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Trend has shifted from housing complexes to superblocks in city center.
27 April 2017 13:00
Indonesia is on its way to become a developed country and one of the government and private sector's main targets is to build more sophisticated buildings and real estates to cater to the needs of residents and business. We've listed five of the massive projects that are being developed at the moment throughout the archipelago.
1. Meisterstadt Batam, Batam
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The project will be the biggest superblock in Batam, consisting of 6,500 apartment units, a condotel, an international hospital, a mall and an office tower. One tower will be 100 floors high.
The project is a collaboration of former president B.J. Habibies family and Pollux Properties, under the name of Pollux Habibie International. The development will cost USD 1 Billion, or Rp 15 Trillion, in total.
The first phase is projected to finish in 2019 while the entire project is scheduled to finish by 2024.
2. Borneo Bay City, Balikpapan
Photo: borneoresidences.com
The superblock will have three malls a branded mall, a fashion mall and a trade mall though it is still unclear what makes them different from each other. It will also have apartment towers, a hotel, a nature park and a gourmet tower which we assume will probably be a massive food court.
With this project, local government and developer hope Balikpapan a city where oil companies operate- will be a metropolitan city.
3. Nuvasa Bay, Batam
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This project is developed by one of Indonesias biggest real estate developers, Sinarmas Land. Nuvasa bay is located near the coastline, and according to its website, it will be Batams first luxury integrated residential and mixed-use development for Batams elite.
4. Podomoro City Deli, Medan
Photo: podomorocitydelimedan.com
This superblock is a copy-paste project of West Jakartas Central Park complex. There will be three towers of exclusive apartments, two towers of luxurious apartments, and another two towers of condominiums.
5. Gangnam District, Bekasi
Photo: gangnamdistrictbekasi.com
Though its size is not as bis as other project in this list, its theme makes the project stand out. Built by Singapores Pollux Properties, the project rides on the K-Pop wave as it will have a South Korean concept. Gangnam District is the Seouls prestigious neighborhood and has been immortalized by pop song Gangnam Style few years ago.
The project is set to finish in 2019 and then will be continued with further development of more apartment towers, office space, and shopping mall.
6. Central Point Indonesia, Makassar
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This mega project of Ciputra has been opened and used, but some parts are still in development, including Wisma Negara, an accommodation complex for state affairs, which is planned to open mid 2017. The development is not without problem. The reclamation done to get more land to build was protested by environmental activists and the process is now being investigated for corruption.
