Difference "Townhouse" Here and Worldwide
Real Estate October 22nd, 2009

What is the definition of town houses or “House Bandar”? Communities are generally understood as the home port small residential complex of exclusive and expensive.
Is this correct? Tabloid RUMAH of survey, most of the houses offered airport in Jakarta and surrounding areas have characteristics as follows.
- Its location in the city.
- In a complex number of total unit only 10-30, with the general area under 5000 m2.
- Form-story house (usually 2 or 3 floors).
- The structure of the house usually stands alone, rather than coupling.
- There are social facilities and public facilities to be shared.
- Most systems are marketed by sales, not rental.
The characteristics of this definition to build a house dealer in Indonesia. This definition is slightly different from the notion town houses abroad. In Europe and America, is defined as a town house built residences which lined the walls between the units attached to each house (duplex).
Location town houses are generally in the middle of the city and the owner also owns the land where the unit of his town house stood. If the residential status of this building is rent, so it’s not anymore but the condominium town houses.
Still abroad, town house is an alternative to the expensive homes in the middle of town, away from the image of exclusive, except in places like Boston and New York the price of land in perkotaannya very high indeed. So, be concluded that the term town house that is used in Indonesia has experienced a shift from its original meaning.
History home airport or town house in Indonesia began in the era of the 80s. According Wijoyo Hendromartono (Architects), the first town house built in the area Prapanca, South Jakarta.
Home port is for the expatriates who happened to do a lot of living in South Jakarta area. Meanwhile, according to Tulus Santoso (Chairman REI DKI) the term town houses began to be introduced to the community Jakarta about 80 years-an, by type of house that offered by a number of real estate developers at the time.





