According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, there are 285 high-rise residential buildings containing 106,321 apartments planned for completion across Japan from 2017 onwards. This is an increase of 47 buildings and 16,477 apartments from the previous survey point in March 2016.
76.1% of the apartments are located in the greater Tokyo area, where 186 high-rises containing 80,919 apartments are planned in the coming years. This is an increase of 40 buildings and 15,907 apartments from the 2016 survey.
52.2% of the future supply nationwide will be located in Tokyo’s 23 wards, with 124 buildings containing 55,519 apartments either under construction or planned for future construction. This is an increase of 32 buildings and 9,942 apartments from 2016.