Renderings for the Kita Aoyama 3 Chome Redevelopment

Last year, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government released the environmental impact statement for the Kita Aoyama 3 Chome Redevelopment project. This will see former public housing in Omotesando replaced with a 180-meter tall mixed-use high rise.

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Record high apartment prices in Osaka

Rising residential prices are being felt nationwide as construction costs remain high. This year, the most expensive apartment building in the Kansai region will go on sale, creating a new price record.

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Roppongi Hills' high-rise neighbor one step closer to construction

On February 15, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved the land rights conversion plan for the Nishiazabu 3 Chome North-East District Redevelopment. This project will see a 54-story mixed-use high-rise built on a 1.6-hectare block across the street from Roppongi Hills.

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Why are there over 70 buyers per apartment in Harumi Flag?

With some apartments receiving over 200 purchase applications this month, buyer demand in the Harumi Flag development on Tokyo Bay has been so astonishingly high that NHK sent a journalist out to see what was going on.

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Approval granted for Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment

On February 17, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued development approval for the 349 billion Yen (US$2.6 billion) Meiji Jingu Gaien redevelopment. This site includes the Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium and the historic Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium.

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Yuzawa's troubled resort apartments now experiencing a renaissance

The collapsing market for Yuzawa’s cheap ski condos, where a one-bedroom apartment could be purchased for 100,000 Yen (US$760), might have bottomed out, with one local broker reporting that monthly inquiries have doubled since the pandemic started.

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Meguro landlord offers free daily breakfast and coffee to tenants

Tenants living in this new apartment building in Meguro will be able to enjoy free daily breakfasts and coffee provided by a hip coffee joint.

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