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North Korea says 50,000 unit housing project in Pyongyang is nearing completion

Published: 11 Feb. 2026, 12:34

High-rise apartment buildings are seen on Mirae Scientists Street along the Taedong River in Pyongyang in this undated file photo. [JOONGANG ILBO]

North Korea said on Wednesday that a landmark housing project — launched at a previous party congress — to build 50,000 living units in Pyongyang will soon be completed, marking a major preparatory step ahead of another party congress later this month.

“The goal of building 50,000 living units in the capital, set at the eighth party congress, is nearing [...] completion according to the party-set schedule,” the Rodong Sinmun, the party-run newspaper, said.

The housing construction is a pet project of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, unveiled at the 2021 congress of the Workers' Party of Korea and aimed at addressing housing shortages and enhancing living standards.

Under the project, a total of 40,000 living units were constructed in Pyongyang's Songsin and Songhwa Districts in 2022 and in the Hwasong District from 2023 to 2025, with the remaining 10,000 units now almost completed.

The newspaper said the project created “a model modern city” equipped with advanced infrastructure, road networks and green zones over a five-year period.

“This grand and elaborate construction represents the remarkable changes and development of the great era of Kim Jong-un,” the newspaper said.

Officials in Seoul have predicted that the North Korean regime may first complete the key construction project before convening the ninth party Congress, which the North has said will take place in late February.

The regime is expected to outline its key policy priorities for the economy, defense and diplomacy during the party meeting, with the Pyongyang construction project likely to be widely hailed as a major party accomplishment aimed at rallying public support.

Yonhap