Tokyo Apartment Sales in March 2017
The following is a selection of apartments that were sold in central Tokyo during the month of March 2017:Read more
4,000 sqm site in Ebisu sold to developer
Nomura Real Estate Development has won the bid to acquire a 4,035 sqm block of land in Ebisu. The property, which was a former apartment building for government officials, was sold by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau under a competitive bidding scheme. A total of 11 applications were made on the property, with 5 offers making it through the qualification round.Read more
Sales in the Tokyo Bay Triple Tower Project to start in April
Sumitomo has started advertising City Towers Tokyo Bay (previously called the Tokyo Bay Triple Tower Project) - a large-scale three-tower condominium with over 1,500 apartments under construction on the man-made Ariake island in Tokyo Bay.
Sales were scheduled to start in late April 2017 but have been delayed until late May. Apartments are priced from 34 ~ 150 million Yen and above. The 43 sqm one bedroom apartments are to be priced from 34 million Yen, 54 ~ 55 sqm two bedroom apartments to be priced from 44 million Yen, and 70 sqm three bedroom apartments to be priced from 59 million Yen.
The average price per square meter is around 1,000,000 Yen which is almost 40% higher than the average resale price of existing apartments in the area (722,000 Yen/sqm in 2017).
Harajuku Station Front Project to include retail and residential
NTT Urban Development Corporation will start work on the Harajuku Station Front Project later this year. The 5,000 sqm site is located in a prime position directly across the street from Harajuku Station and the greenery of Meiji Shrine and Yoyogi Park. This is likely become a retail and residential landmark building.Read more
Tokyo apartment asking prices in February 2017
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq ft) second-hand apartment in greater Tokyo was 35,830,000 Yen, up 0.4% from the previous month and up 6.7% from last year. The average building age was 22.5 years.
In the Tokyo metropolitan area the average asking price was 48,450,000 Yen, up 0.4% from the previous month and up 4.3% from last year. The average building age was 22.9 years.
In Tokyo’s 23 wards the average asking price was 53,280,000 Yen, up 0.2% from the previous month and up 3.2% from last year. The average building age was 22.1 years.
The average asking price in Yokohama City was 30,030,000 Yen, up 0.7% from the previous month and up 8.6% from last year. This list he first time since November 1997 that the asking price in Yokohama has exceeded 30 million Yen. The average building age was 23.8 years.
In Tokyo’s central six wards (Chiyoda, Chuo, Minato, Shinjuku, Bunkyo and Shibuya) the average asking price was 72,680,000 Yen, down 0.2% from the previous month but up 2.2% from last year. The average building age was 20.4 years.
Mori Trust to develop luxury hotel near Nara Park
Mori Trust has won the bid to develop a hotel on the edge of Nara’s Yoshikien Garden and Nara Park.
Mori is planning to have architect Kengo Kuma design the buildings, and will be seeking out an international luxury hotel brand to operate the hotel. Read more
For Sale: Historic Taisho-Modern House in Shinjuku
*Update: This house was sold and demolished.
One of the first homes to be built in the Mejiro Bunka-mura subdivision is for sale. The pre-war home is one of just a very small number of surviving historic houses in this neighbourhood. As much as 70% of the Bunka-mura neighbourhood was destroyed during air raids in 1944 and 1945, while urban development in recent decades saw the demolition of many the few remaining original residences.
Although the age of this house is unknown, the Taisho-Modern style house could potentially be 90+ years old.
The property is being sold as land only, with the house to be included as-is. No value has been placed on the house as it is expected a buyer will demolish it to build a new one. As such, it is listed at land value. Read more