Pluit to have mega-mall by end of year
Pluit to have mega-mall by end of year
JAKARTA (JP): Megamall Pluit, a new exclusive shopping center being built at a cost of about US$100 million in Pluit, North Jakarta, is scheduled to open this December.
Sri-Purwanto, a spokesman for the project, told The Jakarta Post on Saturday that the five-story mall, which covers a total area of 142,000 square meters, will be equipped with various facilities, including a promenade around a seven-hectare lake, jogging tracks, a golf driving range, children's playgrounds, an ice-skating rink, a bowling alley, a discotheque and sports and fitness centers.
Sri-Purwanto said that the megamall project was being carried out by PT Duta Wisata Loka. He said the complex had been designed by Cadiz Design and RDC Architects Pte. of Singapore and that mechanical and engineering consultancy had been provided by Meco Systech Internusa.
The mall, billed as one of the largest in Southeast Asia, claims to have sold 85 percent of its total space to both local and international companies.
"About 85 percent of Megamall Pluit's space has already been booked by the companies, which are ready to start opening by the end of this year," said Peddy Wongsowidjojo, president of PT Duta Wisata Loka.
Peddy said that the International Department Store of Japan and the Matahari department store chain of Indonesia alone, had booked, respectively, 17,000 square meters and 15,000 square meters.
Other companies interested in occupying the mall, which has a large parking lot capable of accommodating 2,500 cars, will offer a wide variety of products ranging from jewelry to computers.
Sri-Purwanto said that the operation of Megamall Pluit was expected to help spread commercial activities in the city, which are currently concentrated in a number of shopping centers in South Jakarta.
His company's data show that 37.4 percent of Jakarta's shopping facilities are located in South Jakarta, 21.2 percent in West Jakarta, 17.7 percent in Central Jakarta, 15 percent in East Jakarta and only 8.7 percent in North Jakarta.
The operation of Megamall Pluit is expected to raise the percentage of the shopping facilities in North Jakarta to 13 percent, he added. (hhr)