Sudirman Central Business District (Indonesian: ), abbreviated and locally known as SCBD, is a

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with an integrated

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concept, located in Sudirman Avenue, South Jakarta, Indonesia, with many skyscrapers consisting of condominiums, office buildings, hotels, shopping and entertainment centers. The area is considered to be the epicentrum of business in the country, with office spaces inhabited by multinational companies. SCBD is located within the

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and is the best integrated mixed-use development complex in Indonesia. Office spaces in the district is considered the most luxurious and expensive in Indonesia. Workers in the area are considered to be high-class and elite, since most of the workers wear branded outfits and luxury accessories, which led to a phenomenon known as "SCBD Lifestyle". SCBD is one of the densest areas in the city, with total area of 45 hectares, which is divided into 25 lots. About 13 hectares of the district are used to develop road network and landscaping. SCBD is comparable with that of

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, and KLCC in

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Notable buildings

As of January 2024, the fifth tallest building in Jakarta,

Treasury Tower Treasury Tower is a 279.5-meter-tall skyscraper at District 8 complex in Sudirman Central Business District (SCBD) in South Jakarta. As of April 2024, it is the fifth -tallest building in Jakarta. The architectural height of the tower is 279. ...

is located in the district. Once completed,

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will be the 5th tallest building in the world (although it may be potentially canceled or it will be restarting soon construction in 2025) Notable buildings in this district are: *

Pacific Place Jakarta The Pacific Place Jakarta is a multipurpose building located in the Sudirman Central Business District, South Jakarta, Indonesia. The building is divided into three different sections: the six-floor Pacific Place Mall, the One Pacific Place Of ...

* Equity Tower *The Energy *

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* Alila SCBD * PCPD Tower ** Head office of CitiBank Indonesia ** Heaf office of FWD * Sequis Centre Tower *SCBD Suites *Artha Graha Tower ** Embassies of *** (9th floor) *** (25th floor) * Capital Residence * Kusuma Chandra * JAK TV Building * Bengkel Space * SCBD Park

Transportation

SCBD is served by

Transjakarta Transjakarta (stylised in all-lowercase, often erroneously called Busway, sometimes shortened as TJ and branded as TiJe) or Jakarta BRT is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Jakarta, Indonesia. The first BRT system in Southeast Asia, it commenc ...

corridor 1 and corridor 9. Other bus service providers such as Mayasari Bakti also serves the SCBD. Those bus routes passes through main avenues surrounding the district and connect the district with other parts of the city. SCBD is also integrated with Istora Mandiri Station of the

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Jalan Jenderal Sudirman Jalan Jenderal Sudirman (''General Sudirman Avenue'') or Jalan Sudirman (''Sudirman Avenue'') is a major thoroughfare in Jakarta, Indonesia. Named after Indonesian national hero Sudirman, the road runs from Patung Pemuda Membangun at the south ...

. During busy hours, free shuttle buses are available to move within the district at 8-10 minutes interval. A tunnel near the

Istora Mandiri MRT station Istora MRT Station (or Istora Mandiri MRT Station, with Bank Mandiri granted for naming rights) is a Metro station, rapid transit station on the North–South Line (Jakarta MRT), North-South Line of the Jakarta MRT in Jakarta, Indonesia. Located o ...

connecting the Pacific Place Mall, the

building and the pedestrian sidewalk. Here are the list of transportation services that serves the SCBD:

Bus routes

Transjakarta

* Corridor at: ** Polda Metro Jaya * Corridor at: ** Senayan Bank DKI * Corridor at: ** Semanggi ** Widya Chandra Telkomsel

Rail lines

North–South Line of the

with two stations: * Senayan Mastercard * Istora Mandiri

References