More apartments planned for small business owners
More apartments planned for small business owners
JAKARTA (JP): PT Sarana Jaya plans to build four other low-
cost apartment projects here, its development director said
yesterday.
Kemal Basha said the apartments are for low-income people with
small businesses. They will follow the first type of apartment in
Rawabilal, Tebet, South Jakarta.
He said the apartments' basement and lower floor would be
allocated for small-scale business purposes.
The other four apartments will be built in Pondok Kelapa, East
Jakarta, Cengkareng, West Jakarta and Pejompongan, Central
Jakarta and Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
"Pondok Kelapa is our first priority," Kemal said, adding the
38,000-square meter plot was ready.
"We don't need to take down any buildings," he said.
The site in Pejompongan houses several small shops and
restaurants.
According to the master plan, Pondok Kelapa will have a one-
tower, nine-story apartment with a total area of 13,300 square
meters.
Unlike the five-story apartment in Rawabilal, a lift will be
provided for Pondok Kelapa residents, Kemal said.
The 17-story apartments in Cengkareng and Pejompongan will
cover 31,000 square-meters, while a market survey is still
ongoing for the plan in Penjaringan.
Rawabilal was inaugurated by President Soeharto in 1983 for
small business owners. Last year the deteriorated apartment was
torn down and renovated. It was officially reopened last Friday.
"The apartment's floors and walls were severely damaged, not
only because there was no maintenance fee," Kemal said. He said
the structures could not hold the work equipment owned by
residents, including blacksmiths.
Rawabilal charges about Rp 300,000 (US$115.8) a month in rent
and Rp 30,000 for service. Residents are required to have at
least Rp 20 million to Rp 100 million in capital. Sarana Jaya
management said so far only six original occupants of Rawabilal
have confirmed taking up the new apartments while many others
have moved out.
"Even those with businesses of Rp 10 million couldn't afford
the apartments," a Sarana Jaya source said earlier. He said they
were just being realistic to avoid further lack of maintenance.
Kemal said the apartments for small scale business projects
were based on a "three-in-one" concept. The apartments functioned
as a house, a trade stall and a small scale industrial site to
enable people to work from home, he said.
Former occupants of the low-cost apartment projects here have
been accused of illegally transferring their ownership rights,
saying they could not keep their businesses if they stayed in the
apartments.
Rawabilal's basement houses flower traders, while banks,
restaurants and other businesses will occupy the first floor.
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