Many developers fail to construct low-cost housing<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City Council members criticized private property
\ndevelopers yesterday for failing to build low-cost apartments
\naccording to schedule.<\/p>\n
Many developers have failed to construct apartments for low-
\nincome people, arguing that the governor has not provided the
\nneeded land.<\/p>\n
The councilors emphasized that the businessmen should have the
\ninitiative to keep reminding the administration of its obligation
\nto provide the sites for the low-cost housing.<\/p>\n
"Developers should not keep waiting for the city
\nadministration to determine the location. Instead, they should
\nkeep asking," said Soetarman AMD, Deputy Chairman of the
\nCouncil's Commission D in charge of public works.<\/p>\n
"The commission urges the developers to be pro-active so that
\nthey can build the badly needed low-cost apartments," Soetarman
\ntold reporters.<\/p>\n
Secretary of the Commission Bahriyoen Soetjipto supported
\nSoetarman's proposal, saying that development of more low-cost
\napartments is one of the city's priorities.<\/p>\n
Bigger role<\/p>\n
Bahriyoen noted that private developers should play a bigger
\nrole in the development of housing for the poor because the city
\nadministration is unable to do it alone due to financial
\nconstraints.<\/p>\n
He suggested that builders should start work as soon as they
\nhave the necessary permits.<\/p>\n
He noted the case of PT Indokisar Jaya, a developer of
\napartments, hotels and house\/shops on Jl. Pecenongan, Central
\nJakarta, as an example.<\/p>\n
Under a 1990 gubernatorial decree, developers are required to
\nbuild a low-cost apartment when they build an upscale one. But PT
\nIndokisar Jaya has not yet built a low-cost one because it is
\nwaiting for the city administration to determine the location it
\nis supposed to build on.<\/p>\n
Action<\/p>\n
"This kind of confusion would not have occurred if the
\ndeveloper had not just waited (for the city administration to
\ndetermine the location)" Bahriyoen said.<\/p>\n
PT Indokisar is facing punitive action by the city
\nadministration because it has not begun the construction of the
\napartments.<\/p>\n
Bahriyoen said the construction of the luxury apartments has
\nbeen 60 percent completed and therefore it is time for the
\ndeveloper to fulfill its obligation to build the low-cost
\napartments.<\/p>\n
Managing Director of PT Indokisar Alex Lingas told the city
\ncouncil that it will discuss the matter with the city
\nadministration as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
Every year the city needs 70,000 housing facilities and, due
\nto land shortages, 30 percent of the demand should be fulfilled
\nby low-cost apartments and condominiums.<\/p>\n
Fifty percent of the demand is fulfilled by private developers
\nwho build luxurious housing for the middle and upper classes and
\nthe rest should be fulfilled by the city administration.<\/p>\n
The city administration plans to build housing for 3,150
\nfamilies every year from the 1995\/1996 fiscal until 2006.<\/p>\n
Currently the city administration is constructing 40
\napartments 21 square-meters in Jati Bunder, 152 in Karet Tengsin,
\n532 in Bendungan Hilir and 288 in Tebet.<\/p>\n
From 1985 there has been a total of 7,163 low-cost apartments
\nof various types built in the city, from 18 square-meter
\napartments to 54 square-meters. More than 1,200 apartments will
\nbe constructed and ready for occupancy next year.(yns)<\/p>",
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