Quick real estate news summary for the week

Homebuilder to provide antiviral coating in new homes, Takanawa condo goes on sale, and Sapporo to have highest tower in Hokkaido in 2023. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.

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Demolition starts on 47-year old apartment building in Takeshiba

Demolition has started on the Hamamatsucho Business Mansion apartment block near Takeshiba Station in Tokyo. This is just the 4th condo-style apartment building in Tokyo to be redeveloped under recent regulations governing the sale of land under aging apartment blocks, and the first of its kind in Minato ward.

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NTA says no to revising rosenka land tax values

Bad news for some as the National Tax Agency (NTA) has decided not to re-adjust rosenka land tax values in light of the pandemic. It seems that land values have not fallen enough to trigger any revision.

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Waldorf Astoria to open first hotel in Japan in 2026

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is opening Japan’s first Waldorf-branded hotel in Tokyo in 2026. The hotel will occupy the 39th ~ 47th floors within the Nihonbashi 1 Chome Central District Redevelopment.

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Quick real estate news summary for the week

Apartment asking prices in central Tokyo hit record high, vintage building in Chiyoda to be redeveloped, and Gifu to see largest apartment building in 2022. Below is a quick weekly summary of some of the recent goings-on in the Japanese real estate market.

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