Ground Broken for Major Jakarta TOD That Includes Supertall

Officials from Taspen ANS, Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. and the Japanese and Indonesian governments gathered in late January to formally break ground on the Green Energy Superblock Oasis Central Sudirman in Jakarta, Indonesia, KOMPAS TV is among outlets to report. Developed by Mitsubishi Estate on 3.3 ha of land owned by Taspen, the transit-oriented development (TOD) will include a 65-story, 276-m-tall tower and a 75-story, 331-m-tall supertall tower. Aimed at bringing “world-class business to the heart of Jakarta,” the project — a strategic partnership between Indonesia and Japan — is close to various mass transit options. The 65-story tower will house condominiums, and the 75-story tower, offices, apartments, hotels and retail. Green Energy Superblock Oasis will be built over up to eight years to “world-class safety standards” that incorporate earthquake resistance. The property “will combine the interests of business and office activities through the concept of green building, which also puts forward the interests of environmental preservation,” Secretary of the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy of Indonesia Susiwijono Moegiarso said.