54 articles tagged “Redevelopment”
A 48-storey, 225-metre skyscraper completed in January 2023 in the heart of Kabukicho, Shinjuku. Containing a live music hall, theatre, cinema and two hotels but no office floors, it translates the entertainment character of the district into a vertical tower.
A 40-story, approximately 141-meter residential tower completed in May 2015 as part of the large-scale Kitashinagawa 5-chome urban redevelopment. The tower stands alongside office and retail buildings to form a mixed-use precinct steps from Osaki Station.
Twin supertall condominiums completed in 2004–2005 on the former Mitsubishi Steel plant grounds in Shinonome. The EAST Tower rises 54 floors and approximately 178 meters, marking the beginning of the district's high-rise era.
A 49-story, 189-metre supertall tower steps from Ikebukuro Station, where Toshima City Hall and 432 private condominiums share a single building — Japan's first civic-office-plus-residence integrated high-rise, completed in 2015.
A large-scale public rental housing complex by the Urban Renaissance Agency, where six prominent architects each designed a separate block. Completed in phases between 2003 and 2005, its 1,712 homes across six mid-rise slab buildings won the Good Design Gold Award in 2005.
A 45-story residential skyscraper completed in 2009 through an urban redevelopment project in front of Nakameguro Station. At 164 meters, it is the tallest building in Meguro City, standing above the cherry-tree-lined Meguro River.
A 60-story residential skyscraper completed in 2017 through an urban redevelopment project in the Nishi-Shinjuku 5-chome district. Standing approximately 199 meters tall, it participates in the same skyline as Nishi-Shinjuku's established office towers.
A 55-story residential skyscraper completed in 2015 through an urban redevelopment project in Shinjuku's Tomihisa district. Built to replace a densely packed low-rise neighborhood, it now stands as one of the tallest towers in Shinjuku City.
A 55-storey, 192.2-metre mixed-use tower completed in 2010 on the doorstep of Kachidoki Station. Its lower floors hold a public nursery school and children's centre; the residential floors above offer 712 homes, making it one of the waterfront's most prominent landmarks.
A large-scale waterfront residential district built on the former IHI (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries) Tokyo factory site in Tsukuda, Chuo City. Construction began in 1986 and the first residents arrived in 1989; the district was completed around 2010 — a pioneer of Tokyo's waterfront tower housing.
A large-scale residential district converted from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Athletes' Village in Harumi 5-chome, Chuo City. Approximately 5,632 homes across mid-rise blocks and a 50-storey twin tower (SKY DUO, approximately 172 m) spread across an 18-hectare site.
A 31-storey, 110-metre residential tower completed in July 2016 on the former Tokyo Gas factory site in Toyosu 6-chome. The second phase of the Tokyo Wonderful Project, housing 550 units alongside its taller companion SKYZ Tower & Garden.
A 48-storey, approximately 170-metre residential tower completed in February 2019 on the waterfront of Harumi, Chuo City. Developed by Mitsui Fudosan Residential and four partners, with 1,076 units and a garden designed by Oriental Land.
A 44-storey, approximately 149-metre residential tower completed in 2014 on the former Tokyo Gas Toyosu factory site. One of Japan's largest single-building residential developments, with 1,110 units and a rooftop astronomical dome.
A 30-storey, 140.5-metre office tower completed in 2007 on the former Meidensha Osaki factory site — Tokyo's first Urban Renaissance Special District project — anchoring the long-delayed redevelopment of Osaki Station's west exit.
A 32-storey office tower completed in 2015 on an artificial ground platform built over the active Shibaura Water Reclamation Center, with approximately 3.5 hectares of rooftop gardens above an infrastructure district in Konan, Minato City.
A 40-story, 167-meter office tower completed in 1994 at the heart of the Yebisu Garden Place complex, developed by Sapporo Real Estate on the former site of the Sapporo Beer Yebisu brewery.
A large mixed-use district on the north bank of the Tama River, developed between 2010 and 2015. The main tower stands 42 stories and 151.1 meters, planned by Conran and Partners to seamlessly connect the energy of a major station with the calm of a broad riverside park.
The centerpiece of the Nakano Shiki no Machi redevelopment, built on the former National Police Agency campus. The South Tower rises 22 stories and roughly 100 meters, paired with an adjacent park to create a rare blend of office space and greenery near Nakano Station.
A seven-building mixed-use complex completed in 2003 on the former Japanese National Railways freight yard east of Shinagawa Station. Its tallest tower, Shinagawa Grand Central Tower, rises 32 floors and 148 metres above Konan. A 400-metre linear park ties the buildings together, setting the complex apart from a conventional office cluster.
Completed in 1978 as part of Sunshine City in Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima. With a gross floor area of 93,356 square metres, it serves as the complex's entertainment and exhibition core — housing a rooftop aquarium, a planetarium, an indoor theme park, and trade-fair halls. The precinct stands on the site of the former Sugamo Prison, one of postwar Tokyo's most charged pieces of land.
A large mixed-use complex on the former Tokyo Gas Shibaura factory site, completed in full in July 2020. Tamachi Station Tower N stands 36 floors and 180.08 metres tall, paired with a 31-floor Tower S (168.88 m), a Pullman hotel, and 36 retail outlets near Tamachi Station.
Three high-rise office towers completed in 1998 on the former JNR freight yard east of Shinagawa Station. Tower A, the tallest at 32 floors and 144.5 metres, anchors the Konan exit skyline and helped transform the district into one of Tokyo's leading corporate hubs.
