Central Park in
Jakarta
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,
Indonesia
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is a mixed-use complex including a shopping mall, an office tower, three apartment buildings, and a hotel covering an area of about located in the district of
Grogol Petamburan,
West Jakarta
West Jakarta ( bew, Jakarte Bekulon; id, Jakarta Barat) is one of the five Cities of Indonesia, administrative cities of the Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. West Jakarta is not Self-governance, self-governed and does not hav ...
developed by the Agung Podomoro Group and part of
Podomoro City
Podomoro City is a mixed superblock at Grogol Petamburan in Jakarta, Indonesia. The integrated complex has a land area of 25 hectares with 12 residential tower, 155 shophouses 2 shopping malls, one office tower, one shopping arcade & one 5 star ho ...
development. Central Park is currently the
17th largest building in the world based on floor area.
History
Central Park Jakarta was inaugurated on 9 September 2009, on the site of Integrated Mega Projects of Podomoro City that was located in
West Jakarta
West Jakarta ( bew, Jakarte Bekulon; id, Jakarta Barat) is one of the five Cities of Indonesia, administrative cities of the Jakarta, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. West Jakarta is not Self-governance, self-governed and does not hav ...
. The main principle was Singaporean
DP Architects
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, while American DYXY acted as the interior designer, and American Bennit Design Group as the landscape consultant. The main contractor for the complex was Total Bangun Persada. It was named after the original
Central Park
Central Park is an urban park in New York City located between the Upper West Side, Upper West and Upper East Sides of Manhattan. It is the List of New York City parks, fifth-largest park in the city, covering . It is the most visited urban par ...
in
New York City
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. Central Park Jakarta is situated in between
Mall Taman Anggrek
Mal Taman Anggrek, translated to "Orchid Garden Mall" in English (also known as MTA or TA), is a shopping mall in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The mall is named after a real orchid garden within the now-demolished Orchid Hotel site, ...
and
Mall Ciputra
Mall Ciputra (formerly Citraland Mall, abbreviated CL) is a mall in Grogol Petamburan, West Jakarta, Indonesia. It was opened in February 1993.
In addition to branded shops, restaurants, and a department store, there is a supermarket, a cinema, ...
.
Architecture
Neo Soho, a new shopping center icon by Agung Podomoro Land with an eight-storey “store within-a-store” concept, has been built and connects to Central Park through the iconic Eco Sky Walk. The shopping mall features a musical fountain at the park area with daily shows. It also features a large outdoor park, with some tenants, named Tribeca Park.
Tenants
The shopping mall has anchor tenants such as
Sogo (the largest SOGO in Indonesia),
Carrefour Transmart,
Gramedia, Zara, Topman, Marks & Spencer, Hugo Boss, Bershka, and others. The Jakarta Aquarium & Safari, one of the biggest aquariums in the city, is also located inside the shopping mall.
Awards
* Asia Pacific Highly Commended Retail (Asia Pacific Property Awards 2011).
* National Best Retail Development (Asia Pacific Property Awards 2011).
Incidents
Fire
In November 2016, the cladding on the Neo-Soho tower ignited. A similar fire at
Grenfell Tower
Grenfell Tower is a derelict 24-storey residential tower block in North Kensington in London, England. The tower was completed in 1974 as part of the first phase of the Lancaster West Estate. The tower was named after Grenfell Road, which ran to ...
occurred in September 2017.
Gallery
File:Central park jakarta 1.jpg, Interior of the mall
File:Central park jakarta 3.jpg, Interior of the mall
File:Central park jakarta 4.jpg, Interior of the mall
File:Central park jakarta 2.jpg, Interior of the mall
See also
*
List of largest buildings in the world
References
{{Shopping Center in Jakarta
Shopping malls in Jakarta
West Jakarta