Skyscrapers to have green space<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): All new high rise buildings will have to have
\ngreen space, the Deputy Governor for Economic and Development
\nAffairs said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Tb. M. Rais said he hoped this city rule would be in place
\nthis year.<\/p>\n
\"This is to compensate the loss of green space on the ground,\"
\nRais said after launching the construction of the Graha Niaga 2
\nbuilding in South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Green space on a high rise building could be a roof garden
\n\"which experts say can reduce temperatures,\" Rais said.<\/p>\n
The amount of green space would depend on the size of the
\nbuilding grounds, he said.<\/p>\n
Mohamad S. Hidayat, the president director of Grahaniaga
\nTatautama which owns the Niaga 2 project, said the new 39-story
\nbuilding would have a roof garden like Graha Niaga 1.<\/p>\n
Although providing green space might add to building costs,
\nenvironmental considerations would add to buildings' value in the
\nlong run, Rais said.<\/p>\n
He said he hoped high rise buildings would feature local
\ncharacteristics even if foreign architects were involved.<\/p>\n
Office space in the new building at no. 58 Jl. Jend. Sudirman,
\nwhich will have 63,000 square meters of floor space, is for sale
\non a strata title basis.<\/p>\n
Hidayat said 65 percent of the space had been sold. Several
\nbuyers have taken more than one floor, including Bank Bumiputra.<\/p>\n
Hidayat said the space was sold for up to US$2,500 per square
\nmeter. The project is expected to be completed in two years.<\/p>\n
Hidayat said it had spent US$36 million on land for the
\nproject. A syndicate led by the Singapore-based American Express
\nBank provided a $105 million loan.<\/p>\n
Grahaniaga Tatautama shareholders includes Robby Djohan, who
\nowns Bank Niaga which is housed in Graha Niaga 1, and Arifin
\nPanigoro, owner of an oil company, PT Meta Epsi Duta Corporation.<\/p>\n
The ceremony was attended by State Minister of Public Housing
\nAkbar Tandjung and chairman of the Association of Indonesian
\nDevelopers Edwin Kawilarang. (anr)<\/p>",
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