Group wins bid for Minato Mirai sites in Yokohama
Yokohama City has selected a group to develop two adjoining land parcels in the Minato Mirai waterfront district. The group signed a land purchase agreement with Yokohama City on February 20 for blocks 60 and 61 totaling 23,129 m2.Read more
Luxury apartments and hotel planned for Yokohama high-rise
A high-rise tower containing luxury rental apartments and an internationally-branded hotel is set to open in Yokohama in 2027. On April 10, Sumitomo Realty & Development announced details of what’s planned to go in its 40-story mixed-use project located in the Kitanaka district near Bashamichi Station.Read more
Yokohama now home to Japan's tallest all-wooden building
Japan’s tallest all-wooden building reached completion in Yokohama in March after two years of construction.
Modernist city hall priced too cheaply, critics say
The former Yokohama City Hall, designed by famed architect Togo Murano and built in 1959, is still awaiting a final decision regarding its fate with some arguing that it has been priced too low.
Game museum and office tower for Yokohama
A real estate developer and video game company have joined forces to develop a high-rise office tower and game museum in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai 21 waterfront district.
Malaysian developer joins forces for hotel-condo project in Yokohama
A joint venture between Berjaya Corporation Berhad, Marubeni, and Daiwa House Industry, has been selected to develop a two-hectare land parcel in Yokohama’s waterfront Minato Mirai 21 District.
Instant sellout in The Tower Yokohama Kitanaka
All 730 apartments offered in the first round of sales for The Tower Yokohama Kitanaka have been sold. This was the highest number of apartments to have ever been released for sale in a building in Yokohama city in history. The 58-storey, 1,176-unit high-rise is also the largest building based on apartment-count to be built in the city since 1993.
Apartments were priced from 45 ~ 800 million Yen, with an average price of 1,200,000 Yen/sqm. The 212 sqm, 800 million Yen apartment has been the most expensive new apartment to have ever been sold in Yokohama.Read more