On January 13th, Mitsubishi Estate announced rental residences will be included in the upper floors of Torch Tower, a mixed-use building to be developed in the Tokyo Torch complex, officially named the Tokyo Station Tokiwabashi Project. 

This will be the first residential units for rent in the Otemachi, Marunouchi and Yurakucho areas according to Mitsubishi Estate.

Source: Mitsubishi Estate

The rental units will be approximately 300 metres above ground level.  There will be approximately 50 residences planned, between roughly 70 to 400 square meters in exclusive use spaces. 

Estimated views of residential units courtesy of Mitsubishi Estate

Torch Tower will be a 63 story, 4 level basement complex consisting of a hotel, offices, event spaces and retail stores in addition to the luxury rental units. Construction is scheduled to begin in fiscal year 2023 and be completed in fiscal year 2027.

Once finished, the structure will be Japan’s tallest building.

Tokyo Torch, the overall complex where Torch Tower will reside, promotional video courtesy of Mitsubishi Estate.

Further Reading

Mitsubishi Estate Torch Tower Residential Leasing Press Release (Japanese only; January, 2022)

Tokyo Torch Promotional Website