B U S I N E S S   A R E A


HOTEL & RESORT

Hotel & Resort Management
Owner's Representative Services
Brand & Management Selection
Brand Contract Negotiations
Hotel Planning & Development
Hotel Valuation
Hospitality Crisis Management

   - Improve Performance
   - Reduce Cost etc.
Financing & Accounting System Control

GOLF CLUB

TROON Brand Contract Negotiations
Club Planning & Development
Club Management

YACHT MARINA

Marina Planning & Development
Marina Valuation
Marina Management


PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Market & Financial Feasibility Studies
Hospitality Interior Design Services
Concept Development
Contractor(s) Selection
Construction and Quality Control
Project Delivery and Closure
Pre-opening Services

REAL ESTATE MARKET
(HOTEL/RESORT & COMMERCIAL)

Transaction Advisory
Arrangement of deal structuring financing
Brokerage & Advisory

ABOUT US

Founded in 2020, by Seunghoon Lee, Hojun Ahn, Hongyul Baek, SOMAN MAKERSPACE is a hospitality development and management company in Korea.
Our experience across the hospitality sector provides hotel owners and investors with right tools to successfully develop, open and operate hospitality assets.

SEUNGHOON LEE 
Chief Executive Officer
Representative
‌Master of Business Administration
‌Fair Trade Attorney

BIO HUB CO., LTD .
Chief Executive Officer (Concurrent)
Representative
Songdo Bio-Convergence center

DAELIM GROUP (GLAD HOTEL)
Hotel Business / New Business Development, Senior Vice President

DONGBU CORPORATION
Hotel Planning & Development,
Deputy General Manager

SEOUL MARINA CLUB&YACHT
Strategic Planning & Operating, Department Head

PARADISE GROUP
Paradise Hotel Integrated Sales & Marketing Office, Manager

HOJUN AHN (Ph.d.)
Chief Business Officer
(Hotel/Resort/Golf Club)

Doctor of Hospitality & Tourism Management

FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON SUWON
Owner's Representative
&Project Advisor

LAKE WOOD COUNTRY CLUB (36 Holes)
CEO/Representative

JW MARRIOTT DONGDAEMUN SQUARE SEOUL
Operating General Director

THE RITZ-CARLTON SEOUL
Finance & Accounting, Division Head

THE WESTIN CHOSUN HOTEL
MIS(Management Information System), Department Head

HONGYUL BAEK 
Chief Transaction  Officer
(Commercial Real Estate)


PLATFORM H
CEO

HOTEL THE DESIGNERS PREMIER HOTEL SEOUL
CEO

HTC HOTELS&RESORT
CEO

OAK VALLEY RESORT
Marketing, Division Head

HOTEL SHILLA
Marketing, Department Head

SEAHYUN LEE 
Chief Construction Officer
‌Professional Engineer Architectural Execution‌
(Construction Management)

BOOYOUNG GROUP
‌Booyoung Housing_Construction Division 
Senior Managing Director

DAELIM GROUP
Daelim Industrial_Housing Business Division 
Managing Director

DOYOUNG KIM
Director
(Marina Development)

ST ENG.
Institute of technology, Director

KOREA YACHT SERVICE
 Planning Office, General Manager

KI-LL LEE 
Financial & Investment Adviser


DN BIO-GEN CO., LTD .
Investment & IPO, Director

DB Financial Investment Co., Ltd
IPO Team, Director (Team Leader)

SHINHAN INVESTMENT CORP.
IPO Team, Director (Team Leader)

SEUNGJAE LEE 
Professional Engineer
Marina Development Adviser

SEOUL MARINA CLUB&YACHT
Chairman

MARINA AND MARINE INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION OF KOREA
President

KOREA CONSTRUCTION SAFETY ASSOCIATION
President

SSangyong Engineering
Civil Engineering Division, Head

DONGKI SEO
Appraiser
Real Estate Transaction Adviser

Real Estate Transaction (KOR/USA)
(USA-CalBRE # 02025076)
Real Estate Appraisal (KOR/USA)

