Agung Podomoro to Offer 4th Depok Low Cost Flats Tower, Joins Marketing With Samsung
Jakarta. Major property developer, Agung Podomoro Land has set target to book marketing sales, or sales of unfinished property, at Rp 400 billion ($30 million) from its fourth block of a low-cost apartment mega-project at Podomoro Golf View in Cimanggis, Depok district, West Java.
The company, whose stock traded under ticker APLN on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, booked Rp 1.2 trillion in marketing sales of its three apartment blocks pre-sales last year, containing 4,000 residential units at Podomoro Golf View. The project will ultimately consist of 24 blocks with a total 35,000 units on a 60 hectares block.
"We are optimistic that our marketing sales target for Cimanggis apartment will be achieved, as our economy is recovering which also will boost the property sector," Agung Podomoro Land vice president director Iwan W. Antono told reporters on Tuesday (10/01), adding that the company will start to sell of its fourth apartment block in first quarter.
The Podomoro Golf View project, situated next to the Jagorawi toll road providing easy access to Jakarta, broke ground in June. The complex will also have a school, supermarkets, shuttle buses, places of worship and other modern facilities.
The project will be Podomoro Group's fourth major investment in low-cost apartments after the Kalibata City apartment complex in South Jakarta, Gading Nias Residences in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, and Green Bay Pluit in Pluit, West Jakarta.
Samsung deal
In the same day, Agung Podomoro also signed a partnership agreement with Samsung Electronic Indonesia, the local arm of South Korean electronic manufacturer Samsung, to provide smart home technology products for Podomoro's residential properties customers in a bid to expand the market share of both companies.
In the first step of a one-year deal, Samsung will provide basic electronic units, including air conditioner, television, and refrigerator for existing customers and to prospective customers who buy units in the upcoming towers and apartments of Podomoro's residential properties. Customers can buy it as a single item according to their preferences or as a package.Samsung will provide their products partly to Podomoro Golf View, Green Bay Pluit, Metro Park Residences in Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta; Green Permata in Pesanggrahan, West Jakarta; Orchard Park in Batam, Riau Islands, and many more.
The deal will also enable Samsung to showcase its products at Podomoro's trade malls, including Harco Glodok in West Jakarta, Blok B Tanah Abang in Central Jakarta, Blok M Square in South Jakarta, Plaza Balikpapan in East Kalimantan and others.
"We believe that the cooperation with Samsung will further strengthen our business as Samsung showcasing their products in Podomoro's trade mall will increase our visitors, while Samsung can expands its market presence," Agung Podomoro trade mall assistant vice president for marketing Ho Mely Surjani said in a statement.
However, Iwan would not disclose on how much the contract worth.
In the near future, Podomoro wants to take the deal further with Samsung technology by implementing the Internet of Things (IoT) which enables homeowners to integrate their household appliances with their smart devices — cellphone and tablet. For instance, the IoT technology will enable homeowners to operate a microwave or washing machine remotely by using their smartphones.
It will also have smart-locked system, equipped by cameras, in which homeowners are able to monitor visitors and control who gains access to their homes from their devices.
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