The first owner of the estate is Pieter van de Velde from Amersfoort, a member of the "Raad van Indië". After the Chinese Massacre of 1740, van de Velde managed to acquire a large landed estate, formerly owned by Nie Hoe Kong, the deposed 'Kapitein der Chinezen' or Chinese head of Batavia. Van de Velde enlarged the Kapitein's landholdings by acquiring more land south of Meester Cornelis (now Jatinegara) on the eastern bank of the Ciliwung, thus forming the new private domain of Tandjong Oost. He built a 'landhuis' or manor house in 1756 on his new estate. Peter van de Velde died in 1759. The second landowner was Adrian Jubbels, who acquired the estate in 1763. After the death of Jubbels, the land was acquired by Jacobus Johannes Craan in 1763. He renamed the estate "Groeneveld" (Dutch "green field") and renovated the landhuis with new ornaments in the style of Louis_XV_of_France, and added some Chinese-inspired ornaments on the doors and windows. The ornaments were visible until the entire residence burnt down in 1985.