Jakarta will expand vertically

Jakarta will expand vertically

A city official has said that the city administration will
encourage Jakartans to build more high rise buildings, including
superblocks, due to the scarcity of land space.

"It is impossible to expand the city horizontally because the
concept of sea reclamation has some weaknesses," said Erry
Chayaridipura, the Chairman of City Development Planning Board
as quoted by Antara yesterday.

Erry said the city administration has already formulated urban
design guidelines, which will regulate the development of
highrise buildings in some selected areas in the city, such as
Kuningan in South Jakarta and Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta.

He said the concept will give property developers the
opportunity to build 32-story or higher buildings. (03)