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10 November 2022

Luxury Hotel is Planned for Tokyo Supertall

On 8 November, 2022 Mitsubishi Estate and Tokyo Century Corporation announced that Dorchester Collection will be operating a luxury hotel in the 390-meter tall Tokyo...

05 October 2022

Tokyo Hotel to Close Permanently

Akasaka Excel Hotel Tokyu will close permanently in late August 2023 as its lease comes to an end. First opened in 1969, the 487-key hotel...

26 September 2022

Luxury Condo Building in Tokyo Goes on Sale

Sales in the Parkhouse Gran Sanbancho 26, the latest luxury condo for Chiyoda’s Bancho neighborhood, kicked off in late September 2022. This is the eighth...

19 September 2022

Book Center Redevelopment to Include 43-Story Building in Tokyo

The 44-year-old Yaesu Book Center near Tokyo Station will close in March 2023 as part of a large-scale redevelopment project. The eight-story store opened in...

15 September 2022

Share of Tokyo Office Tower Sold for US$2.8 Billion

A domestic consortium has outbid foreign investors to acquire an office tower in Tokyo. Led by Hulic, the consortium have won a share in the...

30 August 2022

1980s-Apartment Building to be Replaced with Office in Tokyo

Nomura Real Estate Holdings is acquiring an entire condominium building in Takanawa from its apartment owners association. The 42-year-old apartment building will be demolished and...

02 August 2022

Insurance Building in Japan to be Replaced by Timber High-Rise

Japanese insurance giant Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. said it will begin preparations in 2022 to replace its current head office with a high-rise building largely...

21 July 2022

Work Begins on Shibuya Upper West Project in Japan

The Tokyu Department Store Shibuya Main Store will be 36 floors above ground and 4 below, with an overall height of 164.8 meters. The project...

05 July 2022

Redevelopment Committee Formed for Toranomon High-Rise in Tokyo

On 24 June 2022, the Tokyo Governor approved the formation of the redevelopment committee for the Toranomon 1 Chome East District Project. This will see...

17 June 2022

Tokyo Department Store to be Rebuilt with Timber

On 27 May 2022, Marui Group announced that the Shibuya Marui department store will temporarily close its doors on 28 August 2022, while the 51-year-old...

25 May 2022

New Data Center Planned for Tokyo Business District

Real estate giant HULIC is embarking on a redevelopment project that will see an older office building demolished to make way for a new data...

13 May 2022

Landmark Tokyo Hotel May be Sold

On May 11, the Toyo Keizai Online publication reported that China’s sovereign wealth fund is considering the sale of the landmark Meguro Gajoen hotel and...

02 May 2022

Takanawa Gateway City Plans Announced in Tokyo

On April 21, East Japan Railway Company (JR East) announced the construction plans for the area around the recently opened Takanawa Gateway Station. A total...

26 April 2022

Japan's Tallest Tower Tops Out In Toranomon, Tokyo

The 64-story skyscraper in the Toranomon-Azabudai Project topped out at 325.2 meters on April 21, 2022. This is now the tallest building in Japan, exceeding...

15 April 2022

Demolition of Capsule Tower Begins in Tokyo

The dismantling of the metabolist Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo has begun, with the interiors of its modular capsule homes already resembling a "demolition site."...

12 April 2022

Construction Begins on 150-Meter-Tall Office Tower in Tokyo

Sekisui House and Nippon Life Insurance Company have officially started construction on a 150-meter-tall office tower near Tameike Sanno Station. The Akasaka 2 Chome Project will...

04 April 2022

Tokyo's Historic Metabolism Movement Tower to be Demolished

The futuristic-looking Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo will be demolished in April, 2022 its owners say, after a long battle to save the building and...

30 March 2022

Multi-Block Redevelopment for East Side of Shibuya Station in Tokyo

On 24 March 2022, Tokyo Tatemono announced that a city planning decision had been made for the Shibuya 2 Chome Project. Nicknamed the Shibuya Regeneration...

