Is Yeongtong Becoming the New "It" Place?

So, I haven't been trying many new places in the neighborhood, but hopefully I'll get off my butt and change that soon since the weather is getting nicer. However, I've noticed some new places popping up in the area, and it's made me wonder if they're trying to make Yeongtong THE place to go for shopping in the area (so people don't have to go to Seoul).

There are some new "trendy" coffee shops opening up in the area, like Cafe Droptop and Coffee Tweet (opening soon). I noticed a Calvin Klein store has also opened up across from my beloved A Twosome Place, and the other night I spotted an Abercrombie & Fitch behind Landmark Hotel. AND there's an Apple store called Concierge where Holly's Coffee used to be across from Homeplus.

By the footbridge, there's supposed to be a new building that appears to be slated as having hotel rooms, office tels, shopping, and restaurants; however, I've yet to see any construction actually happening.

I haven't noticed much of a change in restaurants yet except for a new Seafood & More place in Homeplus.

So...whatchy'all think? From what I know of Yeongtong, the area was developed as a "high-end" area for people that didn't want to live in Seoul yet worked in Seoul. I think the subway station in Yeongtong is scheduled to be done early next year maybe? Maybe they're hoping to lure people from Bundang to Yeongtong when the line opens?