Luxury brand opens retail alongside Omotesando Avenue, Kamakura museum bid withdrawn, and 40% of brokerages see drop in rental transactions in January and February. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.
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Asahi Kasei Realty & Residence Corporation is planning a 30-story apartment building for the site of a former ryokan in Gotanda, Tokyo. This property was at the center of a notorious land swindle in 2017 that saw another developer lose 5.5 billion Yen to fraudsters that pretended to own the land.
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Human resources giant Recruit Holdings has sold its headquarters in Ginza to Hulic for an undisclosed amount. Recruit plans to lease back the office building after the sale.
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According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism’s (MLIT) LOOK Report for the fourth quarter of 2020, a total of 15 locations recorded an increase in land prices, up from just 1 location in the previous quarter.
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A survey by public broadcaster NHK has found that the there were 4,406 buildings and land parcels in Hokkaido owned by foreign funds and corporations as of January 2020. This is a 12% increase from 2019. Even with the international travel bans, some industry experts say acquisitions have continued throughout 2020 as foreign investors are confident that things will return to normal post-covid.
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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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The supply of brand new apartments released for sale across Japan in 2020 hit the lowest level since 1976. According to the Real Estate Economic Institute, a total of 59,907 apartments were released for sale, down 15.2% from 2019.
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According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Statistics Division’s report on population movements in the capital in 2020, the metropolitan area saw the total population grow by 8,600 residents (both Japanese and foreigners) over the year. This is the 25th year in a row to see a year-on-year increase. The total population in the metropolitan area reached 13,960,236 residents as of January 1, 2021, while the population of the 23 wards increased by 2,154 to 9,655,266 residents.
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Nakano Sun Plaza, a 48-year old hotel and concert building in Tokyo’s Nakano ward, will be demolished in 2024 and replaced with a new mixed-use building by 2028. The 181 billion Yen (approx. 1.7 billion USD) project will include a 235-meter tall mixed-use office and residential tower with a concert hall and hotel on the lower floors.
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Major developer Mori Building has formed a partnership with Aman Resorts to create Aman-branded apartments on the upper floors of the Toranomon-Azabudai project currently under construction in central Tokyo.
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