30 billion Yen hotel project planned for Kanazawa golf course
A members-only hotel may be in the works for Golf Club Kanazawa Links in Amagasaki Hamamachi. Nagoya-based Resorttrust, a nationwide hotel and golf course developer and operator, acquired partial ownership in the course operator and plans to invest around 30 billion Yen to develop a hotel within the grounds.Read more
In Kanazawa, 100 historic townhouses are demolished each year
The historic merchant city of Kanazawa is seeing as many as 100 of its historic machiya-style townhouses demolished each year. And while there are efforts underway to preserve as many homes as possible, there are still some high hurdles that remain.
Kanazawa luxury condo sells out
A luxury condo development in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, has sold out. The Residence Kanazawa forms part of a mixed-use project that includes the Hyatt House and Hyatt Centric Kanazawa Hotel.
Kanazawa luxury condo now over 60% sold
Sales in Ishikawa Prefecture’s most expensive condominium have gone exceedingly well with the building now over 60% sold. The Residence Kanazawa is located in front of Kanazawa Station and forms part of the Hyatt hotel development.
Ishikawa Prefecture’s most expensive apartments go on sale
The most expensive apartments developed in Ishikawa Prefecture since the end of the bubble era went on sale last week. The 114 apartments in The Residence Kanazawa will share the building with the Hyatt House Kanazawa hotel.
Apartments in the first round of sales were priced from 30.4 ~ 199.8 million Yen (approx. 270,000 ~ 1,775,000 USD). The largest apartment on offer is a 180.77 sqm (1,945 sq.ft), four-bedroom unit priced at 199.8 million Yen. The building is due for completion by April 2020.
Kanazawa City finds success matching machiya with new residents
On August 9th, Kanazawa City announced a record number of contracts between Kanazawa-style machiya townhouse owners and buyers and tenants in 2017. A total of 12 contracts were signed in 2017.
The program is run by the city through their Kanazawa Machiya Information Center, which connects owners and agents with people looking to utilize the historic homes. The city’s service, which started operations in 2011, typically finds anywhere from 1 ~ 7 matches per year, but the opening of the Center in late 2016 has made it easier for interested owners and users to connect. The system operates similarly to many of the vacant home banks operated by local municipalities across the country. With the cooperation of the Ichikawa Prefecture Society of Architects and Engineers, machiya-style homes are registered online, with transaction support provided by the Ishikawa Takken Association.