Land foreclosed within Hakuba ski fields for first time
The ski resort town of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture recently held an internet auction for several parcels of land within ski fields. This is the first time the town has foreclosed on land that forms part of a ski course.
Four parcels of land were within the Hakuba Iwatake Ski Fields and seven parcels of land were within the Hakuba Goryu Ski Area. They ranged in size from 500 ~ 9,000 sqm, but only made up a tiny portion of the total ski field area. Prices ranged from 1.3 ~ 3.9 million Yen. Read more
Shibuya City Office redevelopment to include new apartments
The redevelopment of the ageing Shibuya City Offices will include a 37-storey apartment building with 414 apartments.
Part of the development site will be leased to a developer on a 70-year term. The revenue from the leasehold is expected to cover the costs of the city office redevelopment. Five developers are bidding for the project, and the final decision will be made in the next few months.Read more
Tokyo Governor's Residence fails to sell
The unused official residence of the Govenor of Tokyo again failed to attract any bids during its second time on the market.
The 2-storey residence was built at a cost of 1.2 billion Yen in 1997 but was only occupied for a little over a year. It was first listed for sale in 2008 with a minimum price of 4.8 billion Yen, but did not attract any offers. It was listed again in 2013 seeking offers over 3.3 billion Yen.Read more
Shibuya Station area redevelopment to include residential component
Details of the Shibuya Station Sakuragaoka Entrance Redevelopment were recently made announced. As part of the major redevelopment of the Shibuya Station redevelopment, the Sakuragaoka Entrance Redevelopment located to the south-west side of the station will include two office buildings and a 32-storey mixed-use residential/commercial building. Read more