TOKYO PROJECT FINALLY COMING TOGETHER WITH 65-STORY TOWERS

A plan in the works since 1993 to redevelop a portion of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward is coming to fruition with the ward approving the Nishi Shinjuku 3 Chome West District Redevelopment, which includes a pair of 65-story skyscrapers, Japan Property Central reports. A venture of Nomura Real Estate, Tokyo Tatemono, Sumitomo Corp., Maeda Corp. and Greater Tokyo Funenkousha, the 235-m-tall towers will house approximately 3,200 apartments and become the tallest purely residential towers in Japan. They will sit on a 4.8-hectare site across from the Park Hyatt Tokyo and Shinjuku Park Tower. Construction is tentatively slated to begin in 2022, with completion by 2029.