Villa worth 12 billion won was bought in cash… Ha Jung-woo, a third generation chaebol who turned out to be my cousin next door [집코노미-핫!부동산]

It was reported on the 3rd that Seo Min-jeong, a third generation member of the Amore Pacific family and who heads the Amore Pacific Luxury Brand Division AP team, acquired the luxury villa ‘Upper House Namsan’ in Itaewon-dong.

According to the Herald Economy and a copy of the court record today, it was discovered that Seo got the new luxury villa ‘Upper House Namsan’ with a selling price of 12 billion won.

It is known that Seo, the eldest daughter of Amorepacific Group Chairman Seo Kyung-bae, acquired one unit of Namsan Upper House in Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul in September 2021 and completed the ownership transfer on August 19.

It is understood that the entire sale price was paid in cash as there was no separate mortgage.

Seo, born in 1991, is a named person in the succession plan of the Amore Pacific Group.

The exact sale price of Namsan Upper House is not known, but since the remaining furniture was recently sold for 12 billion won, it is estimated that at least 10 billion won.

Faus Namsan Upper was purchased not only by Seo, but also by celebrities such as actor Ha Jung-woo and YouTuber Haneul Among businessmen, Samwoo Vice President Shin Seong-jae is known to have bought home last May.

Vice Chairman Shin, also known as the third son-in-law of Hyundai Motor Group Honorary Chairman Chung Mong-koo, bought Namsan Upper House entirely in cash, and the ownership transfer registration was completed on the 2nd of last month.

Han Sang-won, CEO of Han & Company, a domestic private equity fund (PEF) management firm, also acquired a unit in Namsan Upper House in January 2022. It is also believed that representative Han bought the entire amount there the money.

Among the owners, figures from the entertainment industry were also listed. Actor Ha Jung-woo (real name Kim Seong-hoon) got a unit in Namsan Upper House in September 2022. He bought it with a mortgage of 3.41 billion won from a commercial bank and paid the balance on August 30 to own the property. to take over.

In addition, it was revealed that Haneul, a famous YouTuber who runs a channel with 610,000 subscribers, also owns a Namsan Taigh Uarach unit under her joint name with her husband, Mr. Kang. Mr. Kang is an unknown businessman who is known to run a famous large cafe in Jeju.

Namsan Upper House is a 19-unit high-rise luxury house built by developer Shinwon Development on the site of Namsan Gymnasium.

The number of homes is small, so privacy is possible, and each building is designed at a different height, so there is no interruption of views or sunlight.

Namsan Dulle-gil (Sowol-ro) can be used as a walking path all year round, and Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Blue Square, Leeum Art Museum, and Grand Hyatt Hotel are nearby.

Hotel-style services are also provided, and training, spa, daily care and pet care are also available.

At the same time, in the real estate market, transactions of very expensive homes exceeding 10 billion won are increasing day by day. According to the actual transaction price disclosure system of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, among the Seoul apartment sales deals reported this year, a total of 14 transactions were won worth more than 10 billion, which is close to triple the number compared to the last one. year (5 cases). If the transaction price was reduced by a sales contract worth 5 billion won or more, the number was counted at 242, an increase of 60% from last year (151 cases).

Yoo Ji-hee, Hankyung.com reporter keephee@hankyung.com