WILSHIRE KOREA
Chairman

KOREA ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY APPRAISERS
President

KYUNGIL APPRAISAL CO., Ltd
Co-founder

ZORRO LEE 
Attorney
Legal Adviser

Real Estate
Mergers & Acquisitions
Investment Management

LAW FIRM TAEIL

O U R   W O R K


Owner's Representative Services
‌& Operating Advisory


Four Points by Sheraton Suwon, Korea 
  - Keys# 220 (4 Stars Grade)
  - Chain Brand : Marriott
  - Grand open : Dec, 2022
  - Client : SUNGMUN THE PLACE
‌  - Hotel Operating Advisory

Owner's Representative Services
& Development Project Advisory


Yeongjong Sky City Hotel Complex Development in Incheon Metropolitan City (Work in progress)
  - Keys# 1,600
  - Brand : MOU Signed (Westin, Marriott)
  - Client : GOLDEN PACIFIC
‌  - Hotel Brand & Development Advisory
Uni Island Golf & Spa Resort in Ganghwa-do, Incheon Metropolitan City  (Work in progress)
  - Keys#: Review in progress
  - Brand : Review in progress 
  - Client : HYERYUN Development
‌  - Hotel Development Project 
Advisory
‌ 

Hospitality Crisis Management


Sheraton Grand Incheon, Korea 
  - Keys# 321 (Grade : 5 Stars)
  - Company Brand : Marriott
  - Client : DAEWOO E&C
  - Key Task : Improve business performance
  - Completion : Dec, 2020

‌Transaction Advisory


‌Sheraton Grand Incheon, Korea
  - Keys# 321 (5 Stars Grade)
  - Chain Brand : Marriott
‌Four Points by Sheraton Seoul Gangnam, Korea (On-going)
  - Keys#199 (Grade : 4 Stars)
  - Chain Brand : Marriott
‌YEOSU Sugar Brium Yacht & Sunset Resort
  - Keys#41 (Pool Villa)‌

Marina Planning & Development


Golden waterway water leisure facilities 
  - Operational feasibility study
  - Client : Gimpo City

Busan North-port Marina Development 
  - Proposal for operating business
  - Client : Busan Port Authority

Hospitality & Franchise Store Management


Station Lodge Chungju by SOMAN
  - Keys# 24
  - Grand open : Nov, 2022
‌  - Hotel in operation
LOTTERIA Chungju_Yeonsu store by SOMAN
  - Store in operation
LOTTERIA Chungju_Hoam store by SOMAN
  - Store in operation

‌Others Advisory


Booyoung Group Seoul Sogong-dong hotel
  - ‌Hotel development strategy advisory‌ 
  ‌- Keys# ‌850 (Total floor area : 55,993sqm)

GGS Seodaesan dream resorts redevelopment  ‌
‌  - ‌Hotel/Golf Club/Entertainment Facilities Concept 

C O N T A C T


Seunghoon Lee

shlee@soman.co.kr

Hojun Ahn
(Hotel/Resort/Golf Club business)

hjahn@soman.co.kr

Hongyul Baek
(Commercial Real Estate transaction)

hybaek@soman.co.kr

Seahyun Lee
(Construction Management)

leesh@soman.co.kr

Doyoung Kim
(Marina Development)

dykim@soman.co.kr

Kii-ll Lee
(Investment Advisory)

kilee@soman.co.kr

Seungjae Lee
(Marina Development)

sjlee@soman.co.kr

Dongki Seo
(Real Estate Appraisal)

kindbroker@gmail.com

Zorro Lee
(Legal Advisory)

zorrokhan@naver.com

Address 
 soman makerspace, 2F Yangjiwon B/D, 19, Beobwon-ro, 3-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea (06595)
Tel : 82-2-6205-9512    Fax : 82-2-6305-9512   E-mail : shlee@soman.co.kr
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