Motoazabu house and land sells for 1.1 billion Yen
A house and land in Tokyo’s Motoazabu address sold for 1.16 billion Yen (approx. 10.5 million USD) at a public auction last month. The sale, conducted by Osaka City, attracted seven bidders, including one well-known developer. The City had set a reserve price of 673,261,700 Yen.Read more
Construction to start on Foretseine Motoazabu 2 Chome project in July
Mori Trust is developing a luxury apartment building atop the Motoazabu neighbourhood in central Tokyo. Takenaka Corporation, one of Japan’s top construction giants, will start construction on Foretseine Motoazabu 2 Chome in July 2017. Completion is due for the end of December 2018. The 5-storey building will have just 17 spaciously sized apartments.
This project will be part of Mori’s 'Foretseine' brand of high-end residences. Their most recent project was Foretseine Akasaka Hinokizaka near Tokyo Midtown. When sales began in late 2014, apartments were priced between 1.5 ~ 2.8 million Yen/sqm and all apartments had sold off-the-plan prior to completion. Re-sale listings in 2016 have had an average asking price of around 3 million Yen/sqm.
The land is approximately 1,100 sqm in size, while the building will have a total floor area of 3,500 sqm (37,660 sq ft).Read more
Hankyu Realty planning 2 residential projects for Tokyo's top neighbourhoods
Hankyu Realty, an Osaka-based real estate developer, is developing two high-end projects located in Tokyo's prime residential neighbourhoods of Aoyama and Azabu.
Motoazabu 3 Chome Project:
A 5-storey apartment building containing 19 units, and walking distance from Roppongi Station. The 1,000 sqm site, which has been a car park for several years, was listed for sale back in 2010 for 1.18 billion Yen. It is just 400 meters from Roppongi Hills and across the street from the San Marino Embassy. Read more
Motoazabu Grand Mansion to be demolished in February
Taisei Corporation announced that they will begin the demolition of expat apartment "Motoazabu Grand Mansion" in February. The demolition work is scheduled to be completed by the end of November.Read more
Attorney General's Motoazabu residence returned to Finance Ministry
The official residence of the Attorney General in Motoazabu will be returned to the Ministry of Finance, as the government follows its plan of reducing the number of underutilized and over-subsidized housing for senior public officials across Japan.Read more