Ara Invites BSN to Finance MBR Housing in New Tangerang City
JAKARTA - The Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), Maruarar Sirait or Ara, has invited PT Bank Syariah Nasional or BSN to get involved in developing financing for low-income community housing (MBR) in the new city planned to be built in Tangerang Regency.
Currently, the government is preparing several strategic locations for the development of new cities and subsidised flats, including land in Tangerang prepared by the Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas.
“Then also the third one, we talked about the new city plan, right, Sir? So we have direct access, coincidentally the Minister of Law has prepared land of around 4.5 (hectares)-5 hectares in Tangerang,” said Ara during a discussion with BSN President Director Alex Sofjan Noor in Jakarta on Wednesday (13/5/2026).
According to her, one of those areas has the potential to become a pilot project for BSN in new city development.
Ara stated that the plan is a follow-up to the results of a meeting two weeks ago with the Chairman of the Housing Task Force (Satgas), Hashim Djojohadikusumo.
Currently, the government team is still conducting surveys on several locations deemed strategic and suitable for building new areas and subsidised flats.
“We will convey it according to the meeting two weeks ago with Mr Chairman of the Task Force, Mr Hashim. Now Mr Robe and the team are working to survey strategic locations that are suitable for new cities and also for subsidised flats,” she said.
She added that the new city concept is not only intended for MBR but also for middle-income communities, complete with supporting facilities.
“The city will later be for MBR, also for middle-income. And also facilities for education, health, places of worship, sports, and so on,” said Maruarar.
Regarding the detailed project location in Tangerang, Maruarar said the government is still conducting field surveys based on recommendations from the Minister of Law.
“Then come survey with Mr Robe, it can be seen. There are detailed locations that are certainly recommendations from the Minister of Law,” she concluded.