For Sale: 3 buildings owned by Japan Tobacco
Japan Tobacco have recently put three of their buildings in central Tokyo up for public sale and are currently accepting bids. The properties for sale are:
- Roppongi Arents (Residential)
- JT Ebisu Minami Building (Commercial)
- Alive Nanpeidai II Building (Commercial)Read more
UT Building Project (Stalled & Foreclosed)
*Update: As of December, 2010, this building has been foreclosed on and is now up for public auction with a court evaluation price of 1,005,030,000 JPY (12 million USD).*
Located alongside Aoyama Dori Avenue, halfway between Omotesando and Shibuya Stations, this building has been 'under construction' for several years. Construction work stalled at least 2 years ago. Earlier last year there was a crane atop the building, but it has since been removed and there are no signs of life.Read more
TV Asahi to develop former Zaboo Onsen Site
TV Asahi acquired the Zaboo Onsen in July, 2010. An 18 storey office building with a total floorspace of 18,000sqm and an event hall will be built on the 3,769sqm site . Construction is scheduled to start in Summer, 2010 and should be completed by Fall 2013.Read more
Work to begin on former Gap site in Harajuku
Tokyu Land Corporation announced that they will start construction work on their "Omotesando Project" site on November 12th.
The project is expected to be completed by Spring of 2012. The site was the former location of Gap and is located at the intersection of upscale Omotesando Avenue and Meiji Avenue with its casual fashion stores.Read more