--- title: "Yeouido (YBD), Seoul — Class A submarket" description: "The financial island." canonical: https://classa.info/cities/seoul/yeouido pageType: neighborhood lastUpdated: 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z license: "CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Class A Atlas (https://classa.info)." --- > 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. ## TL;DR - 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** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Parc1%20Tower%201%2C%20108%20Gukjegeumyung-ro%2C%20Yeongdeungpo-gu%2C%20Seoul%2C%20Yeouido%20(YBD)%2C%20Seoul%2C%20South%20Korea&query_place_id=ChIJG2hcbjmffDUR-aXkloO2Ue4) - **International Finance Center Seoul** [](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=International%20Finance%20Center%20Seoul%2C%2010%20Gukjegeumyung-ro%2C%20Yeongdeungpo-gu%2C%20Seoul%2C%20Yeouido%20(YBD)%2C%20Seoul%2C%20South%20Korea&query_place_id=ChIJZ31icTyffDURop60TrQ5y-w) ## Where Yeouido (YBD) sits in Seoul Yeouido (YBD) is one of 6 [Class A](/glossary/class-a) submarkets we cover in Seoul, classified as [trophy tier](/topics/trophy-asset-selection) 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](/glossary/amenitisation). Adjacent submarkets to study alongside Yeouido (YBD): [Jongno / Gwanghwamun (CBD)](/cities/seoul/jongno-gwanghwamun), [Gangnam (GBD)](/cities/seoul/gangnam), [Seongsu](/cities/seoul/seongsu), [Magok](/cities/seoul/magok). The full Seoul submarket atlas is at [/cities/seoul](/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: - [Yeouido (YBD) — ](/cities/seoul/yeouido/rents-and-availability) - [Yeouido (YBD) — ](/cities/seoul/yeouido/tenant-profile) - [Yeouido (YBD) — ](/cities/seoul/yeouido/transit-and-commute) - [Yeouido (YBD) — ](/cities/seoul/yeouido/amenity-and-lifestyle) - [Yeouido (YBD) — ](/cities/seoul/yeouido/trophy-and-comparables) - [Yeouido (YBD) — ](/cities/seoul/yeouido/fit-out-and-spec) ## Related glossary Terminology specific to Seoul Class A leasing and to the trophy tier: [Class A](/glossary/class-a), [Trophy asset](/glossary/trophy-asset), [Effective rent](/glossary/effective-rent), [Concession package](/glossary/concession-package), [TI allowance](/glossary/ti-allowance), [Submarket tier](/glossary/submarket-tier). ## Editorial provenance Reviewed by [**Kenji Watanabe**](/about/authors/kenji-watanabe) — APAC contributing editor. Last updated 2026-04-15. See our [methodology](/about/methodology) and [editorial standards](/about/editorial-standards). ### Primary sources for this page - [CBRE Marketview reports](https://www.cbre.com/insights) — CBRE - [JLL Office Insight](https://www.jll.com/en/trends-and-insights) — JLL - [Cushman & Wakefield Marketbeat](https://www.cushmanwakefield.com/en/insights) — Cushman & Wakefield - [Savills World Research](https://www.savills.com/research_articles/) — Savills - [Colliers Global Office Outlook](https://www.colliers.com/en/research) — Colliers [Full sources index](/about/sources) · [Submit a correction](/about/corrections) ## Related topics - [**Class A Lease Negotiation**](/topics/class-a-lease-negotiation) — How to negotiate a Class A office lease — the playbook from LOI to signed deal. - [**Hybrid Workplace Strategy**](/topics/hybrid-workplace-strategy) — How to size, structure, and lease a Class A office for a hybrid workforce. - [**ESG / LEED for Tenants**](/topics/esg-leed-tenants) — How tenants evaluate, negotiate, and report on ESG performance in a Class A office lease. - [**Cross-border Expansion**](/topics/cross-border-expansion) — How to run a coordinated Class A office search across multiple geographies. - [**Fit-out Capex**](/topics/fit-out-capex) — How to budget, sequence, and govern Class A office [fit-out](/topics/fit-out-capex)">fit-out capex. - [**Lease vs Flex**](/topics/lease-vs-flex) — When premium flex (coworking, [managed office](/glossary/managed-office)) beats a conventional Class A lease — and vice versa. --- Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/cities/seoul/yeouido), updated 2026-04-15T00:00:00.000Z.