The Tokyo Towers
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is a condominium complex located in the Kachidoki district of Chūō
Chuo, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...

, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. The complex is situated at the confluence of the southwestern section of the Sumida River
Sumida River
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 and Tokyo Bay
Tokyo Bay
is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was .-Geography:Tokyo Bay is surrounded by the Bōsō Peninsula to the east and the Miura Peninsula to the west. In a narrow sense, Tokyo Bay is the area north of the straight line formed by the on the Miura Peninsula on one end and on...

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The complex consists of two towers: The southern on the ocean-facing side and the downtown-facing north . The two outwardly similar towers are currently the second-tallest condominium buildings in Japan, as well as each tower individually containing the most number of floors for a Japanese condominium at 58 apiece.

Other facilities include a golf range, a collection of low-rise buildings housing sports and fitness amenities, and the alongside the neighboring canal.

Approximately 8,000 people are eventually expected to inhabit the complex. Unit prices ranged from ¥39 million to ¥216 million.

Construction

  • Height: 193.50 m (2 underground, 58 above ground, 1 tower level)
  • Households: 2,794 (Owned: 1,981, Rented: 813)
  • Site area: 29,718.37 m²
  • Building area: 20,663.65 m²
  • Total floor space: 383,345.47 m²


Mid Tower
  • Households: 1,461 (Owned: 648, Rented: 813)
  • Site area: 12,690.69 m²
  • Building area: 9,453.76 m²
  • Total floor space: 183,585.55 m²


Sea Tower
  • Households: 1,333 (Owned: 100%)
  • Site area: 17,027.68 m²
  • Building area: 11,209.89 m²
  • Total floor space: 199,759.92 m²

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