Mass layoffs at a major landlord, hotel deals off the table, the biggest drop in business outlook, but good news for warehouse owners. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.
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The Urban Renaissance Agency, a semi-governmental housing corporation, is planning a 180-meter tall office tower for the northern end of the former Aoyama Kitamachi Apaato public housing block in Omotesando.
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According to a report published by Mori Building on May 25, a total of 1.87 million square meters (approx. 20 million sq.ft) of new office space is expected to be supplied in Tokyo’s 23 wards in 2020. This is the second-highest level seen since the company began collecting data in 1987. Despite the large supply, most of the new office space is already leased.
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The office vacancy rate across Tokyo’s prime business districts increased for the second month in a row, with a 0.06 point increase to 1.56% in April. Chiyoda and Chuo wards saw vacancy rates shrink from the previous month. Chuo’s vacancy rate reached a new record low of 1.08%, down 0.06 points from March and down 0.94 points from April 2019.
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We have been receiving quite a few inquiries over the past couple of months from buyers looking to pick up some bargains amidst the current turmoil. After several years of being a strong sellers’ market, the real estate market in Japan has made an abrupt about-turn and has shifted into a buyers’ market from around mid-March onwards.
And yes, while there are some bargain sales out there, buyers need to know where to look.
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In March, the office vacancy rate across Tokyo’s central five business districts increased for the first time in 9 months. The vacancy rate reported by Miki Shoji was 1.50%, up 0.01 points from the previous month, but down 0.28 points from last year.
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Gucci owner and global luxury group Kering has purchased the Tod’s Omotesando building through a special-purpose company. The seller was a subsidiary of Tod’s.
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Tokyo’s prime office vacancy rate hit a new record low in February, dropping 0.04 points from the previous month to 1.49%. This is the lowest vacancy rate seen since December 1990 when it was as low as 0.39%.
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Mitsubishi Estate has sold a partial interest in the Otemachi Park Building for 99.8 billion Yen (approx. US$974 million).
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One of Japan’s largest property companies is in the process of developing 600 ~ 700 billion Yen (approx. US$5.5 ~ 6.5 billion) in projects around the Marunouchi and Otemachi districts.
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