Daksa builds villas, hotel in Anyer

Daksa builds villas, hotel in Anyer

JAKARTA (JP): Daksa Group announced yesterday its plan to build 800 villas, a three-star hotel and a range of tourism facilities in a coastal area near Cilegon, West Java.

Tito Santoso, the chairman of the business group, said that the villa project would occupy 60 hectares of land in Anyer, which is a two-hour drive from Jakarta.

"We are targeting the growing middle class," he said.

The construction of the resort villas will be the first stage of the business group's property project in the area, which will also include recreational and sporting centers near the planned hotel.

The construction of the Anyer Marina Villa and Resort will cost the business group around Rp 150 billion (US$68.18 million). The construction of the project will start in January and is scheduled for completion in early 1997.

The planned villas, now being exhibited at the ongoing Real Estate Expo at the Convention Hall here, carry price tags ranging from Rp 85.6 million to Rp 500 million each.

Tito was optimistic about the market for the planned residential resort, given demand for hotel rooms and special housing in the area.

Daksa Group, which is also involved in automotive, fishing and tourism businesses, has developed a number of housing projects in Jakarta and its surrounding areas.(hen)