Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) ( zh, 潘泰因达卡普克) is a gated community, located in parts of

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and Kapuk,

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. It is one of most prestigious residential areas in Jakarta along with

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, and

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PIK is often the most sought residential area for wealthy

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, featuring large mansions in exclusive gated clusters. The area never floods, despite being in close proximity with flood-prone districts. Although most of Pantai Indah Kapuk is housing estates, there are businesses on the main roads such as Pantai Indah Utara, Pantai Indah Selatan, and Marina Indah. The Cordoba and Crown Golf shophouses on the Marina Indah Road are famous for restaurants and cafes. PIK is one of Jakarta's nightlife districts. It's full of night clubs, discotheques, bars and cafes. PIK can be accessed from Jakarta Airport Toll Road and Jakarta Outer Ring Road West.

History

PIK was historically part of the ''

particuliere landerij The ''particuliere landerijen'' or ''particuliere landen'' (Dutch for 'private domains'; singular ''particuliere landerij'' or ''particuliere land''), also called ''tanah partikelir'' in Indonesian, were landed domains in a feudal system of land ...

'' or private domain of Kapoek. The estate was owned by

Tan Eng Goan Tan Eng Goan, 1st Majoor der Chinezen (; 1802 – 17 September 1872) was a high-ranking bureaucrat who served as the first ''Majoor der Chinezen'' of Batavia (now Jakarta), capital of colonial Indonesia. This was the highest-ranking Chinese posi ...

, 1st ''Majoor der Chinezen'' of Batavia (1802 — 1872), and was later purchased by his successor (no relation), the 2nd Majoor Tan Tjoen Tiat (1816 — 1880). In the early 20th century, it became part of the landholdings of ''N.V. Landbouw Maatschappij Tan Tiang Po'', a landholding company belonging to Majoor Tan Eng Goan's grandson-inlaw, ''Luitenant der Chinezen'' Tan Tiang Po and of the latter's son,

Tan Liok Tiauw Tan Liok Tiauw Sia (1872 - 1947) was a prominent Chinese-Indonesian landowner, planter and industrial pioneer in the late colonial period, best known today as the last ''Landheer'' (or landlord) of Batoe-Tjepper, now the district of Batuceper. ...

, ''Landheeren'' (or landlords) of Batoe-Tjepper. In 1988, the property developer

Ciputra Ciputra or Tjiputra (born Tjie Tjin Hoan, ; 24 August 1931 – 27 November 2019) was an Indonesian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He founded Ciputra Group, one of Indonesia's largest real estate companies, with three subsidiaries, inc ...

, backed by Indonesia's wealthiest man at the time

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, acquired the area and developed today's housing estate of Pantai Indah Kapuk, earmarked as a wealthy suburb of gated communities.

Controversy

The Pantai Indah Kapuk project in Jakarta, was criticized in interviews with various officials for its potentially negative environmental impact and incompatibility with existing regulations. According to a newspaper report, this 1,160-hectare complex has long sparked controversy as it was built in 1989 on an area formerly covered by mangrove forests and swamps. The construction of the project was approved by the then minister of forestry

Hasjrul Harahap Hasjrul Harahap (November 18, 1931 – February 7, 2014) was an Indonesian politician and government official. Harahap served as the Minister of Forestry from 1988 to 1993 under former President Suharto. Harahap was born on November 18, 1931. He ...

and then governor Wiyogo Atmodarminto. Several NGOs are planning to file a class action suit against the developer for causing floods in the nearby

area. They accused the developer of violating the city’s land-use plan for building the complex on a protected green belt area. According to the city’s master land-use plan for 1985 and 2005, the location was still designated a green belt area. But, it was changed into a residential area in 1995. (Developer challenges public 2002).Dieleman, M. New town development in Indonesia: Renegotiating, shaping and replacing institutions. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde. Vol. 167, no. 1 pp. 60–85, 2011.

Education

*Singapore School (formerly Singapore International School) *

Pelangi Kasih School Pelangi Kasih School is a private Christian religious primary and secondary school in Jakarta, Indonesia. The main campus is located at Taman Grisenda Blok A1 No.28 Jl. Pantai Indah Kapuk, Kapuk Raya, North Jakarta. Students are educated for the ...

* Bina Bangsa School (培民学校) *St. Nicholas SchoolSaint Nicholas Homepage
Retrieved on Aug 29, 2015 (圣尼古拉学校)

References

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