Asia real estate and outbound investment news
London-based Nuveen Real Estate announced today that it had teamed up with Japanese asset manager Kenedix to purchase seven Tokyo apartment blocks for $224 million, according to a joint announcement by the companies.
The purchase of the multifamily assets in… Read More>>
Hong Kong-based Phoenix Property Investors has sold an apartment building in Tokyo for JPY 20 billion ($180 million), just 30 months after buying the property in the Shinagawa area.
The private equity shop headed by financiers Benjamin Lee and Samuel… Read More>>
ESR has landed Amazon as an anchor tenant for one of its Tokyo area logistics facilities, as the Warburg Pincus-backed specialist continues to capitalise on the demand for logistics space fuelled by the growth of e-commerce in Japan.
The online… Read More>>
Urban developer Mori Building has broken ground on a JPY 580 billion ($5.4 billion) “city within a city” in central Tokyo, according to an announcement by the company.
The multi-purpose development, which will feature Japan’s tallest skyscraper, aims to transform… Read More>>
As discontent over the government’s extradition bill roiled the Hong Kong economy, and with mainland authorities keeping a tight clamp on cash, commercial real estate transaction volume fell over 42 percent in Hong Kong during the second quarter of this… Read More>>
US private equity giant Blackstone is seeking a buyer for a portfolio of 82 blocks of flats in Japan predicted to fetch up to $1.5 billion.
Blackstone has appointed JLL and Mizuho Trust & Banking as advisers for the sale,… Read More>>
Co-living provider Hmlet has secured HK$310 million ($40 million) in a new round of funding that will allow the Singapore-headquartered company to ramp up its presence across Asia Pacific.
The fresh cash comes as the shared housing operator implements a… Read More>>
Blackstone has snapped up a portfolio of Japanese warehouses that includes online shopping giant Amazon’s Greater Tokyo distribution centre for around JPY 100 billion ($920 million), as the US investment manager zeroes in on Japanese e-commerce.
Blackstone confirmed that a… Read More>>
Hong Kong private equity firm Gaw Capital Partners has acquired a 13-storey office tower in Tokyo’s posh Aoyama area, the company confirmed in a conversation with Mingtiandi today without revealing financial details of the transaction.
Gaw, which manages real estate… Read More>>
Asia logistics real estate platform ESR announced on March 29 that it has acquired a parcel of land on Japan’s Tokyo Bay for development of a $1 billion warehouse facility.
The Warburg Pincus-backed developer specified that the $1 billion represents… Read More>>
