120+ yr old restaurant in Otaru to be restored
December 6, 2018Hokkaido,Japan real estate,japan real estate market,Otaru,Japan Real Estate NewsHistoric Properties,Real Estate News,All
A Tokyo-based real estate company has purchased a historic restaurant in Otaru, Hokkaido, with plans to restore the 120+ year old building and develop a hotel on an adjoining lot.
39-yr old apartment building near Hamamatsucho to be redeveloped
December 5, 2018Japan real estate,japan real estate market,tokyo real estate,Takeshiba,Tokyo real estate market,Hamamatsucho,Japan Real Estate NewsDemolition,Real Estate News,Redevelopment & Reconstruction,All,Tokyo
The home owners association of an old apartment block in Tokyo’s bay front area have voted in favor of redevelopment, with the former 14-storey building to be replaced by a 32-storey apartment tower. The former Itohpia Hamarikyu apartment building was built in 1979 and is a 5 minute walk east of Hamamatsucho Station in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. The 14-story building contains 328 apartments and sits on a 2,820 sqm block of land fronting onto an expressway.
15th century home in Kyoto demolished
December 4, 2018Japan real estate,Traditional Japanese Homes,Kyoto,Kyoto Real Estate Market,Save Japan's Architecture,Japan Real Estate News,Kyoto Real Estate NewsDemolition,Historic Properties,All,Kyoto
A traditional townhouse dating back to the 1400s in Kyoto was demolished at the end of August. The Kawai Residence, located alongside the Tenjin River in Nakagyo Ward, was the oldest surviving townhouse in the city.
Tokyo apartment sales in November 2018
December 3, 2018Japan real estate,japan real estate market,tokyo real estate,Tokyo apartment prices,Tokyo real estate market,Japan Real Estate NewsReal Estate News,Market Information,All,Tokyo
The following is a selection of apartments that were reported to have sold in central Tokyo during the month of November 2018:Read more
180m tall apartment tower for Toyosu in 2022
November 30, 2018Japan real estate,japan real estate market,tokyo real estate,Toyosu,Tokyo real estate market,Japan Real Estate NewsNew Construction,Real Estate News,All,Tokyo
A 180m tall, 48-storey high-rise condominium is planned for the man-made island of Toyosu in Tokyo Bay with completion tentatively scheduled for March 2022.
Shinagawa's historic Hara Museum to close in 2020
November 29, 2018Shinagawa,KitaShinagawa,Save Japan's ArchitectureHistoric Properties,All,Tokyo
The Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Shinagawa, Tokyo is scheduled to close its doors at the end of 2020. The 80-year old Bauhaus-style building poses too many maintenance and repair issues to continue to remain open to the public.
190m tall apartment tower planned for Hamamatsucho, Tokyo in 2026
November 28, 2018Japan real estate,japan real estate market,tokyo real estate,Hamamatsucho,Japan Real Estate NewsReal Estate News,Redevelopment & Reconstruction,All,Tokyo
A 47-storey, 190m tall mixed-use apartment tower is planned for a site near the former World Trade Center in Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo. On November 9, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved the establishment of the Hamamatsucho 2 Chome District Redevelopment Committee.