JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI will build vertical housing or apartments in the area around Manggarai Station, Jakarta, as part of the development of transit-based areas or Transit Oriented Development (TOD). The plan, there will be 8 towers with a total of 2,200 units.
KAI President Director Bobby Rasyidin said the construction of this apartment will be carried out on an area of 2.2 hectares (ha). Where, the plan is to carry out the construction in the near future and is targeted to be completed in 2027.
"We will build 8 towers in Blocks G and F, each tower has 12 floors, a total of 2,200 units, where the construction time will soon begin so that by 2027 we can hand over the keys," said Bobby at the Launching of Housing Development in the Framework of Supporting the 3 Million House Program, Manggarai, Jakarta, Monday, March 16.
The type of housing prepared is type 45 and type 52. Where, type 45 will be priced at around Rp. 500 million per unit. In detail, for this type there will be two bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen and one living room.
Meanwhile, for type 52, it is priced at IDR 600 million per unit. The available facilities are three bedrooms, one bathroom, kitchen and one living room.
In addition to Manggarai, continued Bobby, KAI is also announcing the development of station-based housing in a number of other cities. In the Kiaracondong Station area in Bandung, the project will be built on a land area of 7,600 square meters (m2) with two towers and a total of 753 housing units.
"Semarang at dr. Kariadi, so 1.2 hectares will be built 1,042 housing units, 2 towers, 42 floors," he said.
Meanwhile, in the Gubeng Station area in Surabaya, the housing development will include two towers with a total of 1,489 units on land of approximately 1.2 hectares.
Bobby said the development of the housing was the utilization of railway assets to support national development programs, including the 3 million house program of President Prabowo Subianto.
"PT Kereta Api Indonesia in supporting the national development program is through the utilization of railway assets to present housing that is integrated with public transportation. In its management, we have 320 million square meters of land throughout Indonesia," said Bobby.
Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) said that the construction of vertical housing in the station area is part of the government's efforts to reduce the backlog of home ownership in Indonesia.
"We want this to be part of the 3 million house development program which is the big vision of President Prabowo Subianto to overcome the problem of housing backlog. Where, there are still quite a lot of Indonesian people who do not have their own house," said AHY.
According to AHY, the construction of vertical housing in urban areas can be one solution to land constraints while supporting public transportation integration.
"That is why we are really excited to continue to encourage the concept of vertical residential development based on TOD, Transit Oriented Development," he said.
For information, in the event of the inauguration of the Vertical Housing Development Program for 3 Million Houses, also attended by the Head of the Housing Task Force (Satgas) Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi, Deputy Minister of Housing and Settlements (PKP) Fahri Hamzah, COO Danantara Dony Oskaria, and the ranks of related ministries/institutions.
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