Toranomon Hills 2-Bedroom Apartment For Sale
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It doesn’t get any better than this. We are excited to announce that a 2-Bedroom apartment in Toranomon Hills Residence, one of Tokyo’s most desirable and luxurious apartment buildings, has just become available for sale.
Toranomon Hills is a 247m tall, 52-storey tower containing office space on floors 6 ~ 35, condominium and rental apartments on floors 37 ~ 46 and the 5-star Andaz Hotel on floors 47 ~ 52. It is the second tallest mixed-use building in Tokyo, coming in at just 1 meter shorter than Tokyo Midtown.
Of the 172 apartments on the residential floors, only 70 were made available for sale with the remainder being kept by Mori as rental apartments. The 70 apartments were never publicly advertised for sale, and were instead offered by invitation to selected existing clients of Mori Building. All new apartments had sold out by the building’s completion in May 2014.
This 2-Bedroom apartment on the 45th floor is, to our knowledge, the very first apartment offered for re-sale in the building. It includes a wide balcony with wood decking, an open-plan kitchen, floor-heating in the living/dining room, and a master bedroom with walk-in closet. The apartment has not been lived in but is being sold fully-furnished and ready to move into. The interior finish has been upgraded by Kagami Reform. Furnishings include Armani and Cassina furniture, light fixtures and appliances. The apartment is north-east facing and has views towards the Toranomon, Roppongi and Akasaka areas, and Mt. Fuji on a clear day.Read more
Bottega Veneta joins fight to save Hotel Okura
Fashion and architecture go hand in hand, and pieces designed by some of the great designers can remain timeless for generations. Tomas Maier, the creative director of Italian fashion house Bottega Veneta, is hoping to spread awareness of some of Japan’s modernist architecture that is at risk of being demolished and lost forever. Of particular interest in Maier's campaign is the Hotel Okura Tokyo, designed by Yoshio Taniguchi and completed in 1962, which is scheduled to close and be demolished later this year.Read more
Secondhand apartment prices in December 2014 - Tokyo Kantei
For the first time in three years, the average asking price of a secondhand apartment in greater Tokyo has increased from the previous year. According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sqft) second-hand apartment in greater Tokyo in 2014 was 28,510,000 Yen, up 2.1% from 2013. In Tokyo’s 23-ku, the average price in 2014 was 42,030,000 Yen, up 5.2% from 2013. It is now 6.3% below the peak seen during the last mini-bubble in 2008.
Prices in December
The average asking price in Tokyo’s 23 wards was 43,790,000 Yen in December, up 1.1% from the previous month and up 7.7% from December 2013. The average building age was 22.2 years.
In central Tokyo’s six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya), the average apartment asking price was 61,970,000 Yen, up 1.1% from the previous month and up 12.8% from the previous year. The average building age was 21.4 years.
The average price across greater Tokyo was 29,870,000 Yen in December, up 0.5% from the previous month and up 2.3% from the previous year.Read more
Historic former library in Kamakura to be demolished
On January 5, Kamakura City announced plans to demolish a historic property that was originally the Kamakura City Library, and until recently had been used as a training center.
The 2-storey wooden building was completed in 1936. It is located between the Onarimachi’s local city office and the Onari Elementary School and is 200 meters west of Kamakura Station. Aside from a brief period during the war when it was confiscated by the military, the building had been was used a library until 1974. Afterwards it had been used by the city’s Board of Education for a variety of uses.Read more
New apartment prices in Tokyo down 7% in December but annual average reaches record high
According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, 9,389 brand new apartments were released for sale in greater Tokyo in December, up 181.4% from the previous month and up 13.9% from December 2013.
6,567 apartments were sold, making the contract rate 69.9%, down 8.5 points from the previous month and down 6.2 points from the previous year. This is just below the 70% level which is said to be the line between positive and negative market conditions.
The average new apartment price was 50,220,000 Yen, down 3.9% from the previous month and down 5.9% from the previous year. The average price per square meter was 710,000 Yen, down 3.7% from the previous month and down 4.4% from the previous year.
1,940 apartments in high-rise buildings (over 20-storeys) were offered for sale, up 63.9% from the previous year. The contract rate was 63.7%, down 15 points from the previous year and also below the 70% market indicator.Read more
Tokyu plans luxury apartments for Niseko
Niseko Tokyu Resort, part of the Tokyu Group and operator of the Niseku Mt. Resort Grand Hirafu ski resort, will be developing a luxury condominium near the ski field.
Construction is scheduled to begin in July, with completion expected at the end of 2016.
Over the years a number of foreign developers have been steadily building smaller condominiums in the Niseko Hirafu area, but this will be the first project in 20 years that can accommodate over 300 residents.Read more
Omotesando public housing site to be redeveloped
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced plans to redevelop the Aoyama Kitamachi Apaato, a city-operated public housing complex located near Omotesando Station and just behind Aoyama Dori Street.
The four hectare site currently contains 25 residential blocks built between 1957 and 1968. This project was said to be the first post-war city housing in Tokyo. Apartments ranged in size from 32 ~ 52 sqm. The 4 and 5 storey buildings have no elevators and some of the buildings did not have bathrooms (bathroom units were added to the balconies later).Read more