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View all search resultsWeekly 5: Transformed sites in Jakarta
The capital city continues to be the nationâs center of development
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he capital city continues to be the nation's center of development. In just a blink of an eye, a new apartment or office tower is erected. The vast development, however, often comes at the expense of distinctive city sites that are converted into more commercial areas. Here are five sites in Jakarta that have been transformed:
Kalibata City
Kalibata City shopping mall and apartments in Rawa Jati subdistrict, Pancoran, South Jakarta, was once a shoe factory owned by Switzerland-based company Bata, which imported its shoes from Malaya (now Singapore) to the country from 1931 until 1936.
The company built its first factory in the capital in 1937 to tap into high demand for its products. It also established rubber plantations around the factory to produce materials for its shoes. The factory kicked off its operations in 1941, with 80 percent of its workforce made up of Rawa Jati subdistrict locals.
The company, which was established by Czech national Tomas Bata, was listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 1984.
However, in 2008, the factory moved to Purwakarta, West Java, following the city administration's move to restrict factory operations in the capital. In the same year, Kalibata City management began to market its apartments to the public.
Kalibata City
Pluit Village
Urban analyst Elisa Sutanudjaja said on rujak.org that Pluit Village shopping mall in Pluit, North Jakarta, was previously an open green space.
'It used to be called Tirta Loka Park and it was filled with trees and several small rivers. It functioned as a water catchment area as well,' she said. However, the city administration handed over the land to PT Duta Wisata Loka in the Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) program in 1995.
'The 30-year cooperation will end in 2025,' she said. The company then built Pluit Village, which was initially called Mega Mall Pluit shopping complex. 'Fifty percent of the land is dedicated to parks and parking space,' she said.
Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK)
Jakartans now think of Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) in North Jakarta as a great culinary destination with high-end housing, but it was previously a vast mangrove forest and conservation area.
'However, in 1882, the forestry directorate general appointed developer PT Metropolitan Kentjana [MK], the subsidiary of Ciputra Group, to develop the forest,' Elisa said.
She said the 831.63-hectare area was then designated as a residential, business and recreational area.
Although a small part of the mangrove forest was spared from development, the forest is not maintained.
Lebak Bulus MRT depot
In 2013, the Jakarta administration demolished Lebak Bulus Stadium to make way for the development of an MRT maintenance depot
As a historical venue for Persija soccer club, fans were devastated as they had to say goodbye to their home stadium a second time.
Richard Achmad Supriyanto, head of Persija's fan club, said that Lebak Bulus Stadium was more than a soccer venue. It was a home for Jakmania and was a part of the capital's soccer club history.
Menteng Park
Constructed in 1921 as the home stadium of Persija soccer club, Menteng Stadium in Central Jakarta was demolished in October 2006 by the Jakarta Administration under then Jakarta governor Sutiyoso and transformed into a public park.
However, the functional shift of the stadium faced resistance from Persija as the city administration forced the team to move after calling it home for 49 years.
The city transformed the stadium into Menteng Park with an Rp 5.5 billion (US$404,206) budget and equipped it with futsal and basketball courts. Persija was moved to Lebak Bulus Stadium in South Jakarta.
