Shimane hotel sells for 2,000 Yen (US$18)
The town of Tsuwano in Shimane Prefecture has purchased an abandoned hotel and land for 2,000 Yen (approx. US$18). The 50-year old building will be demolished with the grounds turned into a public park.
Brutalist building in Tsukiji to be demolished
Demolition of the Kenzo Tange-designed Dentsu Tsukiji Building will start on April 18. The brutalist landmark building will be flattened to make way for a multi-block redevelopment by Sumitomo Realty & Development.
Imperial Hotel to be rebuilt after 2030
On March 16, the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported that the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo is considering redeveloping their main hotel and neighboring office tower. This isn’t the first time rumors of redevelopment have been floated. Similar reports came out in early 2018 and late 2019.
City to demolish 86-year old house
Hanamaki City in Iwate Prefecture will be demolishing an 86-year old traditional house and former restaurant this year. Several attempts have been made at finding a suitable use for the existing building, but to no avail.
Nakano Sun Plaza to be redeveloped by 2028
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.
100+ year old home in Shibuya saved from demolition
The historic former home of Tamanosuke Kume (1861-1931, a politician and civil engineer, will be relocated to a city-center location in Kume’s hometown of Numata, Gunma Prefecture. Demolition was initially scheduled to start on September 1, but the home has been spared thanks to the efforts of local preservationists.
Demolition starts on 47-year old apartment building in Takeshiba
Demolition has started on the Hamamatsucho Business Mansion apartment block near Takeshiba Station in Tokyo. This is just the 4th condo-style apartment building in Tokyo to be redeveloped under recent regulations governing the sale of land under aging apartment blocks, and the first of its kind in Minato ward.