Hiroshima to have tallest apartment building in region

City Tower Hiroshima 1

Sumitomo Realty & Development announced the launch of a condominium in Hiroshima that will be the region's tallest apartment building when complete. City Tower Hiroshima will be 192 meters tall and contain 514 two, three and four-bedroom apartments.

Residential apartments will be on floors 13 to 52, with a lobby on level 12. The majority will be 3-bedroom apartments with an internal area of 75 sqm (807 sqft). Read more

by Zoe Ward

Secondhand apartment prices in February - Tokyo Kantei

According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sqft) second-hand apartment in Tokyo's 23 wards was 41,420,000 Yen in February, up 0.8% from the previous month and up 4.8% from last year. The average apartment age was 20.5 years.

In central Tokyo's six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya), the average apartment price was 56,830,000 Yen, up 2.1% from the previous month and up 10.4% from last year. The average apartment age was 20.6 years.Read more

by Zoe Ward