere. If anyone sees any building in Emporis without height and knows it, please let me know.

^ perhaps they are keeping it a secret to make it the world's tallest residential again over Q1!!! 350m would be nice :)

whats the height limit?

No, i meant in General, height information of korean buildings are hard to find.

the Trapalace won't be any taller than the Hyperions so don't expect more than 200m.

39stories,,,,hmmmmm

190m+100mspire:D = 290m :D:D

lol! but too tall a spire is kinda weird IMO

39stories,,,,hmmmmm

190m+100mspire:D = 290m :D:D

sunni whatcha talking bout???
The Mokdong Trapalaces r gonna be 48-49 floors...

oh,,,,i read wrong :D

i was joking about the spire as someone mentioned 350m would be nice :D