Roppongi development site up for public tender
A 2,200 square meter block of land in Roppongi will go up for public sale by the local finance bureau next month. The government-owned property was previously used to provide subsidised housing for government employees.
The property is located next-door to the Embassy of Saudi Arabia and 50 meters south of Izumi Garden. The land value was estimated at around 7.3 billion Yen back in 2011. Land prices around this area have risen between 15 ~ 30% since then, which could mean that the current land value is closer to 8 ~ 9.5 billion Yen (approx. 77 ~ 92 million USD).Read more
875-room hotel complex planned for Roppongi
APA Group, a major Japanese developer and hotel operator, has acquired a hotel development site in Roppongi 2 Chome in central Tokyo.
The 1,800 sqm site is located a 6 minute walk from Roppongi Station and a 3 minute walk from Roppongi Itchome Station.
The project will result in a total of six ‘APA Hotel’ branded hotels to be built along the stretch of land fronting onto Roppongi Street. One of the hotels, the APA Hotel Roppongi Itchome Eki-Mae, is already completed and operating. The additional five hotel buildings will result in 875 hotel rooms.Read more
53-storey hotel and residential complex for Nishiazabu
Redevelopment discussions are moving forward for a prime site located directly across the street from Roppongi Hills. Although details are still under discussion, the project could be a mixed-use tower containing a 100-room hotel and 370 rental and condominium-type apartments.
According to a 2015 Investor Relations publication by Nomura Real Estate, the development may include a 53-storey tower with construction scheduled to start in 2018 and be completed by as early as 2022. It is possible that government allowances could result in a taller building than previously proposed.Read more
Tokyu to start flipping luxury condominiums
This month, Tokyu Land will start sales of condominium units in a 9 year old residential building in Roppongi. The company acquired the former Residia Tower Roppongi, a 27-storey rental-only tower, in 2014 and will soon start selling off the apartments individually as they become vacant.
The revamped building has been re-named ‘Majes Tower Roppongi’. It is across the street from The National Art Center, 200 meters from Tokyo Midtown and 600 meters from Roppongi Hills. Apartment prices will range from 60 ~ 200 million Yen (500,000 ~ 1.66 million USD), with an average price of around 1,630,000 Yen/sqm (1,260 USD/sq.qft).
A 47.88 sqm (515 sq.ft) studio apartment on the 8th floor is listed for 66,100,000 Yen, while a 117.14 sqm (1,260 sq.ft) 2-Bedroom apartment on the 6th floor is listed for 199,600,000 Yen.
Based on average rents, investor-buyers should expect gross yields the 2 ~ 3% range. Just 6 of the 83 apartments will be available for sale during the first round of sales this month. They will be ready for delivery to buyers from early 2016.
Because this was originally built as a rental building, it does not have floating floors (something commonly found in condominiums as a way to provide extra insulation and sound proofing, and allow for easier re-configurations of piping and layout). Ceiling heights are also a maximum of 2,450mm, which is average but a little lower than the 2,500 ~ 2,600mm found in luxury residences.Read more
Pembroke’s latest project in Roppongi
Pembroke Real Estate Japan have started the construction of a 14-storey office building in located across the street from Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi 7 Chome. Try-Seven Roppongi is scheduled for completion in 2016. The exterior was designed by Jun Mitsui & Associates Architects.
A shrine and shrine office on an adjoining 876 sqm block of land will also be redeveloped in conjunction with Try-Seven.
This is the fourth development for Pembroke. In 2002 they developed Hikawa Gardens, a rental apartment building in Akasaka, and in 2010 they completed Azabu Gardens, a luxury expat rental building near Roppongi Hills.
Sources:
The Asahi Shimbun, October 28, 2014.
The Daily Engineering & Construction News, October 29, 2014.
3-Bedroom apartment for sale in Roppongi Hills
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| Price: SOLD | Size: 121.93 sqm (1,312 sqft) |
*This apartment sold in early December 2014 and is no longer available. It was listed for 67 days and sold at a 0% discount*
A 3-Bedroom apartment on the 41st floor in Roppongi Hills Residence B was listed for sale yesterday. This is a rare corner apartment located on the north-west corner of the building. The estimated rent on this apartment is approximately 1,100,000 Yen/sqm*. It is currently occupied by the owner and inspections are available by advance appointment only.
At the moment this is the only apartment available for sale in Residence B. Since 2012, there have only been 6 apartments listed for sale in this building and only 3 of them were over 100 sqm in size. The most recent sale was a 3-Bedroom 150 sqm apartment on a lower floor which sold for approximately 371 million Yen (2,473,000 Yen/sqm) earlier this year.
While we have recently seen prices skyrocket in other high-rise buildings around central Tokyo, apartment prices in Roppongi Hills have remained at consistently high levels for the past 10 years.Read more
Pembroke to redevelop site opposite Tokyo Midtown
Pembroke Real Estate will soon be embarking on their first redevelopment project in Japan - a 14-storey retail/commercial building in Roppongi 7 Chome. The site is in a prime position alongside Gaien-Higashi Dori Avenue and directly across from Tokyo Midtown.
The 4,000 sqm development site was originally several smaller parcels of land. Pembroke began purchasing the various buildings from around 2007 onwards. The site temporarily housed the 'Mercedes Benz Connection' concept showroom and is located next door to a building housing the headquarters of the Inakawa-gai yakuza group.