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This study investigated the urban redevelopment policy of the low density apartment complexes in Seoul in the context of urban typology, i.e., elitism, corporatism, and pluralism. The hot conflict among interest groups on redevelopment of apartment complexes seemed not to be solved easily in the mid-1990s. Apartments' owners and construction companies tried to maximize their profits from the redevelopment projects, while the governments did not. This paper figured out who interest groups were, how they put their interests in redevelopment related policies, and finally which urban typology was fit to properly interpret the policy making processes. We found that the urban redevelopment projects in Seoul would be explained to have been performing under elite system until 1991, but under corporatism system after 1991. The Korean society has been changed from the society under elitism to one under corporatism in the early 1990, but not to one under pluralism yet.