Nagoya Railroad, aka Meitetsu, has delayed the construction of a 400-meter long office tower for the Nagoya Station area citing high construction costs and a change in tenant demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kyoto City is considering relaxing its strict building height limits on a case-by-case basis. Some locals, however, are concerned that could ruin the character of the historic former capital.
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Tokyo’s office vacancy rate worsens for 8th month, owner-build house starts hit 55-year low, and Aichi’s population shrinks for first time since 1956. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.
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Construction has started on a 180-meter tall office tower in Tokyo’s Toranomon district. The Toranomon 2 Chome District Redevelopment project is located on the same block as the 90-meter tall Toranomon Hospital and the recently-sold 170-meter tall JT Building.
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On November 10, Toyo Keizai Online reported that major music producer Avex is making moves to sell its 18-story headquarters in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo. Avex would then lease the building back from the buyer.
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October was an outstanding month for existing apartment sales, with transactions in the Toyo metropolitan area up 10.7% from September and up 33.5% from October 2019. Across greater Tokyo, transactions hit the highest level since data-keeping began in 1990.
What about discounts?
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According to REINS, a total of 3,636 secondhand apartments were reported to have sold across greater Tokyo in October, up 31.2% from last year, and the highest number for the month of October since REINS began recording data in 1990. It was a similar story for detached home sales, with transactions jumping 41.8% from last year to 1,316 reported sales – the highest on record.
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Department store divests of real estate arm, 124-meter tall aged-care home for Nishiazabu, and office tenant hit with 700 million Yen penalty for canceling lease application. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.
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The Onuma Department Store in Yamagata City is up for foreclosure later this month, with a minimum bid set at 186,768,000 Yen (approx. US$1.8 million). Yamagata District Court will accept sealed-bids from November 24 to December 1, with bids to be opened on December 3. The department store closed its doors in January 2020 after filing for bankruptcy.
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According to the Kyoto City Tourism Association, hotel occupancy rates are slowly on the rise as the historic former capital recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. Conditions have improved for the past four months, and Japanese guest numbers are close to 80% of what they were pre-pandemic.
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