14 March 2022

Tokyo Hotel On the Market for ¥100 Billion (US$870 Million)

On February 28, 2022, the Nikkei Shimbun newspaper reported that the Odakyu Electric Railway company is considering the sale of the Hyatt Regency Tokyo hotel....

23 February 2022

Hybrid-Timber Office Proposed for Central Tokyo

A hybrid-timber office building under construction in central Tokyo has been selected as a leading sustainable project by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and...

14 February 2022

Tokyo Developer Partnering on Department Store Redevelopment

On 9 February 2022, Odakyu Electric Railway announced that it will be working together with Tokyu Land on the 200 billion Yen redevelopment of the...

07 February 2022

Toranomon Hills Residential Tower Completed in Tokyo

Mori Building Co., Ltd., a Japanese landscape developer, announced on 28 January that construction of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower, adjacent to Toranomon Hills Mori Tower,...

31 January 2022

Shibuya, Tokyo Tower Approved

On January 19, 2022 the Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved the formation of the redevelopment committee for the Dogenzaka 2 Chome South District Redevelopment. This will...

11 January 2022

Luxury Rental Apartments Added to Tokyo Supertall

A recent use-change will see some luxury rental apartments added to what could be Japan’s tallest tower-to-be. On January 8, 2022, the Nikkei Shimbun newspaper...

22 December 2021

Construction Begins on Nihonbashi High-Rise in Tokyo

Construction has now started on a 52-story mixed-use development alongside Nihonbashi River. The 284-meter-tall tower will include 100 luxury residences on the top four floors....

15 December 2021

Multiple Offers Received on an Apartment in the Athletes Village in Tokyo

The third round of sales in Harumi Flag, the large-scale apartment project that had previously been used as the Athletes Village for the recent Summer...

02 December 2021

Construction Site in Tokyo Will Feature "City Transition" Themed Artwork

On 1 December 2021, construction began on Shibuya Chome 17 District Urban Redevelopment in Shibuya City, Tokyo. The project is located near the Shibuya station...

29 October 2021

Demolition of Tokyo Hotel Begins

Demolition is starting on the Shinagawa Goos building in Tokyo. The building was completed back in 1971. It was formerly known as Hotel Pacific Tokyo...

26 October 2021

Final Renovation Planned for Tokyo Project

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government complex is about to receive its final renovation. This final renovation will be for Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the tallest building...

26 August 2021

Details Revealed for Tokyo Double-Tower Redevelopment Plan

A draft of the large-scale redevelopment Nihonbashi 1-chome East District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project planned in Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo has been released. Mitsui Fudosan,...

24 August 2021

New Office Building Begins Construction in Tokyo

Construction has started on a 60-meter-tall office building in Omotesando. The joint project by Mitsubishi Jisho and Goko is scheduled to be completed by February...

19 August 2021

New Mixed-Use Building Anticipated in Tokyo

A 30-story building has been proposed to replace the existing TOC Building in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo. Located at 22-17 of Nishigotanda 7, the 13-story 50-year-old TOC...

11 August 2021

Tokyo Residential High-Rise Planned Near Transit

A 31-story residential building has been proposed in front of the JR Koiwa station in Tokyo. JR Koiwa Station North Exit District Type 1 Urban...

06 August 2021

Tokyo Office Building Starts Construction

In Tokyo, the Meiji Yasuda Seimei Shinjuku Building project has moved forward into construction. The existing building at 9-1-12 Nishi-Shinjuku 1 adjacent to the station...

27 July 2021

Mixed-Use Complex in Tokyo Under Construction

In Tokyo, the Proud Tower Meguro MARC mixed-use building is under construction. Between Meguro and Gotanda, the 32-story building plans to reach a heigh of...

23 July 2021

Tokyo Redevelopment Project Focuses on Disaster Preparedness

The Mitsui Fudosan Residential's Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome Central South District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project was approved by the Governor of Tokyo. The redevelopment will provide...

22 July 2021

More Details Emerge on Tokyo District Redevelopment

In Tokyo, the Mizuho Bank building will be demolished along with the NTT Hibiya Building as part of the redevelopment of the Uchisaiwaicho 1 Chome...

21 July 2021

Project to Redevelop Tokyo's World Trade Center Progresses

Tokyo’s World Trade Center Building has been closed for demolition. The 152-meter building closed its doors on 30 June 2021 and demolition is expected to...

01 July 2021

Sales in Tokyo Residential Tower Kick Off

Sales in Toranomon Hills Residential Tower officially started on 28 June 2021 with two apartments over 3,000 square feet (278 square meters) listed. This is...

21 June 2021

Luxury Senior Residence Slated for Tokyo

Mitsui Fudosan Residential has started construction on a high-rise senior residence building on the site of the former Novartis Headquarters in Nishiazabu, Tokyo. This will...

15 June 2021

Redeveloped Tokyo Apartment Building to Nearly Double in Height

An 11-story apartment building in Tokyo’s Shirokanedai neighborhood will be redeveloped to 19 floors plus a basement. The owner’s association of the 50-year-old, 65-unit building...

04 June 2021

Construction Begins on Site Redevelopment in Central Tokyo

Construction has officially started on a Kengo Kuma-designed mixed-use complex near Daikanyama Station in central Tokyo. Tokyu Land’s Daikanyamacho Project is a 10-story building that...

31 May 2021

Redevelopment Project in Tokyo Gains Further Approval

Tokyo Metropolitan Government has approved the Toyomi District Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project, which features twin 54-story condominiums at a planned height of about 189...

18 May 2021

Historic Tokyo High-Rise to Be Demolished

The first high-rise to have been built in the Marunouchi business district in front of Tokyo Station is set to be demolished, and the site...

13 May 2021

Tokyo Bank Headquarters Slated for Redevelopment

MUFG Bank is planning to redevelop their headquarter building in Tokyo’s Marunouchi district. A newer and larger building would allow the bank to house its...

30 April 2021

Former Hotel Pacific to be Demolished in Tokyo

The mixed-use and oddly-named Shinagawa Goos building on the western side of Shinagawa Station officially closed its doors on March 31, 2021 ending 50 years...

27 April 2021

Iconic Tokyo Capsule Tower to be Sold

The iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower building in Ginza is reaching the final stages of its saga as the capsule owners have voted in favor to...

01 April 2021

Brutalist Tokyo Building to be Demolished

Demolition of the Kenzo Tange-designed Dentsu Tsukiji Building will start on 18 April, 2021. The brutalist landmark building will be flattened to make way for...

26 March 2021

Plans Released for Tokyo Station Redevelopment

On March 14, 2021 detailed plans for the redevelopment of the Kokusai Shin-Akasaka buildings were released. The Akasaka 2, 6 Chome District project will see...

22 March 2021

Famed Tokyo Hotel to Undergo Teardown and Makeover

The Imperial Hotel Tokyo, a historic luxury hotel renowned for hosting international dignitaries as well as the world's rich and famous, will experience a nearly...

10 March 2021

HR Giant Sells Ginza, Tokyo Headquarters Building

Human resources giant Recruit Holdings has sold its headquarters in Ginza to Hulic for an undisclosed amount. Recruit plans to lease back the office building...

08 March 2021

Former Ryokan in Tokyo to Become 30-Story Condominium Tower

Asahi Kasei Realty & Residence Corporation is planning a 30-story apartment building for the site of a former ryokan in Gotanda, Tokyo. This property was...

02 March 2021

Tokyo Hotel to be Demolished and Redeveloped by 2028

Nakano Sun Plaza, a 48-year old hotel and concert in Tokyo's Nakano ward, will be demolished in 2024 and replaced with a new mixed-use building...

22 February 2021

Under-Construction Tokyo Skyscraper to Include Condos

A skyscraper now under-construction in the heart of Tokyo will have residential areas on its upper floors, with services provided by luxury hotel operator Aman...

16 February 2021

Office High-Rise Now Planned for Former Building Site in Tokyo

There are signs of life on the site of a now-demolished building in Roppongi. A new construction notice went up in January outlining plans for 146-meter-tall,...

05 February 2021

Global Logistics Service Company May Sell Headquarters in Tokyo

Global logistics service company Nippon Express is mulling the sale of their head office building in Shiodome. The 28-story office tower could fetch as much...

27 January 2021

Tokyo Office Tower Could Be On the Market for US$2.9 Billion

Advertising and public relations giant Dentsu Group is considering selling their head office building in Shimbashi, Tokyo. With an estimated price somewhere around ¥300 billion...

25 January 2021

Design Revealed for Crown of Tokyo Tower

Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has announced that he and his eponymous firm will be designing the crown of Torch Tower, a cloud-brushing centerpiece of a...

12 January 2021

One in Four Tokyo Office Tenants Looking to Move

According to a survey by Mori Building of companies with headquarters in Tokyo's 23 wards, 24 percent of them have plans to lease new office...

04 January 2021

Production Company Sells Headquarters in Tokyo

According to the Nikei Shimbun, music and entertainment production company Avex is selling their headquarter building in Omotesando for an estimated ¥70 billion (US$678 million). ...

20 November 2020

Construction Starts on 180-Meter-Tall Office Tower in Tokyo

Construction has started on a 180-meter-tall office tower in Tokyo's Toranomon district. The Toranomon 2-Chome district Redevelopment project is located on the same block as...

13 November 2020

Demolition Starts on 47-Year-Old Apartment Building in Tokyo

Demolition has started on the Hamamatsucho Business Mansion apartment block near Takeshiba Station in Tokyo. This is just the fourth condo-style apartment building in Tokyo...

03 November 2020

Major Hotel Brand to Open First Hotel in Japan in 2026

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts is opening Japan's first Waldorf-branded hotel in Tokyo in 2026. The hotel will occupy the 39th to 47th floors within...

30 October 2020

Luxury Apartments Sell Out at Yotsuya Station

All apartments in a luxury project near Yotsuya Station sold out in the first round of sales held last month in September 2020. The Residence...

15 October 2020

Japanese Tobacco Firm Sells Tower Headquarters to Realtor

Japan Tobacco will sell its 35-story Tokyo tower building to Sumitomo Realty & Development in a deal that will close this month, Nikkei has learned...

08 October 2020

Seventeen-Story Wood-Framed Tower Proposed for Tokyo

Mitsui Fudosan and Takenaka Corporation are planning to build a 17-story wood-framed office tower in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district. With a proposed height of 70 meters,...

21 September 2020

New 390-Meter Skyscraper Proposed for Tokyo with Rooftop Observation Deck

Property developer Mitsubishi estate has unveiled its plans for a skyscraper to be called the Torch Tower. Located across the street from Tokyo Station, the...

15 September 2020

Skyscraper Planned for West Gate of Shinjuku Station in Tokyo

Construction will begin on a skyscraper soaring about 260 meters at Shinjuku Station's west gate in fiscal 2022, which will become another tall landmark in...

14 September 2020

A Proposed Tokyo Office Tower Receives Height Increase

The trillion-Yen Tokiwabashi Project, (US$9.4 billion) under development by Mitsubishi Estate near Tokyo Station, has had an exterior redesign and a few floors added. With...

31 August 2020

Details Released On Redeveloped Art Deco Project in Tokyo

More details have been announced for the redevelopment of a historic art deco building near Azabu Juban in Tokyo. Real estate giants Mitsui Fudosan and...

05 August 2020

Akihabara’s Iconic Sega Arcade To Close in Tokyo

The Tokyo cityscape is known for many iconic landmarks: Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo Tower, Sky Tree and more. But some of Tokyo’s most futuristic sights, immortalized...

04 August 2020

Twin Tower Project Proposed for Major Station in Tokyo

A proposal to build twin towers each about 260 meters tall in the Shinjuku commercial district of Tokyo are being worked out as part of...

