Chapter 5 Transformation

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Section 2. Expanding Our Business

5. The Acquisition of Aoyama Rise Square

In April 2010, Daibiru acquired, from an American fund, Aoyama Rise Square, a large rental office building in Minato-ku, Tokyo with steel-frame and partial steel-frame reinforced concrete construction consisting of 16 aboveground floors and two underground floors with total floor area of 24,671 m2 on a site 3,393 m2 in size. The American fund owned 83.53% of this property, and the remainder belonged to three individual families. The main tenants were JCB and, on the lower floors, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (now MUFG Bank, Ltd.). Daibiru’s acquisition consisted of the portion belonging to the American fund.

  • Aoyama Rise Square

The Aoyama area was home to numerous image-conscious companies in apparel, advertising, publishing, music, and the tech industry, so the area itself had brand value. Office building rents and occupancy rates remained at about the same level as those in the Yaesu and Nihonbashi districts as well as the Uchisaiwaicho area. This is a rare property situated in a location that overlooks Omotesando Crossing, the busiest intersection in Aoyama. As a local landmark, this property was highly competitive and was expected to contribute to the company’s profits as a property with stable occupancy and a core facility in the Tokyo area. This was the first property belonging to Daibiru that was operated with trust beneficiary rights.

In 2018, Daibiru additionally acquired the equity that belonged to two of the three families (4.43%), increasing its ownership to 87.97%.

Property overview Aoyama Rise Square
Address 5-1-22 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Date of completion April 2003
Construction steel-frame construction with some parts steel-frame reinforced concrete construction
Size 16 aboveground floors, two underground floors, two penthouse floors
Site area 2,985 m2
Total floor area 22,062 m2