Azabudai Hills – Toranomon Azabudai Redevelopment

Poste date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The Azabudai Hills redevelopment project, "Azabudai Hills," which began construction on August 5, 2019, has opened. This project aims to create a compact city suitable for the international city of "Tokyo," bringing together various urban functions such as offices, residences, commercial facilities, markets, and hotels. (Some facilities are scheduled to open gradually.)

It will be the birth of “MODERN URBAN VILLAGE” named “Azabudai Hills”, a city surrounded by lush greenery like a “square” that connects people. By greening the entire site, “Azabudai Hills” aims to be a space where you can enjoy the healing power of nature while in central Tokyo, and to be a city which contributes to mitigating the urban heat-island phenomenon.

The nearest stations to Azabudai Hills are Kamiyacho Station on the Hibiya Line and Roppongi-itchome Station on the Namboku Line. The city, consisting of seven buildings including three high-rise towers and a large plaza where many people can relax, is home to approximately 150 stores and numerous companies, including venture capitals.

Image source: Mori Building website

Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower

Image source: Mori Building website

It is a 330m-high main tower building, and the floors from 54^th to 64^th floor at the top level of the building are the luxury hotel branded condominium “Aman Residence Tokyo”. It is the finest condominiums in Japan, having a total of 91 units, which comes with a private dining room served by a private chef, tearoom, library, and many other resident-only shared facilities. Aman Spa also features a 25m private swimming pool where you can enjoy panoramic views of central Tokyo.

From the basement level one to the seventh floor, the "British School in Tokyo" primary school has opened. It is planned to be the largest international school in the city, catering to 740 students aged 3 to 11 from over 60 countries around the world. The campus features facilities such as a gymnasium, playground, indoor pool, library, and a Discovery Center for STEM education.

On the fifth and sixth floors, the "Keio University Hospital Prevention Medical Center" has been relocated. In addition to offering highly accurate health check-ups with state-of-the-art equipment, the center will collaborate with facilities in the tower, including the "Azabudai Clinic" on the fourth floor, "Azabudai Nishi-bori Dental Clinic," and "Hills Spa," providing support for health and wellness.

From the seventh floor to the fifty-second floor, the building houses office floors, with various companies from different industries occupying them. Additionally, the 33rd and 34th floors are designated as "Hills House," providing a space where employees from occupying companies can gather and interact beyond their workplace boundaries, serving as a place for relaxation and networking.

Tower Plaza

Tower Plaza is the commercial area spanning from the basement first floor to the fourth floor of the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower. It includes areas lined with restaurants and cafes, areas with fashion-related shops, as well as a bookstore, post office, personal gym, and more.

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Azabudai Hills Residence A

This 54-story tower features a unique configuration. From the 3rd to the 13th floors, the world's first hotel of Aman's latest sister brand, "Janu Tokyo," has been opened. With 122 guest rooms, along with restaurants, cafes, and bars, the hotel also offers a gym of approximately 4,000 square meters, making it one of Japan's largest. The gym includes 7 treatment rooms, a studio for activities like simulated golf training, yoga, and Pilates, a 25-meter pool, and a spa.

From the 14th to the 54th floors, there will be around 330 residential units. These residences offers luxurious features such as services coordinated with "Janu Tokyo," residences with private pools, and duplex units with double-height ceilings.

Rental Apartments in Azabudia Hills Residence A

Azabudai Hills Residence B (Completion scheduled for after the end of August 2025)

This 64-story tower will comprise various residences, with layouts ranging from around 30 square meters to nearly 400 square meters, spanning from the 6th to the 64th floor. There will be approximately 970 residential units, each offering different floor plans.

From the 13th to the 18th floor, there will be 168 units of furnished apartments known as "serviced apartments," available for short-term rentals. Within the building, shared facilities such as a gym, theater, kids' room, study room, and lounge will be provided. The 1st and 2nd floors will be designated as commercial spaces, with a nursery planned to open on the 2nd floor. The 3rd to 5th floors will be dedicated to office floors.

Garden Plaza A

The gallery "Shueisha Manga Art Heritage Tokyo Gallery," which showcases manga art, as well as the "Azabudai Hills Gallery," which disseminates a wide range of culture and art, including French and Italian restaurants, are included.

Garden Plaza B

From the 6th to the 8th floors, there will be a total of 31 residences known as the "Azabudai Hills Garden Plaza Residence." These luxurious residences offer the opportunity to live in a unique building designed by Thomas Heatherwick.

On the 3rd to 5th floors, there is the first large-scale venture capital hub in Japan, called the "Tokyo Venture Capital Hub." This facility houses 70 venture companies within approximately 3,600 square meters. Additionally, there is a co-working area that can be used as a space for inter-company networking and events.

On the B1 floor, the "Mori Building Digital Art Museum: teamLab Borderless," formerly located in Odaiba, has been relocated. This popular facility, which attracted approximately 2.3 million visitors annually, will further evolve and become a facility where visitors can enjoy new works and unreleased works from Japan (Scheduled to open in January 2024).

On the ground floor, there is the constantly crowded sweets shop "ECHIRE," and on the basement floor, there is a restaurant area where you can taste various genres of cuisine.

Rental Apartments in Garden Plaza B

Garden Plaza C

On the basement floor, a 4,000-square-meter food market called "Azabudai Hills Market" has opened. Not only can you purchase fresh ingredients and famous restaurant delicacies, sweets, etc., but it has also become an experiential and enjoyable market with workshops where you can learn about health and the environment, as well as a bakery where only children can enter, different from traditional stores. The food supermarket "MEIDI-YA" is also located within this market.

Central Green

It is a lush green square of approximately 6,000 square meters. At the "Azabudai Hills Arena" with its highly unique roof design, various events are held. There is also a water station dedicated to refillable bottles within the square.

Summary

Azabudai Hills as a whole is set to consist of around 1,400 residential units, approximately 214,500 square meters of office space, and about 150 stores. Since its opening, the area around Kamiyacho Station has become a vibrant neighborhood where many people gather, including energetic children attending the British school, commuters heading to offices, and visitors coming for shopping and dining.

With the eagerly awaited arrival, a city has been created where residents, workers, and visitors alike can enjoy themselves. However, with upcoming store openings and planned residential completions, there is still much to look forward to, keeping one's attention firmly fixed on the area.