08 July 2020

Mixed-Use 20-Story Building Opens in Tokyo

On June 19, the 20-story mixed-use redevelopment of Aoyoma Bell Commons reached completion. The 90-meter tall building, named the Argyle Aoyoma included office, hotel, and...

02 July 2020

Tokyo Approves High-Rise Development Committee

On June 30, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved the formation of the Toyomi District Town Redevelopment Commitee. This committee has been established to create two...

30 June 2020

A Futuristic Vertical City Proposed for Tokyo

Proposed by noiz architects, Shibuya Hyper CAST.2 suggests compressing complete city district blocks into a high-rise building based on environmental cues, demonstrating how cities of...

02 June 2020

180-Meter-Tall Tower Planned for Ometosando in Tokyo

The Urban Renaissance Agency, a semi-governmental housing corporation, is planning a 180-meter-tall office tower for the northern end of the former Aoyama Kitamachi Apaato public...

12 May 2020

What Could be Japan's Tallest Building Project Continues Work Amid Pandemic

Yoshiko Mori’s fortune fell 19 percent to $1.4 billion, dropping along with the turmoil that has rocked global markets. The Japanese property developer she controls,...

03 April 2020

Tokyo High-Rise Reaches Completion

The 180-meter, 38-story Kamiyacho Trust Tower building reached completion on March 16 2020. This high-rise mixed-use tower forms part of the 1.6-hectare Tokyo World Gate...

13 March 2020

Japan’s First Wood-Frame Residential High-Rise to Be Built in Tokyo

Nomura Real Estate Development is in the process of building a wood-frame hybrid condominium in Tokyo’s Chiyoda-ku, Ochanomizu district. Proud Kanda Surugadai is a 14-story,...

09 March 2020

Mixed-Use Tower Prepares to Begin Construction in Tokyo

The Itopia Hamarikyu Reconstruction Project is preparing to launch in Tokyo. As the name implies, it is a rebuilding of "Itopia Hamarikyu," with the demolition...

30 January 2020

New Office Tower to Replace Demolished 1970s Icon in Tokyo

The former Kokusai Akasaka Building will be replaced with a new 32-story office tower with a floor area of 73,000 square meters. Construction is scheduled...

24 January 2020

Construction Completed on Tokyo High-Rise

Leading urban landscape developer Mori Building Co Ltd announced Tuesday that it has completed construction of the Toranomon Hills Business Tower, part of the Toranomon...

02 December 2019

Work Begins on Planned Tokyo’s Toranomon Hills Station Tower

Groundwork on the OMA-designed Toranomon Hills Station Tower in downtown Tokyo officially started on 25 November 2019. The high-rise forms part of Mori Building’s US$3.6...

13 November 2019

Developer Chosen for New Residential Tower in Tokyo’s Shirokane District

Tokyu Land Corporation has been chosen to lead the Shirokane 1 Chome North-Central Redevelopment Project. This will see a 140-meter tall, 900-unit apartment tower built...

01 November 2019

Tokyo High-Rise Opens for Business

At a height of 230 meters, the 46-story Shibuya Scramble Square has officially opened. The design architects of the building were Nihon Sekkei, Kengo Kuma...

09 October 2019

Condo Tower Complex Under Construction in Tokyo

Three condominium towers are under construction in Tokyo with sales scheduled to start in mid-November 2019. The sellers are Tokyo Tatemono, Haseko Corporation, Sumitomo Realty,...

19 September 2019

Multiblock Redevelopment Scheme Planned for Tokyo

Three developers will soon embark on what is said to be the biggest post-Olympic redevelopment project in Tokyo. The redevelopment district includes the Imperial Hotel,...

16 September 2019

Tokyo’s New Okura Hotel Has Strong Ties to the Past

A luxury hotel in central Tokyo much loved by visitors for its classic Japanese ambience recently reopened after four years of renovations. The Okura Tokyo...

29 August 2019

Historic Art Deco Building in Tokyo to be Redeveloped

Real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Residential is planning a large-scale, luxury apartment project for the former Tokyo Service Center building in central Tokyo. The Mita...