A 43-storey, 231-metre mixed-use tower completed in 2016 as the centrepiece of the Roppongi 3-chome Eastern Area redevelopment, designed by Nikken Sekkei and connected directly to Roppongi-itchome Station.
Completed in August 2012 as the second major chapter of the Ark Hills precinct, this 48-storey, 206.7-metre mixed-use tower weaves office floors, residences, and retail into a hillside setting defined by expansive gardens at its base.
Completed in 2002 as the centrepiece of the Izumi Garden mixed-use precinct in Roppongi 1-chome, this 45-storey, 201-metre office tower by Nikken Sekkei introduced a garden-integrated, station-direct model of urban redevelopment to one of Tokyo's most established business neighbourhoods.
Completed in March 1986 as the office centrepiece of the Ark Hills mixed-use complex in Akasaka, this 37-storey tower by Irie Miyake Architects & Engineers is widely cited as the founding model for large-scale private-sector urban redevelopment in Japan.
A 39-storey office tower completed in March 2021 in Hamamatsucho, reaching approximately 197 metres. Developed jointly by World Trade Center Building Co., Tokyo Monorail Co., and Kajima Corporation, it leads the phased reconstruction of the site once occupied by the 1970 main building.
A 38-story mixed-use tower completed in March 2020, reaching approximately 180 metres in Toranomon. Developed by Mori Trust, it stacks offices, the Tokyo Edition hotel, and residences within a single tower, with interiors by Kengo Kuma and Associates.
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.
A large-scale mixed-use complex completed in November 2023 on the south side of Shibuya Station. Anchored by the 39-story SHIBUYA Tower at approximately 179 metres, it is widely described as the final piece of Shibuya's quarter-century redevelopment.
A 36-story, 185-metre supertall completed in January 2020 as the second tower in the Toranomon Hills complex. Directly connected to the new Toranomon Hills Metro station, it houses the ARCH innovation hub alongside some 96,000 square metres of office space.
A 34-story, 182.5-meter supertall completed in 2012 on the site of the former Tokyu Cultural Center. Standing at Shibuya Station's east exit, it fired the opening shot in the district's large-scale redevelopment and remains the definitive landmark of the east side.
A 35-story, approximately 180-meter tower completed in 2018 on the site of the former Tokyu Toyoko Line's elevated station. Its development revived the Shibuya River and created a waterfront promenade connecting Shibuya Station's south exit to Daikanyama.
A 47-story, approximately 230-meter supertall completed in 2019. Jointly developed by Tokyu, JR East, and Tokyo Metro, it rises directly above Shibuya Station and features the open-air observation deck SHIBUYA SKY at its summit.
A 33-story, 164-meter office and retail complex completed in 2005. The lower floors house TOKIA, a dining destination known for its late-night restaurants, while upper floors serve as office space in the Marunouchi district.
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Twin supertall towers completed in October 2007 flanking the Yaesu exit of Tokyo Station. The North Tower stands 43 floors and approximately 205 meters; the South Tower stands 42 floors and approximately 200 meters. Both were designed with large-scale glass facades by Helmut Jahn.
A 45-story mixed-use tower completed in 2022 on the Yaesu side of Tokyo Station. Standing approximately 240 meters tall, it integrates a bus terminal, a municipal elementary school, offices, and a hotel in a single structure — one of Tokyo's clearest examples of vertical urban consolidation.
A 39-story, 195-meter mixed-use skyscraper completed in 2005, standing directly beside the Mitsui Main Building, a designated Important Cultural Property built in 1929. Developed by Mitsui Fudosan, the tower houses Mandarin Oriental Tokyo on its upper floors.
A 24-story, 124-meter office tower completed in 2013 in Kyobashi, Chuo City, notable for its stacked green terraces and environmental design. Winner of the 57th BCS Award, directly connected underground to Kyobashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line.
The residential tower of Azabudai Hills — said to be Japan's tallest at completion, with 64 floors and a height of about 263 m.
A 38-story, 200-meter mixed-use tower completed in 2012, built around the preserved facade of the 1931 Tokyo Central Post Office. The lower floors house the KITTE retail complex, with interiors designed by Kengo Kuma.
Twin towers in Otemachi with a combined floor area of about 354,000 m² — a large complex born from chained urban renewal.
A 38-story mixed-use tower completed in April 2014 in the heart of Otemachi, Tokyo. Designed by KPF, the building rises approximately 200 meters and combines Aman Tokyo luxury hotel, offices, and a genuine urban forest at its base.
A 38-story, 197-meter office-and-retail complex completed in 2007. Developed by Mitsubishi Estate with a concept design by Hopkins Architects, it faces the Marunouchi Building directly across Naka-dori.
Japan's future tallest skyscraper, under construction as part of the TOKYO TORCH development north of Tokyo Station. Torch Tower is planned at 63 floors and 390 meters, with completion expected in the 2027 fiscal year.
The building that opened Marunouchi's redevelopment — a 37-story, 180-meter complex in front of Tokyo Station.
A 52-story waterfront tower mansion built on a former shipyard site, standing along the canals of Toyosu.
A redevelopment tower at the foot of Mt. Atago, planned together with its greenery.
The core of Roppongi Hills, which championed an 'arts and cultural city.' A pioneer of large-scale redevelopment in Tokyo.
A high-rise office in Shiodome Sio-Site, with the former Shimbashi Station preserved at its base.
A supertall office building standing above Loop Route 2 — the starting point of the regeneration of the Toranomon area.
The newest tower of Toranomon Hills, developed integrally with Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya Line.
A roughly 325 m supertall mixed-use tower that opened in 2023 — a building that represents Tokyo.