Yeouido (YBD) is a trophy-tier Class A submarket of Seoul with average asking rent around ₩138,000/pyeong/mo · ≈ $33.5 PSF/yr USD.

  • Financial island.
  • Parc1 Tower is trophy benchmark.
  • KOSPI / KOSDAQ proximity.

Yeouido (YBD), Seoul — Class A submarket

The financial island. · Tier: trophy · Avg rent: ₩138,000/pyeong/mo · ≈ $33.5 PSF/yr USD

TL;DR

  • Financial island.
  • Parc1 Tower is trophy benchmark.
  • KOSPI / KOSDAQ proximity.

Overview

Yeouido — the financial island in the Han River — anchors Korea's banking and asset-management cluster. Parc1 Tower delivered the latest trophy benchmark.

Tenant profile

Banks, asset managers, broadcasters (KBS, MBC), securities.

Typical specification

25-40,000 sqft floor plates.

Transit

Yeouido (Lines 5/9), Yeouinaru (Line 5).

Strong Han River bridge access.

Amenities

63 Building, IFC Mall Seoul, the Han River parks.

Comparable buildings

  • Parc1 Tower 1
  • International Finance Center Seoul

Where Yeouido (YBD) sits in Seoul

Yeouido (YBD) is one of 6 Class A submarkets we cover in Seoul, classified as trophy tier with an average asking rent around ₩138,000/pyeong/mo · ≈ $33.5 PSF/yr USD. Compared with the broader Seoul Class A stock, Yeouido (YBD) typically attracts Banks, asset managers, broadcasters (KBS, MBC), securities and competes most directly with the city's other trophy submarkets on building specification, transit access, and amenitisation.

Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Yeouido (YBD): Jongno / Gwanghwamun (CBD), Gangnam (GBD), Seongsu, Magok. The full Seoul submarket atlas is at /cities/seoul.

Topic deep-dives for Yeouido (YBD)

For an institutional Class A occupier evaluating Yeouido (YBD), the highest-leverage analyses to commission next are the rent benchmark, the concession-package comparable, and the ESG performance baseline. Class A Atlas covers each as a dedicated topic page for this submarket:

Related glossary

Terminology specific to Seoul Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: Class A, Trophy asset, Effective rent, Concession package, TI allowance, Submarket tier.

Editorial provenance

Reviewed by Kenji Watanabe — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our methodology and editorial standards.

Primary sources for this page

Full sources index · Submit a correction

Related topics