OMA-designed retail project coming to Harajuku

Construction on a new retail project in Harajuku kicked off last month. The 6-story building will have a total floor area of 7,800 sqm (84,000 sq.ft) and occupy a 1,960 sqm site with front and rear street frontage.

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Quick real estate news summary for the week

Central Tokyo apartment asking prices hit new record high, new apartment supply drops 43%, and Omotesando retail flipped at 10% markup. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.

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Yoku Moku acquires Omotesando retail building

Long-established confectioner Yoku Moku has acquired a commercial building across the street from their flagship Aoyama store.

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TOD’S Omotesando Building sold to Kering

Gucci owner and global luxury group Kering has purchased the Tod’s Omotesando building through a special-purpose company. The seller was a subsidiary of Tod’s. 

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Former apartment building in Omotesando to be redeveloped into retail

The vintage Minami Aoyama 571 apartment building in Omotesando has been demolished to make way for a retail store. The former building was privately developed in 1988 with 4 apartments over 4 floors. Back in early 2015 a full floor apartment was listed for sale for approximately 270 million Yen - a relative steal since it included a 130 sqm share of the land. Unfortunately several of our clients passed on this opportunity. Not long after, the apartment owners appear to have sold the building and land at an undisclosed but potentially attractive price. It was demolished several months ago by the new owner - a large real estate developer.

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