World Trade Center Building closes its doors

The World Trade Center Building in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo, officially closed its doors back in June, as developers prepare to redevelop the site. The 152-meter tall office tower was built in 1970.

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39-yr old apartment building near Hamamatsucho to be redeveloped

The home owners association of an old apartment block in Tokyo’s bay front area have voted in favor of redevelopment, with the former 14-storey building to be replaced by a 32-storey apartment tower. The former Itohpia Hamarikyu apartment building was built in 1979 and is a 5 minute walk east of Hamamatsucho Station in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. The 14-story building contains 328 apartments and sits on a 2,820 sqm block of land fronting onto an expressway.

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190m tall apartment tower planned for Hamamatsucho, Tokyo in 2026

A 47-storey, 190m tall mixed-use apartment tower is planned for a site near the former World Trade Center in Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo. On November 9, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved the establishment of the Hamamatsucho 2 Chome District Redevelopment Committee.

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