Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba

A 40-story smart-building tower completed in May 2020 on the Takeshiba waterfront, standing approximately 208 metres tall. Developed by Tokyu Land Corporation Group, its IoT platform with over 1,300 sensors manages the building environment in real time.

Use

Office tower

Area

Minato City

Completed

2020

Floors

40 above ground, 2 below

Height

208.83 m

Total floor area

approx. 182,052 m²

Developer

Albero Grande (Tokyu Land Corporation Group)

Architect

Kajima Corporation / Kume Sekkei (design and supervision); KPF (façade design supervision)

A Smart Tower on Tokyo’s Waterfront

Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba was completed in May 2020 on the Takeshiba waterfront in Minato City, rising 40 floors above ground and two below to a height of approximately 208 metres. The project was developed by Albero Grande, a joint venture within the Tokyu Land Corporation group, with design and supervision handled by a joint venture of Kajima Corporation and Kume Sekkei. Façade design was supervised by KPF, the New York-based international architecture firm. The complex opened on 14 September 2020, directly connected to Takeshiba Station on the Yurikamome automated transit line.

The building drew considerable attention for its smart-building infrastructure. More than 1,300 IoT sensors installed throughout the tower and its surroundings collect data on temperature, humidity, and pedestrian flow. A smart city platform aggregates and analyses this data in real time, using it to optimise air conditioning and elevator management. With a total floor area of approximately 182,052 square metres, the tower holds offices, retail, a public exhibition hall and studio, a nursery, and commercial tenants across its floors.

Takeshiba’s History and the Shape of the New Waterfront

The name Takeshiba carries its own history. This stretch of the Minato waterfront has served for decades as the departure point for ferry routes to the Izu Islands. The site that now holds Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba was formerly occupied by the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Building, whose redevelopment formed the core of the Takeshiba District Revitalisation Project.

The tower’s immediate surroundings reflect this maritime setting. The grounds of the Hamarikyu Gardens stretch nearby, and on clear days the upper floors look out across Tokyo Bay. At street level, a promenade connects the complex to the Takeshiba pier, where the tower’s glass facade meets the open water — a pairing that marks the particular character of this edge of the city. The combination of large-scale office infrastructure and an active waterfront remains relatively uncommon in central Tokyo.

Summary

Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba was completed in May 2020 with 40 floors and a height of approximately 208 metres. Its smart city IoT platform, KPF-supervised façade design, and direct connection to the Yurikamome line make it one of the most technically considered office towers on Tokyo’s waterfront. The walk from Takeshiba Station past the tower toward the Hamarikyu Gardens is a straightforward way to trace how this edge of the city has been remade.

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