Dedi Mulyadi Welcomes Meikarta as MBR Housing with Apartment Concept

Minister of Public Housing Maruarar Sirait, West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi, and developer representatives provide information at the Pakuan Bandung Building, Thursday (22/1/2026). (ANTARA/Ricky Prayoga)

JAKARTA - West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi welcomed the plan of the Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning (PKP) Maruarar Sirait to optimize the Meikarta area which had problems as vertical housing for low-income people (MBR), but he asked the concept to remain an apartment.

"The Minister of Housing said that Meikarta will be used as a vertical housing area for low-income people. This is a new hope," said Dedi after meeting with Maruarar and developer associations at the Pakuan Bandung Building, West Java, Thursday, January 22.

When adding the explanation of Maruarar Sirait who was explaining the results of today's meeting, namely the encouragement of vertical housing development, Dedi jokingly revealed that in Meikarta it must be built a vertical housing apartment for the middle and lower middle class.

"Apartment Pak. Apartment for the middle class. If you don't want a terraced house, Pak. If you want an apartment, okay," said Dedi.

In Meikarta, where several apartment tower units have been built, Dedi said the facility was just filled, and he hoped it could be implemented immediately, as one of the rescues of the area from land function changes.

Dedi revealed that from an area of about 20 hectares, currently projected there are 94 thousand-100 thousand apartment units with a capacity of three people per unit, which can save tens of thousands of hectares of land from being diverted.

"Meikarta has been built now, it's just filled. And it's a wide road. And imagine if Meikarta can accommodate 100,000 people there, then we can save almost 50,000 hectares of rice fields there," he said.

Regarding the case that had entangled Meikarta, Dedi said that the case was bribery, not his assets and development, so according to him it would not be a problem.

"Because the corruption of Meikarta is bribery that was carried out, not a matter of development. The KPK has said that it is something that is appropriate and does not conflict with the law, there is already a statement," he said.

Dedi added that vertical housing in the future would be the model requested by housing developers, rather than stilt houses. He encouraged Bandung and other cities to implement this concept.

In addition, in the near future, about a week, Dedi said he would issue a Governor's Regulation (Pergub) so that each new industrial area in West Java must prepare land for apartments.

However, Maruarar proposed that existing areas should also be encouraged to provide and build apartment units for employees working there so as not to create congestion in the surrounding area and provide cost savings for transportation.

"Sir, the Secretary of the Province must help and the Head of the Perkim Office must prepare the Governor's regulations. Every industrial area must have apartments," said Dedi, agreeing with Maruarar's proposal.

Previously, the Minister of PKP Maruarar Sirait (Ara) prioritized the construction of subsidized apartment buildings (rusun) this year. He said the first location of the apartment was in Meikarta, Cikarang.

"The first point, I dare to say after clearance from the KPK, from Mas Budi (KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo) and from the leadership of the KPK, there is no legal problem in Meikarta to start the construction of subsidized flats," said Ara at the KPK Red and White Building, Jakarta, Wednesday (21/1).

BP Tapera Commissioner Heru Pudyo Nugroho said the target for the construction of subsidized flats in Meikarta was 100 thousand units.

He said that Meikarta had prepared the land clean and clear. The issuance of SHGB was almost 99.9 percent or only a little more to be completed.

"The target is 100,000 units, which will be built in two locations in Meikarta with a total land area of 20 hectares," said Heru.

For the unit, there are two design options. There is a one-bedroom unit of 25 square meters. Another option is a 2-bedroom unit of 37 square meters.

The selling price of the apartment is still being calculated. The figure will be adjusted to the construction cost index for housing.

Meanwhile, KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo confirmed that the Meikarta land was not included in the KPK's seizure object. Considering that there had previously been a bribery case related to the Meikarta development permit.

"It is related to the case that the KPK has handled, namely the bribe for the Meikarta development permit, the case has been investigated, and indeed in the course of the investigation, the KPK did not confiscate any Meikarta apartment unit," said Budi at a press conference at the KPK Jakarta Building, Wednesday (21/1).

The status of the land is clean and clear so that the KPK supports its use to build subsidized flats. His party will also supervise the construction of flats to comply with regulations.