LaSalle buys Midosuji Front Tower

On October 3, LaSalle Investment Management, headquartered in Chicago, announced the purchase of Midosuji Front Tower in Osaka’s Umeda district through its Frontier Property LLC, signalling the end of the building's 8 year vacancy. The sale price was not disclosed.

Midosuji Front Tower was completed in 2010. It has sat vacant ever since due to a dispute between the owners.Read more

by Zoe Ward

Office building to be torn down after 2 years

This would set a record for one of the shortest lived office buildings in Japan. Only two years after completion, a high-rise office building near Osaka's Umeda area is now facing a threat of demolition.Read more

by Zoe Ward