Skyz Tower & Garden over half sold
Although completion is not expected until August 2014, 630 of the 1,110 apartments in Skyz Tower & Garden in Toyosu have already sold.Read more
The Parkhouse Harumi Towers sees a surge in interest following Olympics announcement
The sales office at The Parkhouse Harumi Towers was abuzz with activity on Sunday after it was announced that Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The twin high-rise condominiums are located on the same island in Tokyo Bay that will be the site of the Athletes Village.
On a normal weekend, the sales office receives around 30 visitors, and make 4 or 5 sales. On Sunday, however, as many as 60 people visited the showroom and 10 purchase agreements were signed.Read more
All 1497 apartments now sold out in Proud Funabashi
All 1,497 apartments in Nomura's 'Proud Funabashi' development in Chiba have sold out. Nomura received a total of 2,919 purchase applications, and over 24,000 people visited their sales showroom since its opening in June 2012.Read more
All 874 apartments in Osaka high-rise sold out prior to completion
All 874 apartments in the Osaka Hibiki-no-machi The Sanctus Tower have sold out two years prior to completion.
The 53-storey residential tower is being developed by Orix, Daikyo, Keihan Dentetsu Realestate, Daiwa House and Osaka Gas Urban Development.Read more
Pembroke to redevelop site opposite Tokyo Midtown
Pembroke Real Estate will soon be embarking on their first redevelopment project in Japan - a 14-storey retail/commercial building in Roppongi 7 Chome. The site is in a prime position alongside Gaien-Higashi Dori Avenue and directly across from Tokyo Midtown.
The 4,000 sqm development site was originally several smaller parcels of land. Pembroke began purchasing the various buildings from around 2007 onwards. The site temporarily housed the 'Mercedes Benz Connection' concept showroom and is located next door to a building housing the headquarters of the Inakawa-gai yakuza group.
1420-unit apartment building for Kachidoki
Construction of a 53-storey high-rise condominium in Kachidoki will officially begin on September 1st. The residential tower will contain 1,420 apartments, making it the second largest apartment building in Japan (based on the total number of apartments in one building).
The Kachidoki 5 Chome Redevelopment project (which has since been named 'Kachidoki The Tower' includes a 179 meter tall Y-shaped residential tower, along with two low-rise buildings. The lower floors will contain local government facilities and retail space. The building is scheduled to be completed in early 2016. The total project cost is 66.4 billion Yen (approximately 680 million USD).Read more
60-storey apartment building for Nishi-Shinjuku
A new high-rise apartment building is planned for Nishi Shinjuku. At 60-storeys, it will be the tallest apartment building in Japan (based on the number of floors). Construction work is set to begin in January 2014, with completion scheduled for 2017.
The Nishi Shinjuku 5 Chome Centre North District redevelopment site was originally a densely crowded neighbourhood of wooden houses. The area posed a fire and safety hazard and many of the older homes were not earthquake resistant. Of the 92 low-rise buildings to be demolished, 83 (92%) were not fireproof.
Local residents, wanting to redevelop their neighbourhood, banded together in 1997 to form a redevelopment association to hasten the development of the area.Read more