22 August 2019

Updated Design Plans Revealed for Massive Central Tokyo Redevelopment

Mori Building Co. recently unveiled updated design plans for a massive redevelopment project in central Tokyo, including the construction of what could become Japan’s tallest...

15 August 2019

Construction Progresses Significantly at the World Trade Center in Tokyo

The large-scale World Trade Center redevelopment project in front of Tokyo’s Hamamatsucho Station, known as the World Trade Center South Building, has made significant construction...

12 August 2019

Iconic Tokyo Tower Could be Saved

Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower apartment building, a surviving icon of Japan’s Metabolism movement in the 1970s, may soon have a savior from its impending demolition,...

23 July 2019

Demolition of 13-Story Block Makes Way for Office Tower in Tokyo

A 120-meter tall office tower is planned for a site just behind the Shibuyu Hikarie building, in the Shibuya Station area of central Tokyo. The...

02 July 2019

Construction Makes Significant Progress at Kanda Nishikicho 2-Chome Plan in Tokyo

The tentatively-named Tokyo office building Kanda Nishikicho 2-Chome Plan is projected to be 121 meters tall and rise 21 stories above ground. Developed by Sumitomo...

20 June 2019

Future Softbank Headquarters Under Construction in Tokyo

The tentatively-named Takeshiba Area Development Plan A Block is projected to be 208 meters tall and is currently under construction in Tokyo. This building will...

07 June 2019

Area District Redevelopment Approved for Tokyo’s Itabashi Ward

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has authorized the establishment of the Oyama Town Cross Point Area District Redevelopment Association. Once the project rights conversion plan is...

23 May 2019

Sales Begin for Tokyo’s Harumi Flag

Marketing for condo sales in Harumi Flag, the sprawling development that will be temporarily used as the Athlete’s Village for the 2020 Summer Olympics, is...

25 April 2019

Tokyo Site Redevelopment Gets Planning Approval

A town planning decision has been made for the Nishiazabu 3 Chome North-East District Redevelopment. The project will see a 200-meter-tall mixed-use tower with residences,...

26 March 2019

Plan for a 65-Story Residential Complex in Tokyo Gets Approval

Shinjuku ward issued a town planning approval for the Nishi Shinjuku 3 Chome West District Redevelopment. This project includes two 65-story, 235-meter-tall apartment towers that...

08 March 2019

Kamiyacho Trust Tower Tops Out in Tokyo

Mori Building’s “Tokyo World Gate” project in Toranomon, Tokyo, topped out in early February. The 180-meter tall mixed-use tower is expected to open in March...

06 March 2019

Penthouse at Tokyo Complex could be Among Japan’s Most Expensive Sales

A penthouse in Toranomon is rumored to have sold off-the-plan for 5 billion Yen (US$45 million), making it potentially one of the most expensive apartments...

25 February 2019

Hotel Okura to Replace South Wing Annex with High-Rise in Tokyo

The last vestige of Hotel Okura’s modernist presence is in line to be demolished as redevelopment plans surface for the Hotel Okura Tokyo’s annex (South...

12 February 2019

Four Tower Mixed-Use Development Underway in Tokyo

A completed diagram of Bunkyo Gardens has been released for the under-construction Kasuga/Korakuen station project. The project will consist of four buildings: Park Court Bunkyo...

30 January 2019

Mixed-Use Skyscraper Rises in the Heart of Tokyo

Y2, an urban mixed-use skyscraper located at Chūō ward, in Tokyo, Japan, is a 3.3 million-square-foot (306,580-square-meter) tower that will include office space, a Bulgari...

03 January 2019

Construction Has Begun on a 21-Story Residential Tower in Tokyo

Construction started on the Kanamachi 6-Chome Ekimae District Redevelopment in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo, on 22 December 2018. The redevelopment plan includes a new building that...

13 November 2018

Shibuya Stream Opens as Part of Shibuya Redevelopment Project

The latest facilities completed in the redevelopment project for Tokyo’s Shibuya district were shown in a media preview on 5 September 2018, joining a major...

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