Property Developer Conglomerate Eka Tjipta Widjaja With East Java Park Group Wants To Build A 12 Hectare Zoo

JAKARTA - Property developer belonging to conglomerate Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Sinar Mas Land together with Jawa Timur Park Group to present an entertainment and education venue in the form of a zoo or City Zoo on an area of 12 hectares located in BSD City, South Tangerang, Banten.

Director of Sinar Mas Land Herry Hendarta said City Zoo BSD will carry the concept of "Urban Zoo Safari Adventure" to provide education about various types of animals, as well as provide attractive indoor and outdoor entertainment places for families. He said the design phase of City Zoo BSD will begin this year and continue to the construction stage.

"The place is targeted to start operating in early 2024 and is expected to attract more than 1 million visitors per year," he said in a written statement, Thursday, March 10.

The existence of City Zoo BSD is one of Sinar Mas Land's efforts to provide a number of alternative recreational areas for families. According to Herry, the presence of the BSD City Zoo will further enrich the variety of edutainment facilities in the BSD City independent city.

Along with the increasing number of residents in the area, he continued, BSD City residents will certainly need entertainment and educational facilities.

"City Zoo BSD is expected to provide quality entertainment facilities where visitors can see, learn, and interact with various types of animals while gathering with their families," he said.

Meanwhile, Associate Director of East Java Park Group Erwin Hidayat enthusiastically welcomed the collaboration between his side and Sinar Mas Land.

"We really believe in Sinar Mas Land's experience and reputation as a national property company. The independent city of BSD City, one of its projects, is now the choice of residence for many people. We are very interested in building the BSD City Zoo," he said.

Jawa Timur Park will present various recreational facilities including the Urban City Zoo, Animal Museum, and other interesting, interactive, and innovative tourism concepts.

The BSD City area is easily accessible because it is close to a number of toll gate accesses, such as the Jakarta-Merak and Pondok Indah-BSD City toll roads. Both of these toll accesses are connected to the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR)-Soekarno Hatta International Airport toll road.

The access will also be equipped with the Serbaraja toll road that leads to Balaraja, Tigaraksa, and the surrounding area. BSD City is also equipped with a shuttle bus service that is directly integrated with the KRL Cisauk Station in the Intermoda area.

With very easy access, recreation areas in BSD City will become one of the tourist destinations, apart from Puncak and Ancol for the Jabodetabek community.

"City Zoo BSD will carry more modern ideas, combining animal conservation, technology, and interactive with a higher quality concept so that it can bring people closer to animal habitats and provide inspiration for animal conservation," he concluded.