Senayan to have another business center<\/p>\n
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Amid concern over the lack of green space in the city, a new
\nbusiness center functioning as an office block, apartments, and a
\nshopping center will be developed in Senayan, Central Jakarta,
\nwhich is designated as a green area according to the 1985-2005
\ncity master plan.<\/p>\n
The new business center, which is now being marketed, is
\nlocated on the corner of Jl. Asia Afrika and Jl. Hang Lekir I in
\nfront of Plaza Senayan, another business center, which was also
\noriginally part of the green area.<\/p>\n
\"The developer promises us that the new business center known
\nas Senayan City will be opened in August. But I do not know
\nwhether it will really materialize by then,\" a marketing agent
\ntold The Jakarta Post on Friday.<\/p>\n
The agent, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said his
\ncompany and five others had been appointed by the project
\ndeveloper, whose office is at Wisma 77 on Jl. Lt. Gen. S. Parman,
\nWest Jakarta.<\/p>\n
If it materializes, the new business center, which will occupy
\nsome 40,000 square meters of land, will join other controversial
\nbuildings, including Plaza Senayan, Hotel Mulia, and Taman Ria
\nSenayan in the Senayan area, on land which was supposed to be
\nallocated for sport activities and public green space.<\/p>\n
The construction is also in contradiction to the city
\nadministration's plan to add green space in the city from some 9
\npercent to about 14 percent of the capital's total territory as
\nspecified in the 2010 city master plan.<\/p>\n
Chairman of Jakarta's Indonesian Forum for the Environment
\n(Walhi) Ahmad \"Puput\" Safrudin stressed that the plan to develop
\nthe new business center confirmed the accusation that the city
\nadministration had no commitment to protecting the environment.<\/p>\n
Puput stressed that based on the 1985-2005 city master plan,
\nthe Senayan area, particularly that which is under the control of
\nthe Senayan Sport complex authority, functions as a green area as
\nwell as public space, which cannot be developed for business
\nfunctions.<\/p>\n
But based on the 2010 city master plan, the land-use has been
\nconverted from a green area to a red area, which can be used for
\nbuilding a business center.<\/p>\n
\"The business center will further reduce the already-
\ndiminishing green area in the city. It has also confirmed the
\ninsensitivity of the city leaders to environmental problems,\"
\nPuput said.<\/p>\n
Deputy head of the Jakarta Planning Agency Ismail Zubir said
\nthat the development of Senayan City was delayed due to the
\neconomic crisis in 1997. He refuted the fact that the location
\nwas a green area.<\/p>\n
A security officer guarding the land on Jl. Asia Afrika said
\nthat the developer of the project had accessed the land for the
\nproject early last month.<\/p>\n
\"I do not know when the project will be started, but the land
\nhas been surveyed,\" said the security officer. He said that
\noriginally the land was allocated for building a hotel, but later
\nit was changed into the super bloc.<\/p>\n
Jangga Lubis, an official at the city building supervision
\nagency also confirmed that license permits for the foundation and
\nstructure of the building had been issued by the office in April
\n1997 and in August 1997 respectively.<\/p>\n
\"The construction can be started anytime as the developer has
\nsecured permits for constructing its foundation and structure,\"
\nJangga told the Post.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, officials from the developer company refused on
\nFriday to give information about the project.<\/p>\n
Profile of the planned Senayan City<\/p>\n
1. Location: In front of Plaza Senayan, near Senayan Golf
\nRanch.<\/p>\n
2. Building concept: integrated super bloc for apartments,
\noffices, shopping centers, and retail outlets.<\/p>\n
3. Entertainment: Cafe, theater, bowling, amusement center,
\nswimming pool, tennis courts.<\/p>\n
4. Land: 40,000 square meters<\/p>\n
5. Building area: 200,000 square meters<\/p>\n
6. Parking lot: 68,000 square meters for 2,500 cars<\/p>\n
7. Shopping mall: 26,000 square meters<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/senayan-to-have-another-business-center-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }