Apartment prices along Tokyo’s Ginza Line in 2017
According to Tokyo Kantei, the average asking price of a second-hand apartment along the Ginza subway line in 2017 was 1,047,000 Yen/sqm, down 0.8% from the previous year. The average building age was 22.4 years and the average apartment size was 56.19 sqm (605 sq.ft).
Ginza in top spot
The most expensive station was Ginza with an average asking price of 1,646,000 Yen/sqm, an increase of 17.2% from 2016. The average building age was just 5.8 years which can be attributed to the high average price, while the average apartment size was 44.9 sqm (483 sq.ft).Read more
Apartment asking prices in Tokyo in December 2017
According to Tokyo Kantei the average asking price of a 70 sqm (753 sq ft) apartment across greater Tokyo was 36,150,000 Yen in December 2017, down 0.2% from the previous month but up 1.3% from 2016. The average building age was 23.1 years.
In Tokyo’s 23 wards the average asking price was 53,400,000 Yen, up 0.2% from the previous month and up 0.2% from 2016. The average building age was 22.7 years.Read more
Jingu Stadium may sell air rights to pay for redevelopment
The Japan Sport Council and Meiji Shrine are reported to be considering the sale of the air rights above the Meiji Jingu Stadium and Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Stadium in central Tokyo to help cover the stadiums’ redevelopment costs. Both stadiums are located near the Olympic Stadium.Read more
40-storey apartment tower planned for Shirokane
The Shirokane 1 Chome West Central District Redevelopment Committee announced plans for two 40-storey high-rise apartment buildings. The development site is located on the western side of Shirokane Aer City, which includes the 43-storey, 134m tall Shirokane Tower apartment building.
The redevelopment will include a 140m tall, 40-storey residential building with 900 apartments and a 20m tall factory building. A town planning decision is expected later this year. Construction could start in 2021 with completion by 2025. The total project cost is estimated at 70 billion Yen (approx. 640 million USD).Read more
Japan’s first Hilton Curio Collection hotel to open in Karuizawa
Tokyu Land Corporation has entered into a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotels & Resorts to open Japan’s first Curio Collection by Hilton hotel in Karuizawa.
KYUKARUIZAWA KIKYO, Curio Collection by Hilton is the rebrand of the former Kyu-Karuizawa Hotel that was acquired by Tokyu in March 2017. It is scheduled to re-open in spring of 2018. The 39-year old hotel sits on a 5,800 sqm site located 1.2km north of Karuizawa Station. Almost 90% of the 50 rooms are over 40 sqm (430 sq ft) in size.Read more