New apartment prices in Kyoto drop as developers are forced out of city center
The supply of brand new apartments in Kyoto City in the first half of 2017 increased by 21.7% from the same period in 2016, while the average sale price saw a steep drop of 24.1% to 43,280,000 Yen. The reason for the decrease in the price was due to intense competition for hotel development sites in the city center which has forced apartment developers to shift their focus to the city’s outskirts where prices are cheaper.
12 Exclusive residences planned for Toranomon high-rise
A limited number of high-end penthouse condominiums are planned for the Tokyo World Gate development in central Tokyo’s Toranomon district.
The 12 luxuriously appointed residences will range in size from 150 ~ 400 sqm (1,614 ~ 4,304 sq ft). One of the residences will be a duplex-style apartment with ceiling heights of up to 6 meters. These exclusive residences are aimed at world-class business executives looking for one-of-a-kind sky homes in the heart of Tokyo.
23-storey apartment tower planned for Roppongi Itchome
Real estate developer Mori Trust is planning a 23-storey, 80-meter tall apartment building for a site in Roppongi. Completion is scheduled for late May 2019.
The Roppongi Itchome Project is located on the same block as Ark Hills Sengokuyama Mori Tower and across the street from Park Court Roppongi Hilltop. The site was previously a training building for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Mori Trust acquired the site in early 2010 and demolished the former office building in 2011.
Sales start in 50-storey high-rise in Osaka
Off-the-plan sales in the 50-storey Branz Tower Umeda North condominium began over the weekend, with the most expensive unit in the building - a 145 square meter three-bedroom penthouse - priced at 270 million Yen (approx. 2.37 million USD). A total of 218 apartments were offered for sale in the first round, representing a third of the total units in the building. Sale prices ranged from 36 to 270 million Yen and sizes ranged from 42 ~ 145 sqm (452 ~ 1,560 sq ft).
The 653-unit building is due for completion in November 2019 with apartments delivered to buyers from February 2020 onwards.
Construction starts on 32-storey apartment building in Tsukishima
A 32-storey, 122 meter tall residential building is under construction alongside Tsukishima’s Nishinaka Street in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
The street, which is also known as Monja Street, is famous for being lined with over 70 restaurants serving monjayaki dishes.
The Tsukishima 1 Chome Nishinaka Street District Redevelopment (officially named 'Mid Tower Grand') is a 30 billion Yen project being lead by developers Marubeni, Mitsui Fudosan Residential and Taisei Construction. The building will contain around 500 apartments, as well as retail space and a pachinko parlor. Demolition and construction work began in March 2017 and completion is scheduled for late March 2021.Read more
New condo for south Omotesando district
Sanyo Homes is developing a luxury low-rise condominium located 550 meters south of Omotesando Station and 160 meters from Kotto-dori ‘Antique’ Street. The property’s address is Shibuya, although it is directly across the street from the Minami Aoyama 5 Chome address.
The new building will replace the 5-storey former Garden Square Minami Aoyama rental-only apartment building (pictured above) which was built in 1989. Many of the low-rise apartment buildings along this street are rental-only and not available for purchase. The average age of a building along this street is 31 years.Read more
Construction to start on Foretseine Motoazabu 2 Chome project in July
Mori Trust is developing a luxury apartment building atop the Motoazabu neighbourhood in central Tokyo. Takenaka Corporation, one of Japan’s top construction giants, will start construction on Foretseine Motoazabu 2 Chome in July 2017. Completion is due for the end of December 2018. The 5-storey building will have just 17 spaciously sized apartments.
This project will be part of Mori’s 'Foretseine' brand of high-end residences. Their most recent project was Foretseine Akasaka Hinokizaka near Tokyo Midtown. When sales began in late 2014, apartments were priced between 1.5 ~ 2.8 million Yen/sqm and all apartments had sold off-the-plan prior to completion. Re-sale listings in 2016 have had an average asking price of around 3 million Yen/sqm.
The land is approximately 1,100 sqm in size, while the building will have a total floor area of 3,500 sqm (37,660 sq ft).Read more