Grand Indonesia
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| Grand Indonesia | |
 Grand Indonesia, Opened 2007 |
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| Location | Central Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Opening date | 2007 |
| Management | Jones Lang LaSalle |
| Owner | PT Djarum |
| Total retail floor area | 250,000m2 |
| No. of floors | 8 |
| Website | www.grand-indonesia.com |
Grand Indonesia is a mixed-use complex located on the side of the prominent Selamat Datang Monument, fronting the traffic circle, Bundaran HI, in Jakarta Indonesia.
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[edit] History
The site of the current Grand Indonesia is previously occupied by Hotel Indonesia and Hotel Inna Wisata. Hotel Indonesia was the first five star hotel in the archipelago, being the most sophisticated hotel at the time. The development of the building was initiated by the first Indonesian president, Soekarno, who was also an architect. Hotel Inna Wisata was built in 1970s as a midclass accommodation, located behind Hotel Indonesia. All of the buildings in the complex will be torn down except the original building of Hotel Indonesia to make way for Grand Indonesia.
[edit] The Complex
Grand Indonesia comprises Grand Indonesia Shopping Town, Kempinski Hotel Indonesia, Kempinski Residence, and Menara BCA. The complex is built on the site of former Hotel Indonesia and Hotel Inna Wisata. The US$242 million project is funded by a major cigarette company Djarum under 30-year BOT contract.
The operation and management of the mall is awarded to Jones Lang LaSalle while hotel and apartments is awarded to the Kempinski international hotel chain. BCA, the leading national bank, will occupy most of the office floors.
The whole complex is expected to be completely by early 2009 while Grand Indonesia Shopping Town is planned to be partially open in spring 2007.
[edit] Location
Grand Indonesia which occupies 7 hectares of land is located strategically in the heart of Jakarta's business center and largest traffic circle. Directly across Grand Indonesia is Plaza Indonesia, the first upscale shopping centre in Indonesia and the five star Mandarin Oriental hotel. Nearby is the Japanese Nikko Hotel, the Japanese, British and German Embassies and Jakarta's latest entertainment centre, Plaza Indonesia and Entertainment X'nter.
[edit] Transportation
Fronting Grand Indonesia is the Busway lane 1 with a bus stop, Bundaran HI, directly connected to the complex. The closest planned monorail station to the centre is the Tanah Abang Station which is within five minutes on foot. While the closest planned MRT station to the centre is the Bundaran HI station.
[edit] Grand Indonesia Shopping Town
Grand Indonesia Shopping Town is one of the largest upscale shopping centre in Southeast Asia with over 250,000 m² of high end retail space. It is spread upon two main buildings, the West and East Mall, an is linked by a multi-level bridge. The shopping centre is spread on eight levels and is divided into three main districts, the specialty, main mall and Crossroads of the World district.
it is the first in South East Asia and second in Asia after The Venetian Macau to introduce special lighting effects for a shopping center usually used in the filming industry. The lighting effects are designed by Gary Goddard Entertainment and is showcased in the Crossroads of the World district. The Crossroads of the World district is divided into the garden, market, fashion and entertainment subdistrict and adopts an outdoor interior design similar to those found in many Las Vegas' shopping centres.
An eleven screens cineplex, Blitz Megaplex has opened in March 2007 while Seibu, a Japanese departement store is opened in May 2007 on the West Mall. Grand Indonesia Shopping Town also hosts Harvey Nichols and Chanel boutique on the East Mall, both being their first flagship store in Indonesia.
